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.
TC Drupal Happy Hour
Time for another happy hour! The TC Drupalcamp planners will be there, will you? Bring a friend and let's talk Drupal.
Great food and drink available at the Blue Nile:
The Blue Nile
2027 Franklin Ave. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
No need to RSVP, see you there!
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Drupal Sprint Weekend - Anyone Interested?
I recently learned that there is an upcoming global Sprint Weekend (March 9, 2013 and March 10, 2013) with sprints taking place in at least 24 communities around the world. I assume the focus will be on Drupal 8.
http://groups.drupal.org/node/277768
At the Twin Cities Drupal User Group meeting last night we discussed the possibility of pulling together a group of local folks to get together and participate. First task is gauging the amount of interest and then determining the best time/day to gather (Sat or Sun).
Who would be interested in participating?
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February TC Drupal meetup -- Panels for Themers -- this Wednesday Feb 27th
Our February meetup is this Wednesday, February 27th from 7-9PM. We're excited to have our good friend David Needham as a presenter this month. David is a Drupal themer, trainer and Drupal theme developer who has just moved to the Twin Cities from San Francisco -- this week! For his inaugural TCDrupal meetup he has graciously offered to present his Panels for Themers - Creating Highly Flexible Layouts presentation which he conducted at the most recent (and prestigious) BADCamp.
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February 2013 Twin Cities Drupal Commerce meeting
Hi Everyone!
Wednesday, February 27 is our 4th Wednesday for this month and that means User Group Meetings. I've done a lot of delving into Kickstart 2 and can report on some of the "problems" I've come across as well as good stuff and I still like it.
- faceted searches
- cloud zoom
- change in terminology - product, product variation, product display/variation
- use of view modes
There are many more but we only have an hour - look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Enabling Modules throws error (DatabaseSchemaObjectExistsException)
Hi Everyone,
I'm finally working on Drupal 7 (Yay!). However, it seems that an issue has come up everytime I try to enable ANY module.
I did some googling on the error and the best information I found was: The problem is when you install a module remove it then turn it back on w/o removing it first
source: http://www.theofficialhandyman.com/node/78
However, I didn't find anything on how to fix this error. Do any of you have ideas? I've attached a screen shot of the error.
This Drupal 7 is a fresh install - it's not an upgrade from Drupal 6.
Read moreLooking to connect with some local freelancers
Hi, I have some proposals going out and would be interested in meeting up with local freelancers who may be interested in working together.
I'm planning on being at the Happy Hour tonight, or drop me a line and I'll buy you a beer/coffee. Just trying to reconnect with the local community as I've been working with remote developers for the last several years.
Cheers,
Cris Cannon
cris.cannon@comcast.net
March Free Introduction to Drupal workshop
Can't make our February 15th workshop -- or missed it? Your'e in luck. We're running it again in March. Join us on Friday March 15, 2013 from 2-4PM for a solid introduction to the Drupal CMS and best-practices strategies for using and developing Drupal sites. Introduction to Drupal is a stand-alone, in-person workshop meant for anyone curious about Drupal and interested in learning how to approach Drupal in a sensible way. And it's free!
Introduction to Drupal takes place at:
Advantage Labs @ Intermedia Arts
Read moreFebruary Free Introduction to Drupal workshop
Looking for the perfect time to settle-in for a great introduction to the Drupal CMS and best-practices strategies for using and developing Drupal sites? Look no further. We invite you to attend our free Introduction to Drupal workshop on Friday February 15, 2013 from 2-4PM. Introduction to Drupal is a stand-alone, in-person workshop meant for anyone curious about Drupal and interested in learning how to approach Drupal in a sensible way.
Read moreCollege of Biological Sciences - Informal RFP: Drupal Website Navigation Redesign
The College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities invites the submission of proposals with an informal RFP for the redesign of our website's navigation and user access control methodology within Drupal 7. Additional details can be found in the RFP document linked to here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15_sfvi9DLupRzqXv8m2tr-MCHkAFKbL8Nk-K...
The selected consultant will contract with the College of Biological Sciences under the supervision of the Information Technology department.
Group views displays (D6, V2)
Anyone have ideas on how to group displays within views? I have a view with 6 attachments. 4 out of the 6 are unrelated, but two are closely related. I want to contain them within a HTML container so they can be kept as a single block that does not break into two blocks when content to the left of them varies in length.
Here is an ascii picture of long content type A. Attachments B and C appear as one block in this instance:
A1 B A1 C
And another ascii pic of a short content type A. Attachments B and C break apart from each other:
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TC Drupal Happy Hour
Time for another Drupal Happy Hour at the Blue Nile!
