Talking Drupal #498 - DOJ Accessibility Ruling
Talking Drupal
In this episode of Talking Drupal, we discuss the latest DOJ accessibility ruling and its implications for Drupal with special guest Josh Mitchell. Josh, a seasoned expert who has led teams in digital agencies, governments, and non-profits, sheds light on what the ruling means for state and local governments, the importance of accessibility, and steps to achieve compliance. We also explore the Sa11y module, a powerful tool for enhancing website accessibility, and compare it with the Editorially module. Additionally, we touch on the upcoming MID Camp 2025. Tune in for an insightful discussion...
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Talking Drupal #497 - Drupal Forge
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Drupal Forge, how it works, and why it’s changing Drupal with guest Darren Oh. We’ll also cover ECA VBO as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Elevator pitch for Drupal forge What is Drupal Forge built on What is the pricing model Does Drupal Forge only allow you to install Drupal CMS Drupal Forge and templates, was there an influence on Site Templates Why offer templates for Drupal Forge Camps Is Drupal Forge open source What is on the Roadmap How can people get involved Resources Guests Darren Oh - Hosts Nic Laflin - John...
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Talking Drupal #496 - Getting Back to Drupal Basics
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Today we are talking about Drupal Basics, Why we got away from them, and what we do to bring them back with guest Mike Anello. We’ll also cover Entity Reference Override as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Where did this idea come from Why do you feel more basic content is necessary How did Drupal get away from the basics How can we get more basic talks into Drupal events How do we balance basic content with new topics like recipes or Drupal CMS How do we entice speakers to take these talks Could this adversely affect attendance Question from Stephen: How do we address...
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Talking Drupal #495 - Live From DrupalCon!
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Our Favorite things and The Future of Drupal with guest Jared Ponchot & Dave Hansen-Lange. For show notes visit: Topics What has piqued your interest AI creating components Any other new features or demos What haven't you seen that you hope to How do you feel about the future of Drupal Resources Guests Dave Hansen-Lange - Jared Ponchot - Hosts Nic Laflin - John Picozzi - Martin Anderson-Clutz - Andrew Berry -
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Talking Drupal #494 - AI in EDU
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Today we are talking about AI in EDU, how it can provide efficiencies, and how you might start using it today with guests Brian Piper & Mike Miles . We’ll also cover External Entities as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics How are you using AI with your team at Rochester How are you using AI with your team at MIT What are the AI policies at your institutions On the ingestion side how do you manage consumption Tips and tricks to incorporate AI into your work Can you talk more about using AI to distribute content outside the web Do you have tips for managers How have...
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Talking Drupal #493 - Drupal Developer Survey
Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about The Drupal Developer Survey, Last year's results, and How it helps Drupal with guest Mike Richardson. We’ll also cover HTMX as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is the Drupal Developer Survey How often does it come out How did it come to be What type of information does it collect Do you look at other surveys What were some of the most interesting stats last year Core contributors How do you expect last year to compare to this year Do you think the outlook will be more positive with Drupal CMS Drop off in Drupal 7 Home users DDEV usage AI...
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Talking Drupal #492 - Pantheon Content Publisher
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Today we are talking about Pantheon Content Publisher, How it brings Google Docs to Drupal, and why you might want to use it with guests Chris Reynolds & John Money. We’ll also cover QR Code Fields as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is Pantheon Content Publisher Why was Pantheon Content Publisher created How does it work with Google docs How do you handle revisions How do you target environments Can you do structured content How do reference existing content How does this use GraphQL What are some of the use cases you are seeing Who should not use Pantheon...
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Talking Drupal #491 - OpenY
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Today we are talking about OpenY, a distribution for YMCAs, why it was created, and how it’s used today with guests Avi Schwab and Brent Wilker. We’ll also cover AI Media Image as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is OpenY Why is it important to the YMCA How many Y's use it Is each Y independent technologically Why doesn't the Y create a platform as a service How do you get the message out about OpenY What does a Y pay for and how do they pay What is the governance layer like Any thoughts on recipes How does theming work New features to come How does ImageX...
