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 DUG Documentation Sprint (The Organizing Of)
The Drupal masses of these fine cities have spoken, and apparently we want to do a documentation sprint! I hoping we can make this happen in the next couple months. A documentation sprint doesn't have to be fancy (but the documentation can be).
What is a Documentation Sprint?
A documentation sprint can encompass many distinct activities, but it is all about improving the Handbooks section of Drupal.org. This can encompass many things:
Read moreA Twin Cities Drupal User Group Project
So, last night at the Drupal Happy Hour (which was a blast), I brought up the idea of doing a discreet project as the Twin Cities Drupal User Group. The whole idea being that we pick a finite project that we are interested in that helps the Drupal community and do it as a group. So, below are the list of ideas that we came up with, and any notes about each idea. There is a number next to some that people supported.
Here's what you do. This is a wiki page, so, you can just edit it and add your +1 to as many ideas as you like. Please be honest. I know this is not the easiest way to do this, but I like keeping it on groups.drupal.org. Just by the numbers last night, I would say Documentation Sprint is in the lead.
- Build a module.(1)
- Solve a specific patch. (1)
- Code sprint. (2)
- Usability testing for D7. (3)
- Funny Drupal cartoon or comic. (1)
- Documentation sprint. (6)
- Drupal sticker campaign.
- Group bug hunt. (1)
- Work through a module queue. (2)
- TC Drupal Camp. (5)
- Review books.
- Screencasts for documentation.
- Drupal kvetch (complaining) sessions.
- Build a site for someone (and maintain it). (2)
- A how-to and webcast on AJAX.(1)
- Drinking beer. (2)
Drupal Happy Hour
Let's go out and drink at the Bedlam and talk about Drupal.
5:30PM on Thursday (02 April 2009)
Bedlam:
1501 S. 6th St.
on the WEST BANK, MINNEAPOLIS
http://www.bedlamtheatre.org/
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1501+S.+6th+...
If you can't come right at 5:30, it's alright. I'll be there until 7PM (maybe later).
Read moreApril Meeting: Developing the OpenLayers Module
I will do a presentation on Drupal "coding"! I would love to have some direction. Some ideas/questions:
- Building a module
- Drupal Coding standards
- Creating a new module project on Drupal.org
- Module building best practice and tips
Some assumptions I will make:
- You know PHP (http://php.net)
- You know how to build a site in Drupal (install modules, create content)
Wellstone Action Case Study
Hi All,
We've just posted a case study describing our work for Wellstone Action, an awesome local (Twin Cities, MN) organization serving the progressive movement. The case study is at http://drupal.org/node/413910 and covers the process we use to build websites with Drupal - and - as such - may be of interest to folks here.
Drew
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Drupal Jumpstart Training
You understand how to work with Drupal, now you want to make it work for you.
Drupal is a powerful platform for building websites. But understanding how to manage that power to get the site you want can sometimes be daunting: Do I install a module to get that feature I need? What module should I use? How do I make my site NOT look like every other Drupal site? In this 2-day class we’ll cover these questions and more.
Come jumpstart your Drupal skills and leave with the confidence necessary to tackle your new or ongoing Drupal website projects. Full information and signup below or via the Drupal Jumpstart Training page on our site. Class size is limited. Sign up now!
Read moreIntroduction to the Drupal Experience Workshop
Coming up in April, Advantage Labs is launching a new round of Drupal training workshops and classes. Up first on April 10, 2009: Introduction to the Drupal Experience, a 2-hour workshop that can stand on its own or be great preparation for our 2-day Drupal Jumpstart Training class taking place the following week on April 16-17. Info about Introduction to the Drupal Experience and signup link below or visit the workshop's page on our site for full information and signup
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Conquering Media Mover
The Media Mover suite of modules promises to do some amazing things. At this meetup, we'll put our heads together and unravel the mysteries of this complex system.
- Goals:
- Install the critical components
- Configure modules and CCK
- Create a Media Mover "configuration" which defines the processes we want
- Attach some media content to a node which gets "harvested" by Media Mover (such as a video)
Geographic information and Drupal
When you hear about Geography on the web, you're likely to think of Google Maps. It's useful to see addresses, directions and other information in this format, but that's just one way to make use of the wealth of geographic information out there. Drupal has had mapping support for a long time, but recent work has allowed us to take it all a step further.
