@ibboard are you sure the issue isn't that you are including urls you don't want indexed in the sitemap.xml? Google doesn't like being told to index a page in one place and then not to index it in another.
When spam started to become overwhelming here I signed up to the largest mbin instance, Fedia.io. On one hand it runs well and isn't overrun with spam posts. On the other, it's missing some communities that are active on kbin.social....
I'm not directly involved in either project beyond reporting bugs and suggesting features yet, but I follow both projects closely. My sense is that the Mbin community is prioritizing collaboration around UX improvements while Kbin is focusing on scaling/performance issues... which makes sense as kbin.social is more than 10x the size of fedia.io (https://fedidb.org/network/instance/kbin.social vs https://fedidb.org/network). I opened a bug about the UI for altering link images at https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core/issues/1365. When I tested the same steps in Mbin, the issue i was seeing in Kbin had already been solved in Mbin.
Kbin is a great PHP implementation of ActivityPub for reddit-like communities, but requiring all major changes to be made/reviewed by a single person is a real bottle neck.
It would be great if Kbin could figure out some form of goverance/delegation that would allow more contributors, but there doesn't seem to be much interest in that type of change so for now we have 2 project with different priorities and governance models... and that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
I recently produced the first release of the Webform Protected Downloads module that is compatible with Drupal 10. It provides the ability for sites to have 'gated' content which users can download once they have filled out a form for their details. This can convert engaged visitors into leads, set up licenses for customers, or...
Explore the trends of Content Management System (CMS) usage on official city websites with a comprehensive study spanning 466 cities worldwide. The research delves into the prevalence of open-source solutions, highlighting the dominance of WordPress, Drupal, and other platforms. The report categorizes findings based on city...
Hey folks, I've been diving into artificial intelligence lately, curious about how it could supercharge our human abilities, and maybe even drive #Drupal to new heights.
So, I thought I'd tinker around with an #AI tool to whip up some fresh logos that embody the forward-thinking, innovative spirit of Drupal. Again, just for fun, please note that I'm not proposing anything here and I love the current logo 😊
Here's what it came up with – what do you think? Which one is your favourite?
@AlexMoreno I like the idea of CMS work as venturing into unexplored parts of space, but it seems like a complete departure from the drop instead of an evolution. Are you familar with Grav? It is another PHP CMS. Space has always been their brand... and their human designers do it much better https://getgrav.org/
If you're crafting an e-commerce experience where storytelling and customer connection come first, Drupal with Drupal Commerce is your solution. Unlike catalogue-driven platforms, Drupal lets you seamlessly merge your brand story with the shopper's journey, building loyalty and driving sales. Here's a selection of essential...
This is a refresh of an old article I wrote in my previous life as a Technical Solutions Manager in Acquia. The old approach uses Drush, while the 2024 version is much faster to set up and easy to use through the Drupal UI.
I’ve found a new path forward with dependency patch resolution. A new beta release of Composer Patches is available with the functionality re-added....
To fulfill our mission and to better support the availability of Drupal, the Drupal Association is re-orienting the Drupal Certified Partner program to recognize and highlight those firms who represent the “small number of contributors” that “are critical to the health and future well-being” of Drupal. In other words,...
After publishing my post with statistics about #CMS used on official city websites, I got a lot of messages about providing the same data for the USA 🤠....
This dude is extremely persistent about having irrelevant things his way, and when he doesn’t get it, he acts as if it were a personal attack. Do you guys have any argument or method to deal with this kind of people?...
Many years ago I was brought into a project where many variables where named after cars. Before I got there, if the team couldn't agree on a name, they'd use a car and move on. There was also a module in the code call "bucket". Didn't have a logical place to put a function? Add it to the bucket.
I'm sure they saved a lot of time not discussing what to name things up front, but by the time there was enough turnover on the team to change the variables and rewrite, it took months to fix.
