The Santa Cruz Drupal User's Group is looking to connect Drupal users in and around Santa Cruz, California.
We have a budding tech community in Santa Cruz. One factor in our tech growth is the use of Drupal at several local web shops, start-ups, and organizations. Drupal use at UC Santa Cruz is also growing and it's time we all got together to share knowledge and learn from each other.
We (almost always) meet on the first Tuesday of each month, at 7pm. Meetings are free and held at NextSpace at 101 Cooper Street in downtown Santa Cruz. All are welcome. Ring the buzzer to get let into the building.
Note - If the meeting day falls on a holiday or during the winter holidays (e.g. January), then we might reschedule or cancel the meeting but there will be a discussion or event here for it.
Nextspace address
101 Cooper St.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Camp/Conference formula for Drupal
With over 500 camp attendees and 60+ session proposals, us organizers of Drupal Camp LA needed a Drupal site that was built for organizers and attendees, with lessons learned from 3+ DrupalCons & 2+ DrupalCamps. Here is our formula for our awesome camp site.
"DrupalCampLA.com was built on Drupal 6 using core & contributed modules to handle event registration, sponsorship management, featured speakers, user bio's, and session proposals. The website features an attendee driven event schedule where members propose sessions and only registered members pick which sessions they'd like to see (in the BarCamp style). Planning the schedule for the day of events has been made flexible enough to allow organizers to maintain a master schedule with ease. Not to mention that all attendees get their own schedule view with the sessions they pick."
"The web site was based on the latest Drupal 6.x release and utilized many of the current generation modules such as CCK for content customization, imagefield and imagecache to handle imaging Views & custom theming built on Zen for content presentation." (A full list of the modules used is in the case study - http://drupal.org/node/519100 )
The download link is available in the case study post - http://drupal.org/node/519100 and has been made available by LA Drupal & This By Them.
Read moreDrupal and Facebook?
Hello Santa Cruz Drupal-iers,
I've had a request from a client to display the stream from a facebook group directly into a drupal site. I saw the facebook API module(s) which allows you to login to facebook and display your 'home' stream in a drupal site, but I wonder if it's possible to go directly to a groups page?
Has anyone worked with this before? I am relatively new to drupal but jumping right in!
I have a feeling that this particular request may end up a rats nest of technicalities, but I may as well explore the possibility.
Looking forward to group input on this!
Read moreSanta Cruz Drupal Users
New day and time!
This month's Santa Cruz Drupal User Group meeting will be Thursday, July 2nd at 11:30am at NextSpace in Santa Cruz.
This month, we'll walk through the creation of a basic module. You'll see how to go from nothing to module, and we'll answer questions along the way.
See you on Thursday!
Read moreWhat days do you plan to attend Drupal Camp Los Angeles 2009? (August 8-9th)
DrupalCampLA 2009 Shirt Design Contest
Drupal Camp LA 2009 will be taking place from August 8-9th. Our annual two day event features training, sessions, an install fest, and networking opportunities with hundreds of Drupal users!
New this year is our DrupalCampLA 2009 Shirt Design Contest! You design a shirt and the winner will receive a printed shirt with their design or a Drupal book (provided by book sponsors). Each prize option valued over $25.00!
Rules: Entries must be submitted before Monday July 13, 2009. Designs can be in color. Multiple entries per person is allowed. Usage of the Drupal logo is not required, but helps. One or more of the following phrases should appear in your design(s):
* Drupal Camp LA
* 2009
* Los Angeles
* www.drupalcamp.com (or just drupalcamp.com)
* www.ladrupal.org (or just ladrupal.org)
New SEO Friend Module
My SEO Friend module has been approved by drupal.org and is now available at:
http://drupal.org/project/seo_friend
Please let me know if you want any SEO-related features added.
Thanks!
Kristen
Adobe.com Drupal article: Using Drupal themes with Dreamweaver CS4
The second article in my Drupal series for Adobe.com is out now. This article covers Drupal Themes, Dreamweaver tip(s) when working with Drupal, and shows off the Drupal Theme Starter desktop software.
