Welcome to the Portland, Oregon Drupal Users Group. We have an official meetup once every month.
1. Meetings take place every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm-8pm US/Pacific.
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No need to RSVP; meetings are open to all.
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Reminder: Today's Very Special User Group Meeting (Special Topic + Special Format + Special Location + Food/Drink)
Hey everyone,
Just a reminder that today's user group meeting at 6:00 pm is very special... in more ways than one. If you haven't been to a user group meeting in awhile, this is one you definitely don't want to miss!
For this meeting, we've got a special topic, special format, special location, and even special food and drink on hand. Did I mention it was special? ;-)
A few things to note:
1. SPECIAL TOPIC: This meeting is meant to get you up to speed fast on essential Drupal skills. For the main event, we'll have Bill Fitzgerald (bonobo) from FunnyMonkey presenting on how to review code. We'll also welcome out-of-town guest Alan Palazollo (zzolo) who will expand on code review skills, explaining how to release code on Drupal.org. You'll also learn how to get involved with Drupal documentation, too.
2. SPECIAL FORMAT: After initial presentations, we'll break up into smaller groups for hands-on code review sessions where you will actually review real, live code! So you'll want to plan on staying longer than our normal meeting end time as we work into the night. We'll even be approving full project applications on Drupal.org, so whether you are a newbie or more experienced, this is a great opportunity to learn from other Drupal developers.
3. SPECIAL LOCATION: To help facilitate the smaller code review workgroups, we've got a special location for this user group meeting. The meeting will be held at the brand new offices of Tigerlogic. It's a beautiful 7,500 square foot space in Goose Hollow with super-high ceilings, exposed brick walls, huge windows, cool couches, and long tables for smaller groups. The space is located a couple of blocks from the PGE Park max station. Here's the address information:
Tigerlogic
1532 SW Morrison St., 2nd Floor
Portland, OR 97205
Note: It's a three-story red brick building located at 16th and SW Morrison, next to the Scottish Rites of Freemasonry. After entering, come on up to the 2nd floor.
4. SPECIAL FOOD/DRINK: Rumor has it that for those staying on for our smaller code review sessions, we'll even have some fun food and drink on hand! :-)
So I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at 6:00 pm tonight!
Cheers,
Ben
Code review small group leaders
Several people at Brewpal said they're willing to advise a small group during the code review at the May 11 user group meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 pm. This is the sign-up event we talked about. If you're a Drupal developer who maintains or co-maintains a module or theme and you can lend a hand, please sign up to help us plan.
The format and structure will all be part of the initial presentation so there's no special preparation. Just bring your experience. If you want to read ahead, see:
http://funnymonkey.com/community-development-and-code-reviews
http://groups.drupal.org/node/144359
How to impress a Drupal shop if you're a contractor looking for work
Heya folks,
We got some nice feedback from our quick post looking for Drupal contractors. It's exciting to connect with the community.
Read moreGeek question - Why is there no render array for links in D7?
Geek question for the PDX clan,
Anyone got any ideas for why there's not render array for links in D7? There's theme_links() in theme.inc. But why does the theme engine in D7 not take advantage of render arrays? Menu module does not define a render array for menu links either, which maybe isn't it's job, but would seem to make theming overrides much easier than hacking out your own MYTHEME_links() function in template.php.
Any thoughts? (Mikey_p, I know you got something...)
-s
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re: Experienced Drupal Developer Sought | Local Company
Regarding this job posting, I don't believe that it's in either party's best interest to execute Drupal development contracts under these terms:
- "Reasonably priced by project, not per hour"
- "Not juggle clients - you work on one client's project at a time until that project is completed"
The first stipulation leads to outmoded, unhealthy waterfall-style development methodologies. The second is something a client should be able to dictate only if they are also offering health and unemployment insurance.
Read moreMay user group: Diving deeper into the Drupal community
The first part of our May meeting will begin with a brief presentation from Melissa Anderson (eliza411) on how to get involved with the Drupal documentation team, followed by a presentation from Bill Fitzgerald (bonobo) from FunnyMonkey about how to review code. Learn how code review benefits experienced and new contributors alike and how it improves the community.
Read moreApril Brewpal
As always, no formal agenda... just the opportunity to chat, drink, and work in the company of fellow Drupalers. Don't forget to bring your laptop and use the free Wi-Fi. Because AC power is somewhat limited, it's best to charge up your laptop before you come.
We get going at 5:00 p.m., but if your job doesn't permit you to arrive until 6:00 p.m. or so, that's fine, too.
So here are the details on April's Brewpal:
Date: Tuesday, April 26
Time: 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Lucky Lab Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby St.
Portland, OR 97209
CiviCRM meetup
This is CiviCRM's first Portland, OR meetup. It is an informal gathering open to all those who are using, have intererest in using, or are developing CiviCRM.
The event will be hosted by Stuart from Korlon, LLC and Chris from Free Flow Digital, both local Portland outfits. Watch for the CiviCRM sign on our table and come join us.
