Data

In response to a Weekly Drop Newsletter article criticizing auto-updates, Eirik Morland presents data from eight years of experience managing 58 projects with Violinist.io, Renovate, and Dependabot. With 9,768 automated commits successfully applied, he argues that automation saves time and reduces repetitive work, countering scepticism with real-world results. ...more

Mauricio Dinarte outlines the process of migrating venue, session, and event nodes from Drupal 7 to Drupal 10, covering high water property configuration, content model changes, entity validation, and quality assurance strategies. ...more

Bounteous and Accolite have announced a global rebrand under the Bounteous name, following a successful merger. The move strengthens their position as a digital transformation consultancy, enhancing services across industries with a focus on innovation in cloud, data, AI, and experience design. ...more

Mahmoud Hanafi, a Drupal Developer at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in Saudi Arabia, has released the Date Range Availability module on Drupal.org. The module helps manage and display availability states for entities like events, products, and resources using date ranges. Its features include Views integration and custom theming support. ...more

Web scraping, a vital tool for accessing structured data, often faces challenges due to servers blocking unusual traffic patterns. ...more

Drupal's Migration API uses Process and Row methods to streamline data migration. The Process method handles field mapping and data transformation, while the Row method enables row-level data access and conditional processing. Effective use of these methods ensures seamless migration of data across systems. ...more

Lakshman Kumar Pandey's guide on LinkedIn, "Understanding ETL in the Drupal Migration Suite," demystifies the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process for seamless Drupal migrations. It covers the Migrate API, Migrate Plus, and Migrate Tools modules, emphasizing thorough planning, extensive testing, custom plugins, and diligent monitoring. These practices ensure efficient data transitions and maximize Drupal's potential. ...more

Dive into Drupal's complexities with Andrew Fletcher's guide on accessing nested paragraph fields. This tutorial unlocks the steps to manage and extract data from intricate Drupal structures efficiently, ensuring developers can optimize their content architecture seamlessly. ...more

Drupal Academy recently unveiled a tutorial for developers on how to add custom validation to content type fields using constraints in Drupal. The session includes detailed steps for creating custom plugins and integrating constraint validators, aimed at boosting data integrity and improving user input validation. This clear, actionable guide is enhanced with practical code snippets and examples, making it an essential resource for developers eager to enhance their Drupal site's functionality. ...more

Discover the power of the JSON LD Schema API module in Drupal with Redbeed's latest blog post. Simplify structured data implementation and supercharge SEO efforts, revolutionizing web optimization for developers and product owners alike. ...more

Pixelite's latest blog post, authored by Sean Hamlin, delves into Drupal's role within the Australian Government in 2024. Highlighting core statistics and findings, the post serves as a follow-up to Sean's session at DrupalSouth Sydney 2024, offering insights into Drupal's popularity and impact in Australia. ...more

Discover how to streamline data imports in Drupal with the Feeds module. Follow Orion's tutorial to effortlessly import content from various sources into your website, opening doors to endless possibilities for automated data integration. ...more