La Netscouande, a French internet agency, has released the first version of a Facebook Connect plugin for Drupal. I have a feeling that this is going to obtain a lot of traction. This is one of the first content platforms aside from Wordpress that has an easy to use Connect module. As far as I can tell it enables basic login/authorization capabilities via the module.
With this announcement, the number of Facebook Connect implementations will most definitely jump over the coming weeks. Drupal is one of the most popular open-source content management systems on the web. While I’ve developed Drupal sites in the past, I haven’t had the opportunity to implement this service myself so I’m not sure how easy to use it actually is for developers.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Friday, December 12, 2008
New Launchpad plugins for Drupal
Free software development is an essentially social activity and we’ve built Launchpad to help those interactions — both between people and projects — along the way.
By working on free software through Launchpad you build a picture not only of what you’ve done — reporting bugs, creating branches of code, etc. — but your team memberships can also show what roles you have in different free software communities.
Part of what we’ve been doing recently is to open Launchpad to make it far easier to use that information elsewhere; in particular, the web services API, the bug tracker plugin API and Launchpad becoming an OpenID provider.
Today we’re releasing two modules for Drupal 5.x under the AGPL:
openid-launchpad: delegate your Drupal site’s user authentication to Launchpad
openid-teams: assign Drupal roles to logged-in users based on their membership of specific Launchpad teams.
Using these modules, you can create a Drupal site that makes use of each person’s participation in your community, as reflected in Launchpad. For example, if you want to allow only members of a core development team to post release announcements to your project website all you need do is create a Drupal role with those permissions and then assign it to the Launchpad team of your project’s developers.
The Ubuntu Fridge news site is one of the first sites to use the modules. It passes user authentication to Launchpad and also grants an editor role to members of the Ubuntu Fridge Editors team in Launchpad.
To use the modules you’ll need to be running Drupal 5.x and also be using our modified version of the Drupal OpenID module (GPL). Full setup details are available in our help guide.
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By working on free software through Launchpad you build a picture not only of what you’ve done — reporting bugs, creating branches of code, etc. — but your team memberships can also show what roles you have in different free software communities.
Part of what we’ve been doing recently is to open Launchpad to make it far easier to use that information elsewhere; in particular, the web services API, the bug tracker plugin API and Launchpad becoming an OpenID provider.
Today we’re releasing two modules for Drupal 5.x under the AGPL:
openid-launchpad: delegate your Drupal site’s user authentication to Launchpad
openid-teams: assign Drupal roles to logged-in users based on their membership of specific Launchpad teams.
Using these modules, you can create a Drupal site that makes use of each person’s participation in your community, as reflected in Launchpad. For example, if you want to allow only members of a core development team to post release announcements to your project website all you need do is create a Drupal role with those permissions and then assign it to the Launchpad team of your project’s developers.
The Ubuntu Fridge news site is one of the first sites to use the modules. It passes user authentication to Launchpad and also grants an editor role to members of the Ubuntu Fridge Editors team in Launchpad.
To use the modules you’ll need to be running Drupal 5.x and also be using our modified version of the Drupal OpenID module (GPL). Full setup details are available in our help guide.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tips for Google CSE plugin for Drupal
Drupal, there are a few things you can do to make life easier for your visitors:
Add some rewrite rules (to the .htaccess file) to redirect requests for the old search engine to the new one. This can help visitors who know how Drupal works and were typing their search manually, etc.
RewriteRule ^search$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/node$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/node/(.*)$ /search/google?query=$1 [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/taxonomy_search$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/taxonomy_search/(.*)$ /search/google?query=$1 [R=301,NC,L]
Disable the built-in search engine module to reduce memory overhead and speed up page requests.
Use some CSS to hide the google.com background image added to the search boxes:
input.form-text {
background-image: none !important;
}
If you have custom search boxes replace them with code that calls the Google CSE engine, i.e.:
Put together this can make the GoogleCSE almost(*) completely transparent to your visitors.
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Add some rewrite rules (to the .htaccess file) to redirect requests for the old search engine to the new one. This can help visitors who know how Drupal works and were typing their search manually, etc.
RewriteRule ^search$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/node$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/node/(.*)$ /search/google?query=$1 [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/taxonomy_search$ /search/google [R=301,NC,L]
RewriteRule ^search/taxonomy_search/(.*)$ /search/google?query=$1 [R=301,NC,L]
Disable the built-in search engine module to reduce memory overhead and speed up page requests.
Use some CSS to hide the google.com background image added to the search boxes:
input.form-text {
background-image: none !important;
}
If you have custom search boxes replace them with code that calls the Google CSE engine, i.e.:
Put together this can make the GoogleCSE almost(*) completely transparent to your visitors.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Drupal Wins Two Awards For Best CMS Of 2008
Drupal the open source CMS system has this year scooped two separate prestigious awards for Best CMS system of 2008, picking up both The Open Source CMS Award for 2008 along with the Packt Publishing Best PHP Open Source CMS for 2008.
