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.
Maintenance mode using server files?
Question: Is there an easy way in Cpanel or within a Drupal file on the server to temporarily take your Drupal 7 site offline and then turn it back on?
I can't use the maintenance mode in the Drupal admin, it needs to be done using the server files.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Corey
August Twin Cities Drupal JAM
Our monthly JAM is an opportunity for anyone in the local Drupal community to bring a project and hang out and work together. Beginners and experts are all welcome. This is part social event and part co-working/sprinting.
Any project will do, here are a few samples of what you are encouraged to do at the monthly JAM:
1) Hack on Drupal Core
2) Bring a project from work
3) Work on a personal project
4) Come help improve Drupal documentation
5) Come and spend the working on TC Drupal Camp 2014 (natch:) 2015!
6) Work on that presentation you are planning for TCDrupal user group
"Unconference Track" at Twin Cities Drupal Camp
This year we are organizing and facilitating an "unconference track." This is a series of loose discussions on topics suggested by participants (and a few seeded topics by organizers).
Schedule your own topic here:
http://bit.ly/1oF8qdb
Topic ideas:
- Freelancer tools. Online tools for freelancers to manage our business.
- Conversation with Chris Shattuck about running a Drupal related business
- When to use Wordpress?
- Drupal and U
- Teaching Drupal
- Drupal and Non-profits
- Add your own.........
August Happy Hour (rescheduled!)
Our regularly scheduled Drupal Happy Hour is being moved to August 14th - see you at TC DrupalCamp instead. We're moving our monthly happy hour from the first Thursday to the second Thursday this month.
Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
We meet monthly for Drupal Happy Hour. This event is all social, show up, don't sign up.
If you are new, this event is for you - Come on out and meet the regulars!
Read moreRide Share / Room Share Opportunities for Twin Cities Drupal Camp
If you are looking for a ride to Twin Cities Drupal Camp or have a room that you might be willing to share to a fellow Drupalista, please feel free to post a note here. No one should miss camp because they couldn't get a ride from Wisconsin or didn't have a place to stay.
Read moreSkills needed to get a job as a Drupal site builder / developer
I've determined I'm not going to make enough money quickly enough as a solo site builder / developer to be able to get by, so I need to find actual, regular employment. Ideally this would be doing something working with Drupal, or at least using a similar skill set.
However, I do not have a background in computer science, programming, etc. I've built a number of Drupal sites (no custom module work) over the past few years, I worked as a System Administrator from 2000-2002 and I've used some flavor of Linux as my desktop environment since then. My undergrad degree is in History...
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Volunteer at Twin Cities Drupal Camp
If you are not signed up for Twin Cities Drupal Camp, stop reading this and go register now.
If you are signed up for camp, please sign up to volunteer. We need people to record sessions, be room hosts, and help us with registration.
Volunteering is a great way to meet fellow Drupal folk. Come be a part of the fun!
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August TC Drupal meetup
Topic
TBA
Community Lab Hours 5-7PM
Don't forget we're holding Community Lab Hours from 5-7PM right before the meetup in the same location. Come work on Drupal, get some help with your questions, share your ideas, get some stuff done!
The refreshment
Pizza and some beverages will be provided. Thanks to our generous hosts, Advantage Labs! You're also encouraged to bring along beverages to share.
Wednesday August 27th 7-9PM
Intermedia Arts
2822 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55408
July TC Drupal meetup (TONIGHT!): Vagrant
Join us TONIGHT for the July 2014 TC Drupal meetup on Wednesday July 23rd from 7-9PM at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis.
I bet you thought we’d be all wrapped up in summer and forget about the meetup, didn’t ya? Well we didn’t. It’s happening tonight! So if you made other plans, break ‘em and join us.
Topic? At last month’s meetup, Tess (socketwench) mentioned the open source virtual development environment software Vagrant and how useful it can be to set up flexible, accurate development environments for working on Drupal sites (and code) development locally. She agreed (to much fanfare) to show us Vagrant and how to get it up and running. This will be our presentation topic tonight.
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Let's discuss incorporation at Twin Cities DrupalCamp
You've probably noticed there's been some discussion about incorporation the Twin Cities Drupal User Group as a non-profit. Let's get together at DrupalCamp and try to bring the discussion to closure.
Some things to discuss:
- What are the reasons for incorporating?
- How do we incorporate? What about annual renewals and tax statements?
- How would the corporation function? How would our corporation work with the Drupal Association?
Drupalcorn Ridesharing
Drupalcorn is just a few days and I know there are several of us going. Do we have any plans to share a car for the camp?
My car is in reasonably good condition, but it's tiny. It could certainly take one additional person and luggage. Three would be a sqeeze. I would be able to leave sometime Thursday afternoon and return sometime Sunday.
Read moreTwin Cities Monthly Drupal JAM!
We've renamed our monthly "coder night" to the TC Drupal Jam.
