Talking Drupal

Today we are talking about Working from home, heading back to the office, and the current state of remote work with guest Kaleem Clarkson. We’ll also cover Microsoft 365 Connector as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/513 Topics Exploring Remote Work with Kaleem Clarkson Trust Issues in Management Employee Red Flags and Data-Driven Decisions Managerial Concerns with Return to Office Policies Respectful Implementation of Return to Office Challenges of Enforcing Office Mandates Benefits of In-Person Work Hybrid Work Models and Their Challenges Variations in Hybrid Work Policies Impact of Seniority on Office Policies Cutting DEI Initiatives: Fear and Legal Risks Employer Brand and Social Contracts Resources Blend Me Inc Guests Kaleem Clarkson - kclarkson Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Rich Lawson - richlawson.co rklawson MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted your Drupal site to integrate with Microsoft 365, so users can log in with their Azure AD credentials, and then have direct access to shared files, see recent emails, and more? There’s a module for that. Module name/project name: Microsoft 365 Connector Brief history How old: created in July 2019 by immoreel, though the most recent release is by Boris Doesborg (batigolix), both of Finalist, a Dutch Drupal shop Versions available: 5.0.22 and 5.1.0-beta1, the latter of which supports Drupal 9.4, 10, and 11 Maintainership Actively maintained Security coverage Test coverage Two documentation guide available Number of open issues: 18 open issues, 1 of which is a bug, though it is postponed waiting for more info Usage stats: 365 sites Module features and usage This module integrates your Drupal site with the Microsoft Graph API, a unified API that provides a single endpoint for accessing data and intelligence from Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and more Microsoft 365 Connector includes more than a dozen submodules, each of which provide specific capabilities like Single Sign-On, syncing data to Drupal user accounts, sending Teams messages from within Drupal, and more You can also use this module to do things like automatically add an event node to your Outlook calendar, and invite other people at the same time It’s worth noting that in the documentation guide the submodules are named “Office 365”, which is probably what the module was named until around 5 years ago when Microsoft retired the Office 365 name Finally, setting up this module requires registering an app in Azure AD, so it’s not for the casual user. But if you're working on an intranet or similar collaboration platform for an organization that is heavily invested in the Microsoft 365 suite, this could make for a compelling integration

In this episode of Talking Drupal Cafe, Stephen and Nic continue Talking Drupal #510's discuss about Drupal Hooks. They discuss the challenges, successes, and the importance of community collaboration in open-source projects. Nic also touches on the personal impact of working on Drupal core and the balancing act between contributing to the project and client work. Along the way, they share personal anecdotes, including a discussion on watches and coffee preferences. Watch this insightful conversation to better understand the evolution of Drupal hooks and the dedication behind core development. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/cafe007 Topics Stephen Cross Stephen Cross is a seasoned Drupal developer, community advocate and content creator with over a two decades of experience building and optimizing web applications. In 2013 he founded and still hosts the Talking Drupal podcast, a community show where he’s published over 500 interviews and deep-dives with core contributors, agency leads and end-users—helping drive best practices and innovation across the ecosystem. Capitalizing on his podcast production expertise, Stephen also offers end-to-end remote video podcast services: he handles all technical planning, multi-camera recording, post-production editing and distribution, so clients can focus solely on their content. He’s used this service to help real-estate, fitness, interior-design and other niche shows establish polished, engaging interview- and panel-style programs. Outside of Drupal and media, Stephen is an horology enthusiast, he collects Casio and mechanical watches, and is a Linux and Raspberry Pi enthusiast. Nic Laflin Nic Laflin is an accomplished Drupal architect and the founder of nLightened Development LLC, a web development and design firm established in 2008 that leverages highly extensible CMS frameworks to solve complex business challenges. They’ve been working with Drupal since late 2008, delivering creative solutions for a diverse roster of clients—from government agencies and e-commerce platforms to higher-education institutions and HIPAA-compliant medical services. Recently, Nic has focused on Native Web Components for platform-agnostic design, and has deep experience integrating AWS and building mobile application back ends. A recognized Drupal guru, Nic speaks regularly at regional Drupal camps and co-hosts the Talking Drupal podcast, where they share best practices and innovations with the community. Outside of technology, Nic enjoys building with LEGO, experimenting in the kitchen, and designing home automation projects. You can learn more at www.nlightened.net. Discussing the Game Blueprints Drupal Hooks and Core Contributions Procedural vs Object-Oriented Hooks Challenges and Project Management Bulk Conversion and Future Steps Scaling Back and Procedural Hooks Challenges and Lessons Learned Balancing Core Contributions and Client Work Documentation and Community Awareness Impact on Client Work Core Committers and Project Management Coffee Preferences and Personal Interests Conclusion and Final Thoughts Guests Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan Stephen Cross - StephenCross.com

