Drupal will be an apt choice to build a travel agency website. A strong web presence is indispensable to connect with the clients.

When creating entities in Drupal, "Automatic Entity Label" module will help to automatically generate titles for entities such as nodes, users, or taxonomy terms based on entity tokens.

Starting a new Drupal project? And the first thing you might do is to install a module, but which one first? Let's go through some Drupal modules which will make your life easy.

Creating Dynamic Tabs on Content Types mandclu Fri, 04/14/2023 - 06:24 Towards the end of 2021 I had an idea: what if Drupal could expose content in a grid, similar to what users might be used to in database GUIs like Sequel Pro or Sequel Ace? I was able to put together a simple proof of concept, and the Autogrid module was born.I had originally wanted this to be available as a tab on relevant bundles (content types, taxonomy vocabularies, etc) but at the time I wasn't sure how to implement this, so I created a custom menu item where a user could manually choose a content entity type, then a bundle, and then see the grid. After all, as Seth Godin famously said in his book Linchpin, "Real artists ship."I kept wanting to come back to my original vision, however, so I recently decided to invest some time into making it work. It took some investigation, and IMore

Are You Wondering If Drupal Will Fit in With Your Business or Organization? Look No Further. This comprehensive Drupal guide has been composed by experienced Drupal experts to give a detailed introduction into this popular content management system. Due to Drupal's frequent iterations releases, this guide highlights key features essential for regular CMS users. What Makes a Good CMS? A good CMS serves as the cornerstone of your digital presence, so choosing one requires both technical and commercial considerations. Your CMS selection must address both current business challenges and opportunities while looking toward your long-term digital goals. As you evaluate a content management system, it's important to keep in mind the following aspects when assessing it: functional requirements of the CMS; users' technical skill levels and delivery channels; costs involved and associated with content delivery channels. An ideal CMS will meet all these needs and more while serving as the backbone of your digital strategy.

Combining Drupal and Mautic is perfect for managing your omnichannel digital experiences. We built a plugin to allow you to send emails straight from Drupal.

An E-commerce business must create a compelling and engaging shopping experience for attracting and retaining customers. To achieve this, E-commerce sites are increasingly turning to experience-led approaches, combining content and commerce to make shopping enjoyable for shoppers. When it comes to the experience-led approach, Drupal is an excellent choice for businesses. Drupal’s flexibility, scalability, and powerful CMS are tailor-made to engage and delight your customers. In this article, you will learn why Drupal is best for experience-led commerce and how Drupal Ecommerce Development Services can help your business stay ahead in the market.  Why use Drupal for Experience-led Commerce? Drupal has gained significant attention in recent years for its ability to deliver exceptional user experience for E-commerce businesses worldwide. Discover why Drupal commerce is the best fit for building Experience-led commerce:

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The concept of digital public good is similar to economic term ‘public good’. In economics, public good refers to something that is non-excludable and non-rivalrous.

Theming is hard. It’s usually the most time-consuming part in our work. Writing a DB query or baking logic into a Drupal hook is the easy part. The main challenge is making an element look like the design and appear correctly on different devices and browsers.

Our main goals remain the same as from this post:

1. Standardization in multiple projects
2. Reduction in cognitive load
3. Optimization for rewrites

All the code examples in this post are inside our Drupal-starter. You can install it locally, and see all the elements under the Style guide page - https://drupal-starter.ddev.site:4443/style-guide. The Drupal-starter code base is used as the starting point of our projects, so you’ll find it very mature!

An example News node on a fresh Drupal starter

A quick reminder is that for theming, we’re using the Pluggable entity view builder module, known as PEVB.

Back to our problem - we don’t want to theme the same things over and over again. This sounds trivial, but I’m sure many are doing that. We have! Here’s an example of two different twig files:

<div class="flex flex-col gap-y-3 md:gap-y-5"> {{ title }} {{ body }} </div> <div class="flex flex-col gap-y-3 md:gap-y-5"> {{ author }} {{ teaser }} {{ date }} </div>

The cards’ contents differ but the wrapper classes are the same. Also, the chances of changing the gap on one twig file and forgetting the other are high. At least for us, on bigger projects, updating the gap on only some files was a common thing.

