Ann Arbor, Michigan

Welcome to the Ann Arbor Drupal User Group

We are an open group of Drupal users in Ann Arbor, Michigan willing to freely share knowledge about Drupal.

We meet 7-9pm the last Monday of the month, generally at Bar Louie.

Notes on advanced Views

Posted by vkareh on August 31, 2011 at 4:36am

The following are some notes from the presentation on advanced Views. I have linked to the module (with the content type and view) used for the demonstration.

We started by creating a simple view using the Views UI, then we loaded it into our code so that we can modify it. For this example, we outlined four steps for using Views in the code:

Load the view

The view object is loaded and stored in a variable
Build the view

The view query is built based on all the options that the object contains

DrupalCamp Indy Nov. 5th 2011

Posted by dougvann on August 29, 2011 at 4:10pm

Start:

2011-11-05 09:30 - 18:00 America/Indianapolis

Organizers:

dudenhofer

indytechcook

HedgeMage

Event type:

Drupalcamp or Regional Summit

What is a Drupalcamp?

A Drupal camp is a gathering of people who are interested in Drupal. The people come from a wide variety of backgrounds from someone who has never used Drupal to a core contributor. There will be session for why your business should use Drupal to how to build efficient servers that use Drupal.

If you are a web developer, run an IS department or are just curious about Drupal, come join us for some fun!

Who Is The Camp For?

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People who have never used DRUPAL and want to be walked through exactly how it can be used.

August A2DUG - Advanced Views

Posted by vkareh on August 27, 2011 at 8:26pm

Start:

2011-08-29 19:00 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Organizers:

vkareh

Event type:

User group meeting

Hello fellow Drupalers - it's the time of the month where we gather to discuss Drupaly issues.

This month we're going over how Views are built from the code point of "view" and how to manipulate different elements of Views without having to use the dreaded PHP input filter. This should also be of interest to front-end developers and themers, since we will also be looking at how Views can be handled at the theme layer.

Let me know if you have any requests regarding advanced Views usage/building/coding/theming.

Cheers!
-Victor.

site designer/developer needed for Ann Arbor-based nonprofit start-up

Posted by brandoncww on August 24, 2011 at 9:04pm

Hi! My name is Brandon and I'm looking for recommendations or info on finding a local (doesn't have to be A2 necessarily) designer/developer to build a new site for Creative Rights. Creative Rights is a nonprofit org that was started by two recent UM law grads and is dedicated to empowering the creative community in Ann Arbor and Detroit by providing affordable legal services to creators and community-based organizations. The organization will also provide free, or low cost, legal services to the programming/development community regarding IP issues.

How well is Drupal calendar content recognized by search engines?

Posted by Brainwrap on August 24, 2011 at 12:57am

I have a client who's been using an ancient (by web standards) Perl-based calendar script program (called, dully enough, "CalendarScript", which hasn't been updated in years.

I've recently converted other parts of her site over to Drupal 6.x, and have been strongly recommending moving off of this old calendar script out of both security concerns and usability reasons. However, she's used it for many years and is reluctant to abandon it.

July a2Drupal

Posted by steve.colson on July 25, 2011 at 5:15pm

Event type:

User group meeting

Now that the heat wave is subsiding (slightly) and Art Fair is over, we know it is the middle of summer. We are towards the end of July, so that means it is already time for another a2 Drupal meeting!

This month, Mike Monan of TechReprieve has volunteered to give us a rundown "on the services module and how to use it." It should be interesting.

Location: Spark Central (downtown Ann Arbor)
Time: 7pm - 9pm

See you all soon!

July A2 Drupal Group Meeting

Posted by monan on July 22, 2011 at 6:23am

Hey everyone...

That time is here again (so quick?)... I volunteered last meeting to do a bit on the services module and how to use it, but if others have things they'd rather cover it's not a problem. If there are specific questions about services or things that people want to cover, speak up now...

Thanks...

Mike Monan

June a2Drupal

Posted by steve.colson on June 27, 2011 at 6:33pm

Start:

2011-06-27 19:00 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Organizers:

steve.colson

Event type:

User group meeting

Hi everyone, this is your friendly day-of reminder that a2drupal is meeting tonight! As Mike noted last week, we are meeting at 7:00 at Spark Central in downtown Ann Arbor.

This month, we will be taking a look at Open Atrium, which is a really nifty project management tool similar to the ubiquitous Basecamp. If you are looking to have a fairly robust system without all of the clutter, then you should definitely come on down and check this out!

See you soon.

June A2Drupal Meeting General Discussion

Posted by monan on June 23, 2011 at 3:12pm

Event type:

User group meeting

Our Ann Arbor group meeting is quickly approaching and I haven't seen an announcement yet, so...

The Ann Arbor Drupal Users Group will be meeting next monday 6/27 at 7pm at Ann Arbor SPARK Central, located at
330 East Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

This is an informal and casual gathering, so feel free to bring your laptops and hang-out with us. Open topic thread in comments of this event.

As always, we'll migrate over to Bar Louie afterwards for continued discussion...