In this week's presentation, I will describe some of the projects we have been working on to support the management and analysis of Geographic information in Drupal. With these tools, you can:
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CMS Expo Learning & Business Conference
Register @ http://cmsexpo.net
Hotel Orrington Conference Center
Evanston, Illinois
April 30th - May 1st, 2009
Come for two packed days of training on top CMS solutions Joomla, Drupal and Alfresco. With over 45 CMS Training Sessions in six Training Tracks, you can focus on your favorite core CMS for both days or jump tracks to explore other avenues. Created for all members of the content management team - administrators, businesspeople, content creators and developers - CMS Expo has a lot to offer people in the professional content management arena.
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January Meeting! Come and explore the wondrous world of Views 2
zzolo will unfortunately not be able to attend, so I've decided to take on the task of presenting the wondrous world of Views 2! Described by some as a 'cockpit' the Views 2 interface is a bit daunting at first. However once you learn where the things you're used to are and start working with it a bit, you'll come to realize the tremendous power for good (and evil) it unlocks.
Read moreCan't make January Meeting
I am really sorry, but I can't make it to the meeting this Wednesday and lead and participate in a discussion around Views2. I know it's short notice. I am by no means an expert on it, in the first place, and I would assume there are other folks who have enough experience to go through the basics. Again, sorry.
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Interest in mapping in Drupal for February?
I'd like to float the topic of mapping in Drupal for the February meeting, and am curious to see who might be interested in presenting. Here are some thoughts:
Read moreJanuary Meeting? Topic?
Hi all. I hope everyone had a good holiday season. I was just checking on the meeting for next week. See if its still going on and if there are any conversations planned.
I don't have tto much time to put towards preparation, but I can do a small talk on any of these topics:
- Simple mapping and location (via MapShanty.com)
- A small overview of Views 2 and how to use the "crazy" interface correctly.
- Any other ideas.
Drupalcon DC T-Shirt: Local Entry
Hey Twin Cities,
After talking with a few of you at last meeting (thanks again Dave!), I realized there are probably quite a few of us that will be heading off to Drupalcon DC in March.
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Making Connections
Hi Twin Cities! I’m a new face in the local Drupal community, having just joined Gorton Studios as their new Project Manager. Gorton Studios is currently working on a bunch of interesting projects and it just so happens that these projects are landing at the same time. So, we are currently looking for both freelance Drupal Programmers and Designers, as well as folks that we can outright refer work to. We are looking for people that are experienced in their field, are great communicators, are flexible, have integrity, and of course a sense of humor.
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Automatic Scheduled Loading of CCK Nodes
Special Scheduling for the Holidays: This is the only meeting for November & December!
Presentation slides on slideshare: Auto-loading of Drupal CCK Nodes
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2-Day Concentrated Drupal Basic Training
You say that all you want for the holidays is Drupal skills?
Advantage Labs to the rescue: we are conducting a concentrated 2-day Drupal training workshop where you will learn how to create, manage and extend a Drupal site, complete with functionality that will draw users in, keep them informed, and keep them coming back! Perfect for web professionals just getting into Drupal, and community managers with existing or upcoming sites.
Read moreNext meeting: Wednesday, December 3rd
Hi All - In our last meeting, we discovered that the November meeting was going to land the day before Thanksgiving, and that the December meeting was going to land the day before Christmas. Although our meetings are exciting, we just felt that we couldn't compete with these events.
Therefore, we decided that the next meeting will be Wednesday, December 3rd, same time (7-9 pm), same place (Advantage Labs' office: 2104 Stevens Avenue South). This meeting will replace the November and December meetings.
Stay tuned for the official announcement, complete with agenda.
Thanks!
Bobbi
A couple of quick questions
Hello All,
I installed Drupal a couple months back and have since updated to 6.5 and added several modules (AddThis, Avatar Selection, FCKEditor, CAPTCHA and Fivestar) on a test site. I've been very happy with its capability and ease of administration. I've needed help on occasion and have hit the Forum and have found the Forum.....challenging but helpful for the most part.
Some, hopefully, quick questions:
- When and where is the next "gathering" whether formal or informal? I live in Minnetonka.
