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I just spent the last few hours working on websites, including this one. My task list was long: Upgrade my drupal site from 4.6.x to 5.7. I am glad to say that this is DONE! Though i still have some more work to do to clean up some collation issue that messed up my thesis.…
Today’s Module Monday is a quick one. I can’t believe that for so long so many people have lived with the “node/add” page or the “Create Content” menu items as the primary way to add a new node to a Drupal site — I can’t believe I put up with this for so long! Well, last November I was working on a project and we ran up against this “problem”, it was particularly acute due to the use of Organic Groups .
I want to thank all the folks who participated in the session “Communication, Cooperation, Collaboration: Can Drupal Shops Work Together”, based on the conversation during the session, and subsequently during the remainder of the conference that answer is, “Yes, we can, and we must.” What follows are notes from the session which thanks to Robin Barre for taking notes. I have taken my best shot at redacting and organizing them. Panelists Gregory Heller, CivicActions Robert Douglass, Acquia
On Sunday night I fly out to Boston for DrupalCon . Four full days of sessions and meeting sand social events, I get a little overwhelmed just thinking about it. Which is why I am taking a moment right now to post a blog about my session on Monday at 1:30pm, “ Communication, Collaboration, Cooperation: Can Drupal Shops Work Together “.
Recently I had a client who was irked by the way the “from” email address for messages sent by the subscriptions module appeared in users’ inboxes.
As promised last week , here is part two of “The Way We Work” with Chris Fassnacht and Stephanie Pakrul. Gregory: Have you worked remotely before working for CivicActions? Chris: Not really. I was doing some remote contract work for a couple of months before starting to work with CA, but for the most part I’ve worked in standard office and lab settings in the public and private sector. GH: Do you work from home? or from an office? or a cafe? Do you work around other people? or alone?
This is an interesting post about increasing blog readership through RSS and email subscriptions . One tip: “Popular bloggers will all say that to build a large dedicated following you must keep a blog that is consistently on topic and make it as easy for your visitors to subscribe.” Another tip that is repeated in the post, and in the posts linked to is prominence of “subscribe” buttons, both for RSS and for email subscriptions.
A few weeks ago someone pointed me toward this interesting writeup of 50 social sites , it is geared toward sites where businesses should try to build and maintain a presence, but I think that it is applicable for NPO and NGOs too. The article is split into 5 sections: Social-Media/Social-Bookmarking Sites Professional-Networking Sites Niche Social-Media Sites General Social-Media Sites Job Sites
In a new twist on our “Way We Work” series, I present this interview with one of our star themers, Steph Pakrul. This is sort of the first in a two-parter–Steph works very closely with her husband, Chris Fassnacht, so close, we sometimes refer to them as “Christeph”. Without further ado: Gregory: Have you worked remotely before working for CivicActions? Steph: Yep, I’ve worked remotely most of my career, at least the parts I’ve enjoyed the most! I started doing web design contract work in high school and have always kept it up, at least part time.
I came across this list of 20 tips for using deli.icio.us to drive traffic to your site , and while it is geared more towards commercial sites, I think there are some interesting ideas for organizations like the ones we work with. Many of the ideas on the list are generally good ideas, not just for using del.icio.us.