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New and Updated Tutorials for Drupal 11

Amber Matz — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:51:17 +0000

New and Updated Tutorials for Drupal 11

We've added a new tutorial, Upgrade to Drupal 11. And, we've updated all tutorials and code in our Module Developer Guide for compatibility with Drupal 11.

Amber Matz Tue, 11/05/2024 - 16:51

Drush Custom Command Tutorials Updated

joe — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 20:48:18 +0000

Drush Custom Command Tutorials Updated

We updated our Drush tutorials to be inline with current best practices around the use of PHP attributes and autowiring dependencies. This post looks at the changes we made, and the work required to keep these resources up-to-date for our members.

joe Tue, 10/29/2024 - 15:48

Keeping up with Drupal’s Evolving Plugin API: Updating Tutorials for PHP Attributes

joe — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Keeping up with Drupal’s Evolving Plugin API: Updating Tutorials for PHP Attributes

At Drupalize.Me, one of our goals is to provide learners with up-to-date resources that align with the latest best practices. To that end, I recently worked to update our tutorials to reflect the transition from PHP annotations to PHP attributes for plugin discovery. I blogged previously about why this transition is happening.

As Drupalize.Me’s tutorial library continues to grow, these kinds of changes touch ever larger numbers of existing tutorials. Plugins is an interesting one because we have tutorials that teach the inner workings of the Plugin API. And, we have tutorials about things like blocks, field types, and views plugins, that while not specifically about the Plugin API, make use of it. This ended up being one the most significant updates we’ve made since the release of Drupal 8.

In short, the updates are necessary because Drupal is transitioning from annotations to native PHP attributes. And while annotations will continue to work for the foreseeable future, we wanted to make sure that the code examples, and recommendations, you find on our site are aligned with that code you’ll see in the latest versions of Drupal core.

joe Fri, 10/25/2024 - 11:00

Drupal AI: How to Set It Up and Try It Out

joe — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 19:47:17 +0000

Drupal AI: How to Set It Up and Try It Out

After watching the Driesnote earlier this week, I wanted to try and play around with the AI tools that were demonstrated. Here's my notes so far. And instructions on how you can set it all up to experiment with the new AI tools in Drupal.

joe Fri, 09/27/2024 - 14:47

Adopt a Document: Sponsor Drupal CMS Documentation

Amber Matz — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:35:25 +0000

Adopt a Document: Sponsor Drupal CMS Documentation

At Drupalize.Me, we've been talking with Dries and folks at the Drupal Association about how we can contribute high quality documentation for Drupal CMS. The plan for Drupal CMS documentation is emerging. We believe Drupal CMS documentation should be a highly polished and organized user guide for end-users of Drupal CMS. And that it should be funded. Why?

Amber Matz Thu, 09/26/2024 - 16:35

We Updated the Drupal User Guide for Drupal 11

joe — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 20:35:32 +0000

We Updated the Drupal User Guide for Drupal 11

Drupal 11 was released recently. Yay. And with it comes a bunch of minor (and sometimes major) changes to the way Drupal works and the need to update the documentation to reflect those changes.

joe Wed, 08/28/2024 - 15:35

Explore Our New Courses, Guides, and Tutorial Navigation

Amber Matz — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 23:17:26 +0000

Explore Our New Courses, Guides, and Tutorial Navigation

We’ve completed a major overhaul in how our tutorials are organized on Drupalize.Me. Take a look at the new Guides page and find something to new to learn about Drupal.

Amber Matz Fri, 07/26/2024 - 18:17

Pardon Our Dust: New Tutorial Organization and Navigation Roll-Out

Amber Matz — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:03:59 +0000

Pardon Our Dust: New Tutorial Organization and Navigation Roll-Out

Heads up! We’re rolling out a new organization structure of our tutorials, courses, and guides, so that we can implement our new guide navigation. You may find the course navigation change at any time within the next couple of weeks. Use the “Was This Helpful?” form at the bottom of any tutorial to reach out if you need help or have a question.

Amber Matz Wed, 06/12/2024 - 17:03

DrupalCon Portland 2024: Issue Queue Initiatives

Amber Matz — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000

DrupalCon Portland 2024: Issue Queue Initiatives

This Wednesday, May 8, I'm speaking at DrupalCon Portland 2024 as part of the Drupal Project Initiatives Keynote. The keynote is kicking off Contribution Day on Wednesday first thing in the morning. I'll be highlighting initiatives and programs that are helping people contribute in a strategic way, and as a result, increasing throughput in the core issue queue. Throughput is the rate that a project’s issues are resolved and committed. And it’s one way to gauge the health of an open source project like Drupal.

Check out these resources to learn more about the initiative and programs I highlight in this presentation.

Amber Matz Mon, 05/06/2024 - 11:00

Release Day: The Drupal Module Developer Guide Is Here!

Amber Matz — Wed, 01 May 2024 18:51:05 +0000

Release Day: The Drupal Module Developer Guide Is Here!

We have been working for a long time on a new Drupal Module Developer Guide. We'll be sharing more about our process and approach, but today we want to simply announce, it's here! The Drupal Module Developer Guide is an introduction to Drupal module development that uses a project-based approach to learning and helps people with some knowledge of PHP transition from Drupal Site Builder to Drupal Developer. The guide gives learners tangible wins, early and often, motivating students to keep learning.

Amber Matz Wed, 05/01/2024 - 13:51