Welcome to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Drupal Group -- the place to get involved with the Twin Cities Drupal community whether you're new, a core contributor to the Drupal project or somewhere in between. Register for the group to get posting privileges and to be notified of what's going on.
Looking to connect with other local friendly Drupal people? Check out the Events tab for a rundown of our regular meetups and other upcoming Drupal-related events.
You can also join your Drupal peers and mentors in a couple of places:
- Slack tends to be more active these days. Join https://tcdrupal.slack.com. If you need an invite go here to get an automatic invite to the Slack team
- IRC -- #drupal-twin-cities on irc.freenode.net -- to ask questions, propose ideas, socialize. Check out Drupal.org for more info about IRC and Drupal including how to create a new account and connect. Or come to the next local meetup and someone will help you get started.
December Meeting Cancellation - No Ubercart/Drupal Commerce Meeting
Due to the 3rd wednesday of this December, the 21st, which is 2.5 shopping days before the Christmas Holiday, and the fact that I cannot make it due to a choir rehearsal for my church's Christmas Eve Services, I am CANCELLING the December Ubercart/Drupal Commerce meeting.
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February 2012 TC Drupal Meetup: Drupal in Public Media
For many years, developers and technical-minded folks working in
public media have tried to share code, resources, and ideas.
Unfortunately, most of these initiatives have found little traction or
failed altogether. And yet everyone in public media seems to
understand that developers should not be solving the same problems in
silos and that we should communicate better, establish best practices,
and share more code.
Within the past year or so, an unprecedented opportunity to
collaborate has presented itself because numerous public media
organizations -- including Chicago Public Radio, Minnesota Public
Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, PBS, PRI, WGBH, Wisconsin
Public Radio, and many others -- have moved to Drupal.
At the February meeting of the Twin Cities Drupal User Group, come to
hear our own Matthew Tift, the lead Drupal Developer at Wisconsin
Public Radio, talk about the challenges that public media
organizations have faced in the past and how they are trying to use
Drupal, and its community, as a site for sharing.
January TC Drupal Meetup - Why if you're new to Drupal you should learn Javascript not PHP
Title got your attention?
This months meetup Ray Tiley (Thats Me) will cover JavaScript's role in web development and more importantly Drupal. We'll talk about what JavaScript is and what it isn't (Java), the good, bad, cool frameworks, and the where/how to use JavaScript in Drupal.
Topics will lean towards the beginner side showcasing some common simple tasks that can be achieved with a few lines of JavaScript escalating in complexity as time / interest allows.
If you have any specific thoughts, questions, or interests be shore to share them below.
Read moreDrupal Code Meetup - 12-22-2001 - Drupal Kegbot
Hi Everyone,
So due to the fact I have finals this Friday, the Drupal Code Meetup will be the 4th thursday this month.
Here is the fun part. At tightrope media systems we are building a kegbot. http://kegbot.org During this meetup anyone who is interested can explore creating a Drupal front end to kegbot. Even if your a non-coder come on buy to track your beer drinkage. Beer and pizza for everyone!
The meetup is at the usual spot:
Tightrope Media Systems
800 Transfer Road, Suite 1B
St. Paul, MN 55114
If you have any questions let me know.
-ray
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jQuery issue
I am having a terrible time trying to install jQuery UI module. I have downloaded the module, unzipped and installed into libraries but I am still getting fatal errors
Fatal error: Call to undefined function jquery_ui_get_version() in /home/content/83/8664383/html/sites/all/modules/date/date_popup/date_popup.module on line 129
I clearly do not have this installed correctly... I have read the ReadMe file as well and I am no farther ahead. Can someone help walk me through the process?
Thanks!
Read moreDecember free Introduction to Drupal workshop
Looking for a great introduction to the Drupal CMS and best-practices strategies for using and developing Drupal sites? We invite you to attend our free Introduction to Drupal workshop on Friday December 16th, 2011 from 2-4PM. Introduction to Drupal is a stand-alone, in-person workshop designed for anyone curious about Drupal and interested in learning how to approach Drupal in a sensible way. Why not give yourself the gift of knowledge before heading into the holiday home-stretch.
Introduction to Drupal takes place at Advantage Labs, 2104 Stevens Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404. Visit the Introduction to Drupal workshop page on our site for full details and to register. Click on the “Sign Up” title at the bottom of the page and fill out the registration form.
At this two-hour workshop we'll discuss:
- Basic Drupal structure, terminology and features
- Defining Drupal development team roles and responsibilities
- Outlining a Drupal site development process
- Finding and vetting Drupal developers
- Connecting with the Drupal community
- Finding local resources
This workshop is limited to 12 attendees. There will be plenty of time for questions. This is not a hands-on workshop; no computer is required.
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Would you be interested in a Midwest Drupal Camp next year
December Drupal Happy Hour
Better late notice than never. Last Drupal Happy Hour of 2011!
Meet at the Blue Nile for great beer and ethnic food. Arrive before 6 for happy hour prices. Bring friends, no code involved!
The Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
Organizing Neighbors in Response to Major Crime - Exploring Drupal for Crime Prevention, Neighbor Connections
Hey all, I am interested in convening some folks interested in using Drupal to connect small groups of people at the block level.
Do you live on a block where you would like to do the same?
