Portland (Oregon)

Recently NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Network) put out their 2008 CMS Satisfaction Survey. You can find the full text and numbers for this survey on their web page, though it will cost you $50 if you are not a member. They are a valuable nonprofit themselves, so supporting them seems to be a good thing, and this report would go a long way to helping many of you convince your clients to use Drupal, more than you could achieve in $50 of billable time in many cases, so it would be $50 well spent.

In any event I thought I'd at least share the basics of that report with the group, on how Drupal ranked in customer satisfaction and related areas. Remember though that this is not representative of all your clients, but is nonprofit focussed, which is a group probably more likely to use free tools before most others, so it is unlikely that the world at large matches these numbers, fascinating as they are.

The Camp was a huge success! We had over 80 people attend over 2 days with folks coming from Vancouver, Victoria, Montana, Portland, Bellingham, Olympia, Tacoma, San Diego, (Seattle) and even Vermont.

Thanks to all of our sponsors:

• Achieve Internet
• Active State
• CivicActions
• Cliff Bar
• DrupalCamp Vancouver
• Hazel Consulting
• Office Nomads
• Palantir
• Poplar ProductivityWare
• Pyramid Communications
• StartPad

Hi,

I posted this in the Drupal Module Development forum, where it dropped to the second page in about 24 hours. It occurred to me, after attending the recent Drupal Camp, that we have a lot of Drupal experts right here in Portland. So if anyone knows the answer to this question, I would appreciate the help. You can post a reply here or at http://drupal.org/node/273520. Thanks!

My first ever Drupal module is at http://drupal.org/project/uc_addresses. I think I screwed up the releases and I would like to get them as close to "Drupal-standard form" as possible.

Remember the new location. We're now meeting at the offices of OpenSourcery at 711 SE Ankeny St. Portland, OR 97214.

Sam Keen sent me an email announcing FOSSCoach that will be happening during OSCON. The full email is below the break.

Hi everyone - I finally transcribed the video for the Drupal Camp PDX to the web. Sorry it took so long - I really just did not know how to compress the hour long sessions to fit on the web. I came across Blip.tv by reading a post from the Seattle Drupal Group (relating to their video needs for the upcoming Drupal Camp).

I posted my first video of CCK on my blog: http://www.pairodime.com/articles/company/news/seo-presentation-at-drupa...

I really don't like posting support questions here in the groups section, but you guys are awesome and I wanted to ask you first.

I am having consistent issues with Image Quality from thumbnail images generated by Imagecache.

I use a CCK Image field to upload the image - then I run image cache on it to create the teaser and full view.

The quality for the large image is usually fine - but the thumbnail is really not up to par.

Is there a way to control that - using PHP settings for GD library?

If you want to be added to the waitlist of drupalcamp seattle 2008. please sign up.

I am arranging for a Drupalcon Booth at OSCON. Let me know if you are available to represent Drupal during the following hours.

Exhibitor Registration/Move-In:
Monday, July 21, 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Tuesday, July 22, 9:00AM - 6:00PM
Exhibit Hall Hours:
Wednesday, July 23
10:00AM - 4:30PM
6:00PM - 7:30PM (Expo Hall Reception)
Thursday, July 24
10:00AM - 5:00PM

Location: Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97232

I have to submit the booth staff by July 14th, 2008.

At the monthly meeting we had a quick discussion of what went right and wrong at DrupalCampPDX 2008. Grant suggested putting up a wiki so that people could provide suggestions and feedback. Well here's the wiki so have at it.

Things we could have done better

• We needed to be much more careful with our dates. Not so close to Seattle BarCamp and not on the same day as Vancouver's. We are a community and should be considerate of our region. Also, we lost attendees and program participants.
• You could add the next point.

Any suggestions for a wiki module that allows me to plug a wiki into my page, or allow my users to. I didn't really see anything in 6. What for example is used for the wikis we post here on our DUG?

NEW LOCATION! We're now meeting at the offices of OpenSourcery at 711 SE Ankeny St. Portland, OR 97214.

The topic is still TBD so post a comment if you've got and idea.

I'm declaring the weekend before OSCON as a media and files code sprint in Portland Oregon.

Hello,

I need help reorganizing the content layout of my website. Looking for someone good working knowledge of the following modules on a 5.7 installation: Views, Panels 2, Aggregator, and possibly Contemplate and Gmaps. From what I can tell, the Gmaps module isn't as good on 5.x as it was on 4.x, but please advise.

I prefer someone who is local to Portland and need someone who is available immediately.

Oregon Community Foundation put an RFP out for redesign of its website (PDF). I reviewed the RFP and think that their needs could be met with drupal. I thought some local folks might be interested in it.