LUCKY LABRADOR BEER HALL
1945 NW Quimby Street
Portland, OR 97208
United States
Meetup Agenda
6pm: Meet and greet
6:30pm: Topics of discussion
People who are using CiviCRM locally
Questions from those interested in using CiviCRM
Wednesday's User Group Meeting (Drupal 7 Case Study + Vertical Niche Distributions + Building Social Networks)
Hey everyone,
Just a friendly reminder that this WEDNESDAY (April 13) is the date of our monthly Portland Drupal User Group Meeting.
Here's what we've got on the agenda:
1. "A Case Study in Drupal 7: Care Network by Elite Care" presented by Manuel Mejia
Want to leverage the power of Drupal to address your own specific niche industry or market? Learn how this can be accomplished by examining a real-world case study of the "Care Network"—a Drupal distribution that assists staff and family members in creating "Communities of Care" for elderly and disabled people. Built on Drupal 7, the Care Network helps provision services, monitor community residents, and facilitate social interaction.
In particular, Manuel will discuss unique features of the project including real-time location tracking of all individuals on campus, programable alerts using a wide array of sensors, web enabled recording of daily notes and services, and touch screen monitors used to input and display this information. He'll also touch upon the strengths of Drupal as an application platform and how anyone can extend Drupal 7 core and contributed modules to fit their unique project requirements and needs.
2. "Building a Social Network in Drupal" presented by Ben Kaplan
Have you ever wanted to build your own social network? Or maybe add some cool social networking features to your existing website? In this presentation, Ben will demo some of the latest features of the User Relationships (http://drupal.org/project/user_relationships) and Private Message (http://drupal.org/project/privatemsg) modules—two modules he's worked on that allow you to replicate many features of popular social networks.
And what if you also want to leverage the power of other third-party social networks like Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace? Ben will demo the newest features of the Janrain Engage (http://drupal.org/project/rpx) module, including the ability to authenticate with other social networks, map user data from these networks, share content simultaneously across networks, and integrate with popular Drupal modules like Rules and Views.
Finally, here are the meeting details:
Date: Wednesday, April 13
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. (after the meeting, we head to Lucky Lab for drinks and conversation!)
Location: OpenSourcery offices (1636 NW Lovejoy St. Portland, OR 97209)
It promises to be really interesting and useful meeting... you don't want to miss it!
See you there,
Ben
Training
I am a Microsoft guy wanting to learn open source for Drupal. What resources are available in the Portland area (ie. Courses, books, classes, ....). What are your suggestions on an effective path to take?
Read moreCalendar of Events Recipe for Drupal 6 that really works
A workable "Calendar of Events" for Drupal can be a baffling ordeal to try and get working and usable. Even trying to get a recipe to work can involve hours of wading through patches and comments to get something usable. In an earnest effort to try and reduce the madness, here is a recipe that works very well for our latest project for a client, and includes fixes we developed ourselves.
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New Acquia Podacast with our own Ben Kaplan
Check out my newest Acquia podcast episode with our own Ben Kaplan on the really cool Janrain Engage module. Janrain is a service that manages connections with all of the social networks (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) so that you can easily integrate them into your sites.
Read moreCan anyone help with Drupal install
Hi All,
First of all, sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong place.
I'm looking for someone to sit-down and help walk me through a Drupal install. I've tried and reached some troubles that I don't know how to resolve. If you're in Portland, willing, and available, let me know.
thanks
msl
2011 PACIFIC NORTHWEST DRUPAL SUMMIT
For further details: http://pnwdrupalsummit.org/
(Note, just adding this here so it appears on the g.d.o events calendar: http://groups.drupal.org/events?field_event_type_value_many_to_one%5B%5D...)
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Open Source Bridge proposals close Mar 31
In case anyone was thinking of participating but procrastinating, Open Source Bridge proposals are still being accepted through end of day March 31st. As a now-established homegrown event, OSB seems like a natural way to participate more in the broader community and an easy way to do some of that outreach everyone has been talking about :)
http://opensourcebridge.org/events/2011/proposals
User Group Review of Full Project Applications
There was talk at DrupalCon Chicago about incorporating some Drupal community activities into our user groups meetings, specifically the review of applications to create full projects. This is a great chance to learn, to perform a valuable service for the Drupal community, and to participate in the community in a more integral way. I'm collecting some of the relevant links in this post, looking to gauge people's level of interest, and making sure this is on the radar for the Aprll 13 user group.
Read moreBrewpal
Hey all,
I figured I better get this out since tomorrow is the 4th Tuesday in March!
It's time to remind everyone that TOMORROW is our monthly Brewpal meetup (Tuesday,March 22).
As always, no formal agenda... just the opportunity to chat, drink, and work in the company of your fellow Drupalers. Don't forget to bring your laptop and use the free Wi-Fi. Because AC power is somewhat limited, it's best to charge up your laptop before you come.
We get going at 5:00 p.m., but if your job doesn't permit you to arrive until 6:00 p.m. or so, that's fine, too.
Read morelanguage negotiation - history and re-thinking
We have multiple domains, all allowing multiple languages, each with a different default language, and all sharing some content.
We're currently trying to deal with the following problem scenario:
We have a U.S. site with English as the default language.
We have a France site with French as the default language.
We have a Spain site with Spanish as the default language.
We create a language neutral node on the U.S. site, and we allow that node to be displayed on the French site and the Spanish site. No problem.
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