Today we are talking about The Member Platform, Why it was created, and How you can get involved with guest JD Leonard. We’ll also cover Profile as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/512 Topics Introduction to Member Platform Member Platform: Origin and Vision Member Platform Features and MVP Post-MVP Vision and Challenges SaaS Solutions and Drupal Forge CRM Project and Member Platform Vision Evaluating CRM Options Integrating External CRMs with Drupal Targeting Different Market Segments Current Progress and Future Plans Community Involvement and Contributions Getting Involved with Member Platform Resources Member Platform https://www.drupal.org/project/member Drupal Slack #member-platform Sign up for Member Platform news CRM https://www.drupal.org/project/crm Drupal Slack #crm Drupal forge Drupito https://debugacademy.com/ https://drupito.com/ Erpal CRM Core CIVICRM Contributors to Drupal Core Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi JD Leonard - jdleonard MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to store user information in one or more configurable profiles, independent of the user entity itself? There’s a module for that. Module name/project name: Profile Brief history How old: Project created in Oct 2015 by bojanz (boy-yan Z), but seems to originate in code that was in the 4.0.x branch of Drupal core. Recent releases are by Jonathan Sacksick (jsacksick) or Centarro Versions available: 8.x-1.12, which supports Drupal 9, 10, and 11 Maintainership Actively maintained Security coverage Test coverage Number of open issues: 125 open issues, 53 of which are bugs Usage stats: 34,338 sites Module features and usage Profiles are conceptually separate from the user account, and users will even edit their profile in a separate tab, which is a pretty common pattern A site can have multiple profile types, and then use permissions and roles to determine who can create which kind of profile Profile forms can optionally be shown during registration Profile fields can also be set as private, meaning that the value will only be visible to the user and site admins By default profiles will be displayed on the user’s view page, and this can be configured in the “Manage Display” tab on accounts Profiles are also optionally revisionable The project page also notes that profiles are not currently translatable, but there is an issue with a patch, so you can try that if it’s a requirement for you

Today we are talking about The UI Suite Module, It’s module eco-system, and what’s new in the 2.0 release with guest Pierre Dureau. We’ll also cover Field Formatter Range as our module of the week. For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/511 Topics What is UI Suite? UI Suite 2.0: Major Updates and Features Introduction to UI Suite Recipes Challenges with Drupal Themes Site Templates and UI Suite Component Compatibility and Community Education Design System Modules and Best Practices Experience Builder and UI Suite Integration Modernizing Display Tools Introducing the Distributor Tool Future of UI Suite and Core Integration Getting Involved with UI Suite Resources UI Suite [Meta] Make Drupal the first "design-system native" CMS + Unify & simplify render & theme systems sdc_devel Do’s Don’ts For SDC use all the props & slots in templates use the automatically defined attributes property do not define any props or slots that are unused define in the YAML all the props & slots you use in templates props schema must be understandable by the display builder: no empty objects, empty arrays, arrays of empty objects, bag of props… Example Fix Display Builder Adopt UI Patterns 2 to prepare developers and users for Experience Builder Getting started Guests Pierre Dureau - drupal.org/project/ui_suite pdureau Hosts Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi JD Leonard - jdleonard MOTW Correspondent Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu Brief description: Have you ever wanted to show only a subset of field values on your Drupal entity displays? There’s a module for that. Module name/project name: Field Formatter Range Brief history How old: created in Jan 2024 by Florent Torregrosa (Grimreaper), but today’s guest Pierre is also a maintainer Versions available: 8.x-1.6 Maintainership Minimally maintained & Maintenance fixes only Security coverage NO open issues Usage stats: 1,362 sites Module features and usage Unlike some competing solutions, this module uses third party settings to work on virtually any formatter for a multivalued field As part of the configuration, a site builder can specify the offset (where to start), the number of field values to show, and the order in which to show them. The order can be standard or reverse, or it can list them in a random order The module page gives the example of an entity with 15 images attached, and being able to show only the first 5. Or maybe only the 5 most recent? I think if you combined this module with the Custom Field module module we talked about in episode #505, you could achieve some interesting things with simple configuration. For example, you could have an FAQ page and have the teaser for it show three random answers for it.