This group is for anyone who uses Drupal and lives in or near the State of Wisconsin, USA.
Let's get together and support each other's various efforts to use and improve this great content management and social networking system.
Harnessing the power of Features!
Features! The awesome module which allows you to export Drupal configuration to code.
"The features module enables the capture and management of features in Drupal. A feature is a collection of Drupal entities which taken together satisfy a certain use-case."
Features lets you export content types, vocabularies, fields, field instances and anything within the CTools Export API universe.
We'll be presenting on how to use Features to create pluggable modules for reuse on client sites, but also for multiple environment deployment.
Features: https://www.drupal.org/project/features
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Madison - Sept Meetup
New Location and Time this month! We'll be meeting at the Downtown Madison Library (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703) in room 104 (conference room on the first level).
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TC Drupal Coordinating Committee (3rd Quarter)
Every three months we have a TC Drupal quarterly coordinating committee meeting. This meeting is open to anyone that wants to discuss upcoming or potential Drupal related events in the Twin Cities (or surrounding areas). We have been scheduling this meeting prior to the Happy Hour - with the intention of finishing our business in time for everyone to socialize starting at 6:00 (or sooner).
Anyone that attends the meeting is a member of the TC Drupal Coordinating Committee.
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Eau Claire Wisconsin Drupal Meetup
Monthly Drupal Meetup --- Come meet other Drupalistas
http://www.meetup.com/Eau-Claire-Drupal/events/201118782/
Simplifying Drupal site development!
Note: We're back to 7PM this time!
We're going for another share-alike session! How do you simplify Drupal site development? There are many tips and tricks to cut down configuration and build times when a new client comes around.
Share your stories! Do you use a Drupal distribution? Have you created your own profile? Maybe you just have a collection of modules you always know you will use.
Location:
Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha
1330 52nd St, Kenosha, WI
Drupal414 meetup: Building a Drupal 8 theme with new fangled awesomeness!
The Drupal theme system is what controls the visual appearance of your site. This has always been a very powerful system, allowing frontend designers and developers to customize every aspect of the site.
In recent years, however, the tools and techniques used in frontend work have evolved significantly. And, so has the theme system itself in Drupal 8.
In this presentation, Marc Drummond will give an overview of theming in Drupal 8, using new fangled (and awesome!) frontend tools!
Marc is an active Drupal core contributor (maintainer of the core Breakpoint and Responsive Images modules in Drupal 8) and he's literally writing the book on theming in Drupal 8. :-)
Marc is from the Twin Cities and will be presenting virtually via Google Hangouts. This also means that it'll be possible (for the first time) to participate in the Meetup virtually! If you're interested, checkout the event on Google+.
Read moreVirtual Panopoly Sprint on September 6th - Help make Panopoly better!
Hi Everyone!
We're organizing a Panopoly sprint on Saturday, September 6th, from 10am to 4pm CDT (UTC-0500).
The sprint will be "officially virtual," meaning anyone can participate over the internet from anywhere in the world. (However, we're also going to have a physical location to meetup for people in Milwaukee, WI, USA - more details on that below)
A "sprint" is an event where a group of people get together to work on something for a few hours. Sprints aren't limited to technical people or coders - people of all skill sets can contribute. However, as a virtual sprint, it will be a little easier for more technical people to get involved.
Here is a documentation describing all the ways you can contribute:
Our primary goal for this sprint, is to try to reduce the number of issues in the issue queue. At the moment we have 277 open issues, including 111 bugs. I'd really love to get the open issues down to 200 and the bugs to 50. :-)
Anyway, that means we really need help with these things in particular:
- Confirming bugs, ie. trying to reproduce the problem and see if it's a real bug
- Testing patches and seeing if they do what the issue says they do
- Tagging and triaging issues, ie. organizing the issues so they're easier to manage
- Doing code review on patches to make sure they follow best practices (for coders)
- Writing patches to fix confirmed bugs (for coders)
But you're not limited to those things! You can also help by writing documentation, creating Behat tests, finding new bugs in Panopoly, etc.
Read more to learn how to participate, what you'll need, and info about the physical sprint room in Milwaukee!
Read moreModule Show and Tell
At the last meetup we decided it'd be great if everyone thought of a module that they discovered that solved a really specific solution. We're not talking about Views, Panels, Display Suite, or any of the big ones. Just anything that solved your problem and might be easily overlooked.
Read moreMadison PHP Conference
One day, three tracks, more fun than a barrel of elePHPants!
Join us for a one day, three-track conference that focuses on PHP and related web technologies. This event is organized by Madison PHP and is designed to offer something to attendees at all skill levels. It will be a day of networking, learning, sharing, and great fun!
Three Tracks
We've carefully crafted three distinct tracks but you're not locked into just one. Attend any talk from any track.
PHP Foundations Track
Read moreDrupal414 meetup: Headless Drupal - using modern front-end technologies with Drupal!