Come help us celebrate the new name and JAM on (or with) Drupal - or JAM on stuff while thinking about Drupal.
Our monthly JAM is an opportunity for anyone in the local Drupal community to bring a project and hang out and work together. Any project will do, here are a few samples of what you are allowed to do at the monthly JAM:
1) Hack on Drupal Core
2) Bring a project from work and book some overtime hours
3) Work on a personal project
4) Come help improve Drupal documentation
Help us out! Sign up for Twin Cities Drupal Camp - NOW!
Just a reminder that there is just under a week to take advantage of the "Early Bird Special" for this years Twin Cities Drupal Camp. Some members of the planning committee have predicted that this WILL BE the best Drupal Camp ever!
We initiated an early bird special this year to help us encourage people to register early. (HINT) It's VERY helpful for us if you register now and not wait until 3 days before camp.
:-)
Please, sign up tonight for free Karma points! (undisclosed amount)
http://2014.tcdrupal.org/
Please, tell your friends!
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The Crafting Code Tour (with Crell!)
Larry Garfield is coming to the Twin Cities to speak at the Nerdery on Monday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Crafting Code Tour. He'll be talking about the increasing sharing that goes on between different PHP projects, including Drupal.
Brandon Savage will also be talking about tools to help evaluate the quality of your code.
Events at the Nerdery (9555 James Ave S Suite 245, Bloomington, MN) are always a good time, and there will be an after-hours drinkup at the Sports Page (9014 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420) afterwards.
Should be fun!
Read moreTC Drupal Coordinating Committee
I may have accidentally started a rumor that the next TC Drupal Coordinating Committee would be prior to the July happy hour (this Thursday). In reviewing my notes, I now see that it would normally be scheduled for the first Thursday in August. HOWEVER, the first Thursday in August is opening night of TC Drupal Camp - so, I can be pretty sure that it will not happen then.
Prior TC Drupal Coordinating Committee meetings happened in: November, February, and May.
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Part Time Drupal Opening to Work Remotely
I received this email and I'm passing it along to anyone who may be interested...
Hi Marlette,
I hope you are doing well today.
I have a client in Fargo, ND who is looking for a Drupal developer on a part-time basis. The work is primarily in Fargo, but you could be based remotely in the Twin Cities.
Please send me a quick note if you are interested in learning more details, or forward it to a friend who might be a good fit. I am offering a $500 referral fee.
Best regards,
Jennifer
July Happy Hour - Moved to July 10th!
Drupal Happy Hour is getting kicked around again! Plan to attend our monthly Drupal Happy Hour on July 10th! We're moving our monthly happy hour from the first Thursday to the second Thursday in observance of the 4th of July holiday.
Blue Nile
2027 E Franklin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55404
We meet monthly for Drupal Happy Hour. This event is all social, show up, don't sign up.
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Anyone with Drupal to PDF experience?
stpaultim and I have been working on an ongoing support project that has been a little tricky. The client wants to be able to generate a single PDF download that combines a number of specific nodes from the site. We've been able to use the Views PDF module to create the PDF download, but the formatting within the document is pretty bad (and the functionality overall is a little unpredictable).
Anyone else have experience with this module or functionality? Can we buy you a drink to talk it over?
Read moreTC Drupal Camp - Deadline for Submitting Sessions is Today!
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for submitting sessions to this years Drupal Camp is today:
http://2014.tcdrupal.org/schedule/proposed-sessions
Take a look at the list of sessions that have been proposed so far. If something is missing, either submit it yourself or post a note here saying "I'd really like to see a session on......" It's not to late for someone else to respond and submit a session on what you'd like to see.
A few highlights of what has been PROPOSED so far:
- 5 Secrets to Becoming a Drupal Ninja
- A 4 Letter word: TWIG
June TC Drupal meetup: 2014 DrupalCon Austin knowledge share
Join us for the June 2014 TC Drupal meetup on Wednesday June 25th from 7-9PM at Intermedia Arts in Minneapolis.
We'll spend our time this month sharing what your fellow TC Drupal community members learned while in Austin for DrupalCon Austin earlier this month. The TC Drupal community was prominently represented in Austin a few weeks ago. Your fellow local Drupalers participated in pre-con trainings and summits; presented official sessions; convened BoFs; mentored new core sprinters; schmoozed at vendor tables and saw bats (sort of). Come here about the best (and worst?) sessions so you can know which 'con videos to watch. Hear about the backroom discussions, decisions, gossip. Bring your questions about Drupal and its future. Those of you who attended, this is your chance to turn your 'con experience into giving back to the community!
IMPORTANT: This month we'll be in ArtsHub West, the building behind the main Intermedia Arts building. Enter ArtsHub West's main entrance which is on Aldrich Ave S. There is a performance at Intermedia so parking in the Lyndale and Aldrich lots may be limited if you arrive later.
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