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The Drop Times: Leadership and Learning: Krishnan Narayanan on Building a Culture of Innovation
In this insightful interview, Krishnan Narayanan, CEO of Gai Technologies, shares his unique journey from bustling city life to the serene hills of Himachal Pradesh, reshaping the landscape of software development. He delves into the 'Dharamshala Model', a philosophy intertwining quality of life with the craftsmanship of technology, and discusses the transformative power of mentorship and continuous learning in building innovative teams. Discover how Krishnan's multifaceted career and holistic approach are pioneering change in the tech industry.
Two years later: is my Web3 website still standing?
Two years ago, I launched a simple Web3 website using IPFS (InterPlanetary File System) and ENS (Ethereum Name Service). Back then, Web3 tools were getting a lot of media attention and I wanted to try it out. Since I set up my Web3 website two years ago, I basically forgot about it. I didn't update it or pay attention to it for two years. But now that we hit the two-year mark, I'm curious: is my Web3 website still online? At that time, I also stated that Web3 was not fit for hosting modern web applications, except for a small niche: static sites requiring high resilience and infrequent content updates. I was also curious to explore the evolution of Web3 technologies to see if they became more applicable for website hosting. My original Web3 experiment In my original blog post, I documented the process of setting up what could be called the "Hello World" of Web3 hosting. I stored an HTML file on IPFS, ensured its availability using "pinning services", and made it accessible using an ENS domain. For those with a basic understanding of Web3, here is a summary of the steps I took to launch my first Web3 website two years ago: Purchased an ENS domain name: I used a crypto wallet with Ethereum to acquire dries.eth through the Ethereum Name Service, a decentralized alternative to the traditional DNS (Domain Name System). Uploaded an HTML File to IPFS: I uploaded a...
Lullabot: Lullabot Podcast: Forming Forms—Designing Content Authoring Experiences
We sit down with Greg Dunlap, Lullabot's Director of Strategy, who not only shares his latest endeavor on Kickstarter but also discusses with us the art and science behind "Designing Content Authoring Experiences." As we learn about content creation and management, Greg provides unique insights and practical advice, drawing from his extensive experience in the field. (He's been doing Drupal for almost 18 years!) Also, we learn what Drupal is doing right (and wrong) when it comes to content authoring experiences.
The Drop Times: Enhancing Digital Accessibility: The Accessible Tableau Integration Module
Explore the Accessible Tableau Integration module—a groundbreaking solution fostering inclusivity by bridging Tableau's analytics prowess with Drupal's accessibility framework.
Droptica: 11 Best University Websites on Drupal. Features Overview
What do the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Princeton University have in common? The answer is simple - Drupal. The most well-known and respected universities have chosen this CMS to manage their websites. Drupal's scalability, customizability, and interoperability are just some of the arguments that often stand behind its choice. I’ve collected examples of top university websites to look at their features and design.
LN Webworks: Why Drupal Is A Leading Best CMS In 2024: Five Reasons
Drupal is a popular CMS platform used by over a million users worldwide to build websites. It's free and doesn't lock users into a specific company, making it suitable for organizations of all sizes.  With a vast amount of community-contributed code available at no cost, the implementation of Drupal is affordable for many. Its flexible and robust architecture makes it suitable for both small projects and large-scale enterprise solutions, offering versatility and scalability. And a whole lot of other perks.  Top Five Reasons Why Drupal is the Top Choice as a CMS  Does Drupal stand a chance against many other high-tech CMS in the market?  And most importantly, is it a good idea to opt for Drupal?  Well, there is only one simple answer to these many other questions - YES!  And here are the 5 big reasons that keep Drupal a leading CMS even in 2024. 
Third & Grove: Third and Grove Earns Acquia Top Partner of the Year Award for 2023
Drupal Core News: Applications sought for Project Update Working Group
Applications are sought for the position of Project Update Working Group member. Interested parties should create a new issue in the Project Update Working Group issue queue. Applications are sought for both full and provisional members. Full members must have the ability to opt-in to security coverage for Drupal.org projects (sometimes referred to as the 'Git-vetted' role). Full members of the group must have a record of maintaining core or contributed projects. Please indicate which level of membership you are applying for in the issue. Applicants must seek two endorsements from other community members. Endorsements must be made on the relevant issue in the Project Update Working Group issue queue. The initial membership of the working group will be vetted by the Core Committer Team and Security Team. The vetting criteria for membership to the Project Update Working Group is based on an applicant's prior contributions to the Drupal community and their conduct in the community including issue queues, Slack chat, and at Drupal events. With Drupal 11 fast approaching we hope to have the working group up and running in the coming months. Applications will close at midnight UTC March 31st 2024.
The Drop Times: DrupalCon Lille 2023: A Personal Account of Adventure, Learning, and Community
Dive into a firsthand narrative of navigating visa hurdles, volunteering, and embracing the high-energy environment of DrupalCon Lille 2023. Gain insights into the Drupal ecosystem, contribution day experiences, and memorable encounters with industry peers. Explore the unique intersection of professional growth, global networking, and European travel in this comprehensive recount.