"Understand the fundamentals of a Drupal theme and how Dreamweaver CS4 helps designers produce these themes."
Read the article now at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/drupal_themes_with_dwcs...
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Read moreWhat web enabled mobile device do you own? iPhone? Blackberry? G1? Something else?
how to add links in footer
Hi Guys,
I am novice user for Drupal. I start to create the website in Drupal.
I want to know how to add links to the footer.
can any body please explain me how to do it.
I really appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Regards,
-Jagdish
Read moreSC Drupal Users Group Meeting June 1st!
This is just a reminder that the Santa Cruz Drupal Users Group will meet tomorrow night, June 1st, at 7pm at Nextspace in downtown Santa Cruz.
Meeting Details
This month's meeting will feature:
- A brief (huh) intro to CCK and Views, two of Drupal's powerhouse, go-to, don't-start-a-site-without-them modules.
- A presentation by Kristen Pol on configuration and module use for search engine optimization (SEO) in Drupal.
Hope to see you there!
Read moreLA Drupal videos galore (DrupalCampLA + Meetings)
For over a year LA Drupal has been recording our meetings and many of our events. View the videos online... http://ladrupal.blip.tv
Subscribe to our video podcast... http://ladrupal.blip.tv/rss (available directly on iTunes too)
We provide these videos for free for people to learn Drupal of course. Over the next handful of weeks you will see us release videos from our meetings and DrupalCampLA '08. Learn the basics of Drupal, theme design, module development, advanced views, Services module (Flash + Drupal), and many, many more topics all relating to Drupal.
Follow us on twitter... https://twitter.com/ladrupal
Read moreHow did you learn Drupal or how are you learning Drupal?
Do you test new modules before uploading them to your live site?
Adobe.com article: Building a Drupal site in 10 steps
I just saw my latest Drupal article is now published on Adobe.com, and this is the first in a series I have produced.
"Read on to see how you can set up a Drupal site in just 10 steps. Learn about adding content, altering menus, modules, and themes, and how to get your site ready for search engines and users."
Read the article now at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/drupal_site_in_10_steps...
Read morefirst timer needs to hire someone to help with theming!!
Hello,
I'm finishing my MFA in Digital Arts/New Media here at UC Santa Cruz. We're installing our projects at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History beginning May 29.
I've been building a Drupal site that I will be installing in the gallery space. After having designed the templates, I'm realizing how difficult it is to get the CSS to work.
I have a modest amount of grant money to hire someone to help me finish this over the next few weeks. I work around the clock, so please get in touch at your earliest convenience if interested.
Here's my info...
--
laila shereen sakr
How long have you been using Drupal?
SCDUG Meeting this Monday, April 27th, 7pm at NextSpace
Yes, we do have a our monthly gathering Monday, April 27th at 7pm at NextSpace.
Sorry for the late announcement...I blame me.
This meetup will serve to provide a foundation for new Drupal users. We will be doing a I-just-installed-Drupal-now-what walk-through of the Drupal admin area.
We'll assume you made it through the installation of Drupal. So what do you do now? Come find out! We'll answer those time-honored Drupal questions like "Where am I," "But I just want to..." and "How do I change the home page." And many more.
Read moreDoes Saturday or Sunday work better for you to attend an LA Drupal daytime event?
Open Media Coming to Sacramento
The team from Civic Pixel / Deproduction / Denver Open Media will be in the Sacramento area the May 25-27th. We're going to be there to implement the Open Media System at Davis Access Media, but we'd love to do a song and dance for the SacDUG'ers while we're there if that's possible. We going to be presenting at the Open Video Conference June 18-19.
Read moreLA Drupal User Group Meeting (April 2009)
L.A. Drupal - Los Angeles' Professional Drupal Network & User Group
When? Tuesday, March 31st, 7:30PM-9:30PM
Where? 902 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401 (Venue Sponsor: CauseCast.org)
Map: http://tinyurl.com/LAdrupal-meetup-venue
Whats an LA Drupal meetup like? Fun & Interesting!
LA Drupal meetups are free and open to anyone interested in Drupal from beginner to guru, but you have to bring a fun attitude and be willing to share or learn.
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