The Drupal Association has announced that Drupal has won two prestigious Packt Publishing 2008 Open Source CMS Awards this week - the Overall 2008 Open Source CMS Award and the Best PHP Open Source CMS. This marks the second consecutive year that Drupal has won Packt Publishing’s Overall Open Source CMS award. In addition, on Monday, Packt Publishing recognized leading Drupal contributor Earl Miles as a 2008 Open Source CMS Most Valued Person (MVP). Drupal won the awards in both the popular vote and the judges selection.
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The Drupal Association has announced that Drupal has won two prestigious Packt Publishing 2008 Open Source CMS Awards this week - the Overall 2008 Open Source CMS Award and the Best PHP Open Source CMS. This marks the second consecutive year that Drupal has won Packt Publishing’s Overall Open Source CMS award. In addition, on Monday, Packt Publishing recognized leading Drupal contributor Earl Miles as a 2008 Open Source CMS Most Valued Person (MVP). Drupal won the awards in both the popular vote and the judges selection.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Getting my hands on Drupal
If you happened to visit CodeTRAX, my (at the moment) personal software publishing spot, during the last two months, you would have noticed that I’ve started using Drupal on that website. My alternative options had been WordPress and a custom CMS based on Django, but I finally rejected both and I am glad I did so. Although I like WordPress, which I proudly use on G-Loaded, it cannot be compared to the flexibility and maturity of Drupal. I am sure it will get there some day, but there are many things that need to be changed in the organization of this project until it becomes as serious as Drupal is.
On the other hand, after trying Django for about 2-3 days during the last summer, I realized that this is far from what I was actually looking for. I recall that at some point I had felt like trying to re-invent the wheel. Well, Django is not a CMS. It’s a framework. I should have known better! CodeTRAX is not just about content. It is about the integration of different software: a CMS, bug trackers for projects, project wikis, download center, notification system, community-based support forums, statistics. In order to build all this around an open source CMS you need the best available open source CMS; and I think this is Drupal.
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On the other hand, after trying Django for about 2-3 days during the last summer, I realized that this is far from what I was actually looking for. I recall that at some point I had felt like trying to re-invent the wheel. Well, Django is not a CMS. It’s a framework. I should have known better! CodeTRAX is not just about content. It is about the integration of different software: a CMS, bug trackers for projects, project wikis, download center, notification system, community-based support forums, statistics. In order to build all this around an open source CMS you need the best available open source CMS; and I think this is Drupal.
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Christmas Drupal Themes: Enjoy the Magic of Christmas!
With Christmas coming soon, many are thinking about how to decorate their web sites. As Drupal has grown in popularity, more and more people have started using it. But unfortunately, there are not so many choices of Christmas Drupal themes. We spent a great deal of time in searching them and were unpleasantly surprised. But nevertheless, we would like to bring to your notice some attractive professional Drupal themes created especially for this joyful holiday.
When selecting a theme it is probably best to consider the needs and preferences of your project. But if your main goal is to decorate your web pages, to meet the holiday in the proper way, to impress your customers and visitors or just create a festive atmosphere, then the following Drupal themes for Christmas will be right for you!
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Christmas Drupal Template # 112
This stylish Christmas Drupal template will greatly work for beauty salons, fashion houses, boutiques, model agencies, design studios, fashion blogs, women’s portals, personal pages, online galleries and etc. The black background makes the template more elegant and powerful. It contrasts well with bright colors and makes the other colors stand out. The red color is used as an accent color, it brings text to the foreground. So, on the whole, the template looks bright and welcoming and evokes cheerful feelings.
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When selecting a theme it is probably best to consider the needs and preferences of your project. But if your main goal is to decorate your web pages, to meet the holiday in the proper way, to impress your customers and visitors or just create a festive atmosphere, then the following Drupal themes for Christmas will be right for you!
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Christmas Drupal Template # 112
This stylish Christmas Drupal template will greatly work for beauty salons, fashion houses, boutiques, model agencies, design studios, fashion blogs, women’s portals, personal pages, online galleries and etc. The black background makes the template more elegant and powerful. It contrasts well with bright colors and makes the other colors stand out. The red color is used as an accent color, it brings text to the foreground. So, on the whole, the template looks bright and welcoming and evokes cheerful feelings.
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Piwik plugin for Drupal
If you are using Drupal to power your website, you may be interested by the Piwik Integration for Drupal plugin.
The module automatically adds the Piwik tracking code in your drupal website, as well as providing the following features:
- Selectively track certain users, roles and pages
- Monitor what files are downloaded from your pages
- Cache the Piwik code on your local server for improved page loading times
- Direct access to statistics in reports section (D6+) using Piwik widgets and API
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The module automatically adds the Piwik tracking code in your drupal website, as well as providing the following features:
- Selectively track certain users, roles and pages
- Monitor what files are downloaded from your pages
- Cache the Piwik code on your local server for improved page loading times
- Direct access to statistics in reports section (D6+) using Piwik widgets and API
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