How to set up an ecommerce store? Steps in Droopler

Droopler is a Drupal installation profile that allows you to quickly launch a new website. The programming community, Droopler users, and Droptica specialists are constantly introducing improvements that open this tool to new possibilities. One of the newer improvements is the ability to create an online store based on the Commerce module in a much faster and simpler way than is the standard in Drupal. Ecommerce store in Drupal Drupal

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Drupal 10 will be released December 14, 2022

The finalized release date for Drupal 10.0.0 is December 14, 2022 As we announced previously, our Drupal 10 release schedule included three possible windows for the Drupal 10 release date. Today, we have finalized that we will use the third and final release window of December 14, 2022. This gives site owners 11 months to update from Drupal 9 to Drupal 10. Why is the August release date no longer

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A modern alternative to Hooks

This post introduces a completely new way of implementing Drupal hooks. You can finally get rid of your .module files, eliminating many calls to \Drupal with dependency injection in hooks. Introduction A pattern emerged in Drupal 8 where hooks would be implemented in a traditional .module file, then quickly handed off to a class via a service call or instantiated via the ClassResolver. Drupal core utilises the ClassResolver hook pattern

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Exclusion begets Exclusion!

She went on to add that it is hard for members of underrepresented groups to get hired in the first place; secondly, they get lower salaries and cannot be their authentic selves at work. In 2020 the wage gap on racial lines had increased from 2018. Women are gaining ground, but they still make 17% less than men. Black tech workers are making 30% less than white tech workers –

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Improve the Drupal developer experience to empower the Ambitious Site Builder

Published on Wednesday 27, April 2022 Today at DrupalCon we had the infamous Driesnote. The tone of the Driesnote focused on what we, as a project, should strategically focus on while building features on the Drupal 10.x.x branch. Dries wants to bring Drupal back to its roots by focusing on the site builder audience. This includes automatic updates, the project browser, and reimagining distributions as composable starter kits. This blog

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Which Drupal 10 Features Excite Dries?

Talking about what’s next in Drupal 10, Dries talked about the Olivero initiative, which Mike Herschel is leading. Olivero is Drupal’s new front-end theme and is stable. Dries said that the theme is gorgeous, and it is the most accessible theme that has ever shipped in the history of Drupal. (On 28th April 2022, the last day of DrupalCon Portland, Olivero was made the new default Drupal 9/10 theme through

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7 Drupal development tools you definitely need to try

When creating websites on Drupal, as developers, we should try to make our job easier. Managing modules, users, generating code – all these processes can be automated and performed with single commands. In this article, we’ll take a look at the tools available and discuss them, giving specific examples of use. 1. Drupal Console Drupal Console is a powerful Command Line Interface. It’s used to generate boilerplate code and maintain

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How to Host and Deploy Drupal Sites using Cloudways

This page contains affiliate links, meaning we get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through our links, at no cost to you. Please read our disclosure for more info. Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting provider which allows you to host and deploy Drupal sites on popular cloud platforms. They don’t host your site, instead you choose a cloud provider, i.e., DigitalOcean, Linode, AWS and so on.

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Drupal is for Ambitious Site Builders

“Though to some, this might sound like a crazy idea to talk about, we will still talk about it.” That was the opening statement of Dries when he chose to speak about Drupal 11 during his Driesnote at DrupalCon Portland 2022. He spoke about their purpose, vision, strategy, and initiatives through his talk. Now that things with Drupal 10 seem to be moving in the right direction, it’s time to start working

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Drupal 10, 11 and Dries

Drupal 10 is on the horizon, and with the recent news that it will be released in December, the anticipation of what changes to expect has increased. When Dries Buytaert, Drupal founder and Acquia co-founder and CTO, took the stage to deliver the Driesnote for DrupalCon Portland 2022, he focused on two major points: Drupal 10 and Drupal 11. With Drupal 10 being on track, he felt that planning for

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