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10 April 2023

Sponsor Packages for DrupalJam 2023 Announced

The packages offer companies and organizations the opportunity to support the event and gain valuable exposure in the growing Drupal market.
Drupal Association Hires Fran Garcia-Linares

According to Tim Doyle, CEO of Drupal Association, Fran’s hiring is part of the Association’s effort to become more global in hiring.
Decoupled Days: Call for Papers Open

Decoupled Days 2023 will be a conference for architects, developers, and business people involved in implementing headless CMS architectures.
TDT Partners with Drupal Developer Days Vienna 2023

Developer Days is an annual gathering of people loving, learning and discussing Drupal. Drupal Dev Days Vienna will be the meeting place for developers, students, hobbyists and professionals interested in Drupal.
Last Day to Submit Sessions for Standford WebCamp 2023

The session submission for Stanford WebCamp closes on 10 April 2023. All sessions will be held via Zoom.

09 April 2023

Launching TheDropTimes with Drupal and Thunder Distribution

We're excited to announce the launch of a new blog series that takes a behind-the-scenes look at TheDropTimes and the technology that powers it. In this first post, we focus on the decision to use Drupal and the Thunder distribution to launch TheDropTimes quickly.
Fill This Survey to Improve Field UI

The Field UI module provides an administrative user interface (UI) for managing and displaying fields. Fields can be attached to almost all the content entity sub-types. Different field types, widgets, and formatters are provided by the modules enabled on the website, and managed by the Field module.
Drupal Is the Best Choice for Enterprises: Danny Bluestone

According to Danny Bluestone, when compared to other CMSs like Wordpress, Drupal offers a set of features that helps a lot when it comes to enterprise-level CMS frameworks.
TDT Is a Partner for Stanford WebCamp 2023

Since 2020, the camp has been an online conference. All of the sessions were held via Zoom. Parting from the trend, this year’s event is going to an in-person gathering.

08 April 2023

TDT is a Media Partner for DrupalCamp Ruhr 2023

The 2023 edition of the camp will be held on 12 - 13, May. The event will take place in the Unperfekthaus in Essen, Germany. This is going to be the sixth edition of the camp.
Specbee Shares a Guide to Display Modes for Customizing Content Display in Drupal

The blog post offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding display modes and their applications in Drupal.
A Look Back on Women's History Month - March 2023

The Drupal Association actively engaged in a series of posts and tweets highlighting women in tech celebrating Women's History Month In March 2023. Here is an aggregation of those posts.

06 April 2023

Western NY Quarterly Drupal Meetup on April 12

The meetup will see discussions on various Drupal-related topics. Western New York Drupal User Group members and others can attend the event.
Drupal Swag Shop to Promote Sustainability and Support the Drupal Association

The new Drupal Swag Shop is a one-stop shop for all Drupal gear, offering a wide range of products that cater to the Drupal community's needs.
Florida DrupalCamp 2024 Dates Announced

The dates for the 2024 edition of the camp are now out. Next year’s camp will happen on February 23-25, 2024. This year's camp was successfully conducted in February.

05 April 2023

Drupal Twin Cities Hosts Regular Happy Hour and Jam-up Sessions

Drupal User group called Twin Cities from Minneapolis, US is hosting Drupal Happy Hour at Venn Brewing, Minneapolis.
'Find Community at DrupalCon,' Urges Drupal Association

Drupal Association's recent blog discusses DrupalCon. DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023 will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from 5th June to 8th June 2023.
Drupal Will Offer ‘App-Store’ like Experience, Says Dries

The blog post mainly deals with two things. One, it explores how Drupal’s composability evolves to empower ambitious site builders with modern, no-code development practices. Two, its journey and significant decisions made through the last 10+ years.
Pantheon to Host Free Workshop for Beginners to Learn Drupal and Web Development

Learn Drupal and web development basics for free with Pantheon's workshop, hosted by Drupal experts Mauricio Dinarte and AmyJune Hineline
EPAM Named as a Top IT Sourcing Vendor in the Nordics by Whitelane Research

Global digital transformation services provider, EPAM, has been recognized as a Top IT Sourcing Vendor in the Nordics by independent research organization, Whitelane Research
How ‘Microsites’ Helps in Managing Multiple Sites

Microsites platform is an innovation introduced by LocalGov Drupal. LocalGov Drupal is a community of developers, content designers and digital leaders from local councils across the UK. The platform aims to solve a number of problems faced by local councils.
Finalists Declared for Australian Web Awards 2023

This year, six web services companies are enlisted as finalists in the Drupal category. They are; Morpht, Icon Agency, Hide and Seek Digital, Digital Garden, Questacon, and G Squared Digital Marketing.