Another, more product approach is to ask the "variable naming guy" to write up a naming policy document that would result in the names he has been suggesting. If there is logic associated his side of the "argument" it should be easy to document.
Have everyone on the team discuss and approve the policy. Hopefully you never spend time in a meeting arguing about this again.
There is an ongoing debate among developers regarding the use of patches versus pull requests for contributions. Since its migration to GitLab in 2018, Drupal has undergone significant changes. As of July 2024, the removal of Drupal CI and automated patch testing could potentially change the way contributions are made.
The Alliance represents the content management systems (CMS) behind roughly 50% of all websites online today. The Open Website Alliance was founded to promote the choice of open-source software and facilitate collaboration between free and open-source web content management projects, furthering openness, trust, and quality....
actual, verifiable digital ownership... using a distributed database technology that is designed to require a massive amount of computing resources to update.
I think where some of us who work in spaces using databases to verify something in critical business processes get stuck in accepting that blockchain has value is that our jobs have always been to verify "ownership" as quickly and efficiently as possible. We typically do this by defining a canonical source of truth and our success is judged on how many milliseconds transactions take and the datacener or cloud costs.
Saying that everything about blockchain is "dumb" isn't a very nuanced analysis... but it's a understandable reaction to hearing the hype that blockchain is going to change everything for years.
I've never seen anyone argue that the massively distributed nature or the public read access of blockchain technologies aren't interesting. It's the tradeoff that has to be made in speed and costs that make it hard for many of us to see any value in the approach for most applications.
You drove and pulled up to the gas station to fill your gas tank. You exited your vehicle, opened your gas tank cover, grabbed and put the dispenser nozzle in. You also had to pay at some point....
So are Europeans just more honest and ethical than Americans? Or do all gas stations have better theft prevention systems? In the US, there is often 1 cashier managing 12 pumps AND ringing up vice sales (cigarettes, lottery tickets, junk food). In some states there a pumps with no human on site at all.
What's to stop someone from driving off after filling up in the EU?
Indirectly related to Drupal as https://git.drupalcode.org/ uses GitLab and there is already an active ActivityPub using Drupal community at https://drupal.community/about...
The good news is that there are plenty of great deals to be found for those in the market, as long as you’re only looking to live there yourself. In the Gene Autry neighborhood, one listing warns potential buyers: “Property can not be short term rented as there is a STR permit cap in the neighborhood.”
While the article explains how some investors will lose hundreds of thousands of dollars, the fact that these policies make homes more affordable for people who want to live in them is why more cities should implement caps.
What is the practical difference between the main instances of kbin and mbin, from a users perspective?
When spam started to become overwhelming here I signed up to the largest mbin instance, Fedia.io. On one hand it runs well and isn't overrun with spam posts. On the other, it's missing some communities that are active on kbin.social....
Webform Protected Downloads (www.computerminds.co.uk)
I recently produced the first release of the Webform Protected Downloads module that is compatible with Drupal 10. It provides the ability for sites to have 'gated' content which users can download once they have filled out a form for their details. This can convert engaged visitors into leads, set up licenses for customers, or...
Global City Website Trends: Analysis of CMS Usage on Official City Websites (www.thedroptimes.com)
Explore the trends of Content Management System (CMS) usage on official city websites with a comprehensive study spanning 466 cities worldwide. The research delves into the prevalence of open-source solutions, highlighting the dominance of WordPress, Drupal, and other platforms. The report categorizes findings based on city...
The Essential Drupal Commerce Modules for building Online Stores (www.thedroptimes.com)
If you're crafting an e-commerce experience where storytelling and customer connection come first, Drupal with Drupal Commerce is your solution. Unlike catalogue-driven platforms, Drupal lets you seamlessly merge your brand story with the shopper's journey, building loyalty and driving sales. Here's a selection of essential...
