Talking Drupal Newsletter #495
#495 - Live From DrupalCon!
Today we are talking about Our Favorite things and The Future of Drupal with guest Jared Ponchot & Dave Hansen-Lange.
Topics
What has piqued your interest
AI creating components
Any other new features or demos
What haven't you seen that you hope to
How do you feel about the future of Drupal
Resources
Guests
Dave Hansen-Lange - linkedin.com dalin
Jared Ponchot - lullabot.com jponch
Hosts
Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
Andrew Berry - lullabot.com deviantintegral
Show News
On May 2, 2025, Talking Drupal will record episode #500, the “Community Edition.” We are not talking about the community; we are talking with the community. That’s right, our guest for episode #500 is YOU.
Learn more at TalkingDrupal.com/show500
Upcoming Episodes
#496 Getting Back to Drupal Basics with Michael Anello. Recording April 1. (Not a joke)
#497 Drupal Forge with Darren Oh. Recording April 8.
#498 DOJ Accessibility Ruling with Joshua Mitchell. Recording April 15.
#499 TBD
Submit your questions on the #TalkingDrupal channel on Drupal Slack.
Drupal Platforms: A How-to Guide
by John Picozzi
Let’s face it, Drupal isn’t just a CMS. In today’s web and organizational IT environment the need for enterprise architecture and platforms that communicate with one another is a top priority for IT & marketing leadership alike. The idea of Drupal as a platform bringing systems together and helping marketers to lay out and distribute content is gaining steam. I’m going to share a game plan to architect (or improve) your Drupal Platform. I’ll share examples from my experience building a headless web platform for big pharma and deliver a roadmap you can use to bring a Drupal-based platform approach to your organization. We will begin this session with pointers for defining an appropriate platform governance, enabling you to have discussions that will get people within your organization excited about the possibilities of your platform. Then we will discuss the benefits of using a design system and how Drupal can provide flexibility in design and theme layouts. We will also review common issues with 3rd party integration and overall platform architecture. Closing with new helpful Drupal features like Recipes. These ideas, processes, and systems are not specific to one industry or organization, which makes this talk perfect for everyone. The goal is to leave participants with new ideas on how to streamline, enhance, or build their organization’s web platform. I look forward to going on this journey with you and sharing my learned experiences to improve your Drupal Web Platform.
Thursday at Drupalcon Atlanta 2025: Contribution!
Contribution is the lifeblood of any open source project. This is especially true for a large project with a diversity of contributors like Drupal.
The contribution day at DrupalCon is a great opportunity to collaborate with and learn from some of the top minds in the community. For people who already work together but from geographic locations, it can also be a rare opportunity to collaborate in person… Continue reading at acquia.com.
Event Horizon
The Event Platform now has an official theme, Event Horizon. Event Horizon is a fork of the recently updated theme created for Florida Drupalcamp. It has been adapted to work with the Event Platform, and to be more configurable through the UI. For example, in Event Horizon you can choose the primary and secondary colors on the theme settings page.
This theme has also been set up to dynamically display information provided in the Event Details config page, so setting up your camp website has never been easier.
Visit the Event Horizon project page.
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