04 April 2023

Drupal Compared with Wordpress and Joomla

Brightminded, a company that provides a plethora of web services published a blog post on their online platform comparing Drupal, WordPress and Joomla.
Open Source North Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline Approaching

Open Source North, the premier annual technology conference in the Midwest, has announced that the Early Bird registration deadline for its upcoming event is this Friday, April 7th.
DrupalJam Releases Call for Speakers

DrupalJam 2023 Call for Speakers is now available, and you can submit your program before 23 April 2023.
How to Add a JS Library to an Emulsify Component

Anyone new to the process may find adding a JS library to an Emulsify component intimidating. According to Amanda, it is not as complicated as it seems.
A Guide to Automate the Transition of a Commerce Order

The article puts forth a step-by-step guide that helps a developer to get a commerce order to transition to an 'exported' state automatically after it's been paid for
MidCamp Regular Registrations to End Tomorrow

Regular admission registration for MidCamp 2023 ends tomorrow. MidCamp is happening on April 26-28, 2023.
Drupal Beginners Must Not Miss This Workshop

Participants will get an understanding about the importance of Drupal 9. The workshop will guide the newcomers through creating basic contents and give an overview of more complex Drupal features.

03 April 2023

Guide to Install Drupal on Ubuntu 22.10

Drupal seamlessly functions in this latest version of Ubuntu. Here is comprehensive guide on how to install Drupal on Ubuntu 22.10.
Melbourne Drupal Group Hosts Hybrid Meetup for Developers and Content Authors

The Melbourne Drupal Group is organizing another meetup, and this time, it's going to be a hybrid event.
Is SSG Faster than CMS? Dries Says No

According to Dries, the performance of a website depends more on the HTML, CSS, JavaScript code and digital assets than the underlying technology. He minces no words in criticizing the workflow of SSG.
Drupal Offers Code of Conduct Training with Otter Tech for Community Members

Join the Drupal community in promoting an inclusive and welcoming environment with Otter Tech's Code of Conduct incident response training.
Interested in Contributing to Drupal? Contribution Day Is the Chance

The contribution day is going to be the most important day for those who want to contribute to Drupal. It is not going to be exclusively for developers. Project managers, bug reporters, QA testers, people to help write documentation etc., are required to complete the tasks in hand.
DrupalCamp Ruhr Invites Session Proposals

The proposed sessions could be on anything but not limited to backend, performance, accessibility, module development, tools, teamwork, business or work-life balance.
Events to Look Out for This Week: 2023 April 03 to 10

Lets look for out for all those events and webinars taking place this week, 03 April to 10 April 2023.
Director, Programs for the DA, Von Eaton to Speak at TransTech Summit

Von Eaton, director of programs at the Drupal Association will be presenting a session at the annual TransTech Social Summit

31 March 2023

Drupal France and Francophonie Conducting Regular DrupalCon Lille Planning Meetups

Drupal France and Francophonie is hosting face to face meeting each month. The upcoming meeting is to be held on 12 April 2023, in Morges, Switzerland from 7:00 - 9:00am CEST.
Encouraging Positive Online Communication in Open Source: The Drupal Community's Approach

Encouraging Positive Online Communication in Open Source Communities: Insights from Drupal's Community Working Group
Composable CMS, Drupal the Best Option for Businesses: ImageX

A composable CMS provides a balanced middle ground. It breaks down the systems into smaller, reusable components. This web architecture allows you to manage contents in a flexible, modular way.
AlienFox Malware Targets Web Frameworks like Drupal

The threat actors deploying the malware rely on server misconfigurations associated with popular web frame works including Drupal. Other frameworks like Wordpress, Laravel, Joomla, Magento are also targeted by AlienFox.
DrupalCon Lille Opens Sponsorship Opportunities for All

DrupalCon Lille announced the Call for Sponsors for #DrupalConLille 2023 is open for all! The DrupalCon Lille 2023 Sponsor Packages are designed to help your business with networking and lead generation.

30 March 2023

How to Improve Page Speed and Boost User Engagement: Insights from Specbee

The post, which was published on Specbee's website, emphasizes the importance of page speed in providing a seamless user experience and improving search engine rankings.
Vardot and ThinkDrop Collaborate to Release Site Audit 4

Vardot, a leading provider of Drupal solutions, recently shared a blog post highlighting the benefits of using the Site Audit module to optimize your Drupal website.
SystemSeed Shortlisted for 2023 Global Business Tech Awards

The nomination is given for its contribution to EQUIP, a digital training and assessment platform for mental health first-aiders in low and middle-income countries. The EQUIP platform aims to address the global gap in mental health support.
First NERD Hangout on April 11

These will be a quick 50 minute (max) meeting where people can come, just watch, ask questions and leave when they like. The April edition will happen from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT.
Drupal4Gov’s In Person Half Day on April 18

Drupal4Gov is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting and serving government employees committed to open source technology. It hosts the annual Drupal GovCon, monthly webinars, participates in Drupal Global Training Days, and hosts half-day events as well.

29 March 2023

Fox Valley Drupal To Host MidCamp Preview and Ramp-up

MidCamp Preview and Ramp-up is hosted by Fox Valley Drupal in April 2023.This meetup is to be a hybrid meetup mostly online with Zoom
Valuebound Achieves AWS Advanced Consulting Partner Status

Valuebound, one of the major Drupal services companies, has now achieved the Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). This achievement reportedly enables the company to offer a range of benefits to its clients.
Tips for Optimizing Website Performance and SEO with .htaccess Patching

Martin Anderson discusses how to optimize your website for performance and SEO by modifying Drupal's default .htaccess file.

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