Let’s think of the designer for a moment. Should the gap between items be 20px or 24px? The answer, for us, is “whatever works best as long as it’s consistent™.” If one card is 20px, then all cards should be the same. To deal with that, we have a limited set of trait methods:

1. wrapContainerVerticalSpacing (20px)
2. wrapContainerVerticalSpacingTiny (2px)
3. wrapContainerVerticalSpacingBig (40px)
4. wrapContainerVerticalSpacingHuge (60px)

As a developer, we’ve all experienced the time it takes to maintain a Drupal application, let alone 100s. Pulling the latest code changes, creating a new feature branch, syncing the DB from PROD to grab the latest content, updating composer, exporting configuration and pushing back up. Even if you are already set up with a local or Cloud IDE, this can take some time. Yes, there are tools we can use to speed up this process, drush, hosting CLIs, automated scripts… but again, this is just more to maintain and update to newer versions, when PHP or other software gets released. 

As you know, a CI/CD pipeline is also one of the most valuable tools a team can use to ensure the code is scanned for governance, standards and security. Acquia CI/CD Pipelines has been the solution for many of our clients in order to build

Irina Zaks joins us! Irina is a web developer, open-source evangelist, and the co-founder of the Drupal 7 Soft Landing Initiative. Irina, Chris, and Mark discuss Drupal 7 end-of-life, Backdrop, and how to give Drupal 7 users a soft landing.

There are many options available to you when it comes to designing and developing your website. One of the most popular choices is Drupal, a powerful and easy-to-use CMS tool that has grown into a robust web development platform. Drupal is used in over 200 countries and available in 182 languages. Big brands like Harvard, Ubuntu, The Economist, Sony Music, and even the White House, trust Drupal to power their websites. With its advanced features and user-friendly admin interface, Drupal is a favorite among website developers and owners. Drupal ecommerce development services offer numerous benefits for businesses looking to create a large ecommerce website. But, how do you know if Drupal is the right choice for your ecommerce website? We have prepared a list of pros and cons of using Drupal for an ecommerce platform that can assist you to form a right decision. 

Drupal is one of the most popular Open-source CMS technologies available out there. As a business owner, it is common to feel uncertain about technologies implemented into the business process. But here’s the good news: Drupal is here to stay, thrive, and help businesses provide superior digital experiences in 2023 and beyond. In this article, you will learn not only about the future scope of Drupal but also ‘why’ organizations Hire Drupal Developers, and hopefully this will help you make better decisions. 

The event is from June 05 to 08. Outside the venue, Pittsburgh awaits to be explored. Whether you have visited the city or not, it holds a treasure of experiences to take away. A stroll through the ‘Steel City’ would take the visitor through the present’s beauty and the past’s glory. 

Learn how TheDropTimes successfully implemented a newsletter system for their editor's pick and jobs newsletters on their Drupal website, integrated with Mailchimp's RSS to Newsletter feature.

The world of software development is constantly evolving, and with the recent advancements in AI technologies, developers now have powerful tools at their disposal to help with everyday tasks. In this blog post, we will discuss how AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub CoPilot have made a significant impact on our workflow, increasing productivity and improving the quality of our work.

GitHub CoPilot: The AI-Powered Assistant for Developers

I have been using GitHub CoPilot since August 2022, and it has proven to be an invaluable asset. It has provided the following benefits:

Speeding Up Smaller Tasks

GitHub CoPilot has significantly sped up smaller tasks such as creating demo content in CSV files, updating hooks, and managing dependency injections. This has allowed our developers to focus more on complex tasks and problem-solving.

Dependency Injection is a fundamental part of Drupal development, and it’s a chore that we need to do over and over again. Here’s how CoPilot speeds it up for an existing class:

Your browser does not support the video tag. Injecting renderer service into an existing class

Demo content is essential for our way of developing and it also makes testing much easier. But the creation of such content was, well, boring. Here’s how CoPilot speeds it up:

Your browser does not support the video tag. Generating meaningful demo content in CSV files

Have you saved the date yet? The beautiful city of Pittsburgh, PA, will host the next DrupaCon North America from 5th through 8th June 2023. I know it feels like just yesterday that DrupalCon North America 2022 zipped by, and we’re already talking about DrupalCon 2023!

Famously known as the “Steel City” (the largest steel-producing city in the world) and “City of Bridges” (a staggering 446 bridges!), Pittsburgh is one of the top most liveable cities in the United States. When you’re here, you will be surrounded by warm and kind Pittsburghers (as they like to call themselves), world-class breweries and distilleries, green spaces, and some gorgeous views. Need more reasons to visit Pittsburgh?