Read moreReminder: No Drupal meetup this week!
4th Wednesday of the month usually means Drupal meetup. Not this month! Due to the holiday, we rescheduled the general group meetup to the 3rd Wednesday -- last week. Don't show up tomorrow night (we won't be around). Stay tuned instead for posts announcing info about December's gatherings: 1st Thursday happy hour, code meetup and the general meetup (likely another holiday-induced reschedule).
Read moreNo Code Meetup This Month - Expect Big Things for December
Hey Everyone,
Hectic Schedule has gotten the better of me this month. No code meetup, but will go big next month.
-ray
Read moreHow do I get started with Drupal?
So far, I have substantial experience with HTML and basic experience with Ruby on Rails.
My questions:
1. What books, web sites, tutorials, etc. do you recommend for getting started in Drupal?
2. How quickly do Drupal books become obsolete? In the world of Ruby on Rails, books become worthless after only a year.
November TC Drupal meetup (ONE WEEK EARLY!)
At October's TC Drupal meetup, we decided that too many people would be traveling to Grandma's house on the 4th Wednesday of the month. So, we're moving things up a week and holding our November meeting on the 3rd Wednesday, November 16th from 7-9PM. The friendly Twin Cities Ubercart & E-Commerce group folks who normally meet at this same time in the same room have agreed to merge their meeting with this one.
Topic? A Local Drupal Development Environment Install-Fest. Come get help setting up your laptop to accommodate doing Drupal development. This includes:
- webserver software (the *AMP stack)
- Drupal (core + existing sites or that Drupal distro you've been eyeing)
- code editing software (to edit PHP, HTML, CSS, JS files)
- file and version control (communicating with your live site's hosting environment)
It's all open source and there are several flavors to choose from from all-in-one applications to using your computer's built-in software. If you've ever wanted to get this set up for yourself or help others get their dev on, please join us!
Come for the pizza, shared beverages and Drupal camaraderie.
See you there.
Location/time:
Advantage Labs Offices in the IATP Building
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
7-9PM
Learn Drupal theming this December
There's still time to register for our upcoming Drupal Theming class taking place on December 6-7. Now's your chance explore theming from the ground up in a two-day hands-on class. Learn the basics and in-depth techniques. Check out all the details and register on the class page -- http://www.advantagelabs.com/drupal-theming-0. It will be great to some new and familiar TC Drupal folks in our class. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
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Achieving PCI Compliance (SecurityMetrics.com)
Does anyone in the group have any experience achieving PCI Compliance with, e.g. SecurityMetrics.com? In my case, I could save client a ton of money by solving this.
The SecurityMetrics.com test is complaining about the Apache ETag. Can we somehow use .htaccess to change the ETag values?
Is there a best practice for this kind of thing?
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Impromptu Code Sprint: Payment API
Hey everyone!
We're going to be spending some time working on the D7 upgrade and some bug fixes for the Payment API and related modules. We'll be upgrading the code, fixing bugs, and possibly working out some documentation and identifying next steps. You're welcome to show if you're interested in helping out, want to learn how to work on contributed Drupal modules, or just want to learn more about how it all works.
Read moreNovember TC Drupal Happy Hour
If you've sufficiently recovered from Halloween festivities (or want to extend the celebration into next weekend) come join us to meet and socialize with the local Drupal community this Thursday evening. No agenda, just show up, talk about whatever you like and partake of the great East African cuisine and world-class beverage selection.
See you there!
The Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
DrupalCamp Chicago 2011 - Sat Dec 10th @ 1 N Wacker
Register @ DrupalCampChicago.org
Your invited to our 4th annual DrupalCamp Chicago Saturday Dec 10th 2011.
Why DrupalCamp:
For more than five years the Chicago Drupal Meet Up Group has highlighted the benefits of an open source initiative. We have helped build bridges from nonprofits and entrepreneurs looking to deploy Drupal to resourceful Drupal development companies, independent consultants and hobbyists in the Chicago area and across the midwest.
Read moreOctober Coder Meetup TOMORROW
So everyone knows the drill. I've been really busy this month and forgot to post this announcement ahead of time, sorry :(
The coder meetup begins at 6:00 PM at:
Tightrope Media Systems
Suite 1B
800 Transfer Road
St. Paul, MN 55114
We'll have pizza and beer on tap (Sam Adams this month).
Bring your laptop and your Drupal project and there will be other code monkeys around to help you out if you are just learning the Drupal
If you have any questions please post them below, sorry again for the last minute notice.
-ray
Read moreOctober TC Drupal meetup
Last month we explored building modules and had one of our larger turnouts in a while. This month, let's talk theming. Theming itself is too broad for one meeting, so we'll focus on specific topic -- base themes. When it comes to crafting the look and feel of your Drupal site, where do you start? Base themes or starter themes and related frameworks are incredibly useful. Every themer has their favorite and a rationale to back it up. Come prepared either to talk about your favorite base/starter theme (and how it fits into your site building process) or to ask your questions.
Theming, pizza, shared beverages, Drupal camaraderie -- what else could you ask for? Funny you should ask because we'll also have another copy of the recently released The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 to give away to one lucky attendee.
Come share, learn and socialize!
See you there.
Location/time:
Advantage Labs Offices in the IATP Building
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
7-9PM
