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rachel_norfolk: Community Driven Development

Community Driven Development Image removed. For many years in the Drupal community, I’ve found that my greatest pleasure is not in actually creating the next awesome feature (and, wow, we have some awesome features coming…) but in helping to mentor those who will in the future. Recently, an opportunity came up that interested me a lot. Cambridge University Press & Assessment were looking for a seasoned Drupal developer to help grow the in-house team as they deliver projects built on the platform. I could hardly say no! I very much wanted to look at how better active participation in the community can be a key driver for development of the team’s capabilities.. Rachel Mon, 10/14/2024 - 09:01

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Golems GABB: Managing Enterprise-Level Drupal Projects

Managing Enterprise-Level Drupal Projects Editor Mon, 10/14/2024 - 14:16

In this era where websites are like storefronts for many businesses, there is an increasing need for strong and flexible CMS. More than 2.3 million websites worldwide, including some of the biggest and most complex digital platforms, use Drupal!
But, handling large Drupal projects for enterprises is a twist. As the need for complex digital experiences grows, managing such setups comes with many difficulties. You have to make certain that everything works smoothly together, from integrating well with current systems to keeping high-level safety measures intact while also optimizing performance to handle heavy traffic.

#! code: Drupal 11: Adding Operations To Running Batches

This is the fifth article in a series of articles about the Batch API in Drupal. The Batch API is a system in Drupal that allows data to be processed in small chunks in order to prevent timeout errors or memory problems.

So far in this series we have looked at creating a batch process using a form, followed by creating a batch class so that batches can be run through Drush, using the finished state to control batch processing and then processing CSV files through a batch process. All of these articles give a good grounding of how to use the Drupal Batch API.

In this article we will take a closer look at how the batch system processes items by creating a batch run inside an already running batch process. This will show how batch systems run and what happens when you try to add additional operations to a running batch.

Let's setup the initial batch operation.

Setting Up The Batch

The setup for this batch process is similar to the batch processes on the other articles. This will kick off a batch process that will process 1,000 items in chunks of 100 each.

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Peoples Blog: Security Checklist for Drupal Application

Securing your Drupal website is crucial to protect your data, users, and overall website integrity. Here's a security checklist for a Drupal website: Keep Drupal Core and Modules Up to Date: Regularly update Drupal core and contributed modules to ensure you have the latest security patches. Enable update notifications to stay informed about available updates. Use Strong and Unique Passwords:

Oliver Davies' daily list: Is post-end-of-live support an anti-pattern?

With Drupal 7's end-of-life date of the 5th of January 2025 quickly approaching, I've recently seen again a number of companies offering support for Drupal 7 after its end-of-life date.

I've seen the same in corporate IT environments where they're running versions of software post their EOL date, so it's only Drupal 7, but I wonder if this is a good thing?

Is this deterring companies from upgrading if they know this is an option, or should everyone upgrade and we can move forward from Drupal 7 and other end-of-life software?

According to https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/drupal, there are still 281,000 active Drupal 7 installations.

It's considerably less than before - this time last year, it was over 380,000 installations - but it's still a lot of Drupal 7 being used.

LN Webworks: Why Is Drupal The Best Choice For Non-Profit Websites?

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Just like for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations also benefit from well-designed and high-performing websites. It serves as a great platform to let people know about your work, attract volunteers and donors, and provide potential clients with a way to seek out services. Unfortunately, many nonprofits lack the technical developers to create a smooth website on their own. A specialized Drupal development company can help nonprofits build user-friendly, secure, and scalable websites that cater to their unique needs, empowering them to grow their mission effectively

The first step to building a website is to pick a content management system or CMS. One of the most common options for many businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies is Drupal. It is an open-source CMS that is secure, relatively low-cost, and customizable.