Talking Drupal

Topics Backup horror stories or success stories Personal development backup Server backup Code and files backup Database backup Modules Backup and Migrate - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate Backup and Migrate Files - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files Resources Node Squirrel - http://www.nodesquirrel.com/ Jason’s upcoming book - typeresponsively.com Module of the Week Shiny T...

Topics Blog Module (core 7) Roll your own Organizing blog posts Commenting - internal and external Search Additional modules and considerations Share on Social Media Setting customer expectations Modules Blog Module - https://drupal.org/documentation/modules/blog Facebook Commenting  - https://drupal.org/project/facebook_comments_box Disqus Module - https://drupal.org/project/disqus Pathauto - htt...

Topics Module Development  - what does this topic encompass? When is the right time to create a module? What to consider when building a contrib module Best ways to get started with module development Modules that never get to a release Importance of using IDE and Debugging What is BuildAModule.com Module of the Week Coffee - https://drupal.org/project/coffee Resources Build a Module - http://buil...

Topics Review of current security issue Heartbleed How can twitter be used on a website Twitter the module Setting up Twitter Twitter Rules Other ways to use Twitter  Modules Twitter - https://drupal.org/project/twitter Resources  Heartbleed - https://drupal.org/news/2014-04-08-security-update Register Website (App) with Twitter - https://twitter.com/apps/new Module of the Week Mail Redirect - htt...

In episode #043 we talk about Web Fonts.  Our resident expert, Jason, leads us through the world of Web Fonts answering questions like “What are web fonts?”, “Is it better to server them from my server or user a service?”, “How does the licensing work?”, “what are tips for choosing fonts?” Topics What are web fonts? What is the difference between web fonts and sage fonts How web fonts have advance...

Show Topics Search Options Out of the box Solr Google Custom Search Search Modules Custom Search Faceted search Module of the Week  Expire - https://drupal.org/project/expire Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www.oomphinc.com @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental

Drupal hosts discuss common mistakes they have made with Drupal.  Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental

Show Topics Drupal at Penn State E-Learning ELMS Links Penn State - http://psu.edu ELMS Learning Network: Design Philosophy / Theory - http://btopro.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/elms-learning-network-design-philosophy-theory/ Understandind ELMS - http://elms.psu.edu/blog/post/elmsln-doodle-series Module of the week  Profiler builder (https://drupal.org/project/profiler_builder) Hosts Stephen Cross - w...

Show Topics Performance inside and outside of Drupal Authenticated users vs Anonymous Caching Boost Module Views Content Caching (module) Better markup APC (Alternative PHP Cache) needs a php module Memcache - requires a Drupal module and php module Varnish - requires more work in Drupal and Apache CDN Module of the Week Node Page Disable - https://drupal.org/project/node_page_disable Hosts Stephe...

Show Topic How Drupal got started Some key moments for Drupal Open source and core developers Drupal 8 Acquia Lift Module of the Week Project Module - https://drupal.org/project/project Links Dries's Blog - http://www.buytaert.net Acquia - https://www.acquia.com Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www. RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi  Nic Laflin - www.nLighten...

Show Notes What is Git Why use Git Git Workflow Tools Learning Git Module of the Week Node Clone https://drupal.org/project/node_clone Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - www. RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi  Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan   @talkingdrupal talkingdrupal@gmail.com

Topics Guest - Rick Manelius  What is PCI Compliance About http://drupalpcicompliance.org/ Who is at risk? Validation Types Payment Methods Best approach for Drupal developers  Module of the Week File Field Sources - https://drupal.org/project/filefield_sources Links http://drupalpcicompliance.org/ https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/ Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross...

Topics Security Updates Customers doing updates or not? When To Update Selling Drupal updates API Modules Manual Updates Updating with Drush Modules Feeds - https://drupal.org/project/feeds Backup & Migrate - https://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate Devel - https://drupal.org/project/devel Resources Security Updates - https://drupal.org/security Drush - https://github.com/drush-ops/drus Module of...

