Who uses Drupal ?

Ever wonder who else uses Drupal ? You may be surprised that a lot of familiar and popular brands, organizations and companies use Drupal.

Even part of Yahoo!, Google and AOL use the Drupal platform.

Communication companies like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, entertainment sites like Warner Brothers, The Emmys, Fox, publication sites like The Onion, New York Observer, television channels like MTV, Discovery Channel, organizations like United Nations, Human Rights Watch, prominent people like Hillary Clinton, Mike Bloomberg and artist sites like Michael Jackson and Britney Spears all have one thing in common: their websites use Drupal.

For a longer list of Drupal-based sites, visit http://websites.usandv.com

How To Login Without Clicking on Login

Let's say your accidentally removed your login block from your display pages. So it's nowhere displayed on your drupal pages. If you logout (or get logged out automatically), you won't find your login form anywhere on your site.

If you need to login to your website and don't have a login form, you can access your login via

yourdomain.com/?q=user

Accessing this URL by typing in your domain and then "/?q=user" from your drupal base directory and a login form will automatically appear for you to login.

This is especially useful when you accidentally or purposely hide your login and you need to logon as admin (user #1) to administer and configure your website.

Drupal 6.13 is Out

The latest version of Drupal is now version 6.13 which was released last July 1.

This is a maintenance release fixing problems reported using the bug tracking system, as well as critical security vulnerabilities.

You can download it here:

http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-6.13.tar.gz

Flash With Drupal

Flash has been the defacto platform for animation and interactivity on the web.

If you want your Drupal installation to be more animated and interactive, the Flash With Drupal book is just right for your needs.

Flash with Drupal is released by Packt Publishing and written by Travis Tidwell. Check out the Packt page for the book description and get to download a sample chapter.

In addition, there is a 15% discount for Drupal.org users. Upon checkout, use the code "FlashDru15". If you've read the book, let us know what you think of it.

DrupalCon Paris

DrupalCon, the Drupal Conference for drupal developers, designers and enthusiasts is scheduled to be in Paris this September 1 to 5, 2009.

It's usually held only twice a year, and one of those is in Europe.  This year, Paris takes the centerstage as DrupalCon kicks off as their official European venue.

Register now for an early bird discounted price.

Check the official site for DrupalCon Paris at http://paris2009.drupalcon.org

Drupal Help

I discovered this site earlier: http://www.rhinocerus.net/drupal-blogs

Some of the content is kinda outdated (circa 2006 and for 4.7x) but some syndication and user posts are new and updated. They have some pdf resources avaialable for download. It's good for offline reference and as a handbook.

It seems like the subsite has been abandoned and works unmonitored cause when you click on Home, it goes to a discussion board on various programming languages.

Drupal v6.12 Released

Only a few weeks after v6.11 was released, Drupal v6.12 is now out as well.   The new version was released last May 13, 2009to  fix some tracking bugs plus some critical security vulnerability issues. No new features come with this upgrade.  However, upgrading is highly recommended.   

You can download it at http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-6.12.tar.gz

Double Forms

Found another Drupal blog while I was searching on how to put 2 forms in one page:

You can read more about it here.

Check out the Drupal blog at http://mydrupalblog.lhmdesign.com

New Book: Front End Drupal

I just learned about this book earlier while checking out Amazon.com.  There are a scarcity of Drupal books in the market so when you see a new one, it's a rarity.  

And I'd say this book came just at the right time.  I'm having a problem with customizing a design in Drupal and I'd have to say that based on the book's description, this is my saving grace.

The book is written by Emma Jane Hogbin.

You can check out her site at http://www.emmajane.net

I already ordered a copy and I'm excited to get my book.  I'll give a review once the book arrives and I get to read it.

For more info on Front End Drupal, visit the official website at http://www.frontenddrupal.com

Drupal 6.11 Released

Drupal released v6.11 last April 29, 2009 as maintenance releases fixing problems reported using the bug tracking system, as well as a critical security vulnerability,

You can download it here: http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drupal-6.11.tar.gz

Tip on Customized Pages

Don't make customized pages just to hide a block.  If all you need is to omit or hide a block, use the "Show block on specific pages" feature found at the bottom of every block in the administration pages.  You can include or exclude any page or number of pages (using the wildcard *).

It works best especially if your theme is fluid and you want to take out an entire region by hiding the blocks.

Drupal Sightings

http://drupalsightings.com

Drupal Easy

http://drupaleasy.com - 

DrupalEasy is training and consulting focused on making it as easy as possible for users to leverage the power of Drupal for content management.