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10 May 2023

How to Install Drupal 10 on MacBook Using Colima and DDEV

Colima eliminates the need for manual configuration, making it easy to start working on a project quickly and with confidence. Srijan has published a new blog post on how to install Drupal 10 using Colima and DDEV on MacBook.
Read About CommonPlace’s Most Interesting Projects

Some of their clients include MIT, Intuit, Epsilon, The Cool Block, Verizon, Unica (now IBM), Genscape, and the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS). CommonPlaces built a customer experience portal for MIT’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) group, which included a search facility, technical support, and help desk for the entire university community.
Matt Galaman Writes About CKEditor 5 Update

Matt also writes about other modules like Linkit, CodeSnippet and Entity Embed in the blog post. CodeSnippet is coming to Drupal core in Drupal 10. The blog post contains the process of replacing Entity Embed with the Media Library.
Webinar on amazee.io Composable Web Platform

Amazee.io is hosting a Webinar on 25 May 2023, The webinar is titled as 'Moving away from the Monolith: Decoupling and Beyond'.
Drupal Features That Create Visually Appealing Websites

Creating aesthetically appealing websites is critical in today's digital world. When visitors arrive at a website, they make an instant opinion based on its aesthetic design. Drupal provides several features and functionalities that contribute to the creation of visually appealing websites.
Drupal Tutorial for Absolute Beginners

With the latest update, the Drupal 10, Drupal has levelled the game up. It is the right time for aspiring developers to start learning Drupal. For this, there are many courses available for Drupal beginners. Online Tutorials have published a new course for absolute beginners.

09 May 2023

Video: Know More About Entity Usage Module

In a new video uploaded on the YouTube channel OSTraining, Rod talks about the Entity Usage module. The module is still in beta for Drupal 10, but according to Rod, the module works well out of the box.
How to Add Metatags to Headless Drupal: Dropsolid’s Guide

This article explains how to add meta tags to a headless Drupal project for better SEO and social media sharing. Dropsolid's guide is for Drupal sites already set up with the latest version of Rocketship install profile or similar and has a Next.js website that gets its data for a node page from JSON:API.
Live Q&A Session on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

More than one billion people are believed to be facing difficulties in accessing the web. It has become the need of the hour to comply with the accessibility guidelines.
A Guide to Use Layout Builder Effortlessly

According to a blog post published by Specbee, advantages of Layout Builder include its simple deployment, user-friendly UI, individual entity customization, and a simple method for combining fields with other entities.
Security Checklist for Drupal by Five Jars

Although Drupal has a reputation for being a secure CMS, it is not immune to security vulnerabilities, and website owners need to take measures to keep their website safe.
Acquia to Conduct Webinar on Digital Customer Experience

Join Acquia as they conduct a webinar on Delivering exceptional Digital Customer Experiences.
Acquia Engage Is Back to Europe; First One to Take Place in May

Acquia Engage London is scheduled for May 2023. The tour is making its way to Europe. Acquia Engage is designed for marketing, IT, and digital experience professionals who want to stay up to date on industry trends and advances.

08 May 2023

Four Kitchens Undergoes Rebranding

Four Kitchens, a digital agency, has undergone a rebranding process which includes updating their logo, website, and office space.
DrupalCon Pittsburgh Registration and Hotel Booking Deadline in a Week

The DrupalCon Pittsburgh Regular Registration window and the official hotel block both close in less than a week.
5 Reasons Why Drupal is Chosen by Large Organizations

Drupal is an open and free CMS that allows organizations to manage their web properties according to their own peculiar needs. We have listed 5 main reasons why Drupal is the choice of large organizations.
Structured SEO for Non-Profits: Promet Source Publishes Guide

Structured data helps search engines to understand the content and context of a website better, leading to more engaging search results for users. A recent blog post published by Promet Source deals with this topic. The article also gives non-profits a guide to set their SEO in a structured way.
DebConf 2023 to Be Held at Kochi in September

It is an international gathering of Debian developers, contributors, users and enthusiasts with the common purpose of discussing technical topics, collaborating on joint projects and working on improving the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
What is Acquia Triple Certification? Elevated Third Explains

The certification is given to those who successfully pass the Acquia Certified Developer, Acquia Certified Front End Specialist, and Acquia Certified Back End Specialist exams.
Developer Days: Deadlines Fast Approaching

It is happening at the University of Vienna, located centrally in the city of Vienna. Developer Days is an annual gathering of people loving, learning and discussing Drupal.
Why Is PHP a Strong Contender Still?

PHP has evolved into a full-featured scripting language and powers millions of websites worldwide. PHP has gone through several major version releases, each with significant improvements such as object-oriented programming, the introduction of the Zend Engine, and improved performance and error handling.

07 May 2023

Be Patient with Drupal: Akseli Miettinen | DC Finland 2023

In a conversation with TheDropTimes, Akseli Miettinen of Silili Solutions shared his inspiring journey from tourism management to becoming a Drupal developer during the pandemic. At DrupalCamp Finland 2023, Akseli emphasized the need for companies to nurture new developers, stating, “Senior Drupal Developers don’t just appear out of thin air.” He advocates for better collaboration with educational institutions to attract fresh talent and grow the Drupal community.
Drupal 10: More Robust and Secure

According to the blog post, Drupal 10 comes with an improved password hashing. The composer.json file now contains security advisories that helps to speed up the security updates. Also, sensitive data such as session IDs are encrypted with Drupal 10’s support for encrypted cookies.
Removing Invalid Query String Parameter Issue in Drupal 9

Compared to Drupal 7, the view and facets in Drupal 9 is slightly different. This resulted in slightly different URLs being used when the user filters the search results. But the search engines that had indexed the older URLs from Drupal 7 site regularly crawl the search page using the older links.

