Making sure customers get personalized experiences is super important for businesses. To do this, it's crucial to focus on mobile-first and quick responses. People want interactive web stuff, so picking the right content management system (CMS) is key. But finding the right CMS is a task!
Dear Readers,
The world is marching forward at an unprecedented pace, grabbing the wings of the digital revolution. Just as light, water, land, and air are naturally ubiquitous elements sustaining us, the current era introduces another layer of ubiquitous elements that make our lives easier and connect us in ways never imagined. Social media, emails, and various messaging platforms exemplify these transformative elements. But with unprecedented connectivity came an uninvited, often irksome guest: "Spam."
Spam can be likened to a tedious joke frequently repeated aloud, devoid of humor but somehow forcing an obligatory laugh. What's intriguing is that many find themselves compelled to endure this strained laughter collectively. Like dealing with someone who insists on sharing a lousy joke, we attempt to avoid, hide, change the topic, or deliberately feign obliviousness. However, despite our efforts, we often find ourselves unable to escape its persistence.
Sure, akin to a bad joke, it is not harmful most of the time; you hear it and leave it, but what happens when its impact transcends mere irritation? When spam begins to intrude upon your time, occupy unnecessary thought space, and sometimes even pose potential harm, it becomes clear that dismissing it as benign is no longer feasible. Various prevention methods have been developed and implemented to combat the persistence of spam across different digital platforms. Drupal, the most sought-after and trusted enterprise-level CMS, ensures spam prevention with the utmost efficacy and a wide array of modules.
I was able to round up a list of Drupal modules that can help you prevent spam in the latest listicle published by The DropTimes (TDT). Users can choose from various modules and services based on their specific requirements, balancing spam prevention with user experience and accessibility considerations. We invite readers to share their preferred spam control modules for Drupal in the content here.
A seasoned Drupal developer at Novicell, Mads Nørgaard explores their groundbreaking journey harnessing Drupal 10's power to revolutionize high-traffic websites, featuring the success story of kino.dk. As the digital world buzzes with the concepts of Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless (MACH), there's a misconception that Drupal, a traditional CMS, falls behind in this evolution. However, the kino.dk project tells a different story.
In the past week, Kazima Abbaz covered an intriguing discussion on Reddit, showcasing how the Drupal community creatively addresses complex content management challenges across multiple sites. To delve deeper into these diverse perspectives, check out the article here.
The entry of 2024 is creating all the buzz in Drupal, with its communities across the globe bustling to conduct conferences, camps, and meetups. Students can attend DrupalCon Portland 2024 at a new discounted rate of just $50 with access to sessions, networking opportunities, job fairs, resume building, and more. DrupalCon Portland also calls for volunteers to lead breakout sessions during the Nonprofit Summit on May 9, 2024.
DrupalCamp Belgium 2024 will be hosted at Odisee Technologiecampus in the vibrant city of Ghent on May 10-11. Prospective speakers can submit session proposals from Drupal Mountain Camp 2024, contributing to the event's diverse and comprehensive knowledge-sharing.
The Annual Mautic Conference, with this habit of continent hopping, is set to unfold in the APAC region this time. Pune, Maharashtra, India, will host the largest Mautic conference—MautiCon India 2024. A Design Feedback Event - EvolveUX Montreal, hosted by Evolving Web, will take place in Montreal on January 22, 2024. A list of Drupal events for this week is published here.
In other updates in the past week, Ryan Szrama has disclosed the latest update to Commerce Core in version 2.37, introducing a new store dashboard. Michael Miles introduced "Drupal Droid," an AI assistant for Drupal 9+ website development designed to streamline coding and site configuration processes. The Drupal Association has secured a $300,000 service contract from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), marking a significant milestone in their efforts to fortify Drupal's security and bolster the platform's ecosystem.
There are more stories available out there. But the compulsion to limit the selection of stories is forcing us to put a hard break on further exploration—happy Drupaling folks.
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Thank you,
Sincerely
Alka Elizabeth
Sub-editor, TheDropTimes.