TEKsystems has a client in NE Portland with a 6 month contract need for multiple PHP Developers. They are looking for someone with Drupal experience specifically. These positions will renovate and refactor multiple existing websites as part of an enterprise-wide systems migration. Websites include B2B and B2C e-commerce, intellectual property rights management, custom publishing, account management, and digital file delivery.

Required Qualifications:
·Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience specializing in software development, programming, or database design and implementation

Hi folks,

I'd like to make a couple of fields that I added to the user profile view only. Only the admin will be able to enter new users. Users can update their profiles but I want to prevent them from changing a couple of fields. I'm using Drupal 5.7 with the profiletabs module.

I realise this is probably obvious but I'm stuck as I am still pretty new to Drupal. I've searched and searched for the answer and also posted it on the support forum with no response.

Can you please stir me in the right direction? I'm prepared to buy you a beer! :)

Thanks!

-Francisco

Swipht Technologies is looking for a Drupal Developer with some mad PHP skills and an analytical approach to custom module development. You will work with a highly skilled team responsible for designing and implementing large custom sites for our clients.

* Responsibilities: Develop detailed technical specifications from a set of requirements
* Implementing coding solutions
* Integrate third party systems as needed
* Participate in QA and maintenance processes

* Experience: Proven system delivery of PHP web applications and MySQL

We sold every last one of the T-shirts this Saturday, thanks to both Theresa's great design work and the generosity and contribution of everyone who came!

A few people expressed interest in ordering more t-shirts. I am unavailable for helping in any way other than handing off the details and contacts. But please contact me directly if you are interested in organizing this process.

-David

I just wanted to say thank you for coming to DrupalCampPDX, thank you to all of the presenters and volunteers. Today I talked to the PSBA and they were happy how clean everything was left. They told me (neutralSpace) that we are welcome to host other events here in the future. With that being said if we are interested in finding a new location I could work with the PSBA to host our monthly meetings.

Thanks

Kerry

Hey folks,

I've got a block which creates a popup using jquery. But my client wants the popup to appear over the main content, to the right of the block, which is in the left sidebar. But the part of it that stretches over the boundary, outside of the left sidebar, is not visible. I tried using z-index, and that doesn't help.

You can see it at http://devel.indianchiefguides.com/en/germany

With everyone worn out from DrupalCampPDX we're going to skip the May meeting and regroup in June. I've been discussing a possible move to a new location but we'll keep the current time. I'll post more details when they're firmed up.

We've set up an event node here on g.d.o for people to signup for the seattle drupalcamp. All information will eventually be posted on this node.

Here is the short of it (as you may know):
June 27, 28 10am to 5pm
Youngstown Arts Center (site of last year's camp), its about 5 miles south of downtown.

Find out more and signup, space is limited right now to 80 people.

Contribute session ideas

The big day is almost here and last I checked, after cleaning up our database, there is just one spot left. To think I thought a cap might not needed and that at most we'd get 50 or 60. Amazing!

Anyway, WE NEED HELP. As you know this is all run by volunteers and we will need more volunteers on the day, to do the following:

1. Set-up on Friday night
2. Watching the front door (it is a locked door) in 1-hour shifts all day
3. Working the registration desk (check if registered, then give nametag) in 1-hour shifts all day
4. Cleanup and tear-down Saturday evening.

All help greatly appreciated and very much needed. Please reply here to volunteer for anything, no matter if it's just and hour or two. It is all going to be a huge help. Be sure to tell me if your user name here matches your user name for DrupalCampPDX 2008. Also, please mention the areas you can help with (specify number/s) and for how many hours. Or alternatively, I can give you access to our volunteer Google doc (you may need a Google email) and you can fill in what you want to help with.

Per my previous post, if you want to come to DrupalCampPDX 2008 then you need to sign up AND register at the DrupalCampPDX 2008 site ASAP. It looks like there are only 35 spots left. We will be promoting ourselves a bit this weekend at BarCamp and we want to be sure you group members get signed up first. Further, if you sign up and then realize you can't make it, please let us know so that we can free a spot up, if need be. Thanks and looking forward to seeing all of you there.

Hi, I've written a simple module to page tabular query results but I get different results depending on login. The main callback from the menu works great but some other functions don't fire for anonymous users. Do I need to register all these in the menu? Or use a different system?

Also, can any item be added to the Drupal 5 menu with drupal_goto as a callback? We'd like to add some dynamic menu items for admins. Is there a wildcard for paths?

I am researching ad serving software and came across the openads or openx module for Drupal. Anyone have experience using this with or without Drupal? Or using other ad serving software for publishers. The site is http://www.openx.org/

Hi folks,

I need to create a parallel test and development site on a subdomain for a client. It seems like a fairly straightforward task - copy everything over, and then change the database access stuff - that's in settings.php, right? And change the access permissions so that the public is not reading that site.

But I was wondering if there is a tutorial for doing this, or some common mistakes to avoid. I searched on Drupal.org (and google) and didn't find anything, but sometimes the search features aren't that good at finding such things.