Hope to see you all there...

MDDUG Thursday 6/23/2011 8:00pm-9:00pm, Starbucks at NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy.

Posted by techPersona on June 15, 2011 at 6:05pm

Start:

2011-06-23 20:00 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Event type:

User group meeting

The Metro Detroit Drupal Users Group (MDDUG) monthly meeting will be getting together at

Starbucks
1470 W. Maple Road
Troy, MI

This location is at the NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy. It has free Wi-Fi service.

This is an informal and casual gathering, so feel free to bring your laptops and hang-out with us.

Facebook Group page - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_108075972555061

Memorial Day: No Meeting Today

Posted by steve.colson on May 30, 2011 at 1:57pm

Hi everyone,

This is just a reminder that there is no meeting today because of memorial day. We will have a meeting on the last Monday of June like usual.

If you are hanging out on the internet today, go outside and enjoy the weather!

Happy Memorial Day!

MDDUG Thursday 5/19/2011 8:00pm-9:00pm, Starbucks at NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy.

Posted by techPersona on May 4, 2011 at 8:25pm

Start:

2011-05-19 20:00 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Event type:

User group meeting

The Metro Detroit Drupal Users Group (MDDUG) monthly meeting will be getting together at

Starbucks
1470 W. Maple Road
Troy, MI 48303

This location is at the NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy. It has free Wi-Fi service.

This is an informal and casual gathering, so feel free to bring your laptops and hang-out with us.

Facebook Group page - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/home.php?sk=group_108075972555061&ap=1

Help with data import project

Posted by JCOFFEY on April 28, 2011 at 9:39pm

Hi! My name is Justin Coffey and I'm really looking for some ideas/suggestions on how to complete a task on a project I'm working on.

The site I'm developing is acting as a "web portal" for independent sales representatives. At this time, I'm working independent from the company but with their go ahead. As a result, my goal is to not ever directly link up with their servers or databases at their corporate headquarters.

Here is a brief example of the real world workflow:

April a2Drupal Meet

Posted by steve.colson on April 21, 2011 at 3:38pm

Event type:

User group meeting

Hi everyone, it is rapidly approaching the end of the month so as you may remember, that makes it time for another a2Drupal meet!

Come on by to Spark Central on April 25th at 7pm and join other Drupal folks as we commiserate on how paying taxes is far less fun than drinking a good beer.

See you soon.

MDDUG Tuesday 4/19/2011 8:00pm-9:00pm, Starbucks at NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy.

Posted by techPersona on April 15, 2011 at 3:36pm

Start:

2011-04-19 20:00 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Event type:

User group meeting

The Metro Detroit Drupal Users Group (MDDUG) monthly meeting will be getting together at

Starbucks
1470 W. Maple Road
Troy, MI 48303

This location is at the NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy. It has free Wi-Fi service.

This is an informal and casual gathering, so feel free to bring your laptops and hang-out with us.

Facebook Group page - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108075972555061

hosting multiple sites

Posted by yogarenzi on April 12, 2011 at 2:10am

Does anyone have experience hosting multiple drupal sites from one account? I need some help organizing them, and figuring out some google search issues.

Thanks!

-Renee

March a2Drupal

Posted by steve.colson on March 28, 2011 at 7:11pm

Event type:

User group meeting

It is already the end of the month! That means it is a2Drupal time!

This month, Victor (and maybe others?) will be telling us all the exciting things that happened at DrupalCon Chicago, for those of us that couldn't make it.

When: 7pm
Date: March 28, 2011
Where: Spark Central

See you all then!

MDDUG Thursday 3/24/2011 7:30pm-9:00pm, Starbucks at NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy.

Posted by techPersona on March 19, 2011 at 5:05pm

Start:

2011-03-24 19:30 - 21:00 America/Detroit

Event type:

User group meeting

The Metro Detroit Drupal Users Group (MDDUG) monthly meeting will be getting together at

Starbucks
1470 W. Maple Road
Troy, MI 48303

This location is at the NorthWest corner of Crooks Road and Maple Road in Troy. It has free Wi-Fi service.

This is an informal and casual gathering, so feel free to bring your laptops and hang-out with us.

Facebook Group page - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108075972555061

Set default input filter for particular form item

Posted by lsiden on February 28, 2011 at 11:32pm

I thought there was a way to configure particular form items (usually textareas) to use a particular input filter by default that may be different than the global default set in /admin/settings/filters. Does anyone remember that or am I imagining things in my coding delirium?

February a2Drupal Meeting

Posted by steve.colson on February 28, 2011 at 5:18pm

Event type:

User group meeting

Guess what? It is already the end of the month! So you guessed right, it is now time for our Drupal meeting.

We've got a very loose agenda again. If people have small things they want to present on, feel free to bring a small (5 min or less) show-and-tell. Additionally, we will be available to answer each other's questions and hopefully meet some new people.

Hope to see you all this evening!

Time: 7:00pm
Place: Spark Central, Downtown Ann Arbor

ps. If anyone or any companies want to do a show-and-tell in the future, please send me a message via the contact page.

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