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.
September TC Drupal meetup
Can you believe it, September is upon us. Time to make plans to attend the September Twin Cities Drupal meetup. This month, Joe Shindelar (aka eojthebrave) will provide a compact and entertaining demonstration lesson on "How to Build a Module." Come explore module building basics including insight into when NOT to build a module.
And that's not all! One lucky attendee at this month's meeting will walk away with a copy of the just released The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7. This invaluably hefty tome includes a chapter by local Drupal heroine, Allie Micka! If you ask nicely, I'm sure she'll autograph it for you...
Also on the docket for the meeting:
- notes from Drupalcon London from the folks who represented the Twin Cities in the UK
- your questions and announcements
- pizza (of course)
- your favorite beverage (of double course -- if you bring some to share)
See you there!
Location/time:
Advantage Labs Offices in the IATP Building
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
7-9PM
VPS help?
Hello,
Does anyone have experience in installing or enabling a GD library (php-gd-5.3.5-1.fc14.i686) on a virtual private server (VPS) with GoDaddy?
The server is Linux CentOS with a C-panel control panel.
The library is used by Drupal (PHP) for working with images. It's not enabled on this VPS. I tried a number of things along with their support guy and could not get it enabled.
Of course GoDaddy has it listed as one of the php libraries that are installed by default.
Any advice or help would be welcomed.
Thanks!
Corey
612.203.0728
September Drupal Happy Hour
Join us to meet and socialize with the local Drupal community. 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
DrupalCorn Day Camp 2011 - Are you attending?
Our neighbors in Ames (DrupalCorn) are putting on a one day developers conference on September 17th. Rather than hijack their camp thread, I thought I would throw out a discussion for the Twin Cities list.
Anyone attending? Anyone interested? As of today there are 30 spots left. (the camp is limited to just 65!) Here's the link to the DrupalCorn Day Camp 2011 site.
A DrupalCamp just 5 hours away is too much!
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$meetup = new CodeMeeup("August 25th, 2011 18:00:00"); //Different Day than Usual
Hey Everyone,
****EDIT*****
I totally goofed when looking at my calendar, I have orientation for grad school Wednesday evening, so this has to be on Thursday evening. Sorry for the mix up. So again, the meetup has been moved to this Thursday the 25th @ 6:00 PM.
Due to a vacation I'm taking, the Code meetup will be at a different day than usual this month. I figured if we are changing the week might as well change the day to see if we get any noobs that didn't have the chance to fly to london for the con.
Please join us at:
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August TC Drupal Commerce & Ubercart meeting
Starting this month we will begin to build a Drupal Commerce site from scratch. It will be a D7 site for a band and we need to come up with a name for it. We will need to develop the site for it (home page, about and events and contact) and then create a store to sell various items: cds, downloadable links, t-shirts, etc.
This build will happen over several sessions and we will document what we are doing for future online help for our members.
So, I hope to see you on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 7pm.
Agenda:
1) naming our Drupal commerce band site
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No "regular" meeting this month, why not try a little commerce?
Hey folks, happy August! Can you believe we're already thinking about "back to school" season? If that totally freaks you out, we're here to help by opening up one more summer evening for you this month. Everyone here at Advantage Labs will be at DrupalCon London during the week of the fourth Wendesday, which is the date of our regularly-scheduled Drupal meeting. We'll be back just in time for the next Drupal Happy hour (Thursday, September 2nd). We'll have many tales to tell and perhaps some flashy loot or still-smouldering souvenirs from old London town.
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First Drupal Camp in Iowa: September 17th, 2011
DrupalCorn 2011 - Event Website
Who should attend?
We are encouraging experienced web developers who are looking to increase their knowledge on Drupal. We will be focusing on major concepts and best practices while acknowledging your existing skills. This is not for the newbie developer, this is a big meal we are offering.
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Drupal Noob Workshop
Hello Everyone,
I am very new to drupal. I was wondering if there are any noob workshops coming up?
Thanks,
Lidiya
Read moreAugust Ash is Hiring Drupal Programmers
Hi Everyone -
August Ash, Inc. is hiring Drupal programmers. Please see our job posting below!
Drupal Programmer
We are currently seeking a full-time, on-site Drupal programmer to join us. Duties would primarily consist of developing and maintaining custom web applications built using Drupal, writing modules and architecting new Drupal projects. Applicants will be expected to provide examples of work, if available, and may be asked to complete a coding challenge.