Thanks for any tips.

I plan on attending the Drupal Camp to check this out. I have a project thought someone in the Portland area may be interested in helping with.

Hi all. See the full version (click on "Read more") of this discussion for the planned program for our upcoming DrupalCampPDX. Comments and suggestions welcome. Those of you who volunteered for program please let us know ASAP if there are any issues with time slots. We tried to keep everyone who volunteered involved (please let me know if we missed you) and we tried to ensure that programming items on at the same time would overlap in interest as little as possible. However, we had 22 programming items for 10 slots and had to merge several items. Again, please let us know if our decisions trouble you. Also reply here if you want to change the wording for your panel or such.

Note that we are keeping most of the evening and one room open all day for traditional Camp-style programming and socializing. There are also a couple of other places where socializing can occur, most notably some picnic-stle tables just outside the conference center. With plenty to eat and drink we hope that this event will be useful in every way possible. Click on "Read more" to see Program.

Need help with theming a small sports website, especially in rounding corners and adding pizzazz!

Please reply with some information confirming your Drupal expertise, along with desired hourly rate, and availability.

Primarily looking for consultants in the Portland metro area.

I just started a new job that's got me totally busy hacking on D6 trying to build out an internationalized site so I'm learning plenty of new stuff--but the downside is I've turned into a total slacker on everything else and didn't do any planning for the April meeting. I'm sure we'll have something like 30 minutes of discussion about the programming for the upcoming DrupalCampPDX.

But can someone save my butt and present a topic? Can everyone pick a module that they like and do a 5 minute pitch for it? Otherwise the silence will drive me crazy and I'll subject you to a boring talk on how great D6 does i18n.

Technical Support Manager/Consultant - Internal or telecommute - PT or FT

Responsibilities:

Maintain and provide ongoing development of multiple company Drupal based websites.
Maintain and provide ongoing design of the company consumer websites, promos and ad banners, seasonal content specials.
Review, evaluate, design, implement and maintain company database[s].
Write code for database access, modifications, and construction.

We want as many of you as possible to participate in programming so please join the fun. A mix of knowlwdge and perspective adds value to programming.

Please remember that if you would like to be a part of formal programming then you need to update the DrupalCampPDX wiki before tomorrow night is over. Remember to add your names to existing items if you would like to be part of a panel discussion on that subject. We still need need more "lightening" programming items, though we will also have sign-up for these and other BarCamp style items at con.

Also, if you have already signed up and your talk/panel will NOT be an hour long, please mark it with your estimated time.

Thanks all,
Grant

Hello all,

I can't figure out why Google won't index my site. I'm super frustrated! Is someone willing to talk me through this?

<3,
Corinne

Greetings All,
Finally coming out of solo drupal development land and plugging into the local community. Just dropping a note to say hey and introduce myself to the Portland folks. Have been building drupal sites for a couple years now solo and just waking up to realize community is what this is all about... (yah I know what the heck took so long :) hoping to attend the next Portland group meeting and very much looking forward to the upcoming camp.

Peace,
Jeffrey Dalton
http://www.jeffrey-dalton.com
UI, UX, IA, Design, Themes...

Are you an accomplished PHP web developer with a desire to create great websites for great causes? Pyramid Communications is seeking a PHP web developer with a working knowledge of Drupal and an enthusiasm for building well-designed, smart websites and tools.

Responsibilities: The developer will be responsible for the technical development of web projects while working collaboratively within a dynamic team of project managers, designers and support staff. Projects range from installation and customization of existing open-source tools to custom application development and technical troubleshooting.

Here is the current list of individuals organizing specific parts of the event - each of them needs additional help! If you are interested in helping out with specific tasks or day of needs, please contact the following people:

Promotion & Registration: Andrew Morton (drewish)
Location & On-Site Logistics: Kerry Finsand (kerryf)
Scheduling & Presentations Grant Kruger (grantkruger)

So our DrupalCampPDX committee met tonight and many things were discussed. Many plans were made and many beers were drunk. Others will post soon enough I'm sure, but here's two IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. If you would like to be a part of formal programming then you need to update the DrupalCampPDX wiki as soon as possible. We have to finalize our programming lineup soon, so we will be freezing the programming wiki in a week (Wednesday 2nd April). Thereafter we aim to present a tentative schedule to the next Monthly meeting one week later. Remember to add your names to existing items if you would like to be part of a panel discussion. We still need need more "lightening" programming items, though we will also have sign-up for these and other BarCamp style items at con.
2. Those of you who have already volunteered programming items, we need you to edit the wiki and add an estimate of how long you think you need (30 mins, 45 mins, 60 mins, 75 mins or 90 mins). Better we don't have to guess ;).