Tag1 Consulting: Enhancing Drupal's Layout Builder: Introducing Layout Builder Plus
Drupal’s Layout Builder feature has established a critical content creation and display framework in the four years since its integration into Core. Replacing older, more complex tools like Panels and Display Suite, this integration marked a significant shift towards a more user-friendly, native layout-building experience. Better yet, unlike other JavaScript-based content layout tools, LayoutBuilder retains support for Drupal’s more powerful features like views, accessibility, and multilingual, to name just a few. Despite its robustness, creating an excellent Layout Builder experience for your content editors typically requires several additional community modules. These modules add layout options, style customizations, granular permissions, content preview-ability, and, most importantly, fewer clicks to get the job done! You can see a list of Additional Modules for Layout Builder on Drupal.org. Knowing which ones to choose and how best to configure them is a challenge of its own. To help solve some of these friction-ridden experiences, Tag1 would like to formally introduce its new Layout Builder Plus Module, which dramatically helps improve Drupal’s content editor experience out of the box! ## Layout Builder Plus by Tag1 ![Animated image walking through various features of the Layout Builder Plus module. It... Read more Mariano Wed, 02/28/2024 - 06:27
CKEditor: Drupal and CKEditor: a history of advanced content editing | CKEditor
Ever wondered how Drupal got its rich text editor? For 10+ years, Drupal & CKEditor have worked together to deliver world-class content editing for Drupal users. But the story of this open source collaboration goes back to the early days of Drupal. Learn the full history of the CKEditor-Drupal integration.
The Drop Times: An Amalgamation of Open Source Benefits and Proprietary Luxury!
Discover how Jon Stewart is redefining the digital landscape with ZenSource—a game-changing platform fusing open-source flexibility with enterprise-grade capabilities. Uncover insights into the strategic use of Drupal, AI integration, and ultra-secure cloud hosting in revolutionizing customer experience platforms.
Horizontal Digital Blog: How to Migrate from Video Embed WYSIWYG to Drupal Core Media
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Specbee: How to integrate SSO with Drupal using SAML
Show of hands for anyone thrilled about logging in to every website every single time? Anyone? Didn't think so. When businesses prioritize convenience, customers will follow. Single Sign-On (SSO) is one such convenient feature that leaves your customers feeling satisfied and less stressed. It is a huge time-saver, is more secure (reduces password breach attacks), and increases productivity. In fact, businesses adopting SSO have seen an increase in user adoption rate too. Do you want to learn about how you can integrate SSO with your Drupal website? Keep reading and dive into the details! What is SSO ? Single Sign-On (SSO) is a user authentication service that allows users to use one login credential for all the systems integrated with SSO. Or, if there already is an open session in the main application, just clicking a button will log you in. An example: We can consider Quora as an example, as the forum allows you to create a new account, log in with those credentials, and also use social media logins (Google and Facebook).                          Source: https://www.quora.com/ Types of SSO Protocols Like any other concept, there are many available protocols to...
Acquia a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms
For the fifth year in a row, Acquia has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms (DXP). Acquia received this recognition from Gartner based on both the completeness of product vision and ability to execute. Central to our vision and execution is a deep commitment to openness. Leveraging Drupal, Mautic and open APIs, we've built the most open DXP, empowering customers and partners to tailor our platform to their needs. Our emphasis on openness extends to ensuring our solutions are accessible and inclusive, making them available to everyone. We also prioritize building trust through data security and compliance, integral to our philosophy of openness. We're proud to be included in this report and thank our customers and partners for their support and collaboration. Mandatory disclaimer from Gartner Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms, Irina Guseva, Jim Murphy, Mike Lowndes, John Field - February 21, 2024. This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Acquia. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other...
Talking Drupal: Talking Drupal #439 - Drupal 7 Long-Term Support
Today we are talking about Drupal 7 Long Term Support, common security tips, and support services you can use with guests Greg Knaddison, Aaron Frost, and Dave Welch . We’ll also cover Storybook as our module of the week. For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/439 Topics Drupal 7 EoL Drupal will not stop working Security team perspective Security concerns Extened Community Support Long Term support HeroDevs Never ending support (NES) PHP Hosting Security Contrib Product advisor Colorado Digital Service Resources herodevs.com Colorado Digital Service Guests Greg Knaddison - morrisanimalfoundation.org greggles Aaron Frost - herodevs.com aaronfrost Dave Welch - herodevs.com dwelch2344 Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Ivan Stegic - ten7.com ivanstegic MOTW Correspondent Mark Casias - markie Module name/project name: Storybook Brief description: The storybook module makes it easier to create a connection between Drupal and Storybook. It adds some Twig functionality so you can write Stories in Twig as opposed to YML or JSON or React Brief history How old: Less than a year Versions available: Alpha4 came out earlier this month Maintainership Actively maintained: Yes Number of open issues: 6 Test coverage: no Usage stats: N/A: for development only Maintainer(s): Mateu Aguiló Bosch (e0ipso) from...

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