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Matt Glaman: How do theme template overrides in Drupal work?

4 Jan 2024

In Drupal, with themes, you can override default template output by copying, pasting, and customizing those templates. It works, but how? I thought I always knew how this worked. But I realized I didn't when I dove into supporting Drupal 7 themes with Retrofit.I know Drupal builds the theme...

Matt Glaman: PhpStorm live templates to automate the boring things

4 Jan 2024

I finally took a look at writing a custom live template with PhpStorm. I've used them several times to automate scaffolding a foreach statement or other random suggestions that a Tab keypress leads to automated scaffolded code. But I never really dove in to see how they work or could be customized...

Matt Glaman: My Dependabot configuration for Drupal (and other PHP projects)

4 Jan 2024

I use GitHub to host my repositories, such as this website. To keep my dependencies up-to-date, I leverage Dependabot. The product has matured a lot over the past few years. Before, it was a standalone service and then acquired by GitHub. It did not support dependencies managed by Composer. It was...

LN Webworks: How Skilled Drupal Developers Can Benefit Your Business

4 Jan 2024

Drupal is a cutting-edge and versatile content management system regarded as an incredible solution for a diverse range of web development projects. However, building a Drupal project that aligns with your business goals and produces the desired results can be quite challenging. To effortlessly...

The Drop Times: Celebrating a Year of Growth and Community: The DropTimes 2023 in Review

4 Jan 2024

As we step into 2024, it's time to reflect on a remarkable year at The DropTimes. In 2023, the content we published is studly increasing. With over 70 interviews,  3,000 articles, coverage of 462 events, and more than 1,000 job opportunities, we've made significant strides since our inception. Our...

Promet Source: A Deep Dive on Lenovo's Multilingual Drupal Site

4 Jan 2024

Takeaway: Drupal’s comprehensive approach to multilingual features has made it a go-to solution for inclusive, global digital platforms. Both Marco Angles and I have worked on Lenovo, with me focusing on content management and Marco focusing on development. Collaborating on multilingual projects,...

Michael J. Ross: Web Is Still in Beta

4 Jan 2024

The Web Is Still in Beta Michael J. Ross 2024-01-04 Back in the early 1990s, when the World Wide Web was being discovered by the worldwide computer users — at least those with Internet connections — new websites were being crafted and made public at a...

The Drop Times: A Reddit Discussion on Changes In and Beyond Drupal

3 Jan 2024

Explore the nuanced discussions within the Drupal community as users and developers grapple with the CMS's complexities, AI integration, and its future amidst the rise of alternatives. Insights from seasoned professionals shed light on Drupal's strengths, challenges, and role in a rapidly evolving...

kevinquillen.com: Update on List field data integrity issues in Drupal 10.2

3 Jan 2024

Last week I wrote up a walkthrough in dealing with a change introduced for List field validation in Drupal 10.2 using a stored procedure to rewrite existing data. After some discussion, this change has been reverted in an upcoming patch release for Drupal 10.2:Regression from #2521800: using...

CTI Digital: Drupal Core Major Upgrades

3 Jan 2024

Over the past 12 months, our teams have completed numerous Drupal upgrades. We would like to share our experiences and knowledge with anyone who has yet to undergo this process to help make it smoother for you.

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