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Talking Drupal #490 - Drupal Contrib First
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Today we are talking about Drupal Contribution, how you can approach it within your company, and why a Contrib First approach is important with guest Steve Wirt. We’ll also cover Config Importer & Tools as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is contrib first How does this help the Drupal community Why is it a good idea for companies How do you explain this to non dev folks like CEOs or Presidents What do you say if a client does not buy in How do you monitor and build confidence in other developers How can someone get started Any tools or tips for someone trying...
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Talking Drupal #489 - IXP Community Initiative
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Today we are talking about The IXP Fellowship Initiative, Workplace Developer Training, and making Drupal better for the little guy with guests Carlos Ospina & Mike Anello. We’ll also cover Cloudflare Turnstile as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What is the IXP initiative Why does the community think this is important What is the current status What changed in the last 10 years How do we encourage businesses to do this How can people get involved Resources Alternatives - privacy-focused alternative, still image-based - open, self-hosted option. Seems...
info_outlineToday we are talking about Single Directory Components, How best to work with them, and their future with Drupal with guest Brian Perry. We’ll also cover Embedded Content as our module of the week.
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https://www.talkingDrupal.com/487
Topics
- What are Single Directory Components (SDC)
- Why the switch to SDCs
- What is there in common between decoupled and SDCs
- Can you give us an overview of your workflow
- Common pitfalls
- How should someone get started working with SDCs
- Does it work with Paragraphs and Blocks?
- Does it need to be all at once
- How do you think SDCs will evolve
- Do you see this leading to more Decoupled front ends
- What contrib modules make working with SDCs easier
Resources
- My Single Directory Components Workflow
- Pico CSS
- Open Props
- Twig Tweak
- No Markup
- SDC Styleguide
- Radix Theme
- SDC Block
- UI Patterns 2.x
- Astro
- TAC
Guests
Brian Perry - brianperry.dev brianperry
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Scott Weston - scott-weston
MOTW
Correspondent
Jacob Rockowitz - jrockowitz.com jrockowitz
- Embedded Content
- Brief description:
- The Embedded Content module allows site builders to select, create, and update content embedded within HTML inside CKEditor.
- For developers, the EmbeddedContent plugin is like a Block plugin without context.
- There is a demo on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxOn-P3Q5Gg
- There is support embedding of single directory component in progress. Conceptually, this is already possible, the same way one would render a single directory component in Block plugin.
- Brief history
- The concept and code started as the CKEditor5 Embedded Content module, created in August 2022.
- In October 2023, CKEditor5 Embedded Content was renamed to Embedded Content.
- Versions available:
- 2.0.3 - January 22nd, 2025
- Works with Drupal: ^9 ^10 ^11
- Maintainership
- Actively maintained? yes
- Security coverage? Yes
- Test coverage? Yes
- Documentation? Video and an example module
- Number of open issues:
- All issues: 6 open, 17 total
- Bug report: 6 open, 15 total
- Usage stats:
- 509 sites report using this module
- 1,263 sites report using this module (using old version)
- Maintainer(s):
- Teun van Veggel (nuez)
- https://www.drupal.org/u/nuez
- Module features and usage
- Insert themed content in Ckeditor5 using Drupal plugins without having to write rich HTML and CSS
- Render these results directly in the CKEditor
- Create 'inline' embedded content that sits inline with the text, like footnotes.
- Provides
- Embedded Content plugin
- CKeditor 5 plugin.
- Ecosystem
- Embedded Content: Examples for examples of how to build your own plugins.
- Embedded Content: Entity for embedding content entities
- Embedded Content: SDC for single directory components (under development)
- Potential Challenges
- Example of the embedded content tag.
- <embedded-content data-plugin-config="{"text":"Some quote","spoken_by_character":"Some one","align":"center"}" data-plugin-id="schemadotorg_quotation" data-button-id="default"> </embedded-content>
- Translations via TMS (data is serialized via an attribute)