Spokane Daytime Drupal Group - June 11 - ONLINE!

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jhodgdon's picture
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2020-06-11 10:00 - 12:00 America/Los_Angeles
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User group meeting

We hope you can join us for the next daytime meeting of the Spokane Drupal User Group! We are currently meeting every two weeks online.

When
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 10 AM to noon
Where
Due to the libraries being closed, this meeting will be held online in a Google Hangout (link will be posted 10-15 minutes before the meeting -- check back).
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What
We spend up to two hours in a question and answer format, with the participants in Google Hangouts, where they can share their screens, talk, etc. Come with questions about a project you're working on, something you've learned that you'd like to share with others, a desire to improve Drupal in some way (documentation, programming, design, marketing etc.), or a desire to help others with their projects and questions. Or just come and listen and observe.
Who
Everyone is welcome -- the only prerequisite is having some interest in Drupal. This group is usually 5-10 friendly people, with experience levels ranging from novice to expert, so you'll fit right in. Because of the size of the group, you will have time to share something you've learned, or get your questions answered, or both!

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Meeting link

jhodgdon's picture

Please join us in about 10 minutes in Google Hangouts:
https://hangouts.google.com/call/S-qQ3fhN9nsL0P26tIjFACEA

Meeting notes

jhodgdon's picture

We had a short meeting today, as no one really brought a lot of things to discuss... Here's what we talked about:

  • Next meeting in two weeks! I'll schedule it after I post this. Shawn will most likely be the person posting the meeting link next time -- Jennifer plans to attend but may be doing one-hand typing so someone else might need to take notes.
  • Events:
    - DrupalCon -- Will be online -- July 14-17
    https://events.drupal.org/global2020/
    - Other events may be happening online, so you could meet people from all over the world -- check https://groups.drupal.org/events?type%5B%5D=regional for events
  • We discussed the pros and cons of meeting in person... Some people are feeling it's still too much of a COVID-19 risk to meet in person currently, even though it might be legal to do so. Also there are positive points about online meetings: no travel, everyone can share screens, etc. The main "con" is that some people find it easier to present questions in person. All that considered... we decided that for the time being we will continue to meet online, and re-assess if the case rate goes way down in our area (including Spokane County and northern Idaho). We might try to have a social event in a park sometime this summer (bring your own food).
  • The people present today agreed to change the name of our group to the Spokane Web Technology Group, to reflect our interest in and willingness to discuss topics other than Drupal.
  • Drupal 9 is out! Drupal 7 end of life is November 2021.
  • Upgrading your site from Drupal 7 to 8 should be feasible but requires considerable work. See
    https://www.drupal.org/docs/upgrading-drupal/upgrading-from-drupal-6-or-...
    for more information.
  • Upgrading your site from Drupal 8 to 9 should be pretty easy. If it is all Drupal Core, it's a simple upgrade. If you have downloaded "contrib" modules, many are ready. If you've written your own code in modules or themes, you may need to work on it. This module will help you figure all of that out:
    https://www.drupal.org/project/upgrade_status

    And once you've got all your code ready, this page explains how to do the upgrade:
    https://www.drupal.org/docs/upgrading-drupal/upgrading-from-drupal-8-to-...

Spokane, WA

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