Toronto Drupal User Group
Welcome to DrupalTO (formerly: Toronto Drupal User Group), a meeting place for the Drupal community in the Toronto area for 16+ years!
We are a non-profit organization that hosts Toronto and area Drupal events such as monthly meetups, pub nights, annual conferences, discussions, news and job postings.
RSVP for events on Meetup.com. Follow us on Twitter for regular news and updates about the Drupal community in Toronto.
Drupal-Kitchen
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* NOTE:
* If you were at the past meet up (March 28/11), then you probably don't need/want to read this.
* This is basically just a re-cap of what was said.
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* http://drupal-kitchen.com is up now.
* It has some structure to it and comments enabled, so we can discuss different aspects of it easier.
* So, if possible, please use the site to comment/ask questions.
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* One last thing: April 11/11 (tentative, 7:30 @ Ocho, 193 Spadina ave) we will be meeting to talk about the details of the event and how it would work.
Toronto local advocating website with Drupal
Better TTC is a Drupal website for the transit service in Toronto. It had been up and running for 2 years now. The site name is http://BetterTTC.com.
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Virtual Tours
I'm looking to see if there is anyone out there who has developed an interactive map or a virtual tour application (or a combination of both), using Drupal or other technologies. If in the greater Toronto Area, please drop me a line to discuss.
Thanks,
Read moreDrupal Training in Toronto/Mississauga area?
Hi guys,
First time posting here, so let me know if this is the wrong place for this discussion. We are looking to get trained in Drupal as soon as possible as we are going to adopt Drupal at the place I work. Can anyone recommend a good training provider for system administrator and developer? From your experience, what's the best way to ramp up on Drupal?
Thank you very much in advance.
Jenny
Read moreDesperately seeking sandboxes / demos
My organization is in the process of selecting a CMS. I'd like to demo a Drupal install for them, but unfortunately A) I'm a noob, so installing and configuring one myself would take some time and B) All the online Drupal demo sites are unresponsive to my join requests or appear to be dead.
Is there any way I can access a functioning Drupal sandbox/demo? Thanks.
Read moreNew Book: Using CiviCRM
CiviCRM is a web-based, open source CRM system, designed specifically to meet the needs of advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental organizations that integrates deeply with Drupal, including content, views and the permissioning system. Elected officials, professional/trade associations, political campaigns and parties, government agencies, and other similar organizations are among its growing number of enthusiastic users. Using CiviCRM shows you how to harness CiviCRM’s impressive array of possibilities as you develop and execute performance-critical CRM strategies.
This book will help you become familiar with the structure and main functions of CiviCRM. It will guide you in developing and successfully implementing a CRM strategy for your organization using detailed explanations and practical examples.
Using CiviCRM walks you through developing a CRM Implementation Plan that is suited to your organization's size, culture, and needs. Readers will take away many constituent relationship management best practices and the knowledge of how to implement them with CiviCRM. Benefits of Using CiviCRM will be felt across your organization, and help it better achieve its mission.
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March DUG-TO Post DrupalCon meetup
This'll be a post-DrupalCon wrap-up, with a report-back for those who couldn't make it to Chicago, and a opportunity to continue conversations / debates for those who were. There should be a good mix of discussion that'll be relevant if you're a core developer, site builder, UX person, etc...
If you are one of those heading to DrupalCon, have a think about bringing back something to contribute to this conversation!
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Drupal Programmer essential skills
Hi Guys,
Read moreFebruary 28th DUG-TO meetup
Feb 28th at 6:30pm at CSI, 215 Spadina Ave, Suite 120. Note that the front door closes at 6pm, so you may need to go through the café. The café closes at 7pm, so you may not get in after 7.
Agenda:
- James Walker - Intro to Git
- Andre Molnar - Caching in Drupal 7
- Michael Keara - User Narratives (as it relates to user experience)
Spec'ing Drupal Jobs
Hi Guys,
While I was entertaining the relatives this weekend, I couldn't help thinking about Drupal. It's a sickness really. I need to seek help. Before I do though, I wrote this blog post on the key areas I feel need to be explored before taking on a Drupal project. As we all know, some projects are bad bad bad. Some projects are really good. Going through this long rant list that I've compiled should give the new folks the benefit of what some of us older guys have already suffered. It's on my blog here: http://www.drupalcreations.com/blog/drupal-specifications Please feel free to disagree and comment in sarcastic and critical tones. Ideally we get a thread going and share some of the wealth.
