Talking Drupal
Today we are talking about Drupal Performance, Rapid Development, and Drupal Canvas Maturity with our hosts. We’ll also cover Microsoft 365 FullCalendar as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Deprecating Module Theme Files Migrating Hooks to Classes Why This Change Matters Drupal Performance Gains Performance Audits and Lighthouse Automating Checks and Spreadsheet Rant AI Spreadsheet Cautionary Tale Privacy Concerns with AI Freelancer Pressure Rapid Change Reality Canvas Release Risks Community Support Needed AI For Documentation Canvas Production Readiness Canvas...
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Today we are talking about Security, Vulnerabilities, and how to avoid exposure with guest Dave Welch. We’ll also cover Security Scanner as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics What Are CVEs CVE Lifecycle and Disclosure AI Era Security Challenges What CVE Program Excludes Patch Fast Reality Global Security Signals CVE Timing Judgment KEV Flags Explained CVE Updates Link Rot Who Decides CVE Sneaky Patch Dangers ADP Program Fixes Small Team Triage Vulnerability Tsunami AI Autonomous Security Future Legal Pressure Budgets Resources Guests David Welch - Hosts Nic...
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Today we are talking about Drupal, AI, and learning to use it responsibly with guest Mike Anello. We’ll also cover Entity Mesh as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Course overview Fast moving modules Inside vs outside AI No code approach Keeping curriculum current Essentials vs add ons Chat Claude Code setup Inside vs Outside AI Rules and Provider Calls Guardrails in Drupal UI Model QA and Testing Local Models and Costs Token Budgets and Logging Course Use Cases Overview RAG and Vector Basics Class Schedule and Pricing AI Predictions and Wrap Resources Guests...
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Today we are talking about Open Source sustainability, becoming your own content creation machine, and how drupal influenced some of that with guest Jeff Geerling. We’ll also cover AI Metering as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Jeff’s Timekeeping Icebreaker Jeff’s Drupal Origin Story From Drupal to Hardware Tinkering Staying Motivated on YouTube What Conferences Are Really About DrupalCon Memories and Community Why Jeff Moved to Hugo PSA Tornado Warning Detour Keeping Up with Drupal CMS PHP Perception Shift Fast Drupal Setup COVID Streaming Boom Picking Video...
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Today we are talking about Maintaining NodeJS, Patternlab, Writing Books, and Open Source with guest Brian Muenzenmeyer. We’ll also cover AI Webform Generator as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Brian Open Source Origins Pattern Lab Node Journey Maintaining and Moving On Writing Approachable Open Source Who the Book Is For Beyond Code Contributions All Things Open Book Signing Choosing Conferences to Attend Pitching Open Source at Work Misconceptions and Starting Small Avoiding Maintainer Burnout Handling AI Noise and Low Effort PRs DCO and Licensing Basics Better...
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How should development teams adopt AI without sacrificing code quality or collaboration? In this Talking Drupal Cafe, Stephen Cross is joined by Mike Miles and Jim Birch to discuss practical strategies for integrating AI into Drupal development teams. They explore AI coding assistants, team policies, code review, agent workflows, governance, and real-world lessons from using tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in production environments. For show notes visit: Topics Why AI Matters Now Team Introductions From Experiments to Workflows Standards and Guardrails Skills and Automation...
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Today we are talking about Drupito, its Business model, and Marketplaces with guest Ashraf Abed. We’ll also cover Generate (Social Media) Image as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Meet Drupalito and the Mission Platform Layers and Roadmap Pricing and New Markets Marketplace Success Stories Exportability and Vendor Lock In Growing the Drupal Ecosystem Derivatives and Recurring Revenue Rebuilding on Drupedo Funding Drupal Association Global Community Check In Migrating Sites to Drupedo Marketplace Vision Shift Maintenance and Incentives Safe Updates Blue Green Testing...
