Geographic scope
The West Midlands Region is a large area of the United Kingdom that encompasses the cities of: Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent and Wolverhampton (among others).
Our aims
To provide a forum for communication, organising events and encouraging Drupal loveliness. Seriously though, we'll hold regular meet-ups to discuss site building, actually do some site building and maybe have a drink or two.
Upcoming events
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2013-06-04 15:00 - 17:15 Europe/London
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2013-07-02 15:00 - 17:15 Europe/London
Recent posts
Drupal 7 Front-End Theme Developer | TBC
We are looking for a front-end Drupal 7 developer with extensive theming experience to join our in-house team on an interesting Drupal application/site project. You would be working alongside our in house front/back end developers to implement the designs on a new Drupal build.
The role would be for 2-4 weeks initially near Birmingham in West Midlands, UK.
Please send some information regarding your experience - modules you've worked with and Drupal 7 sites you've been involved in. We're looking to move quickly on this so you will get a response today :) .
West Midlands July Drupal Meetup
Presentation afternoon
This month we'll be having a presentation and discussion afternoon.
We'll have half an hour for presentations followed by some time for questions and answers and general discussion.
If you would like to present something for 15 minutes then just let me know.
Location
International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), The
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
Getting there
IIPSI is marked as Building Number 27 on the campus map here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/campusmap/. Car Parks 8 and
West Midlands June Drupal Meetup
Presentation afternoon
This month we'll be having a presentation and discussion afternoon.
We'll have half an hour for presentations followed by some time for questions and answers and general discussion.
If you would like to present something for 15 minutes then just let me know.
Location
International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), The
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
Getting there
IIPSI is marked as Building Number 27 on the campus map here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/campusmap/. Car Parks 8 and
West Midlands May Drupal Meetup
Presentation afternoon
This month we'll be having a presentation and discussion afternoon.
We'll have half an hour for presentations followed by some time for questions and answers and general discussion.
If you would like to present something for 15 minutes then just let me know.
Location
International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), The
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
Getting there
IIPSI is marked as Building Number 27 on the campus map here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/campusmap/. Car Parks 8 and
Will MySQL Databases work on MariaDB? Is there anything to consider or watch out for?
Hi everyone
If I were to change across to MariaDB would my existing MySQL databases work without issue or is there anything I need to consider or watch out for?
Thank you
Stephen
Advice on best way to serve Audio Files (MP3 etc) - Linux Box
Hi
I just wanted to know if anyone had any advice or experience with using small/short audio files in their websites?
I'm intending on placing the odd audio clip into a survey to test advertising effectiveness. The audio clip will be short, around 30 seconds and the survey might be hit by a 1000 users over the period (with the possibility of up to 300 users accessing the survey - and the resulting audio file - at anyone time (depending on when they hit the server).
Read moreVoucher/Discount Codes Drupal Site - Discussion - Ideas/How to's/Pointers
Hi everyone
I just wanted to create a discussion based around voucher/discount codes websites such as Groupon, MyVoucherCodes, etc, and how these might be reproduced in Drupal.
Read moreHow to identify if a user has 'clicked' the edit tab of an entity (as opposed to the view tab/page)?
Hi everyone
I've looked everywhere and cannot appear to find an answer to a problem I have and was hoping that someone might be able to advise.
To cut a long story short Profile2 permissions do not appear to be working properly whereby if you want a certain profile to exclude an authenticated user from being able to 'edit' the profile and only 'view' this is not possible (basically permissions only appear to work for Admin) - [for those that are interested please see http://drupal.org/node/1954290]
Read moreIs it possible to hide parts of a returning URL from the users address bar?
I'm not sure if I'm asking the impossible here but is it possible to hide part of a returning URL from a User's address bar to a Drupal site.
The reason I am asking is that I am firing a Rule on a user returning to a particular URL (which they will have been automatically redirected to from another non-Drupal website) which assigns them user points. Obviously I don't want people to cotton onto this URL that is firing the points Rule, otherwise they might tell other users to visit the pages to receive points hence the original question, is there a way to hide part of this URL?
