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Drupal project: New Contributors task list (more needed!)

Sometido por jhodgdon el 1 febrero 2012 - 8:24am.

One of the problems that I think every open-source software project faces is how to get new contributors to the project started. It's always necessary to recruit new contributors -- not all of a project's existing contributors will stay around forever, and any project benefits from new people with fresh ideas. But it can take a lot of time from the established contributors to get new people started contributing "the right way" in an established open-source project.

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Google Maps in Drupal 7 - the simple way

Sometido por jhodgdon el 23 January 2012 - 10:24am.

For a client project last week, I needed to display automatically-generated embedded maps or links to external maps (e.g., a link to Google Maps), based on an entered address for a performance venue. In some display modes, I wanted a map on the page (such as when displaying a Venue page by itself), and in other display modes, I wanted a map link (such as when displaying venue information on a Performance page). Although this is, I'm sure, a common need on web sites, an extensive search for existing Drupal modules to didn't get me anywhere.

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Report from PNWDS, BADCamp, and GSoC Mentor Summit

Sometido por jhodgdon el 24 octubre 2011 - 2:34pm.

I spent the last two weekends at conferences -- a lot of traveling, but it is always good to see the people I'm interacting with online every day, and meet some new people.

The weekend of October 15, I attended the Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit. Highlights:

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Drupal API doc cleanup sprint

Sometido por jhodgdon el 17 octubre 2011 - 8:59am.

We're having a Drupal API documentation cleanup sprint, to bring the function and file documentation headers up our Drupal 7 documentation standards. If you want to participate, see issue http://drupal.org/node/1310084 for instructions -- new contributors welcome!

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Module update: Search by Page 7.x-1.2 and 6.x-1.15

Sometido por jhodgdon el 22 septiembre 2011 - 2:22pm.

I've been pretty busy this year -- I've had plenty of paying work (always a good thing), and having taken the position as co-leader of the Drupal documentation team, I've also been very busy with volunteer work on the Drupal open-source project (including attending both DrupalCon Chicago and DrupalCon London this year). I also moved across the state at the end of April, (from the Seattle to the Spokane area), which of course added some upheaval to my personal as well as work life.

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Programmers and site builders needed for Drupal Documentation infrastructure

Sometido por jhodgdon el 8 septiembre 2011 - 1:58pm.

At DrupalCon London a couple of weeks ago, I was approached by several developers who wanted to do projects that would help the Drupal Documentation team. I had a few thoughts then, but now I have something more organized... If you are a Drupal site builder or a Drupal/PHP programmer, the Documentation team needs your help with the tasks listed here:
http://groups.drupal.org/node/174499

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Drupal 7: Ready or not?

Sometido por jhodgdon el 11 agosto 2011 - 5:31am.

At local Drupal group meetings I've been to lately, the big question among those of us who build sites with Drupal is (as you might guess): Is it time to switch to Drupal 7? I can't give you a simple yes or no answer to this question -- I think it depends on your situation, mainly due to the state of contributed modules and some key core bugs -- how disappointing!

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Routes plugin for WordPress: Version 2.3.2 released

Sometido por jhodgdon el 21 julio 2011 - 10:42am.

After doing some testing of the Routes plugin with WordPress 3.2.1, I found a couple of problems, and released a new version of the plugin today. Issues fixed:

  • GPX export - if you were using English units for elevations on your elevation charts, the GPX file download link was also exporting using English units. However, the GPX file format specifies meters, so now Routes will convert the elevations before exporting.
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Article update: Creating a compound CCK field

Sometido por jhodgdon el 16 junio 2011 - 2:10pm.

I just updated my article on Creating a Compound CCK Field, to add some information on how to incorporate a node reference field into a compound field (I had a client project that required this, and getting it working was a little tricky). (Yes, I'm still maintaining several Drupal 6 sites for my clients!)

Anyway, I hope someone finds this update helpful! Someone asked me about it in a comment about 6 months ago, but I suppose they either figured it out or gave up long ago...

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Needed: Drupal programmers who can write!

Sometido por jhodgdon el 21 abril 2011 - 6:07am.

There's a lot of energy right now in the Drupal Documentation Team, which is great! My docs team co-lead Ariane has put together a team of dedicated folks who are regularly contributing to the Drupal.org on-line documentation, and their efforts are really paying off in better documentation.

But there isn't quite so much energy in the API/programmer section of the docs team, which I'm in charge of, so I'd like to make a Call to Action. What I'd like to have on the Docs Team:

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