I'm off to seek help now :) ,
Read moreProject Management pitfalls
I've found there's one common mistake that I've made as a Drupal developer/Consultant, time and time again: project management. I wrote a short blog about my learning experiences here: Project Management If you're new to the world of professional Drupal consulting, read it to prepare yourself. If you're old, please add some comments to help new recruits understand the value of working a plan.
I give some real world scenarios as examples of mistakes that I've made. It should illustrate why it is critical to follow every step of the project management process. It'll help you avoid a lot of the pain that I suffered through.
For anyone new to the world of Drupal consulting, you should really read through this blog.
Good luck and May the force be with you,
Read moreVideo design variable considerations
I've recently finished a big video project, hoping to be the next big YouTube. I'm hoping they are too. In the process I encountered a host of different challenges as you do with any new project. I thought I'd share some of the critical success variables back with the community. Hopefully, I'll help you avoid some of the growing pains I suffered through.
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Drupal Module Development Course
Drupal Module Development Course
Learn how to get custom functionality using Drupal’s hook system, as well as how to extend or alter contributed module functionality. Participants in this course will have used CCK, Views and Panels to create websites but have never built their own module. Participants will start writing a simple module to writing a complex module, step by step which uses Forms API, Schema API, all of the top ten Drupal hooks, creates custom database tables.
Duration: 3 days
Date: Mon-Wed: April 4th - 6th
By the end of the training you will be able to:
Read moreDrupal Theming Course
Drupal Theming Course
By starting with the bare bones of Drupal theming to completing a custom theme, you will understand the concepts of overriding, intercepting and altering markup in Drupal. You will do a step-by-step walk through creating a new theme based on a well tested theme development framework using development best practices. You will go in more depth to coding a custom theme, using pre-process functions and theme functions to get fine-grained control. Then learn how to ensure your themes are secure, and stable. Learn how to control the output of CCK and Views.
Read morePanels for Site Builders Course
Panels for Site Builders Course
Learn how to use a flexible system to control what displays on your site and where through configuration. Learn how to configure per-page or per-section layouts; or set up custom layouts for anonymous or selected roles; and control where content is displayed.
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Site Building with Drupal
In two days, participants will be brought up to speed on Drupal and will be ready to tackle their own project. Learn how to manage media, build calendars and complex, dynamic queries of content by selecting and configuring the most popular modules.
This course is suitable both for users who are new to Drupal and those who want to broaden their Drupal skills. Participants will also review Drupal's block system and using taxonomy to categorize their content.
The ideal accompaniment is to follow this with a one day introduction to using Panels.
Read moreJanuary Meetup
It's a new year and the monthly DUG-TO meetups are back ...
The next one is January 31st at 6:30pm at CSI, 215 Spadina Ave, Suite 120. Note that the front door closes at 6pm, so you may need to go through the café. The café closes at 7pm, so you may not get in after 7.
We will probably also hit a local drinking establishment afterwards, traditionally the Red Room a few blocks north, at 444 Spadina.
So far we have a few presentations lined up:
* Arvin Singla will demo some mobile tools
* Andre Molnar on the drupal's boostrap process
Zend Certification for Drupal Professionals
Hi Ontario Drupalers;
I'm considering studying up and taking the Zend PHP (ZCE) Certification courses and writing the exam, both as a way to learn PHP at a more serious level, and as a useful certification to have for career purposes. (See: http://www.zend.com/services/certification/)
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Workshop: Drupal 7 Site Building Extravaganza
Earlier this year I asked my mailing list what they needed help with when it came to theming Drupal. Although every answer was unique, the most common frustration boiled down to, "I just don't get it. I don't understand the big picture. It's chaotic and it makes me feel stupid." ... It's as if Drupal was some kind of dangerous monster that kills kittens for fun. Drupal is powerful, no doubt, but only if you know how make it do what you want.
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