Stories by Jeff Greenberg

About the Author

Jeff Greenberg is a Drupal architect and developer, writer, nonprofit strategist, and creative technologist. He has led teams on four continents and brings decades of experience across enterprise, nonprofit, and global consultancy work.

Jeff is the founder of The Accidental Coder (TAC). He is also a founding member of a foundation dedicated to veteran-centered advocacy and digital empowerment.

He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Kean University. Jeff began his career in Manhattan, then spent several years in Europe as a consultant supporting clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. His work eventually brought him to various locations in the southern United States, where he now lives in Atlanta.

From Atlanta, Jeff splits his time between creative development and organizational leadership. He is the driving force behind TAC’s evolution into a solutions-first platform that supports digital transformation for clients and causes alike, and is actively building Souk Nook, a global artisan marketplace rooted in multilingual equity and sustainable commerce

Offline, Jeff enjoys running, exploring, and trips to beaches and waterfalls with his golden retrievers.

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Drupal Migration Taxonomy Audit, Part 2: How to Analyze Your Data and Build a Migration-Ready Taxonomy Plan

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Part 2 of our Drupal taxonomy audit series, Jeff Greenberg walks through the full process of analyzing and restructuring your taxonomy data before a D7 to D10/11 migration. It includes SQL queries, workbook guidance, and manifest examples—so cleanup happens safely in the migration layer, not your legacy system. ...more

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Drupal Migration Taxonomy Audit – Part 1: Why Planning Matters More Than QA

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In the first part of a new TDT tutorial series, Jeff Greenberg explains why taxonomy audits belong in the planning phase—not post-migration QA. Using real-world insights from Drupal 7 upgrade projects, he shows how proactive analysis reduces friction, errors, and cost during multilingual or complex site migrations. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 6): Category-Aware Random Selection

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The final part of Jeff Greenberg’s series on unmanaged files in Drupal tackles category-aware randomness. By drawing one file from each of several geographic subfolders, this tutorial shows how to build a custom block that outputs a unique trio of images—no repeats, no database overhead, just flexible performance. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 5): Enhancing the Twig Function

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In the fifth part of his Unmanaged Files in Drupal series, Jeff Greenberg demonstrates how to enhance the custom Twig function introduced earlier to make it more versatile. By allowing developers to return either a file URL or a fully rendered image tag directly from Twig, this method streamlines theme development and showcases how to safely return HTML using the is_safe option. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 4): Rendering via a Twig Template

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Want finer control over how files appear on your Drupal site? This fourth installment shows how to bypass blocks and render unmanaged files using a custom Twig template. Learn to register your own theme hook, pass variables from a controller, and embed precise markup—perfect for developers who prefer code over configuration. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 3): Rendering an Unmanaged File in a Block

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In Part 3 of the Unmanaged Files in Drupal series, you’ll learn how to expose unmanaged file handling through a block plugin. By extending BlockBase and using dependency injection, developers can turn a custom file service into a reusable block that site builders can place anywhere. This tutorial walks through the plugin definition, constructor, factory method, and build process—complete with code examples—and shows how to enable the block in Drupal’s layout system. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 2): Building a Random File Handler

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Forget theory—Part 2 of Jeff Greenberg’s six-part series dives into code. Learn how to scaffold a custom module, register a service, and write a minimal PHP handler that fetches one random file from unmanaged storage. Proof that Drupal can use assets outside its database, no strings attached. ...more

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Unmanaged Files in Drupal (Part 1): When and Why to Use Them

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Unmanaged files in Drupal? Yes, there's a time and place. In this practical tutorial, veteran developer Jeff Greenberg walks through a real-world use case where skipping Drupal's file management system results in a cleaner, faster solution. Learn how to structure, access, and display hundreds of images without cluttering your database—or your sanity. ...more

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