Drupal Palermo Meetup – Christmas Edition

The Drupal Meetup returns to Palermo in a Christmas version! A hands-on meeting designed for those who want to get started with Drupal or consolidate the basics by building a small end-to-end project together: a mini blog/news site in Drupal, with two Views, and a simple headless integration with Next.js via JSON:API. We'll close with a demo on how to use AI to automate tasks during content creation.

What we'll do:

During the meetup, we'll build:

Content Type (for articles/news)

Views (lists and content pages)

We will integrate the project with Next.js using JSON:API.

A taste of AI Automators to speed up editorial work.

Program and speakers

: Francesco Maria Battaglia (Drupal Middle Developer)

Introduction to Drupal: Content Types, Taxonomy, View Blocks

This talk offers an introductory overview of Drupal, focusing on the fundamental elements every developer or content manager should know. Content Types and how they structure content will be explained, along with Taxonomy for organizing and categorizing information, and the use of View Blocks for dynamically presenting data. An ideal session for those just starting out with Drupal.

Giuseppe Piazza (Drupal Tech Lead)

Views: the “engine” of lists.

This talk delves into the functioning of Views, one of Drupal's most powerful and flexible tools. It will demonstrate how to create, configure, and customize dynamic content lists, filtered and sorted according to project needs. From query construction to final presentation, the talk highlights how Views are the true "engine" that transforms data into structured, useful, and easily usable output for users and editors.

Rachael Censuales (Junior Developer)

Drupal and NextJS:

This talk explores the integration between Drupal and Next.js, demonstrating how to combine the robustness of Drupal as a headless CMS with the modernity of the React framework. Best practices for headless architectures, data management via APIs, dynamic pages, performance, and SEO will be illustrated. Ideal for those interested in decoupled development.

Frederik Wouters (Head of Innovations)

AI in Drupal: CKEditor and Automators to Support Content Creation

An overview of how artificial intelligence can enhance Drupal, with a focus on CKEditor and the Automators that support content creation. The talk shows how AI can assist with text generation or rewriting, SEO optimization, and repetitive tasks, improving editorial efficiency.

Who is it for:

Anyone who is curious about Drupal and wants to understand its structure

Devs and frontend developers who want to try out headless workflows

Those who work with content and want to explore automation with AI