Talking Drupal #467 - Config Actions System
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about The Config Actions System, What it does, and how it helps with Drupal Recipes with guests Alex Pott and Adam Globus-Hoenich. We’ll also cover the Events recipe as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Explain Config Actions Is this related to the Actions UI How are config actions used in Drupal How will the average user interact with Config Actions What does non-desctructive mean Where did the Config Action system come from Future of the Config Action system How can people help out How does the Config Action system help with Drupal CMS Resources ...
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Talking Drupal #466 - Progressive Migration
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Progressive migration with Drupal, What it is, and how you can do it with your organization with guest Stephen Cross. We’ll also cover Views JSON Source as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is a progressive migration What other types of migration are there What problem does progressive migration solve at the ATF What versions of Drupal are involved Technical implementation Technical challenges Non-Technical challenges Processes needed for success When to use another migration process Resources Guests Stephen Cross - Hosts Nic...
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Talking Drupal #465 - Greater Cleveland RTA
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about The Greater Cleveland RTA, How they use Drupal, and how they built a Drupal team with guests Mike Cermak & Rithya Lath. We’ll also cover Geofield Directions as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What does the Greater Cleveland RTA do Is the RTA a state agency What kind of Digital Service do you provide How does the GCRTA use Drupal Whay was Drupal selected Let's talk about the team How long has the team existed and how many people What type of skill makeup doest hte team have Local development and deployment Point and click learning, how do...
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Talking Drupal #464 - Drupal Content Production
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Producing content with Drupal, How Drupal can help content producers, and ways it could be better with guest Jerry Ta. We’ll also cover Stage File Proxy as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Brief overview of Urban Institute using Drupal What are the day to day responsibilities of a content producer Layout Builder or Paragraphs What is your opinion You've been in content production for almost 2 decades, what was your first website editing tool. How long have you been using Drupal What is your number one wish the Drupal community would solve...
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Talking Drupal #463 - Drupal vs DIY Site Builders
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about DIY Site Builders, what are the benefits over Drupal (If Any), and When using Drupal makes sense with guest Ivan Stegic. We’ll also cover Drupal 11 as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is a DIY site builder Does TEN7 use DIY site builders How are DIY site builders better than Drupal Are they less expensive than Drupal HAve you ever suggested a site builder to a client What does a migration from a site builder look like Do you think starshot will make Drupal competitive with site builders Resources Preshow: Guests Ivan...
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Talking Drupal #462 - DrupalCon Singapore
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about DrupalCon Singapore, What you can expect, and What’s next for Drupal in Asia with guest Mike Richardson & Surabhi Gokte. We’ll also cover Filefield Paths as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics When is Drupalcon Asia The last one was in 2016, what did it take to reprise How do you handle language barriers What are your roles in the organizing committee Steering committee and Drupal South What can attendees expect Any special programming What kind of diversity is expected from attendees Driving from Mumbai to Singapore is 110 hours Will...
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Talking Drupal #461 - Distributions
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about The Benefits of Distributions, If they have drawbacks, and what the future of distributions looks like with guest Rajab Natshah and Mohammed Razem. We’ll also cover Google Analytics Reports as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is a distribution How does this differ from profiles What does Varbase provide What types of users is Varbase geared towards Paragraphs or Layout Builder Vardoc How do you overcome fear of lock-in What do you think the future of distributions look like considering recipes Any plans to move Varbase to recipes...
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Talking Drupal #460 - Preconfigured CMS Solutions
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Preconfigured CMS Solutions, How they can help your business, and The best way to build them in Drupal with guests Baddy Sonja Breidert and Dr. Christoph Breidert. For show notes visit: Topics Spain What is a Preconfigured CMS / Drupal Solution Who is the audience What business objectives can preconfigured solutions solve What are the ingredients How do you manage theming How do you manage customized design What do you do if your client has a need that your preconfigured solution does not solve What about Starshot Did the two of you meet over Drupal How do you...
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Talking Drupal #459 - Off The Cuff 8
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Config Actions, The Panels Favorite Drupal Modules, and Drupal Contribution. We’ll also cover Transform API as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics New Config Action: Place Block Favorite Contrib modules Slack channels Preparing for Drupal 11 Drupal events Resources Hosts Nic Laflin - John Picozzi - Martin Anderson-Clutz - Baddý Sonja Breidert - MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - Brief description: Have you ever wanted to expose your Drupal site’s data as JSON using view modes, formatters, blocks, and more?...
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Talking Drupal #458 - Drupal & Next.js
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Next.js, what it is, and how to integrate it with Drupal with guest John Albin Wilkins. We’ll also cover Next.js Webform as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is Next.js What kind of server do you need How is it used on the web Does it only work on react based systems Why would someone want to integrate with Drupal When changes are made in the content how do you update the app On the module page there are a lot of references to Preview, is this something Next does well What is server side rendering How does Next work with menus and views...
info_outlineToday we are talking about The Benefits of Distributions, If they have drawbacks, and what the future of distributions looks like with guest Rajab Natshah and Mohammed Razem. We’ll also cover Google Analytics Reports as our module of the week.
For show notes visit:
www.talkingDrupal.com/461
Topics
- What is a distribution
- How does this differ from profiles
- What does Varbase provide
- What types of users is Varbase geared towards
- Paragraphs or Layout Builder
- Vardoc
- How do you overcome fear of lock-in
- What do you think the future of distributions look like considering recipes
- Any plans to move Varbase to recipes
- Starshot
Resources
- Varbase Distribution
- Vardoc
- Google analytics counter
- United nations refugee agency
- George washington university
- City of Detroit
- Bootstrap Layout Builder
- Bootstrap Styles
- Visual Distribution Operator
- Profile inheritance issue
- Starshot work tracks
- Linux from Scratch
Guests
Rajab Natshah - rajab-natshah
Mohammed Razem - mohammed-j-razem
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Josh Miller - joshmiller
MOTW
Correspondent
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
- Brief description:
- Have you ever wanted to display Google Analytics charts directly within your Drupal website? There’s a module for that.
- Module name/project name:
- Brief history
- Created in Apr 2011 by raspberryman, but recent releases are by today’s guest Rajab Natshah
- Versions available include 7.x-3.2, 8.x-3.2, and 4.0.0, that last two of which support Drupal 10 and 11
- Maintainership
- Actively maintained, recent releases were less than a month ago
- Security coverage
- A documentation guide for older versions, and a README with detailed instructions to get it set up
- Number of open issues: 76 open issues, 9 of which are bugs against the current branch
- Usage stats:
- 4,272 sites
- Module features and usage
- To set up this module, you first need to set up the API connection in the Google Developers Console, and download the client secret JSON
- You’ll then upload that into the Google Analytics Report API submodule along with the property ID to enable the connection
- Next, you need to install the Charts module, and either the Google Charts or Highcharts sub-module to see graphical reports
- You will now have a new Google Analytics Summary in your site’s reports menu, and new "Google Analytics Reports Summary Block" and "Google Analytics Reports Page Block" blocks available
- I haven’t had a chance to try the 4.0 version of this module yet, but I have used older versions with a variety of dashboard solutions, including Moderation Dashboard and Homebox
- One of the many benefits of using a powerful, open source framework like Drupal to build your site is its ability to act as the “glass” for a variety of other systems, and this module is a perfect demonstration of that