Talking Drupal

Today we are talking about Drupal Contribution, how you can approach it within your company, and why a Contrib First approach is important with guest Steve Wirt. We’ll also cover Config Importer & Tools as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/490 Topics What is contrib first How does this help the Drupal community Why is it a good idea for companies How do you explain this to non dev folks like CEOs or Presidents What do you say if a client does not buy in How do you monitor and build confidence in other developers How can someone get started Any tools or tips for someone trying to bootstrap this Resources MOTW https://www.drupal.org/project/confi https://www.drupal.org/project/upgrade_tool Civic Actions Practice Tools - Contrib First Civic Actions Engineering Practice Area - Drupal Contrib First Module Development Codit menu tools Alt text validation - currently being built as Contrib First Bill requiring US agencies to share custom source code with each oth

Today we are talking about The IXP Fellowship Initiative, Workplace Developer Training, and making Drupal better for the little guy with guests Carlos Ospina & Mike Anello. We’ll also cover Cloudflare Turnstile as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/489 Topics What is the IXP initiative Why does the community think this is important What is the current status What changed in the last 10 years How do we encourage businesses to do this How can people get involved Resources Turnstile Intro blog post from Cloudflare Irvine reCAPTCHA Study Deep dive on Google Scholar Alternatives https://www.drupal.org/project/hcaptcha - privacy-focused alternative, still image-based https://www.drupal.org/project/altcha - open, self-hosted option. Seems more basic. Posts referencing Irvine study https://boingboing.net/2025/02/07/recaptcha-819-million-hours-of-wasted-human-time-and-billions-of-dollars-google-profit.html https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/24/googles_recaptchav2

Today we are talking about The open university initiative, Drupal in academia, and Fostering Drupal Education with guest Jean-Paul Vosmeer. We’ll also cover Artisan as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/488 Topics What is the Drupal Open University Initiative How did this initiative start Why is it important to get Drupal into Universities and Classrooms What stage is the initiative at Is Drupal currently in any universities Is it better to approach schools or professors directly How is the curriculum being developed What are the main differences between this initiative and resources like Drupalize.me, Drupal at your fingertips, or Drupal TB What is next on the roadmap Where does Drupal CMS fit in Where does the initiative need help How can someone get involved Resources Drupal Open University Initiative Metadrop blog about Artisan Drupal viking Do it with Drupal Drupal at your fingertips Drupal Open University OSPO https://todogroup.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org

Today we are talking about Single Directory Components, How best to work with them, and their future with Drupal with guest Brian Perry. We’ll also cover Embedded Content as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/487 Topics What are Single Directory Components (SDC) Why the switch to SDCs What is there in common between decoupled and SDCs Can you give us an overview of your workflow Common pitfalls How should someone get started working with SDCs Does it work with Paragraphs and Blocks? Does it need to be all at once How do you think SDCs will evolve Do you see this leading to more Decoupled front ends What contrib modules make working with SDCs easier Resources My Single Directory Components Workflow Pico CSS Open Props Twig Tweak No Markup SDC Styleguide Radix Theme SDC Block UI Patterns 2.x Astro TAC Guests Brian Perry - brianperry.dev brianperry Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Scott Weston - scott-weston

Today we are talking about GraphQL, Drupal Decoupled, and What to do with them with guest Jesus Manuel Olivas. We’ll also cover CORS UI as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/486 Topics What is GraphQL How do you use GraphQL with Drupal Would you use GraphQL without a headless theme Do you need additional server requirements What are some of your favorite GraphQL modules What caused the change from v3 to v4 What is meant by Drupal Decoupled What are the best use cases How do you handle caching and performance How do you handle roles and permissions Do you think AI has made decoupled more interesting Resources GraphQL GraphQL Compose GraphQL Compose Preview GraphQL Compose Webform GraphQL Compose Fragments Swagger UI Custom Field Drupal Decoupled Guests Jesus Manuel Olivas - drupal-decoupled.octahedroid.com jmolivas Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Scott Weston - scott-weston MOTW Correspondent Martin Ande

Today we are talking about AI Autonomy, How it could help Drupal Development, and AI in the future with guest Jay Callicott. We’ll also cover AI Agents as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/485 Topics What got you interested in this topic What is meant by AI Autonomy You suggested in your blog post in the Drop Times that developers will manage AI can you elaborate AI coming for our jobs Drupal X Do decoupled sites have an advantage Is the future going to be all prompts Skill decay What would you say to a CEO thinking about replacing developers with AI Resources Drupal is Great! Its Perception Might Not Be. The AI-Driven Developer: From Assistance to Autonomy in Drupal Development DrupalX Ethics of AI Guests Jay Callicott - drupalninja99 Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Scott Weston - scott-weston MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to l