Show Topics Feeds exmplained Feed Features Uses of Feeds Other modules Modules Feeds - https://drupal.org/project/feeds Feeds ImageGrabber  - https://drupal.org/project/feeds_imagegrabber Feeds Xpath Parser - https://drupal.org/project/feeds_xpathparser Location Feeds - https://drupal.org/project/location_feeds Field Collections - https://drupal.org/project/field_collection_feeds Module of Week Im...

Show Topics  Creating better HTML Modules and Themes to start with Modules Semantic Views - https://drupal.org/project/semanticviewsdrupal  Fences - https://drupal.org/project/fences Block class - https://drupal.org/project/block_class HTML Purifier - https://drupal.org/project/htmlpurifier Theme Mothership - https://drupal.org/project/mothership Module of the Week Stage File Proxy - https://drupa...

Topics Aquia U Screen Drupal developers for employment Training developers, project managers and decision makers What size organizations use training Find trainers Training formats Best ways to learn Drupal  Mentorship Sailing Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross John Picozzi - @johnpicozzi Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpame...

Show Topics  SEO - Search Engine Optimization How Search Engines Work Key to successful SEO SEO Drupal Modules  Tools Resources Modules SEO Checklist - https://drupal.org/project/seo_checklist Page Title - https://drupal.org/project/page_title Global Redirect - https://drupal.org/project/globalredirect Metatag - https://drupal.org/project/metatag Pathauto https://drupal.org/project/pathauto Redire...

Show Topics Location - Content by location and distance Core of location - Latitude and Longitude GeoCoding & Reverse GeoCoding Google API Ways to Find Current Location Modules Location module - https://drupal.org/project/location GMap Module - https://drupal.org/project/gmap addressfield - https://drupal.org/project/addressfield Geofield - https://drupal.org/project/geofield geophp - https://drup...

Show Topics - Statistics  - Where does Drupal fit in Education - Why is Drupal a good fit - Examples of effective use of Drupal - Business model for development shops Module of the Week - Book Made Simple - https://drupal.org/project/book_made_simple Drupal 8 Topic of the Week - Discovering Changes in D8 - how to deal with issues. Links - http://funnymonkey.com/ - https://www.acquia.com/drupal-edu...

The Talking Drupal hosts don't have a set agenda in "Off the Cuff" episodes.  Today they talk about what characteristics a good Drupal developer and website have.  Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www. RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi  Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Show Topics - Starting Point - Responsive - Mobile Friendly - WYSIWYG, In-line editing - Views integration - Admin forms  - Block as Entity - Configuration System  - Theming - Drupal 8 resources Module of the Week - MultiSelect - https://drupal.org/project/multiselec Links - https://drupal.org/drupal-8.0 Hosts - Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross - Jason Pamental - www.hwdesig...

Topics   Two types of Drupal developers - “Drupal Site builder” vs “Drupal Developer”... What is a Hook Example of common hooks used Terminology when discussing hooks Need to Create a Module  Basic Steps for implementing a Hook Things you need Module of the Week Attachment Links  https://drupal.org/project/attachment_links The Attachment Links module provides permanent links to files attached to a...

Talking about the Thanksgiving tradition and what we are thankful for in the Drupal community.  Hosts Stephen Cross - www. ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental John Picozzi - www. RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi  Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan

Show Topics - What is SASS  - Benefits  - How SASS works - What is Compass? - Key features - Getting started with SASS - SASS and Drupal Module of the Week - ThemeKey - https://drupal.org/project/themekey Links - SASS - http://sass-lang.com/ - Compass - http://compass-style.org/ - Why SASS - A List Apart - http://alistapart.com/article/why-sass - Book: Sass and Compass for Designers - http://www.a...

Show Topics - BuildAModule Winner of the Week - Sending Mail - text and HTML - Email on System Actions with Rules - Subscription based emails - E-mail/Newsletter Signup Services Module of the Week - Style guide - https://drupal.org/project/styleguide Modules - SMTP Authentication Support - https://drupal.org/project/smtp - SimpleNews - https://drupal.org/project/simplenews - Mime Mail- https://dru...