Today we are talking about the Web Sustainability Guidelines, How sustainability applies to the web, and how your website can be more sustainable with guests Mike Gifford and Andy Blum. We’ll also cover LB Plus as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/424

• What are the Web sustainability guidelines
• Do they only apply to environmental impact
• When we think about sustainability we think of funding, does WSG speak to that
• Why are the WSG important
• What is the best way to implement WSG
• How do the WSG’s apply to Drupal
• Have the WSG’s been finalized
• Are they open source
• How can someone get involved

• Web Sustainability Guidelines
• Carbon footprint of your website
• Eggcorns
• Andy’s blog post
• w3c/sustyweb
• Sustainable web design working group
• Green Web Foundation

Mike Gifford - mgifford.medium.com @mgifford

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Melissa Bent - linkedin.com/in/melissabent merauluka

Martin Anderson-Clutz - @mandclu Layout Builder Plus

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted to make Layout Builder easier and more intuitive for content creators? There are a few modules that can help with that, but today we’re going to talk about one called Layout Builder Plus
• Brief history
  • How old: Originally created in Apr 2022
  • Versions available: 2.0.1 release, compatible with Drupal 10 and 11
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained, latest release just a week ago
  • Number of open issues: 2, both bugs, but both marked as fixed
• Usage stats:
  • 9 sites
• Maintainer(s):
  • Tim Bozeman of Tag1
• Module features and usage
  • Provides an overhaul of the Layout Builder UI, to make it easier for content creators:
  • Show a curated list of promoted blocks with icons, with lesser-used blocks available in a separate tab
  • Once a block is placed it shows automatically generated content, instead of asking the user to fill out a form before they can see what it will look like
  • Editing the content of a block happens in an overlay instead of the settings tray, so it can use more of the screen
  • Moves the Save Layout and other action buttons to the bottom of the page
  • Also adds some nice capabilities to Layout Builder, including:
  • Drag and drop entire sections
  • Change the layout of an existing section, even if it has blocks in it
  • Clone and update existing blocks
  • Finally, it includes a submodule to integrate with the Section Library module, which allows for a section within a layout to be saved so it can be reused again and again
  • I’ll also note that this is a module nominated by one of our listeners in the #talkingdrupal channel of the Drupal slack workspace, so if there’s a module you’d like to hear about in this segment, drop us a note in there

We're excited to announce the upcoming launch of DXPR Builder 3.0.0, expected around the turn of the year, marking a significant step towards the future of no-code editing for professional content teams. This release is not just an upgrade; it's a transformation that balances the needs of Drupal content editors-users with the strategic goals of large organizations.

Seamless Drual 10 Integration: CKEditor 5

For content marketers, DXPR Builder 3.0.0 brings a significant upgrade with the migration from CKEditor 4 to CKEditor 5. This enhancement ensures a more intuitive editing experience, allowing content teams to focus on creativity and efficiency.

Thanks to CKEditor 5's plugin architecture we can integrate the editor with Drupal, as well as with the Bootstrap 5 framework. For example, we're ensuring every table inserted with the text editor is a mobile-responsive Bootstrap table.

Mobile Editing: On-the-Go Flexibility

Previewing the future of mobile editing, DXPR Builder 3.0.0 transforms the way professional content teams work. This release will make it possible for the first time in Drupal to have a full-fledged mobile editing experience, offering unprecedented flexibility and on-the-go editing capabilities, enhancing the Drupal content management ecosystem.

Font Awesome 6: A Richer, Future-Proof Icon Set

Transitioning to Font Awesome 6, we're offering a richer set of icons, ensuring that your marketing materials stay fresh and relevant. This update, while keeping backward compatibility, reflects our commitment to providing tools that scale with your organizational needs.

Intuitive Content Management with Skeleton/Wireframe View

The new skeleton/wireframe view mode is designed to streamline the management of complex elements, catering to the needs of dynamic content teams in large organizations. This feature simplifies the reordering process, enhancing the overall efficiency of content creation.

It allows for easy re-ordering of elements that can currently be a bit harder to drag and drop, like large sections. This update will make it possible for the first time to re-order slides within carousels.

Backward Compatibility: A Smooth Transition

Understanding the importance of continuity, we ensure a smooth transition with backward compatibility for CKEditor 4 content and Font Awesome icons. This approach minimizes disruption, allowing your team to adapt without sacrificing productivity.

Thanks to CKEditor 5's recent updates in backward compatibility we expect a painless migration process we no need for database updates on your content.

Why DXPR Builder 3.0.0 is Ideal for Your Organization

DXPR Builder 3.0.0 is designed to align with the strategic objectives of large organizations. It offers scalability, enhances productivity, and ensures that your content marketing team has the most advanced tools at their disposal. The upgrade to DXPR Builder 3.0.0 is more than an improvement in technology; it's an investment in your organization's future.

Want to explore DXPR's no-code and low-code Drupal experience? Try our online demo or install our Drupal StarterKit which saves you hundreds of hours with a pre-configured DXPR Drupal set-up.

Stay Tuned: As we approach the release date, we are eager to unveil more features that align with our vision of the future of mobile editing for professional content teams. We're committed to empowering your organization with innovative tools that redefine digital storytelling and content creation.

Ever needed to create a "decision tree" feature and didn't know where to start? It's pretty easy if you use Drupal's webform module and add conditional handlers for the confirmation settings (all through a few clicks in the webform UI).

Geo-dependent content is a type of website content that changes depending on the user's location data. Here’s how to implement it on your Drupal website.

There are a number of different tools that allow you to validate and test a Drupal site. Inspecting your custom code allows you to adhere to coding standards and ensure that you stamp our common coding problems. Adding tests allows you to make certain that the functionality of your Drupal site works correctly.

If you have tests in your Drupal project then you ideally need to be running them at some point in your development workflow. Getting GitHub to run the tests when you push code or create a pull request means that you can have peace of mind that your test suite is being run at some point in workflow. You also want to allow your tests to be run locally with ease, without having to remember lots of command line arguments.

In this article I will show how to set up validation and tests against a Drupal site and how to get GitHub to run these steps when you create a pull request. This assumes you have a Drupal 10 project that is controlled via composer.

Let's start with creating a runner using Makefile.

Makefile

A Makefile is an automation tool that allows developers to create a dependency structure of tasks that is then run by using the "make" command. This file format was original developed to assist with compiling complex projects, but it can easily be used to perform any automation script you need.

For example, let's say that we want to allow a command to be run that has a number of different parameters. This might be a curl command or even an rsync command, where the order of the parameters are absolutely critical. To do this you would create a file called "Makefile" and add the following.

To run this you just need to type "make" followed by the name of the command.

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Optimizing the images on your website is crucial for performance, and in turn, User Experience, SEO, and more generally, the success of your site. The good news is that the Acquia Cloud Platform has built-in capabilities to help your site serve great-looking images that load quickly.

Let's break down the steps needed to put these capabilities to use:

1. Use the Built-in Utilities

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