This is the first post in a series of posts looking at migrating content from a Jadu site into a Drupal site running the LocalGov Drupal (LGD) distribution. The site I was migrating content into was the new site for Central Bedfordshire , and whilst other implementations of Jadu may differ from what I describe here, it should be enough information for you to understand the process. Jadu is a…
LocalGov Drupal is a Drupal distribution that combines Drupal, some configuration, and a collection of modules with the aim of making it easier for councils to create websites. The functionality provided includes content pages, news pages, bus timetables, and waste collection systems. What's more, it's maintained by a vibrant community of people. The LocalGov Drupal Waste Collection module is a…
The Tufty2350 LCD badge is a 2.8 inch screen with a rechargeable battery in a sturdy case. It comes with a lanyard so you can hang it around your neck and the case is shaped so that it also doubles as a desktop stand. I bought the Tufty2350 LCD badge during the Pi Day sale a few months ago, but I've not really done much with it. That was until a few weeks ago. I went to LocalGov Drupal Camp 2026…
LocalGov Drupal Camp 2026 was held on 11th and 12th June in the city of Sheffield in the north of England. I drove over the Pennines from my home in Cheshire to attend the camp for the two days. LocalGov Drupal, in case you weren't aware, is a Drupal distribution that is set up in a way that makes it easy for councils to publish their content. Since it's built on Drupal the sites can also make use…
In the last article in this series I looked at creating a link directory on a Drupal site . In that article I looked at how I set up the links and took screenshots of the sites using a headless Chromium browser as the links were added. The issue I had was that when I used headless Chromium to take screenshots of the sites the success rate was not very high. In these days of AI attacks, site…
A problem I've been struggling with for a while now is managing my bookmarks. Every time I come across an interesting article I want to read, a good resource I want to keep, or a neat tool I want to try I create a bookmark. Over time I have collected a large collection of bookmarks so when I add a new one to the list it gets lots in the pile. I've tried to create directories to keep "new"…
This is part five of a series of articles looking at HTMX in Drupal. If you are interested in reading more then there will be a list of related articles at the end of this article. When I was thinking about ideas on demonstrating HTMX in Drupal I implemented things like infinite scroll, a tabbed interface, and a cascading select form. I basically recreating some things that I had done in…
This is part four of a series of articles looking at HTMX in Drupal. In the last two articles we looked at using HTMX with controllers in different ways. This time I'll be venturing into the world of HTMX and forms. Years ago on this site I wrote an article about Cascading ajax select forms in Drupal , which I often refer back to when I'm trying to figure out something to do with select forms and…
This is part three of a series of articles looking at HTMX in Drupal. Last time I looked at using HTMX to run a "load more" feature on a Drupal page . Before moving onto looking at forms I thought a final example of using HTMX and controllers to achieve an action. One of the key examples that helped me understand HTMX was when it was used to create a tabbed interface, without reloading the page.…
Following on from my last article, an introduction to HTMX in Drupal , I wanted to start looking at examples of HTMX being used to power interactivity in Drupal in different ways. I thought a good place to start this off would be to look at using HTMX in a simple controller. By creating a route to a controller we can render content and then inject HTMX attributes to perform actions with the same…