What's hot in The 'Burgh 1. Carnegie Museums

Explore the marvels of art, natural history, and science at the world-renowned Carnegie museums. Featuring four dynamic and diverse museums, including the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Science Center, and the Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie museum has something to appeal to everyone. While you’re here, don’t miss checking out the first fossil of the Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur on display, the PaleoLab, where paleontologists prepare specimen for display, contemporary American and European artwork at the Hall of Sculptures and the Scaife gallery, and their constant changing art and science exhibitions. You can find more information about visiting the museum here.

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2. Phipps Conservatory

If you enjoy the beauty and serenity of nature and the green outdoors, Phipps conservatory is the perfect place to visit. While it opened its doors to the public way back in 1890, its greenhouse production facility is a fantastic example of cutting-edge and sustainable innovation. It is the first to receive the Platinum LEED certification, a globally recognized symbol of sustainability achievement. When you’re here, you can stroll around the enchanting outdoor garden, check out the impressive glasshouses, explore the Tropical forest conservatory, and learn about their green innovation initiatives at the Center for sustainable landscapes. Before you plan your trip, visit their website to find out more about their immersive rotating exhibitions for that month.

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3. Duquesne Incline

Take a ride back in time and explore one of Pittsburgh’s best panoramic views from a funicular railway (incline) experience. The Duquesne incline glides 400 feet above Pittsburgh’s rivers (the Ohio, Monongahela, and Allegheny) and is the only other remaining funicular in the country. While on the ride, you will climb (or descend) the hillside of Mount Washington. At the top station of the incline, you can explore the Observation deck and also dig deeper into its history and operation. The great part about the experience is that there’s a ride every 5 minutes, which means no waiting! No pre-booking is needed, but make sure you have the exact change for the quick ride.

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4. Heinz History Center

Want to ‘ketchup’ on the history of Pittsburgh? Then you must visit the Senator John Heinz History Center located in the Strip District. It has something for every history buff, be it about the first settlers of Pittsburgh, the revolutionary war, the industrial revolution, sports, pop culture, and much more. It highlights the contributions of Pittsburgh’s locals to mankind, like the first polio vaccine, the Ferris wheel, revolutionary public TV broadcasting, and also the Big Mac! One of the most interesting attractions (and obviously) is the Heinz exhibit that displays everything you wanted to know about how they started way back in the 1900s to where they are today. Go plan your visit!

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5. Rivers of Steel - Uniquely Pittsburgh Sightseeing Tour

It would probably be a sin to miss a river cruise when you're in the city of rivers and bridges. Especially when it gives you a unique, historical experience of the rich heritage of southwestern Pennsylvania. The Uniquely Pittsburgh sightseeing tour by the Rivers of Steel offers an informative tour to enlighten tourists about the past and present of the beautiful city. You can also find various vantage points for the best views and to click amazing photographs with a backdrop of Pittsburgh. Find out more about this 90-minute river tour here.

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And that’s not all! There’s so much more to explore in the ‘Burgh while you’re here for DrupalCon North 2023. As spring transitions into summer, June is one of the best months to visit Pittsburgh, with many interesting outdoor events taking place around the city.

But don’t take our word for it. Our Drupal Pittsburgh Local Ambassador, Bill Renk, “Pittsburgh is the perfect fit for DrupalCon because Pittsburgh not only embraces Drupal, as seen by Drupal's adoption by its two major universities (Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh), but Pittsburgh is a reflection of the Drupal community itself – friendly, welcoming and hard-working!”

Esmeralda Braad-Tijhoff, Björn Brala and Bart Vreugdenhil has been inducted to the new board of directors of the Dutch Drupal Foundation. Bert Boerland is the new chairman of the board.

So I'd like to keep the admin UI as clean as possible for clients, and since they only use one text format at the moment, all filter guidelines and tips are cluttering the Drupal administration interface too much. So in previous Drupal versions there where modules to fix this, but for 10 not (yet) available.

Also, I'd like to keep overhead to a minimum and 'every module counts', so here is a simple solution.

• Create a subtheme for Claro
• Add an extra theme library
• Let that library contain a css file, that hides filter tips

Also mighty handy for all kinds of additional Drupal administration theme tweaks and optimizations!

Here's the code: