DrupalCamp NJ 2016 - 004

Entities from Core to Custom

Shawn Duncan — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 01:43:07 +0000

Entities from Core to Custom

Entities were introduced into Drupal with Drupal 7 and allow easy access to and manipulation of Core data. They power such contributed initiatives as the Media module and can be a powerful means of organizing data for custom modules. This session will give an overview of how Entities work in Drupal and how you can implement them in your code.

Entity Concepts in D8
Getting the most from D8 Core Entities
Smarter Modules with Custom Entities

Attendees at this session will:

Learn how Entities work in Drupal 8.
Understand how Entity methods can make their code more readable and maintainable.
Gain the confidence to implement custom entities in their own modules

Slides and sample code are available for download at http://shawnduncan.org/entities-core-custom The slides can be viewed in browser at http://talks.shawnduncan.org/entity_talk/#/overview

Audience:

Advanced (sysadmin, module developer)

Track:

Development

Version:

Drupal 8

Room:

004

Recording:

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Web Personalization for Drupal Sites: Simple Ways to Get Started

Dave Sawyer — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 05:11:27 +0000

Web personalization allows content to be tailored to the interests of the visitor, resulting in increased engagement and higher conversion rates. Leading marketers agree that personalized content should be fundamental to an effective digital marketing strategy, but planning and implementing a personalization solution can be complex or cost prohibitive.

In this session, we’ll introduce the basics of web personalization and demonstrate several simple ways to get started with web personalization on Drupal.

Specifically, we’ll cover:

An overview of common personalization criteria
How personalization for authenticated users differs from that of anonymous visitors
How to build personalization features into your Drupal site using contrib modules such as Personalization, Personalize, and Visitor Actions
How a custom solution compares to a full-featured SaaS offering like Acquia Lift

Session will include simple demonstrations with Drupal implementation details and various real-world examples.

Note: This presentation has been updated and expanded. It was first presented as part of DrupalCamp New England at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on Oct 10, 2015: http://nedcamp.org/new-england-drupal-camp-2015/sessions/web-personalization-drupal-sites-simple-ways-get-started

About The Speaker

Dave Sawyer (cmsdave) is a Solutions Architect at FFW (formerly Blink Reaction) – a global digital agency. He is an Acquia Certified Developer and has 15 years experience in web development – with a focus on open source and PHP-based solutions. Dave has given talks at numerous Drupal conferences including DrupalCon Austin, Drupaldelphia, DrupalCamp New England, Design4Drupal, and DrupalCamp New Jersey. At FFW, he specializes in architecting multi-site solutions, scoping large Drupal projects, and leveraging open source techologies to optimize websites. Previously, Dave has worked as a consultant and developer for Adobe Systems, Bloomsbury Publishing, and The Vineyard Gazette. You can follow him on Twitter at @cmsdave.

Audience:

Intermediate (install and configure modules/themes)

Track:

Site Building

Version:

Drupal 8

Drupal 7

Room:

004

Recording:

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Get it Write the First time: User Stories

Christopher Urban — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:04:18 +0000

What's the difference among a story, an Epic, a task or an Improvement? What's a tracer bullet, as opposed to a Spike? How do you bridge the gap between what your client wants and what the developers on your team need to know?

In this session, we'll go through the basics of each of these definitions, and spend time going through the key elements of user story and acceptance criteria writing. One of the keys to a successful project is having a common framework clearly communicated between product owners and your development team. By the end of the session, you'll have a good framework to embark on your next agile project with, and keep your team on track.

Audience:

Beginner (just starting, know basic terminology, content creation)

Track:

Site Building

Version:

N/A

Writing_Better_User_Stories_ACQ.pdf

Room:

004

Recording:

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Web Accessibility 101 - Accessibility Information and Solutions for Everyone

Arthur Frick — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:27:27 +0000

If you can design a website, you can design an accessible one. - World Wide Access

Web accessibility is nothing new, and there are a lot of actionable ways to make your content usable for all. The focus of this session will be on easy, everyday things that we all can do to make sure our sites are accessible for everyone, introduce accessibility standards and insure compliance with regulatory guidelines, learn WHAT NOT to do, and introduce site testing tools to help you build an accessible and inclusive website.

Audience:

Beginner (just starting, know basic terminology, content creation)

Track:

Theming & Front End

Version:

Drupal 8

Drupal 7

Drupal 6

IODAccessibilityNJCP.pptx

Room:

004

Recording:

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Decoupled Drupal and the Front End

Preston So — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 18:40:42 +0000

Decoupled content management has been taking the front-end world by storm recently as developers seek new ways to leverage battle-tested back ends alongside more flexible, extensible front ends. The JavaScript renaissance firmly envisages a future where single-page apps with ever-quickening advances can integrate seamlessly with "headless" back ends such as Drupal -- often by bypassing the theme layer altogether.

What are some of the implications of this newly decoupled world for front-end Drupal developers and designers working with Drupal? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of decoupling? This session will examine some of the trends and new ideas emerging from the Drupal community and others, but it will also frame decoupled Drupal against the backdrop of the rapidly changing front-end ecosystem, considering the impacts in such areas as Web Components, Drupal's theme layer, and presentation as a whole.

Here's what we'll dive into:

A brief retrospective of content management
Why (not) go headless?
Why (not) go with a JavaScript framework?
The JavaScript framework landscape
Managing content and headless Drupal
Decoupled out of the box with Drupal 8
Integrating with frameworks (e.g. Angular.js, Ember.js)
Integrating with native applications
Progressively decoupled Drupal
The future of the Drupal theme layer
The future of front-end Drupal

This session is intended for designers, front-end developers, and Drupal themers of all skill levels who are interested in learning more about headless Drupal and decoupled content management. While there will be some JavaScript presented in the context of client-side frameworks, no prior knowledge of Drupal is presumed.

This session is based on content from previous sessions presented at Design for Drupal 2015 and New England Drupal Camp 2015, but there will be much new and updated information.

Audience:

Beginner (just starting, know basic terminology, content creation)

Track:

Theming & Front End

Version:

Drupal 8

Decoupled Drupal and the Front End (DrupalCamp NJ).pdf

Room:

004

Recording:

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