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Today we are talking about Supporting Open Source, Acquia, and The Acquia Fair Trade Initiative with guest James Sims. We’ll also cover Image Effects as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Fair Trade Initiative Explained How the Program Started Why Fair Trade Matters Adoption and Open Framework Agency and Freelancer Benefits Partner Funded Giving Who Can Be Makers Tracking Participation Tax Deduction Questions Community Shaped Program Money Counts Too Early Challenges Timeline And Launch Sustainability Built In How To Get Involved Defining Success Origins Of Fair Trade ...
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Michael Kinnunen and Steve Wirt share how they each got started with Drupal through higher-ed jobs and stayed for the communit. They compare those community values to FIRST Robotics, explaining FIRST’s K–12 programs (FRC, FTC, and FIRST LEGO League), kickoff-style challenges, and the “coopertition” culture where teams help competitors with parts and repairs. Both mentor highschool robotics teams in the US. For show notes visit: Topics Cafe Catch Up Drupal Origin Stories Why Drupal Community What Is FIRST Mentoring Journeys Team Names Numbers Kickoff Build Sprint Coopertition In...
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Today we are talking about Aaron Winborn, The award named after him, and what winning is like with guests George DeMet & April Sides. We’ll also cover Summit as our module of the week. For show notes visit: Topics Who Was Aaron Winborn Award Origin Story How Winners Are Chosen Why Community Matters What Winners Share April Learns She Won Handcrafted Award Stories On Stage Emotions After Winning Reflections How To Contribute Nominations And Makers Surprise Award Ideas Wrap Up And Contacts Resources Guests April Sides - George DeMet - Hosts Nic Laflin - John Picozzi - Ashraf...
info_outlineKevin Thull, who leads the Drupal Recording Initiative (DRI), joins us to discuss why DRI started, how it scaled from Kevin recording local camps to supporting many events, the hub-and-mentorship model for maintainers, differences between shipping kits vs onsite support, costs compared with traditional AV vendors, and challenges like aging capture hardware, audio/video troubleshooting, and sustainable funding.
For show notes visit:
https://www.talkingDrupal.com/551
Topics
- Module of the Week TFA
- Why Recording Matters
- Early Events and Growing Pains
- Post Production and Gear Limits
- Recording DrupalCon vs Camps
- Costs and Value Breakdown
- Pittsburgh Turning Point
- Hubs and Mentoring New Recordists
- Beyond Drupal Events
- Hands Off Goals
- Impact and Adoption
- Workflow Pain Points
- Content First Recording
- Maintainers and Volunteers
- Volunteer Stress Factors
- Funding and Platforms
- Drupal TV Origins
- Roadmap and Growth
- Wrap Up and Contacts
Resources
MOTW - Two-factor Authentication (TFA) - https://www.drupal.org/project/tfa
TFA Email OTP Plugin - https://www.drupal.org/project/tfa_email_otp
National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Special Publication 800-63B section 3.1.1.2 “Password Verifiers” - https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b.html#passwordver
Drupal Recording Initiative - https://www.drupal.org/project/dri
DrupalCon Chicago Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpeDXSh4nHjQpb2cHv9rgQv4lvq1-ZkC3
Guests
Kevin Thull - Drupal Recording Initiative kthull
Guest Host
Bernardo Martinez - bernardm28
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
Avi Schwab - froboy.org froboy
Module of the Week
with Avi Schwab- froboy.org froboy
Two Factor Authentication - Two-factor authentication for Drupal sites. Drupal provides authentication via something you know – a username and password while TFA module adds a second step of authentication with a check for something you have – such as a code sent to (or generated by) your mobile phone.
TFA is a base module for providing two-factor authentication for your Drupal site. As a base module, TFA handles the work of integrating with Drupal, providing flexible and well tested interfaces to enable your choice of various two-factor authentication solutions like Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP), SMS-delivered codes, pre-generated codes, or integrations with third-party services like Authy, Duo and others.