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Presentation for Web Accessibility - 02/01/2017

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DUG Web Accessibility Discussion - 02/01/2017

Date:

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall

Hello All,

Kindly join us on Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2017 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a discussion on the very important topic of Web Accessibility by Dr. Ana Palla-Kane.

UMD Drupal Users Group Holiday Meeting - 12/07/2016

Date:

Wed, 12/07/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break! Please join us for UMD Drupal Users Group meeting on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall. This will be a holiday networking event to allow for the group to talk and interact with their colleagues as well as present opportunity to discuss their projects.

Please use this link to RSVP for the event.

Thank you and look forward to seeing you!

DUG Meeting 11/02/16

Topic:

GIT Workflow and Tips

Date:

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall

Presenter(s):

Level:

Please join us on Wednesday, November 2 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a GIT workflow and tips panel presentation.

DUG 10/05/16, Joshua Harless, Office of Marketing and Communications

Topic:

University's Redesigned Homepage

Date:

Wed, 10/05/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall

Presenter(s):

jharless

Level:

Beginner

Front-End, Theming, Design, Back-End, DevOps, Site Building, Project Management, Business and Strategy, Marketing and Communications

Please join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a talk by Joshua Harless, Executive Director of Digital Experience for the Office of Marketing and Communications.

Joshua will present the University's soon-to-be-released redesigned homepage, and talk about other projects that are in the works (if time allows).

No September (9/7) Meeting

We've been unable to secure a speaker in time for the September meeting, so it has been canceled. We will resume our normal meeting schedule on Wednesday, October 5 at 12 noon.

We're also seeking volunteers to help run, and present at, the Drupal User's Group. It's only with the community's assistance that the group will continue to thrive. If you're interested in helping run, in hosting, or in presenting, please email Kevin Nesline (remmell@umd.edu) and/or Megan Weng (sweng@umd.edu).

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No Meeting in July (07/06)

This is a note that there will not be a Drupal User's Group meeting in July 2016. We will resume our normal meeting schedule on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

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Slides from Improving Security in your Drupal Sites

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DUG Meeting 06/08/16 Drupal Security

Topic:

Drupal Security - Tips for Strengthening Website Safety

Date:

Wed, 06/08/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)

Presenter(s):

mngates

Level:

Beginner

Site Building

This month we are joined by Marie Gates from BSOS to discuss Drupal Security.

A discussion of tools and practices to bolster your website's security. Topics will include helpful modules and general best practices. Security is not an option - it is essential. Come discuss ways that you can strengthen your websites' security.

IT Coordinator (Web Developer)

As a web developer they will be responsible for rebuilding existing web applications as well as creating new applications. They should have strong web development. They will work with project team members as well as stakeholders and must have strong communication skills.

- Web application development in a variety of languages which may include PHP, SQL, CSS, Drupal, etc

- Update existing applications as necessary

- Maintain and develop in our Drupal CMS

- Work harmoniously with project team including designers, stakeholders, analysts, and others

- Research relevant technologies, suggesting their use on related projects

- Follow design standards and protocols consistent with established marketing plan

- Manage student programmers as necessary

- Provide support and occasional training to users of our Drupal CMS and other web applications

^Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s Degree

- Web application design experience

- Experience with PHP

- Experience with Drupal 7 development

- Experience writing database-backed web applications

- Experience working with SQL queries and databases

- Strong communication skills both written and oral

^Preferences:

- Experience with Drupal theme development

- Experience with responsive web design

- Experience with Graphics Design

- Experience with User Experience (UX)

- Experience with Web Front End Development

Target salary range: 59,200 - 74,000

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Slides and notes from: How custom is too custom?

Hi all, I am attaching the slides to the talk I gave today about custom code.