Read moreWest Midlands March Drupal Meetup - Presentations
Presentation afternoon
This month we'll be having a presentation and discussion afternoon.
We'll have around 40 minutes for presentations, after which we'll break
down into more informal discussion.
If you would like to present something for 15 minutes then just let me know.
Location
International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI), The
University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL.
Getting there
IIPSI is marked as Building Number 27 on the campus map here:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/visiting/maps/campusmap/. Car Parks 8 and
Mid-Level Drupal developer £28k - £36k | devpeople
We're currently recruiting for a talented Drupal developer to join our client based in the west midlands.
Essential Skills:
- PHP (1+ years)
- Drupal 6/7
- LAMP
- jQuery
- PLESK
Beneficial Skills:
- Custom Module Development with Drupal
- Drupal theming (Responsive Design)
Our client are offering £28k-£36k depending on experience.
For more information please contact john_sedgewick@devpeople.co.uk
A daytime meetup?
Hello!
It's no secret that we're long overdue a Drupal meetup in the West Midlands, I really want to be able to find a suitable, stable venue, if nothing else than to remove the pressure from me having to do much month-to-month organisation.
I'm busy, you're busy, we're all busy, so I want some feedback on an idea: Having meetups in 'work hours', rather than evenings.
Read moreWhat would be your preferred meetup time be?
Urgh, ignore this poll!
Is it possible to pre-populate an empty field (of any type) with data?
I've been stuck on this issue all day now. Is there a way to pre-populate an 'empty' field of any type with data?
I've tried Rules, specifically 'Set a data value' but it does not appear to allow data values to be set on empty fields and usually reports back (in 'Recent Log Messages') 'The variable or parameter entity is empty'.
The reason I need this is that I have a 'profile type' (using Profile2) with various fields. These fields are updated - when required - using VBO (Views Bulk Operations) and unfortunately they can only be updated by VBO if the fields have existing content.
Read moreHow can I easily and frequently distribute links to URL's so only selected users can view the link?
I have a site where I need to frequently send URL links to select users at any given time. These links are to surveys, so essentially the survey link at the time can only be passed to users that fit/screen to the requirement.
At the moment I have a View where I can easily screen the users using exposed filters but cannot work out how to send these users the specific URL link? Additionally, after any given time the URL link will become redundant so I then need to be able to remove the link for their View when this happens (I don't want them to see expired links).
Read moreHelp finding a freelance drupal dev
Hi Guys,
Not sure if this is the best place to post, however I'm trying to find a freelance Drupal Developer to extend an existing site's capabilities for a friend of mine. This ecommerce site has been up and running for approx 5 years and uses Ubercart 2 as the ecommerce platform and Drupal 6 for product management. Ideally he would like someone base in the S-on-T/Staffs area.
This is not really a defined job as such (yet) more an opportunity, hence not posting in the Jobs section, but again sorry if this is the wrong place to post.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul
Innovative Drupal Developer - Based in West Berkshire | Purple Lettuce Marketing & Design
Innovative Drupal Developer
We are looking for an innovative Drupal developer to help us expand the capabilities of our company’s portfolio of websites. We have some big plans and need someone with the technical wizardry and imaginative forward thinking attitude to help us make it all happen. We are looking for someone who can bring not only their technical skills to the party but their fresh ideas to help make our new sites the market leaders.
Views - is it possible to pull in user's passwords?
Hi
Is it possible to pull Users password's into a Drupal View?
I've checked the 'User' fields in the Views but cannot seem to see anywhere that mentions passwords?
I just need it for an overall administration view.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Stephen
Front End Drupal Developer / Themer - £250-300 per day Manchester/Leeds (Remote Considered) | ConSol Partners
Front End Drupal Developer/Themer - £250-300 per day Manchester/Leeds (Remote Considered)
ConSol Partners are currently on the lookout for a Drupal Front End Developer/Themer for a 1 month contract based in the Manchester/Leeds area.
My client require urgent resource is required to help build the Front End of a globally recognised Drupal website. Ideally you would work on-site however because this position needs immediate assistance, partial remote or full time remote work would be considered.
You would ideally need experience in
· Drupal 6/7
Read more