Programming suggestions are still very welcome. You are all the ones setting the agenda. The evening will have casual discussions and ideas for programming are welcome. Anyone want to run werewolf or something like it? Other ideas?

Some other programming and related notes (subject to change):

Our pal Narayan has an interesting blog post regarding some of the database infrastructure backing the Drupal.org site:

Easter Sunday With Heartbeat And MySQL

Edgelink, an Oregon based IT Staffing agency, is currently seeking a PHP/Drupal developer for a client in Beaverton, OR (about 20 minutes outside of Portland). If you are interested in science and research, don't like the corporate, cubicle environment, and want a job that will make a difference then this job is for you!

Our client seeks candidates for a Web/Marketing Coordinator position. The mission of our client is to achieve a better understanding of physical, chemical, and biological processes regulating river-to-ocean ecosystems.

Description:

Not sure if this has been widely publicized yet, but the new drupal modules site is operational. Hopefully this will develop into a meaningful way to evaluate the quality and adoption of contributed modules. It is outside of drupal.org, though, so maybe it will not really reflect actual drupal use.

The module finder is way cool, though. check it out!

http://drupalmodules.com/

Time is running short but there is a lot of momentum for having something as OSCon 2008. We also have some great people in Portland so lets get organized and bring some Drupal to OSCon 2008! This is a WIKI to help us manage who is doing what, deadlines, etc. etc.

Attendees

if you will/can be at OSCon (in person, not in spirit) add your name here

• Nate Angell (nato@drupal.org; my blog)
• Andrew Morton (drewish@drupal.org)

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have secured the PSBA as the location for our Drupal Camp on Saturday May 10th. I will go over the logistics with my fellow committee members at our first meeting....whenever that is.

Thanks

Kerry

So we are having our DrupalCamp on May 10th. One hell of a crowded meeting last night, so clearly DrupalCampPDX is something we as a group are excited about. Folks came from other parts of Oregon too, including one from Eugene, a sure sign that it's going to be a statewide event at the very least. I volunteered to organize programming. Of course I'm really a Joomla! spy, so get ready to talk a lot about Joomla!. Okay, okay, I'm kidding, no need to write a Grant_is_a_Sod_Bastard module.

A group of volunteers will soon be getting together and talking about programming and general organization and touring the available function space. This will give us a better idea what we can do with programming. Not surprisingly, given the name, you can expect to see plenty of BarCamp-style programming, but we will also have some pre-planned topics, many with a panel of speakers.

Of course programming content will not be determined by me, it will be determined by all of you. Our resident cheerleader drewish set up a wiki (thank you drewish) so please add your panel ideas there, and mention whether you are willing to join a panel on any panel ideas already listed. It's open to all of you so please chip in. We will be having some items where there will be 3 to 5 speakers (one of them a moderator), so feel free to add yourself to an item if you want to volunteer. Also add yourself if you are willing to present either lightening talks, lightening presentations or lightening demonstrations, all around 5-6 mins max, and timed. With enough interest we will group several of you together and make for a fun hour or two.

Please reply to this post if you have any general comments or ideas on programming that may not fit on the wiki.

Please also reply here if you're willing to help me with the organizational side of programming, as time is quite short. Drewish, you are involved by default I think ;) (and I assume you will be at the "Organizing Committee" meetings).

Thanks,
Grant

I thought I'd post a couple of quick links to some of the development resources mentioned by me and others last night at the PDXDUG meeting. (Andrew, maybe you can add a link to the module metrics you were talking about).

As we said last night, don't play on your production site; create a dev/sandbox copy where you can wipe everything out if it gets gnarly (and maybe this is obvious, but make sure you're using a different database that the main site too!).

We'll skip the whole "presentation" and go straight for the food and beers. Come down to the Lucky Labrador Brew Pub (915 SE Hawthorne Blvd) and get social with your fellow Portland Drupalers.

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DrupalCampPDX will be held Saturday May 10th 2008.

If you're interested in presenting a topic or would like to suggest a topic then make a note on this page.

I'd like to offer the following advice to anyone who's hesitant to sign up to lead a session: You know more than you think. Ask yourself what presentation would you have liked to have seen six months ago. We're going to have a wide range of people attending and the odds are very good that you know more about at least one subject than the rest of us do.

You're encouraged to team up with other people. Having two people present works really well. If you're doing a demo one person can "drive" while the other describes what's going on and when you hit the inevitable snag you've got someone to keep talking while you get it straightened out.

I'm getting ramped up with Drupal and finding it tricky fitting the 'key in the lock' for hooks. One area we're running into trouble is CCK. It's a really useful module for creating custom node types but there doesn't seem to be an easy way to hook node actions.

We need to be able to send email or populate tables, etcetera if a nodes are hit or forms are submitted. Using mytheme_myformid_submit() on a CCK node kept the CCK handler from picking up the form. Assigning a function with hook_form_alter also failed.