Welcome to the Drupal Ottawa User Group. We will use this group to develop the Drupal community in Ottawa, to plan local events (DrupalCamps, informal get-togethers, etc.) and to share success stories and planned / completed drupal implementations. Public servants (this is Ottawa after all) interested in deploying bilingual / Common Look & Feel compliant governmental web sites will find colleagues in this group facing the same challenges related to the introduction of drupal in the federal government.
DrupalYOW Meetup
Customized Drupal Training
Customized Drupal Training
The enormously scalable and freely extensible nature of the Drupal CMS makes the potential for its end use enormous. It also means those who create and maintain their website could face a wide array of roadblocks and issues throughout their day to day. That is why OPIN Software now offers completely customized training that is designed to address the specific needs of our clients.
Read moreDrupal - Web Experience Toolkit: Site Building Training in Ottawa: March 27-28
Evolving Web is running another Drupal-Web Experience Toolkit training session in Ottawa. The Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit distribution is a version of Drupal that includes accessibility, responsive, and bilingual support. It also incorporates the Government of Canada look and feel and includes lots of features for web publishers.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal - Training in Ottawa on March 13
The course will cover the fundamentals of Drupal, the popular open source content management system. Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, an editor looking for an introduction to Drupal content administration, or a site builder wanting to know how to structure a Drupal website, this course will get you started on the right foot.
No technical background is needed for this course.
See the full course description and signup info on our website.
Read moreDrupalCamp Ottawa 2014
Get ready for DrupalCamp Ottawa 2014!
Last year, Ottawa's first DrupalCamp was a surprise success with a huge turnout and lots of great presentations. This year, DrupalCamp Ottawa promises to be even better with a bigger venue (Ottawa Convention Centre) and a more focused schedule of presentations.
For more information, to submit presentation ideas, to become a sponsor or to sign up for the event visit the DrupalCamp site.
Read moreCustomized Drupal Training
Customized Drupal Training
The enormously scalable and freely extensible nature of the Drupal CMS makes the potential for its end use enormous. It also means those who create and maintain their website could face a wide array of roadblocks and issues throughout their day to day. That is why OPIN Software now offers completely customized training that is designed to address the specific needs of our clients.
Read moreContent and Site Administration for Drupal
No matter what your site is intended to do, making sure site managers and members are using it in a productive way is integral to its success. This course seeks to ensure just that and educate attendees on the numerous tools made available to content publishers and site administrators. Once you learn Drupal’s language for content administration and site management, you will be able to effectively leverage any Drupal CMS.
Read moreDrupal 7 Theming Training in Ottawa: Feb 10-11
Learn how to customize Drupal's look and feel by developing a custom theme. This course will cover all the bases of theme development, from adding CSS and customizing templates, to more advanced theming topics. We'll also talk about how to configure Drupal to change a website's layout using modules like Panels, Context, and Display Suite.
You'll come out of the course will have all the tools you need to do front-end development with Drupal.
See the full course description and signup info on our website.
Read moreDrupal 7 Views Configuration Training in Ottawa: January 31
Learn how to use Views to effectively take control of how content is organized throughout your website. Views is a query builder used to select, sort and display content in various ways. Whether you're creating lists of related content or building a complex events calendar, Views is an essential tool when building any Drupal website. In this training, you'll see how powerful Views is and how you can take advantage of its advanced features to make your website more dynamic and engaging.
Read moreIntroduction to Drupal 7 Training in Ottawa: January 30
The course will cover the fundamentals of Drupal, the popular open source content management system. Whether you're a developer using Drupal for the first time, an editor looking for an introduction to Drupal content administration, or a site builder wanting to know how to structure a Drupal website, this course will get you started on the right foot.
No technical background is needed for this course.
See the full course description and signup info on our website.
Read moreDrupalCamp Ottawa 2014 organizers looking for translators
We're looking for volunteers to help us translate content on the DrupalCamp Ottawa site.
