Drupal

A Foot in the Door

Making Sense of Drupal Development

I distinctly remember my initial impression of Drupal: “why in the world would I use this?” Roughly 2 years ago, Drupal was a confusing landscape of terminology, technology and arcane methodologies – to me, at least. For a time, I considered treating it strictly as a job requirement, and avoiding it on a personal level. Luckily, my stubborn nature got the better of me, and here I am, extolling the virtues of Drupal, practically on a daily basis. What prompted this radical shift in perspective?

Theming the Drupal Way: Is Custom Wrong?

It seems to me theming in Drupal is broken up into two camps - those who use a contributed base theme (Zen, Omega, Fusion, etc.) and those who write their own custom themes.  Although I don't have statistics (and would love them if anyone does), it seems to me the most common approach is to use a base theme.  Now, I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all solution to really anything on the web, and I will quickly acknowledge the divers

Anatomy of a Drupal Feature

The word "feature" tends to be nebulous, ambiguous and perhaps even overused in our industry. As a project manager, I often use it as a way to compartmentalize requests for an update, change or improvement to a website. It's a helpful word - one that gets the client and I on the same page and simplifies our communication.

Reflections on DrupalCon Denver 2012

Having just returned last week from a trip to the annual North American DrupalCon in Denver, I wanted to reflect a bit on the importance of the events of the week. First of all, I'm grateful to MCN for sending Joe Stewart and me to the conference for yet another opportunity to further our education and network amongst our peers. This was my second DrupalCon and Joe's third, and it seems to get better every year.

Welcome to the NEW Gaither.com Community

If you are a fan of Southern Gospel or contemporary Christian music, then I am sure you are acquainted with Bill & Gloria Gaither. The Gaither Music Company has revolutionized the gospel industry with their original songs, merchandise and Gaither Homecoming concerts and events. The new Gaither.com launched in 2011, and I am happy to say I took over its account management duties in January of this year.

Introducing the NEW DigitalRodeo.com!

MCN is excited to announce the launch of the new and improved, custom built Drupal 7 site for Digital Rodeo. The new site has a lot of exciting features for both artists and members...check them out below!

As an artist, you can set up your very own artist page with the following features:

Drupal Sites That Don't Look Like Drupal Sites

The esteemed co-maintainer of Drupal 7, Angela Byron, recently tweeted about "Drupal sites that don't look like Drupal sites":

Welcome, Bombplates!

For many years I have wanted MCN to be able to offer an artist or band a DIY web solution that would allow them to build their own website on the same powerful platform we use for our major label clients.

The Web is Now Mobile

Every industry has its buzz words, and the web is not immune.

On the Atypical and Wonderful Nature of Drupal Development

How I was forced to rethink everything I thought I knew about content management systems...

Movies and television shows tend to hyperbolize the world of programmers. They portray the industry as expressly convoluted and technical, filled to the brim with code, jargon and alienating logic – an industry whose job openings are reserved only for those few willing to sacrifice their social and family lives in the name of technology.

Syndicate content