Topics What is Drupal CMS Are we ready for the release Drupal 7 What can people expect Will there be a launch button If someone uses the one click install how will they know what to do next What new features are there If someone tries the trial how do they get that site on a host When will Experience builder be out Are any vendors going to provide Drupal CMS as a service What is on the roadmap How can people get involved Resources Starshot initiative Guests Matthew Grasmick - grasmash Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Scott Weston - scott-weston MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to have one or more fallbacks within your Drupal tokens? There’s a module for that. Module name/project name: Token OR Brief history How old: created in May 2018 by Daniel Beeke (danielbeeke) of the Netherlands Versions available: 2.3.0 Maintainership Actively maintained, current release appx

On today's show we are talking with Nic. This is our chance to learn more about our beloved Talking Drupal show host. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/XXX Topics Talking Drupal NLightened Development Contribution Personal Background Interests Drupal Guests Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan Hosts Stephen Cross-@stephencross

On today's show we are talking with John. This is our chance to learn more about our beloved Talking Drupal show host. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/482 Topics Talking Drupal Non-Code Contribution Solution Architect Personal Background and Interests Drupal Guests John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Host Stephen Cross-@stephencross

Today we are talking about Drupal Marketing, how it applies to Drupal CMS, and what a Drupal and Drupal CMS Marketing Future look like with guest Suzanne Dergacheva. We’ll also cover Drupal 11.1 as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/481 Topics Drupal marketing moves New brand Marketing people at the DA Goal of marketing How does this impact Drupal CMS Drupal CMS marketing How will you educate people about the differences between core and CMS Any challenges How do you like the new homepage Next steps to move the brand forward Case studies Why did you volunteer If someone wants to get involved how can they Resources Brand Portal Drupal.org homepage https://new.drupal.org/home https://www.drupal.org/project/drupalorg/issues/3475832 Case study guidelines Webinar with Suzanne and Rosie Gladden about Key Strategies for Expanding Drupal’s Reach Advent Calendar Freelock.com - 24 days of Drupal automations Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Pico

Today we are talking about The Ripple Makers program, How it benefits Drupal Association members, and Why it’s important to Drupal with guest Julia Kranzthor. We’ll also cover Migrate Boost as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/480 Topics What is Ripple Makers Taxes Why did the Drupal Association (DA) membership program need overhauling Are DA individual memberships different than Ripple Makers Do people have to sign up if they are already a DA member Coming up with the benefits Where did the name come from Does this have new benefits What has the impact been Resources Ripple Makers https://www.drupal.org/association/RippleMakers https://www.classy.org/give/386338#!/donation/checkout Drupal Certified Partner (DCP) Drupal staff page Migrate Boost 'workbench_moderation', 'pathauto', 'xmlsitemap', 'search_api', 'search_api_algolia', Guests Julia Kranzthor - JR_KThor Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi S

Today we are talking about Drupal CMS Media Management, How media management has evolved, and Why managing our media is so important with our guest Tony Barker. We’ll also cover URL Embed as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/479 Topics What do we mean by media management in Drupal CMS How is it different from media in Drupal today Why is media management important How are you applying these changes to Drupal What phase are you in Will this be ready for Drupal CMS release in January What types of advanced media will supported Do you see it growing to replace some DAMs Are there future goals How did you get involved How can people get involved Resources Track 15 Proposal for Media Management Issue to publish research on other CMS and the questionnaire results Vision for media management https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal_cms/issues/3488393 Contributed module file upload field for media https://www.drupal.org/project/media_widget and these related modules https:

Today we are talking about WEBAssembly, How it’s used, and cool things you can use it for with Drupal with guest Matt Glaman. We’ll also cover Darkmode JS as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/478 Topics What is WebAssembly Progressive Web Aoos Open source Does it have a community Browser support How does it work Common use cases How can you use this with Drupal This was an early concept for Drupal trial Challenges Wordpress playground Pieces that do not work for PHP Are there risks Are there resources for people that want to use WebAssembly Do you see it being used with Drupal Resources WEBAssembly WEBAssembly history Browser support 2038 WordPress Playground https://playground.wordpress.net https://github.com/adamziel Slides from Barcelona: The Web APIs powering the Starshot trial: https://mglaman.dev/sites/default/files/2024-09/The Web APIs powering the Starshot trial experience.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJVM_uDGD5I&list=PLpeDXSh4nHjQOfQV-BUgo

Today we are talking about being the CTO of the Drupal Association, How the job has changed, and How its impacted Drupal with guests Josh Mitchell & Tim Lehnen. We’ll also cover Automatic Anchors as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/477 Topics How long ago were you CTO Josh Tim when did you take over DA infrastructure Drupal Credit System Josh's proudest moment Tim's proudest moment Growth Josh if you could do one thing differently Tim if you could make one change Future of the CTO job Resources OOP Hook conversion Oregon State University Open Source Lab Whuffie: Cory doctorow Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Rethink weighing of contrib projects and credits Guests Tim Lehnen - aspenthornpress.com hestenet Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Joshua "Josh" Mitchell - joshuami.com joshuami MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted headings on