Our currently published content:
http://drupalcampottawa.com/en/home
http://drupalcampottawa.com/en/become-a-sponsor
We'll eventually need help with translation our about page, news posting, and other materials.
If you're interested or if you notice a translation issue on our site, please send an email to info@drupalcampottawa.com or register for an account on http://DrupalCampOttawa.com to get started.
Big thanks in advance!
Read moreAverage Drupal Developers salary
Hello Canadian Drupal developers :),
I’m a senior Drupal developer, I have recently moved to Canada from Egypt. So, I’m not sure what salary should I be expecting or what is the average hourly rate to match my experience.
I’ve been doing Drupal development for almost 7 years and have no shortage of working with north american or european organizations, from UN to big Drupal shops.
I tried consulting websites that provide salary surveys such as SimplyHired or Indeed, however they are extremely polluted by recruitment/staffing firms ads.
Read moreIntro to the Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit Distribution (Webinar)
The Drupal - Web Experience Toolkit distribution is a version of Drupal that has been customized for organizations with strict accessibility and bilingual requirements. It also has lots of customizations to improve the user experience for content editors. It's used by the Government of Canada, and comes with a theme that implements the Government of Canada's look and feel.
Read moreDrupal - Web Experience Toolkit: Site Building Training in Ottawa
This January, Evolving Web is running another Drupal-WxT training session in Ottawa. If you want to know what the Web Experience Toolkit distribution is all about, this is the training for you.
We'll run through the components of the distribution from a site builder's perspective, from content management to translation to configuring landing pages with Panels. You'll get an understanding of how these components fit together and how to make changes to the site while following best practices and keeping things consistent with the existing configuration.
Read moreDrupal in a Day Training in Ottawa: October 29
Get a solid introduction to Drupal 7 in one day. Learn about the most essential features and concepts of Drupal through hands on activities. By the end of this day you will be familiar with Drupal terminology and be able to identify how many Drupal sites are constructed. You will know how to identify and choose modules to get the functionality you need.
Because this class will be an overview and not an in-depth course, it is perfect for people who are on the fence about using Drupal or who are looking for a hands-on introduction.
Read moreFuture of the open web: challenges and opportunities / Futur du web ouvert: défis et opportunités
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L’Association Drupal de Montréal vous invite à une soirée de discussions sur le thème du futur du web ouvert, qui se déroulera le 25 octobre 2013, de 19h à 21h à l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM).
OPIN Drupal Workshops
OPIN's Drupal Training instils knowledge in beginners through to web developers and programmers via on-site classroom courses. We develop and maintain a standardized, up-to-date Drupal curriculum, and educate through a hands on learning environment. OPIN's Drupal Training is held in small classroom sizes allowing personal attention and guidance from the instructor while developing with Drupal. Drupal best practices combined with years of experience and knowledge are the foundation of our courses.
Read moreDrupal in a Day Training in Ottawa: October 28
Get a solid introduction to Drupal 7 in one day. Learn about the most essential features and concepts of Drupal through hands on activities. By the end of this day you will be familiar with Drupal terminology and be able to identify how many Drupal sites are constructed. You will know how to identify and choose modules to get the functionality you need.
Because this class will be an overview and not an in-depth course, it is perfect for people who are on the fence about using Drupal or who are looking for a hands-on introduction.
Read moreDrupal 7 for Designers in Ottawa: November 28-29
Drupal is known for being a great starting point for developers. Sometimes, designers are intimidated by Drupal's theme system. In this course, we'll step through the process of creating a Drupal website from a design perspective. You'll learn how to write CSS for Drupal and the fundamental theming techniques you'll need to make Drupal look the way you want.
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
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Drupal 7 Module Development Training in Ottawa: December 16-17
Drupal is a modular, open source web content management framework that ships with basic functionality in the form of core modules. For the most part, you add new functionality with third party modules (known as contributed modules) that can be downloaded from Drupal.org. At some point you may find limitations. You may want to modify functionality in a contributed module or core. You may want to move your configuration to code, or access an external data source.
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