The Unofficial Kbin Guide is now available from the kbin.social FAQ page! (kbin.social)
@alexmoreno's (Drupal Innovation Coordinator at the Drupal Association) Updated Advice to Migrating D7 to D10. SPOILER: Use Dupal UI and DDEV (www.drupal.org)
This is a refresh of an old article I wrote in my previous life as a Technical Solutions Manager in Acquia. The old approach uses Drush, while the 2024 version is much faster to set up and easy to use through the Drupal UI.
Cameron Eagans wants feedback on dependency patch resolution before 2.0.0 release (www.cweagans.net)
I’ve found a new path forward with dependency patch resolution. A new beta release of Composer Patches is available with the functionality re-added....
Drupal Association - Turning Takers into Makers: The enhanced Drupal Certified Partner Program (www.drupal.org)
To fulfill our mission and to better support the availability of Drupal, the Drupal Association is re-orienting the Drupal Certified Partner program to recognize and highlight those firms who represent the “small number of contributors” that “are critical to the health and future well-being” of Drupal. In other words,...
Drupal top open-source options for large city websites in US. Inspired by TDT's research about higher ed usage, Grzegorz Pietrzak checked the CMS used by US cities with more than 100k inhabitants (www.linkedin.com)
After publishing my post with statistics about #CMS used on official city websites, I got a lot of messages about providing the same data for the USA 🤠....
The Drupal Association is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Cloud-IAM to deploy secure, GDPR-compliant managed KeyCloak for single sign-on for Drupal.org. (www.drupal.org)
Using single sign-on for Drupal.org identity management has been a long term goal of the Drupal Association, as it offers a number of benefits:...
How do you deal with colleagues that argue 45 minutes on a call about a variable name?
This dude is extremely persistent about having irrelevant things his way, and when he doesn’t get it, he acts as if it were a personal attack. Do you guys have any argument or method to deal with this kind of people?...
To Patch or Not To Patch | bPekker.dev (bpekker.dev)
There is an ongoing debate among developers regarding the use of patches versus pull requests for contributions. Since its migration to GitLab in 2018, Drupal has undergone significant changes. As of July 2024, the removal of Drupal CI and automated patch testing could potentially change the way contributions are made.
Following Kbin communities from Mastodon is as easy as searching for the Kbin community as a user
If you are already using Mastodon, you can follow @drupal by searching for that user. drupal.community users will find the search under #Explore.
Dries Buytaert isn't waiting for Google to opt him out of third-party cookies in Chrome. Neither should you. (dri.es)
The phase-out of invasive third-party cookies marks a big step towards an Open Web that values privacy....
TYPO3 Association Co-Founds the Open Website Alliance with Drupal, Joomla and WordPress (typo3.org)
The Alliance represents the content management systems (CMS) behind roughly 50% of all websites online today. The Open Website Alliance was founded to promote the choice of open-source software and facilitate collaboration between free and open-source web content management projects, furthering openness, trust, and quality....
Blockchain: the wave of the future (lemmy.world)
How can you drive off a gas station with the hose still connected?
You drove and pulled up to the gas station to fill your gas tank. You exited your vehicle, opened your gas tank cover, grabbed and put the dispenser nozzle in. You also had to pay at some point....
ActivityPub support | GitLab (docs.gitlab.com)
Indirectly related to Drupal as https://git.drupalcode.org/ uses GitLab and there is already an active ActivityPub using Drupal community at https://drupal.community/about...
Drupal.org states that 71% of the top 100 universities use Drupal, but the page lacks precise data or references to support this claim. The Drop Times analyzed 300 top universities worldwide and found Drupal used in some form by 80% of the universities. (www.thedroptimes.com)
Preliminary Findings...
Bill to be introduced in Colorado would increase property taxes on short-term rentals by 4x the value (www.cbsnews.com)
The co-sponsor of the bill spoke about what it would mean for tourism-based economies in Colorado.
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall (www.latimes.com)
Palm Springs curbed short-term rentals in some neighborhoods. Now homeowners are watching their property values drop, sometimes drastically.