Today we are talking about some things are on our mind including, The DOJ Accessibility ruling,Drupal CMS Event Recipes and Tooling for core development with our Hosts. We’ll also cover @font-your-face as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/476 Topics DOJ Accessibility Ruling Drupal CMS Tooling for core development Open University Resources Accessibility ruling PHPUnit testing https://www.drupal.org/docs/develop/automated-testing/phpunit-in-drupal/running-phpunit-javascript-tests https://github.com/ddev/ddev-selenium-standalone-chrome Drupal Events Recipes Guests Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Joshua "Josh" Mitchell - joshuami.com joshuami MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to add and manage web fonts for your Drupal site, directly within the ad

Today we are talking about Workspaces, What They are, and How They Work with guest Scott Weston. We’ll also cover Workspaces Extra as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/475 Topics What are Workspaces in Drupal What's a common use cases for Workspaces Are Workspaces stable Do Workspaces help with content versioning What does the module ecosystem look like for Workspaces Inspiration Workspaces best practices Any interesting ways it is being used Is there a way to access workspace content in twig Navigation integration Workspaces and workflows What aspects of a Workspace are limited to live If someone wants to get involved or get started Resources Drupal Workspaces Core issue: Media library form can only be submitted in the default workspace Integrate Navigation with Workspaces Guests Scott Weston - scott-weston Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Joshua "Josh" Mitchell - joshuami.com joshuami MOTW Corresponde

Today we are talking about the revolt event Loop, what it is, and why it matters with guest Alexander Varwijk (farvag). We’ll also cover IEF Complex Widget Dialog as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/474 Topics What is an event loop Why does Drupal need an event loop What will change in core to implement this What problem does this solve Does this make Cron cleaner and long running processes faster What impact will this have on contrib How would contrib use this loop What does this mean for database compatibility What inspired this change Test instability Why Revolt Will this help with Drupal AI Resources Adopt the Revolt event loop for async task orchestration revoltphp/event-loop was added as a dependency to Drupal Core Add "EventLoop::run" to Drupal Core Migrate BigPipe and the Renderer code that's currently built with fibers Revolt Playground that shows converting some Fiber implementations from Drupal to the Event Loop DrupalCon Barcelona Talk about "Why Asy

Today we are talking about Color with CSS, Sass, and bringing it all into Drupal with guest Aubrey Sambor . We’ll also cover Navigation Extra Tools as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/473 Topics A little career background Why Front end Do you prefer JS or CSS How do colors work today in CSS Is this different from the past What is gamut Can color functions help with contrast What color functions make you the most excited Is Sass still a thing Do you use preprocessors with color functions Post CSS in Drupal Any modules you can recommend to help with CSS colros Any benefit for single directory compontents or web components Resources New England Drupal Camp Color in CSS: using new spaces, functions, and techniques to make your site shine Text wrap Gamut Do you still need Sass in 2023 Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Aubrey Sambor - star-shaped.org starshaped MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandcl

Today we are talking about Access Policy API, What it does, and How you can use it with guest Kristiaan Van den Eynde. We’ll also cover Visitors as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/472 Topics What is the Access Policy API Why does Drupal need the Access Policy API How did Drupal handle access before How does the Access Policy API interact with roles Does a module exist that shows a UI What is the difference between Policy Based Access Control (PBAC), Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC) and Role Based Access Control (RBAC) How does Access Policy API work with PBAC, ABAC and RBAC Can you apply an access policy via a recipe Is there a roadmap What was it like going through pitchburg How can people get involved Resources Access Policy API Access Policy Talking Drupal #226 Group Flexible Permissions External roles Test Super access policy Access policy talk at Drupalcon barcelona D.o Issue about exception on security issue Guests Kristiaan Van den Eynde - kristia

Today we are talking about Freemium Drupal Modules, The WordPress hub-bub, and Drupal, Now with AI with our hosts. We’ll also cover FullCalendar as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/471 Topics Freemium Drupal Wordpress controversy Drupal CMS and AI Resources Dries Wordpress Blog Post Non-Code Contribution: Using your passion and skills to power open source. DrupalCon Barcelona Driesnote Drupal AI Guests Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Aubrey Sambor - star-shaped.org starshaped Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted an interactive calendar to display your Drupal events with drag-and-drop rescheduling, and without using jQuery? There’s a module for that. Module name/project name: FullCalendar Brief history How old: created in Sep 2010 by ablondeau, though I’ve been behind the most recent re