Discover the power of custom Drupal blocks as we delve into website customization in this article. Custom Drupal blocks offer personalized functionality, design, and content that set your website apart. Investing time in creating these blocks unlocks many benefits for Drupal website development.
To inspire your creativity, we will present real-world use cases demonstrating how custom Drupal blocks can elevate user experiences and deliver tangible results.
Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your Drupal website? Join us as we open the secrets of creating custom Drupal blocks, sharing best practices, and exploring compelling use cases.
Multimedia content, such as engaging videos, insightful podcasts, and vibrant images, is meant to captivate, inform, and entertain website users. However, while creating an immersive world of multimedia experiences, it’s necessary to be mindful of the people with a wide range of impairments who need alternative ways to perceive the content.
Are you working on a Drupal website and being tormented by a storm of issues? If the answer is yes, just know that you are not alone. Anyone who offers Drupal development services, be it a Drupal development company or an individual freelancer, encounters these issues during the development, deployment, or maintenance stage.
Now, is your mind being boggled by the question, “Then, how do they manage to sail through the challenges they come across?” The answer lies in some sureshot debugging techniques that help in eradicating any issues you encounter while building or working on a Drupal site.
Hey nonprofit Drupal users! The DA is interested in supporting community-driven content that is specifically relevant to nonprofit organization staff and related agencies at DrupalCon North America in Portland, Oregon, at the Nonprofit Summit on May 9, 2024.
We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in giving back to the community by contributing some subject matter expertise via a day of informal breakout sessions or other group activities. We are open to ideas!
Do you have some Drupal expertise or a recent experience with a Drupal project that you would like to share with others? Is there something about Drupal that you think is really cool that you would love to share with the nonprofit Drupal community?
You will not be required to make slides! You don’t need to have lots of (or any) speaking experience! All you need is a willingness to facilitate a discussion group or engaging activity around a particular topic, and some expertise or enthusiasm for that topic that you wish to share.
Please fill out this form by February 13th and we will get back to you as soon as we are able. Thank you! https://forms.gle/MJthh68rsFeZsuVc8
Discussion leaders will be selected by the Nonprofit Summit Planning Committee and will be notified by the end of February.
We're thrilled to share that the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), based in Germany, has generously entrusted the Drupal Association with a $300,000 USD service contract for work done to benefit the public. This funding is set to fuel two crucial projects that promise to strengthen security for Drupal and enhance the Drupal ecosystem.
The Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) supports the development, improvement, and maintenance of open digital infrastructure in the public interest. Its goal to strengthen the open source ecosystem sustainably, focusing on security, resilience, technological diversity, and the people behind the code. STF is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and hosted at and supported by the German Federal Ag-ency for Disruptive Innovation GmbH (SPRIND).
The Drupal Association, along with the Drupal community, support Drupal with core support, community support, flagship programs, and new innovation. The Drupal Association is a unicorn in the software sector in terms of structure and true community - and is a leader for open source collaboration and an open web.
This project will optimize GitLab CI, streamline user authentication with Keycloak, migrate Drupal contribution credits from the old issue queue to a new GitLab integration, create a seamless opt-in process for Drupal.org hosted projects to transition to GitLab issues, and develop an accessible learning guide. The guide will be a valuable resource for project maintainers looking to shift from Drupal.org's custom tooling to GitLab.
This initiative aims to enhance the security of the Drupal ecosystem by securing the signing prototype, conducting a third-party security audit of the PHP-TUF client and Rugged server, and performing a third-party security audit of the Drupal integration code. Additionally, the project will deploy secure signing in a production environment, further bolstering the security measures in place.
This funding aligns perfectly with the Drupal Association's strategic priorities. It enables us to make significant strides towards our goals, particularly in terms of optimizing our workflows through GitLab and enhancing our security measures with secure signing. Both projects will conclude before 31 March 2024.
The partnership with STF allows us to make a positive difference in the Drupal community and advance the open source platform for all users. We are grateful to the Sovereign Tech Fund for their generous support. Their funding shows dedication to open source and their belief in the Drupal Association and the community's ability to innovate and ensure the future of web development.