2027 Franklin Ave. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
http://www.bluenilempls.com/
We've settled into sharing our beers with the TC DrupalCamp organizers, but that doesn't mean we are averse to new-comers and general Drupal banter. Come share successes and sorrows with Drupal!
No need to sign up, just show up!
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Drupal Coworking Friday 2/1/13
We've been away for a while, but now we're back for 2013's first Drupal Coworking Friday. Come work alongside other Drupal professionals as we fight the remote working blues together.
Boneshaker Books
2002 23rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
TC Drupal January meetup -- Wednesday January 23rd
Our January meetup is this Wednesday, January 23rd from 7-9PM. For this first TC Drupal general meetup of the year, we're looking at a smorgasbord agenda. It is shaping up to be a busy Drupal year internationally and also here in the Twin Cities. We'll set the stage for that -- outline upcoming activities and initiatives -- and also leave room for people to share (formally or informally). Join us to learn and talk about some or all of the following:
- DrupalCamp Twin Cities -- July 18-21 in Minneapolis (now being organized!)
- Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge Twin Cities -- in Minneapolis in March
- NTEN conference (with Drupal Day?) -- in Minneapolis in April
- Drupalcon North America -- in Portland, OR in May
- Drupal 8 progress and timeline -- local core Drupal issue coding group opportunities
- You! Share a site (case study of something you've launched or are working on), a module or theme you've discovered, a nagging question…
- Ideas and commitments for upcoming monthly meetups -- let's get a schedule for at least the next few months
- Beverages and pizza (of course)
- ???
If you have something you are willing to share at the meeting, please step up and let us know in a comment. It would be great to hear what we're all working on these days. We'll be in the theater and have excellent projection and seating to accommodate any level of sharing. Otherwise, just be there. We look forward to seeing everyone.
Wednesday January 23rd 7-9PM
Advantage Labs @ Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
See you then!
Read moreTwin Cities January 2013 Drupal E-Commerce User Group Meeting
Greetings and Happy 2013!
Announcing, our first meeting of 2013
Since our last meeting, Kickstart 2 has been released and I am building a site with it - so let's dive into what I have learned about using it.
and as always, bring your questions and we'll try to help solve.
Time: 6pm - 7pm (just before the regular TC Drupal meeting)
Where:
Advantage Labs at Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Please RSVP -- thanks!
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The Nerdery Overnight Website Challenge Twin Cities 2013
We're putting together a strong team of Drupal developers that will compete in this year's re-envisioned Overnight Website Challenge. This year, we have a better chance at exhibiting the full power of Drupal because we will have from March 9th to April 2nd to full complete a site for a local non-profit.
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D7 Custom Module Update Freelancer Needed
I wrote a survey system module(s) for a big local corp. I have taken a new full-time and will not have as much availability as they need now. They need someone to make some updates now and do ongoing maintenance. I will get you up to speed on the custom stuff.
Please let me know if you are interested.
Thanks,
Joe Beuckman
Change of Group Manager for Twin Cities Group
Hi -
I was the person who started this group initially. I live in Western Wisconsin and only occasionally get over to the cities for meetings. At the last meeting I went to Barry Madore (bmadore) and I decided that it was really appropriate that Barry take over as the manager of the group (this doesn't really mean a lot in this context except that Barry will have more admin privileges for the group and I will have less).
Twin Cities Drupal Camp 2013 (MN)
The Twin Cities Drupal Camp will be held Thursday, July 18 through Sunday, July 21 in Minneapolis MN. Camp kicks off with a day of classes on Thursday, followed by two days of workshops, and closes with a sprint on Sunday.
More information and registration is available at the camp website
If you would like more information, check out the website or you can reach out to the camp organizers at contact@tcdrupal.org
Read moreWhat would you like to learn at Drupal Camp?
Planning is underway for Drupal Camp 2013, and we're now turning our attention to developing the program of sessions and speakers. Input from the community would be very helpful as we kick off this phase of organizing. Please tell us:
What would you like to learn?
Who would you like to hear speak?
If you've attended similar training conferences, what sessions knocked your socks off?
What might help you become a better Drupal user, coder, site builder, themer, designer, etc.?
Thanks for sharing your ideas! And, if you want to get involved with Drupal Camp, email me.
Read moreNon-editable Page?
I'm using Drupal 6 and I have a page that I can't edit. I'm 98% sure this page is a page created using a view (I figured that out by removing a couple pages that in turn shortened the items on this mysterious page). When I move my mouse around the page, I don't get the Edit link that should appear for "View Pages". I've searched the View listing page and I can't find it listed there either.
Our other pages that are created with a content types should have an edit tab above the page title. This weird page that I'm having problems with doesn't have the Edit tab on it.
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