News Roundup

Drupal seamlessly functions in this latest version of Ubuntu. Here is comprehensive guide on how to install Drupal on Ubuntu 22.10.

The Melbourne Drupal Group is organizing another meetup, and this time, it's going to be a hybrid event.

According to Dries, the performance of a website depends more on the HTML, CSS, JavaScript code and digital assets than the underlying technology. He minces no words in criticizing the workflow of SSG.

Join the Drupal community in promoting an inclusive and welcoming environment with Otter Tech's Code of Conduct incident response training.

The contribution day is going to be the most important day for those who want to contribute to Drupal. It is not going to be exclusively for developers. Project managers, bug reporters, QA testers, people to help write documentation etc., are required to complete the tasks in hand.

The proposed sessions could be on anything but not limited to backend, performance, accessibility, module development, tools, teamwork, business or work-life balance.

Lets look for out for all those events and webinars taking place this week, 03 April to 10 April 2023.

Von Eaton, director of programs at the Drupal Association will be presenting a session at the annual TransTech Social Summit

Drupal France and Francophonie is hosting face to face meeting each month. The upcoming meeting is to be held on 12 April 2023, in Morges, Switzerland from  7:00 - 9:00am CEST. 

Encouraging Positive Online Communication in Open Source Communities: Insights from Drupal's Community Working Group

A composable CMS provides a balanced middle ground. It breaks down the systems into smaller, reusable components. This web architecture allows you to manage contents in a flexible, modular way.

The threat actors deploying the malware rely on server misconfigurations associated with popular web frame works including Drupal. Other frameworks like Wordpress, Laravel, Joomla, Magento are also targeted by AlienFox.

DrupalCon Lille announced the Call for Sponsors for #DrupalConLille 2023 is open for all! The DrupalCon Lille 2023 Sponsor Packages are designed to help your business with networking and lead generation.

The post, which was published on Specbee's website, emphasizes the importance of page speed in providing a seamless user experience and improving search engine rankings.

Vardot, a leading provider of Drupal solutions, recently shared a blog post highlighting the benefits of using the Site Audit module to optimize your Drupal website.

The nomination is given for its contribution to EQUIP, a digital training and assessment platform for mental health first-aiders in low and middle-income countries. The EQUIP platform aims to address the global gap in mental health support.

These will be a quick 50 minute (max) meeting where people can come, just watch, ask questions and leave when they like. The April edition will happen from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT.

Drupal4Gov is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting and serving government employees committed to open source technology. It hosts the annual Drupal GovCon, monthly webinars, participates in Drupal Global Training Days, and hosts half-day events as well.

MidCamp Preview and Ramp-up is hosted by Fox Valley Drupal in April 2023.This meetup is to be a hybrid meetup mostly online with Zoom

Valuebound, one of the major Drupal services companies, has now achieved the Advanced Consulting Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). This achievement reportedly enables the company to offer a range of benefits to its clients.

Martin Anderson discusses how to optimize your website for performance and SEO by modifying Drupal's default .htaccess file.

Jacob Rockowitz discusses his experience creating a demo module that demonstrates the best content authoring and administration user experience.

According to the report, Acquia, Adobe, Optimizely, Sitecore has emerged as the leaders. The report also cites Acquia’s Site Factory as a standout feature. Its positioning as one among the few DXP vendors providing support for intranet and employee portals finds a special mention among the strengths.

The DrupalSouth Splash Award organizers calls a broad panel of judges that are willing to to evaluate every Splash award submission. Applications for judges are open until March 30, 2023. Up to 10 judges will be selected based on this suitability and experience.

Decoupled Days 2023 will be a conference for architects, developers, and business people involved in implementing headless CMS architectures. The 2023 edition is going to be an in-person event.

The attendance rate in relation to registrations increased to a whopping 84% this year compared to 74% in 2019 and 63% in 2018.

Droptica, a leading Drupal development agency, has just launched their latest e-book titled "Increase your Google ranking: SEO for a Drupal website”.

As Drupal 7 approaches its end-of-life date, Chromatic's podcast explores the implications of maintaining a Drupal 7 site without any support or infrastructure. Don't miss out on their insights and advice for ensuring the security of your website.

Drupal User Group Hamburg & Schleswig Holstein is hosting an in-person meetup on every last Thursday of the month from 6-8 p.m. The location mentioned on the meetup page is Factorial GmbH, Hamburg.

Phase2, a digital agency along with their strategic partner, Acquia, and client, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will host a free webinar titled 'Maximizing the Digital Investment for Your Mission' on 29th March 2023 at 1:30 pm ET.

DrupalCamp Poland 2023 has an open call for speakers. You can propose your programme to become a speaker at one of Poland's biggest Drupal conventions. The DrupalCamp Poland is an international conference that will be held from 13 - 14 May 2023.

DrupalCon Announces One Week Countdown. DrupalCon Pittsburgh regular registration opens on April 03, 2023. The deadline for early bird registration for DrupalCon Pittsburgh is coming fast.

DevTernity, the organization that has helped thousands of software engineers excel in senior technical roles, is hosting its first-ever conference for professional developers.

"Why Drupal is more suitable for small startups or small businesses". Developers Dev released a blog article that supports the argument of why it is ideal for small businesses.

You can attend an array of programs and seminars tailored towards the internationally educated Drupal Community from 27 March to 3 March 2023.

The Drop Times is delighted to announce that we will be media partners for the forthcoming DrupalSouth 2023.DrupalSouth is Australia and New Zealand's regional Drupal meeting.

The Drop Times is pleased to declare that we are media partners for the upcoming Drupal Camp Poland. We will share the space along with seven other media partners.The DrupalCamp Poland 2023 is scheduled to be conducted between 13th - 14th May 2023 at Wroclaw.

The sponsorship sales for DrupalCon Lille are now open, offering exclusive opportunities to showcase your support for the Drupal community. Act fast to secure your desired sponsorship package and be a part of this exciting event, set to take place in Lille, France, from 17-20 October 2023."

Discounted tickets are available for €60, but limited to the first 100 purchased - regular price is €132.

Zyxware Technologies have published the live interaction of Von R. Eaton with the Back to Work for Women participants held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 

Hinto® Group will present a special webinar, designed to introduce its new module for Drupal 10.

The Pune Drupal Group is hosting a meetup on April 14 and invites all Drupalists to come and attend.

Here is the full transcript of TalkingDrupal podcast featuring TheDropTimes. TDT founder and founder of Zyxware Technologies, Anoop John speaks with Nic Laflin, John Picozzi, Katherine Druckman and Martin Anderson Clutz in the #384 episode of TalkingDrupal.

ICFOSS held a combined valedictory function for the 15-day Back to Work program and the 30-hour Women Hackathon. While Zyxware Technologies acted as the training partner for the former, the latter was organized in association with the Tourism Club of the Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.

This inspiring event will bring both the WordPress and Drupal communities together, and all are welcome to attend.

The topic of the meetup is "Shifting Left: How CMS Accessibility Can Help," and will be presented by Hidde de Vries, Front-end and Accessibility Specialist.

DrupalCon Pittsburgh regular registration opens soon. DrupalCon Pittsburgh 2023 will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center from June 5 to June 8, 2023.

Team TheDropTimes bid adieu to our deceased copy editor, Jayesh S (43). He succumbed to a cardiac arrest on March 22, 2023, 6:00 am IST. Jayesh was hospitalized following a head injury due to an accidental fall.

The deadline to the early bird DrupalCon prices is nearing soon. DrupalCon is still looking for volunteers. Leaders in the Drupal Community who are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion are called to volunteer as scholarship mentors.