Modern web applications are built using new cool JavaScript technologies on the front-end. But how can you use them with Drupal? And why?
In this presentation, Daniel Stout (from Madison, WI) will talk about the hows and whys of "headless Drupal." A recent trend in the Drupal community, headless Drupal is a way to use Drupal as the "data engine" while bypassing much of the theme layer to serve up your site via a JavaScript web application.
In this session, we'll cover:
- What are the benefits of headless Drupal?
- What JavaScript frameworks should I consider?
- What do I need to know to get started?
- How can headless Drupal make my website better?
- Is headless Drupal the future of Drupal itself?
- and much more...
About Daniel Stout: a web developer from Madison, WI, specializing in headless Drupal and freelance WordPress. He is an experienced communicator, conveying technical ideas to non-technical audiences. Daniel is also owner/partner of a tree farm that produces wood for papermaking and lumber. He works at Great Wolf Resorts, the world’s largest chain of indoor water parks.
Read moreChippewa Valley Drupal Group/Meetup
Hi -
We're interested in the possibility of starting a Drupal group in the Chippewa Valley -- Menomonie, Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, etc.
We'd like to know if anyone would be interested in meeting up in, for example, Eau Claire? So - anyone in NW Wisconsin let me know if you'd be interested in meeting.
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Drupal meetup
Looking to organize a meetup for drupal users.
This one will be held on the UW-Madison campus.
From 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Location to be determined shortly.
The focus on this meeting will be those that are new to drupal and want a hand with getting started or help with some beginner level help
Read moreLooking for mentor-new developer
I have installed Acquia Desktop and am looking for some one willing to offer guidance. I have reviewed videos and read much material and am looking for direction on what would be the best approach for building a website for a non-profit. The existing site is built in Joomla. I want to replicate it for my own learning and to offer it as an alternative as the organization will be growing and believe this platform will better serve that. I have started documenting functionality and would like someone with experience to point me to the best components for the job. Anyone interested?
Read moreDrupalCamp Wisconsin: Final Call for Sessions
This is just a reminder for the final call for sessions for the upcoming DrupalCamp Wisconsin. Sessions will be selected and posted early this week. You can check out already proposed sessions at http://drupalcampwi.com/program/sessions.
Don't forget to register today! Event registration is free.
http://drupalcampwi.com/
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!
Read moreDrupal414 meetup: Freelance Drupal - Advice for new Drupal freelancers and those who hire them
We love Drupal! But is it possible to turn your passion for Drupal into a way to make a living? Absolutely!
In this presentation David Snopek will talk about how to get started as a freelance Drupal service provider, based on his experience freelancing full-time for the last 4 years or so.
We'll talk about:
- The pro's and con's of freelancing
- Types of work and how to find it
- Ways to charge and how much you should charge
- How to escape the hustle and find recurring revenue
- (only a briefly) Contracts, bookkeeping, accounting and taxes
This presentation will also provide insight to people who may be looking to hire a freelancer: we'll discuss the pro's/con's, talk about how to find someone good and give you insight into how freelancers come up with the rates they charge.
And if you're already an experienced freelancer, own or work at a Drupal shop or otherwise are involved in the Drupal business eco-system, come down and share your experience!
(BTW, we moved this meetup to the 4th Thursday this month, because DrupalCorn Camp - which several of our members are going to - is starting on the 3rd Thursday. Sorry for the late notice!
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
DrupalCampPA: Bridging Higher Education & Industry!
Drupal Camp PA, a 2 day Drupal Camp in Western Pennsylvania, will be held on Saturday, August 2nd and Sunday, August 3rd at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Information Sciences. The theme of the conference "Bridging Higher Education & Industry" demonstrates the understanding of the importance of open source solutions in higher education as well as industry. The 2 day Drupal developer conference will feature topical sessions, keynote speakers, "Birds of a Feather" breakouts, and code sprints.
The deadline to submit a session is July 1st.
Read moreRecommendations for Drupal development/theming by shops in or around Madison, WI
I'm looking for recommendations for local/regional Drupal theming/development help (this is paid, project-based work).
I have a group of users that are in need of a new Drupal site. They have their hosting squared away already, and they are experienced Drupal users. What they need is someone to help them conceptualize and build a Drupal 7 theme, to build any necessary content types, and to migrate some existing content into the site.
Read moreTwin Cities Drupal Camp site is LIVE
Hey, check out the Twin Cities Drupal Camp website. We've been live a few days now and have hopefully caught most of the bugs (let us know if you find anymore).
http://2014.tcdrupal.org/
Important dates:
- Deadline for submitting a session: June 22nd
- Deadline for early bird registration: July 15th
- Camp: August 7th-10th
If you are planning on submitting a session, please do it quickly. We'd like to get some momentum. We already have some great sessions submitted and are expecting many more.
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