Urban Institute's Drupal Journey: Insights from Talking Drupal Episode #453
Talking Drupal's episode #453, aired on June 3, 2024, features a discussion on the Urban Institute, highlighting their use of Drupal with guest Josh Miller. Hosts Nic Laflin, John Picozzi, Randy Fay, and Martin Anderson-Clutz delve into topics such as how Miller got started with Drupal, the role and projects of the Urban Institute, and their development team's structure. They explore the institute's use of custom upstreams, the transition from Drupal 7, and their implementation of page builders and front-end tools. The episode also covers the preferred local development tools, the challenges of using Drupal in a large nonprofit, and the most interesting interactive experiences built for the Urban Institute. Additionally, the episode reviews the "Access Unpublished" module.
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