Also, I mentioned "drush make" and promised to post some example code. The following is an example of a section from a drush make file showing the version and patches for a couple of media-related modules. This shows how the drush make file can be useful to "lock down" a particular version/patch combination:

projects[media][download][type] = git

projects[media][download][revision] = 89287f76df1ff24409b3ec474c59218929385733

projects[media][download][branch] = 7.x-2.x

projects[media][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/wysiwyg_alt_and_title-2416701-30.patch

projects[media][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/view_mode_classes-2422153-9.patch

projects[media][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/remove_references_to-2714581-2.patch

projects[media][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/cannot_put_link_on_an-2707107-4.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][download][type] = git

projects[media_ckeditor][download][revision] = 7409f2c0923f7bd81e91303a9d6032505d89d1cf

projects[media_ckeditor][download][branch] = 7.x-2.x

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/ckeditor_converting-2707177-2.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/media-insert_widget-2451959-7.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/add_entry_in_ckeditor_s-2711129-2.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/the_toolbar_button_does-2710841-2.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/2455557-4.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/open_media_popup_on-2713757-2.patch

projects[media_ckeditor][patch][] = https://www.drupal.org/files/issues/add_classes_to_the-2712923-5.patch

On the other hand, if you simply need to use a specific stable version of a module, the syntax is much simpler. For example:

projects[pathologic][version] = 2.12

projects[plupload][version] = 1.6

I highly recommend, whenever possible, maintaining your contrib code in this way. It does take some discipline, since "drush dl" is so quick and easy, but it pays off in the long run. Here is a blog post with details about this approach: https://www.phase2technology.com/blog/creating-maintainable-sites-with-d...

Feel free to send any questions my way!

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May4 Drupal User's Group: How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to)

Topic:

How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to).

Date:

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2115 Tawes Hall (English Department Lounge)

Presenter(s):

bfanning

Level:

Intermediate

Back-End, Site Building, Project Management

This month we are joined by Brock Fanning with the College of Arts and Humanities.

Title: How custom is too custom? Tips for coding (and when not to).

This presentation is about making the call between writing custom code and using contributed modules. There will be no code snippets; it is more of a high-level look at Drupal customization and its pros and cons.

The material will be most useful to developers and project managers. This presentation will address questions like:

No Meeting 04/06, Pending Rescheduling

Our regular Drupal User Group meeting will not be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, due to a water leak in Tawes Hall. We are working to reschedule this session, when we'll be joined by Jeffrey Brainard of the Maryland Sea Grant College to discuss their redesign process.

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UMD Drupal Dim Sum Luncheon

Date:

Fri, 03/25/2016 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

Location:

Orient East Restaurant

Join us for the first UMD Drupal Dim Sum Party on Friday, March 25, 2016! Several of you have expressed interests in a Dim Sum get together. Oriental East Restaurant in Silver Spring is one of the most popular Dim Sum restaurants in this area. It is usually a long line, so it's best we be there around 11:30 to beat the crowd.

No Meeting on 3/2/2016

There were scheduling conflicts for this month's meeting, so we will not have a meeting today, 3/2/2016.

We will instead have an open forum on Wednesday, 3/9/16. Information will be posted shortly.

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DUG Meeting 03/09/16, Open Forum

Date:

Wed, 03/09/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location:

2119D Tawes Hall (MEO Conference Room)

Presenter(s):

remmell

sweng

Level:

Beginner

Front-End, Theming, Design, Back-End, DevOps, Site Building, Project Management, Business and Strategy, Marketing and Communications

This meeting has been moved to 2119D Tawes Hall.

The Drupal User’s Group meeting this month will be held on Wednesday, March 9 at 12 noon (not the first Wednesday).

The meeting will be an open forum, led by Megan Weng, Suran De Silva, and Kevin Nesline, where we’ll discuss items of interest or challenges we’re experiencing. This is a chance to bring your Drupal questions and projects to the table to get input from your peers.

Job Annoucement: Web Services Developer

The Front-End Web Developer is a position in the Office of Marketing Communications that will support online marketing communications efforts for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. The Front-End Web Developer will report to the Director of Online Strategy as part of the online marketing communications team and will work closely with the Office of Smith IT on back-end updates. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Drupal, as well as HTML and CSS, and should be able to efficiently and independently troubleshoot coding issues. The position works with designers and marketing team members and other internal stakeholders to ensure that all websites deliver an excellent user experience. In addition, this position works closely with the Senior Applications Developer in Smith IT to transfer content and code between local, test and production environments. All Smith School websites are hosted in-house.

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Job Annoucement: Senior Web Developer

The College of Arts & Humanities at University of Maryland, College Park, is seeking a web application developer to join the Web and Application Services Group. This position serves as the lead developer for the team. Please see the job posting for details and to apply for the position.

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Development Workflow with Drush+Git - Quick Reference

Quick Reference

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Development Workflow with Drush+Git

Presentation

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