05 May 2023

Help TDT Cover and Capture DrupalSouth Moments

We need your help to ensure we capture all the important moments at DrupalSouth. We welcome volunteers of all experience levels, so whether you're a seasoned journalist, social media novice, or even someone with a knack for making new friends, we would love to have you on board.
Debug Academy Offers Drupal Courses in May and June

Debug academy is here to assist you with learning more about Drupal by conducting a series of Courses in May and June.
Owen Lansbury Talks to TDT About DrupalSouth 2023

DrupalSouth is an annual conference devoted to Drupal. TDT conducted a zoom interview with Owen Lansbury, elected Chair of the Drupal South Steering Committee. He talked about the early beginnings of Drupal South, venue selection, volunteering opportunities and more.
List of Top Fortune 500 that use Drupal addressed in A Blog Post

Curious about the companies that use Drupal? There are myriad Top Fortune 500 companies that uses Drupal as their primary WebCMS.
Deadlines Extended for Decoupled Days 2023

The organizers are on the hunt for presentations that span 25 to 50 minutes. Presentations are expected to fit into any of the provided five tracks.

04 May 2023

A Passionate Farmer Who Found Drupal by Chance | Interview with Shani Maurya | Midcamp23

TDT reached out to Shani Maurya to interview him on his journey with Drupal and to ask a few questions about his session and what he thinks about implementing Drupal Camps in India
Drupal 8 Security and Hardening Modules by Golems Gabb

Golems Gabb a company that specializes in open source solutions released a blog article on Drupal 8 Security and Hardening Modules. Golems Gabb is a team of developers based in Ukraine.
Drupal User Group Berlin Meet up on May 4

The Drupal User Group Berlin is organinsing a meetup on 4 May 2023
Twin Cities Drupal Group Meetup for Happy Hour

Drupal User group called Twin Cities from Minneapolis, US is hosting Drupal Happy Hour at Venn Brewing, Minneapolis.
AccessU Conference Recap Meetup by Fox Valley Drupal

Fox Valley Drupal is hosting a meetup session. The agenda of the meetup is to recap the AccessU Accessibility Conference.
Upcoming Brisbane Meetup to Discuss Security and Entity Queue Module

Drupal Brisbane a public Meetup Group has organised a meetup. Meetups provide a platform for networking, learning, and collaboration, allowing attendees to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and gain new skills.
Drupal Meetup Tokyo on 11th

The May edition of the meetup is scheduled on 11th. The event will happen in online mode.
How to Use Drupal 9 to Build a Robust Multilingual Site

The Drupal 9 content management system has four multilingual support modules built into its core, enabling effortless setup of multilingual compatibility.
Changes That Make Drupal More Attractive

Drupal has undergone many technological transformations. These changes have made Drupal more advanced and useful.

03 May 2023

MidCamp 2023 Protrospective Meetup To Discuss Next MidCamp

Drupal Chicago the Chicago Drupal community, is engaging in a meetup to spend some time recapping MidCamp 2023 and plan for 2024
Matt Glaman Writes on Drupal Module Semantic Versioning

The post is taken from his talk ‘Lessons learned from helping port the top contrib projects to Drupal 10’ at MidCamp 2023. Matt also lists down his guidelines and recommendations for semantic versioning.
Backdrop CMS is Hosting Monthly Office Hours

The Backdrop CMS community hosts weekly office hours where anybody may drop in and ask Backdrop CMS questions.
How to Set Up a Drupal Site on Pantheon

The combination of Drupal and Pantheon enable developers to build websites quickly and easily. Specbee has published a new blog on how to set up a Drupal site on Pantheon hosting platform.
Pune Drupal Meetup Confirms DrupalCamp Pune Dates

Pune Drupal Meetup confirmed the finalized dates for Drupal Camp Pune’23. The meetup also involved discussing the roles of the teams and how they may be established.
CKEditor 5 in Drupal 10: Things to Keep in Mind

With CKEditor 5, Drupal 10 users get a completely new experience in text editing. But CKEditor 4 code cannot be reused with CKEditor 5 due to their considerable differences.

02 May 2023

Good Accessibility Requires a Team Effort | Interview with Mike Gifford

Mike Gifford, Drupal's Core Accessibility Maintainer and a Senior Strategist at Civic Action talks to TDT about his extensive and deep-rooted involvements with digital accessibility.
Tampa Bay Drupal User Group Meetup This May

The Tampa Bay Drupal User Group is hosting a Meetup, The purpose of this meetup is to help and to answer any questions you may have about Drupal
A11Y Talks Hosting A Live Webinar On Linguistic Accessibility

A11Y Talks is hosting a live webinar on Linguistic Accessibility
$70,000 Prize Fund for Drupal Pitch-Burg States Dries Buytaert

Dries Buytaert, recent post on LinkedIn reveals that the past week, they have raised $70,000 USD in prize funds for the Drupal Pitch-burg innovation contest that will happen alongside DrupalCon Pittsburgh.

01 May 2023

Self Learner to Impactful Mentor: Interview with Ashraf Abed | MidCamp 23

Drupal makes the 'easy' tasks more difficult, and more difficult tasks much easier. That dynamic makes Drupal perfect for more ambitious projects that would otherwise be quite complex.

29 April 2023

MidCamp Releases Camp Sessions on YouTube

The session videos of MidCamp 2023, are now available on the MidCamp Youtube Channel

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