Podcast 49: DrupalCon Amsterdam
Blog postHalf of the Drupalize.Me team is on the road right now, having attended DrupalCon Amsterdam. For Episode 49, Addi and Amber found a quiet corner to record a brief recap of the week.
Building multilingual websites in Drupal can be a daunting exercise. Understanding how each module works and how which set of configuration it provides is a task in and of itself.
Today we invite you to take a closer look at content translation in Drupal.
Today we've got a bit of something for both site builders and developers: we'll wrap up our multilingual series based on Using Drupal, 2nd edition and release a brand new series of Symfony tutorials from our partners and PHP/Symfony training experts over at KnpUniversity.
Today a highly critical security update (SA-CORE-2014-005) was released for Drupal 7. Any Drupal site running Drupal 7.31 or lower needs to update to 7.32 or apply the patch immediately. Here are some tips to get your Drupal 7 site updated today!
One of many new features in Drupal 8, made possible by the configuration management system, is the ability to add a default image style to your theme, instead of needing to use a module in tandem with your theme, or creating the image style by hand. Here's a look at working with this new feature in Drupal 8.
Earlier this year, my colleague wrote about how we've started using CasperJS at Lullabot to perform regression testing. I didn't have much chance to dig into it until recently, when we decided to implement some tests for Drupalize.Me. So far, I'm really enjoying CasperJS—except when something in my test simply doesn't work, and I spend hours asking CasperJS to take screenshots using console.log(), trying to discover what's happening. Fed up with this process, I wanted a debugger...
In this episode, Joshua Mitchell, CTO at the Drupal Association talks with Amber Matz about the exciting initiatives in the works for drupal.org and associated sites. We also talk about how the community, including the D.A.
Free Halloween Icon Set
Blog postWith Halloween just around the corner, I thought it might be fun to hand out some tasty treats. Don't worry, you're not getting fruit or pennies. It's something much more fun! I designed a custom Halloween icon set, which is free to download and use however you want. With Drupalize.Me's scary good Drupal training, it's fitting that these icons can spook, sweeten, or surprise your next project.
Meet Drupal Developer Mike Bell
Blog postIn this Drupalize.Me interview, we talk with Mike Bell, a Senior Developer at CTI Digital. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we talk with a variety of people in the Drupal community about the work they do. Each interview focuses on a particular Drupal role and this interview with Mike focuses on the developer role.
Meet Project Manager Sean Lange
Blog postWe asked Sean Lange what it means to be a project manager and for some advice from his experience. Sean is an advocate for developers and project manager at Lullabot, a fully distributed digital agency. Read more about Sean's approach to his role as a project manager in this Drupalize.Me interview, part of our Drupal roles series.
Improved Tutorials
Blog postWe're introducing a new way of presenting educational material on our site that allows for more flexibility in the types of content we include and how we present it. Read more to find out about our new tutorials and what you can expect to see as we begin rolling out our Drupal 8 content.
Drupal 8.0.0 Released
Blog postIt's finally here! Drupal 8.0.0 was just released, and our team is busy producing new tutorials.
Join the Hour of Code - December 7-13
Blog postThe Hour of Code (https://hourofcode.com) is coming up again soon during December 7-13. What is this, you ask? It is an event that provides a one-hour introduction to computer science to people around the world.
Release Day: Decoupled Drupal
Blog postToday we released a new series, Decoupled Drupal. This series walks through the basic considerations and planning that goes into deciding whether or not a decoupled approach is right for you.
In this Drupalize.Me interview, we talk with Jon Peck and David Diers, two engineers from Four Kitchens, about their Drupal experience. This interview is part of an ongoing series where we talk with a variety of people in the Drupal community about the work they do. Each interview focuses on a particular Drupal role, and this interview with Four Kitchens focuses on the developer role.
Open Source Provides New Opportunities
Blog postTwo weeks ago I read an article that came up in my Twitter stream, titled Canary in the Code Mine. It is the story of a company, BitSource, located in Pikesville, Kentucky, that is trying to find a new way forward in the tech world for coal miners who are being laid off in droves. They couldn't do what they are aiming for if it wasn't for open source.
Five Years and Counting!
Blog postDrupalize.Me is celebrating 5 years this week, so naturally we're also reflecting on the past, present, and future of our business.
What's New at Drupalize.Me
Blog postIt’s that time again! Here’s an overview of our recent accomplishments and important updates.
Speak HTTP with Drupal::httpClient
Blog postWith the release of Drupal 8 comes a new way of making web requests, available via the Drupal::httpClient. This is simply a wrapper for the wonderful Guzzle HTTP Client. In this post, we'll take a look at how we can use the Drupal::httpClient class for making HTTP requests in a module.