Host Matt Kleve discusses a recent Lullabot Drupal project and its transformative impact on government websites. In this episode, we have an exciting conversation with a representative from the Office of the CIO from the state of Iowa and the Director of Strategy at Lullabot, as we explore the importance of structured content and its role in the groundbreaking work being done on Iowa.gov, powered by Drupal.

When you think of the most powerful tools in Drupal, it should come as no surprise that Views are always at the top of the list. Built into the Drupal core since 8.0.0, Views, together with their companion module Views UI, enable website administrators, site builders, and developers to display content listings on their websites in any format they need. 

My projects all use DDEV for local development. Regarding end-to-end testing, as part of my continuous integration process, I also use DDEV! This way, my scripts for running Cypress are the same locally and in my CI. Leveraging DDEV in your CI is especially useful if your project has multiple domains, which is harder to replicate using good old php -S 127.0.0.1:8080 -t web. Recently I wanted to speed up my end-to-end tests by avoiding full site installs for each job. A full site install could take a few minutes with the default content creation. But I knew a database restore could take a fraction of that time. Luckily, DDEV provides snapshots that can be used to restore your environment from a backup!

The approach was this:

Update your microsite and see the changes in real time without having to publish them.

Effective management of a Drupal-based website requires regular maintenance to ensure optimal performance and security. By enlisting the expertise of Drupal maintenance services, you gain access to a host of benefits that extend beyond routine upkeep. In this article, we will delve into the top five advantages of entrusting your Drupal maintenance to professionals.

April 24, 2023, was a remarkable day in the history of Drupal as it got certified as a digital public good. Its proposal was finally approved by the Digital Public Good Alliance (DPGA), and Drupal got added to the Digital Public Good Registry. Accomplishing this milestone isn’t easy. After all, aspiring software products have to adhere to the stringent Digital Public Good Standard. However, Drupal triumphed after undertaking a tedious journey filled with struggle and strife, and hence, validated its enormous potential again.

Getting established as a digital public good (DPG) has opened new avenues for Drupal development. It is now drawing the interest of more and more governments and nonprofit organizations across the globe. If you wonder why so much hype about Drupal becoming a DPG, this blog will help you satiate your curiosity.

Join us at 10:00 am ET on July 14, 2023 for a Closer Look at Professional Module Development, a new no-cost mini-webinar that provides an overview of what the two versions of our Professional Module Development course covers and insight into all of the benefits and resources that come with it. The Full version of the Summer 2023 session begins August 8, with the Lite version starting August 22nd.  

The 30-minute Closer Look webinar includes a curriculum overview, including the topics and modules that you will build during both the 90-hour full version and the 60-hour Lite version of the course. The curriculum and all materials of the PMD are continually updated to ensure that participants are learning the latest version and best practices.  

Mike Anello (@ultimike) will also cover who might benefit from the course, and the awesome resources that registration provides, including becoming part of the active DrupalEasy Learning Community and weekly office hours both during and after the course and access to screen casts and class recordings in perpetuity. Sign up for a Closer Look at Professional Module Development.