Basic Requirements:
* Minimum of 3 years strong PHP coding experience
August Drupal Happy Hour
For those of you not lakeside or otherwise out-of-town on Thursday August 4th, come join us for the August Drupal Happy Hour. We'll gather, as has been our habit of late, at the Blue Nile on their fabulous patio (weather willing) starting at 5:30 or so and staying until whenever. It will be our own little Drupal staycation. 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
July user group meeting: Theming
The 4th Wednesday of the month is fast approaching -- time for our TC Drupal Users Group meeting. At June's meeting, a number of people expressed an interest in having us focus on theming this month. Given the breadth of this topic, we thought we'd forgo a formal presentation and open it up for people to share their favorite theming tip, resource, method, framework, module -- whatever. We also welcome everyone to bring any question they may have about theming Drupal sites for the group to discuss.
So, come one, come all. I encourage you to add a comment to this post identifying something you'd be willing to share (no formal presentation necessary) or outlining a question or topic you'd like the group to discuss.
Location:
Advantage Labs Offices in the IATP Building
2104 Stevens Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
7-9PM
As always, feel free to bring samples of your favorite beverage to share. Pizza will be provided.
Read moreJuly TC Ubercart/Drupal Commerce Meeting
Hi everyone!
We have some great plans coming up for the TC Ubercart/Drupal Commerce meetings.
For July, Pam Reed will be discussing the problems she ran into trying to link to an ubercart data table - and how it was solved using rules. Rules are a powerful part of Drupal and can be a help in manipulating some of the data with actions that need to happen -- for instance, looking at a registration date/membership purchase date to determine a role change after a certain period of time.
THEN:
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Whats up Nerds...
There will be another code up this month with pizza and homebrew?
Bring your laptops and something to work on to:
800 Transfer Rd
Suite 1B
St. Paul, MN 55114
If you have any questions post them below:
-ray
Read moreJuly 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 Thursday July 21st, 2011 from 2-4PM. It 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.
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 cover:
- Basic Drupal structure, terminology and features
- Choosing a Drupal distribution
- Defining Drupal development team roles
- Outlining a Drupal site development process
- Finding and vetting Drupal developers
- Finding local resources
This workshop is limited to 12 attendees. There will be plenty of time for questions. No computer is required.
Read moreJuly Drupal Happy Hour this Thursday!
For those of you back from July 4th holiday travels, join us for Drupal Happy Hour this Thursday, July 7th. We'll gather on the patio at the Blue Nile in Minneapolis to replace the fireworks-induced ringing in our ears with happy Drupal talk. The time says we're starting at 6PM but come earlier if you want to get in on the early Blue Nile happy hour specials and save the rest of us the bestest patio table available.
The Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2245
(612) 338-3000
Drupal 7.4 + Drupal Commerce: Adding Fees to Orders?
I have a Drupal 7.4 Website setup (winginitairventures.com) using Drupal Commerce 7.x1.x-beta4 and Commerce PayPal 7.x-1.x-dev.
Issue: On the orders page I need to add two fees:
* (General Admission Ticket QTY + Reserve Seating Ticket QTY) * 25 = Admin Fee Total.
* (Hotel Package A QTY + Hotel Package B QTY) * 20 = Hospitality Fee Total.
Attempted Solutions:
1) I've searched for a Fee Module, but I have not found one
2) I've searched for a Bundling Feature (might work), but I have not found one
Database configuration in drupal
after making db and local user and put my data in the db conf. step so it doesn't want to go to next step no action the page return to me as i didn't put anything anybody has solution to me thx
Read moreDrupal 7 + Commerce Shopping Cart Display
Hello,
I'm using Drupal 7.2 and Drupal Commerce. I've run into a problem with the display of the shopping cart.
Read moreStill room for more at Friday's free Intro to Drupal workshop
As of today, we have some available spots in our free workshop this Friday June 17th at 2PM. Get a great overview of Drupal and Drupal development strategy from longtime Drupal experts in an informal environment that encourages questions and discussion. Go to http://www.advantagelabs.com/introduction-drupal-experience to check out all the details. There is a signup link at the bottom of the page. Hope to see you there.
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