The 7 Stages of Drupal Development
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The document presents a humorous parallel between the stages of grief and the Drupal development process, outlining seven stages: shock and denial, pain and guilt, anger and bargaining, depression and reflection, the upward turn, reconstruction, and acceptance and hope. It emphasizes the emotional journey developers face while dealing with challenges in Drupal, offering tools and resources at each stage to aid in overcoming these hurdles. The conclusion encourages developers to embrace their experiences and participate in the Drupal community as they move forward.
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Retrieve single field value
The bad way
$value = $node->field_value['und'][0]['value']
The 'Drupal' way
$value = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_value');
$value = (is_array($value)) ? reset($value) : $value;
$value = (isset($value['value']))
? $value['value']
: false;](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/7stages-drupal-development-130725090235-phpapp02/85/The-7-Stages-of-Drupal-Development-15-320.jpg)
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Set a field value
The bad way
$user->field_value['und'][0]['value'] = $value;
The 'Drupal' way
Install entity_api module
$user = entity_metadata_wrapper('user', $user);
$user->field_value->set($value);
$user->save();](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/7stages-drupal-development-130725090235-phpapp02/85/The-7-Stages-of-Drupal-Development-16-320.jpg)
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Get a menu
$tree = menu_tree_page_data('main-menu');
$main_menu = menu_tree_output($tree, 1);
print drupal_render($main_menu);
Get taxonomy terms
$v =
taxonomy_vocabulary_machine_name_load($n);
$terms = taxonomy_get_tree($v->vid);
foreach ($terms as $term) {
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The 7 Stages of Drupal Development
- 1. 2013 Twin Cities Drupalcamp Fredric Mitchell @fredricmitchell The Seven Stages Of Drupal Development
- 2. 1.) Shock and Denial 2.) Pain and Guilt 3.) Anger and Bargaining 4.) Depression and Reflection 5.) The Upward Turn 6.) Reconstruction 7.) Acceptance and Hope 7 Stages of Grief Drupal@fredricmitchell | 2
- 3. ● Web Development Manager at Orbit Media Studios ● Web Dev 10+ years, Drupal ● Gardening, T-Ball, Thundercats Are you qualified? @fredricmitchell | 3
- 4. ● Grief == Drupal ● Belie All Fears ● Want Answers ● Reaffirmation and Confidence You are here because... @fredricmitchell | 4
- 5. Present State @fredricmitchell | 5 http://www.codem0nk3y.com/2012/04/what-bugs-me-about-modx-and-why/cms-learning-curve/
- 6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/32029534@N00/7317378118/ 1. Shock and Denial @fredricmitchell | 6 Shock provides emotional protection from being overwhelmed all at once. This may last for weeks months.
- 7. Shock and Denial @fredricmitchell | 7 node entity content type bundle views entityfieldquery preprocess process alter ctools panels blocks beans i18n entity api workflow workbench state machine hooks query_alter tid vid nid uid theme ckeditor rules roles permissions content access logintobaggan features spaces context sites conf
- 8. 2. Pain and Guilt http://www.flickr.com/photos/cuboidal/23246255/ @fredricmitchell | 8 Although excruciating, it is important that you experience the pain fully, and not hide it, avoid it or escape from it.
- 9. Tools for Pain and Guilt@fredricmitchell | 9 ● Google ● Pro Drupal 7 Development (book) ● drupal.org / api.drupal.org ● drupalize.me ● IRC ● Local Meetups ● Camps / Cons ● Time
- 10. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13259518@N00/7339686070/ 3. Anger and Bargaining@fredricmitchell | 10 Frustration gives way to anger, and you may lash out and lay unwarranted blame on someone else.
- 11. Causes of Anger @fredricmitchell | 11 Find a page admin/content → Scroll & Paginate or Build view → Create filters → Setup perms → Set paths → Export to features → Pray or Install admin_views (dependencies)
- 12. Causes of Anger @fredricmitchell | 12 Place a block admin/structure → Blocks → Find & Scroll → Configure or Install Context / Context UI → Setup perms → Set conditions → Set Reactions or Install beans (dependencies)
- 13. Causes of Anger @fredricmitchell | 13 Small team working together Features get overridden Core is updated and break things Patches are all over the place Build vs. Buy UI vs. Code
- 14. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30990153@N02/4379602297/ 4. Depression. Reflection.@fredricmitchell | 14 Encouragement from others is not helpful to you during this stage of grieving.
- 15. Sad Face :-( @fredricmitchell | 15 Retrieve single field value The bad way $value = $node->field_value['und'][0]['value'] The 'Drupal' way $value = field_get_items('node', $node, 'field_value'); $value = (is_array($value)) ? reset($value) : $value; $value = (isset($value['value'])) ? $value['value'] : false;
- 16. Sad Face :-( @fredricmitchell | 16 Set a field value The bad way $user->field_value['und'][0]['value'] = $value; The 'Drupal' way Install entity_api module $user = entity_metadata_wrapper('user', $user); $user->field_value->set($value); $user->save();
- 17. Sad Face :-( @fredricmitchell | 17 Get a menu $tree = menu_tree_page_data('main-menu'); $main_menu = menu_tree_output($tree, 1); print drupal_render($main_menu); Get taxonomy terms $v = taxonomy_vocabulary_machine_name_load($n); $terms = taxonomy_get_tree($v->vid); foreach ($terms as $term) { $options[$term->tid] = $term->name;
- 18. Sad Face :-( @fredricmitchell | 18 Migration drupal.org/project/migrate The Good – It exists!!! The Bad – Documentation is spotty. The Ugly – 9000 ways of doing it. migrate_d2d migrate_extras Code: https://gist.github.com/fmitchell/6079933
- 19. http://www.flickr.com/photos/18850767@N02/6853403410/ 5. The Upward Turn @fredricmitchell | 19 As you start to adjust, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized.
- 20. That is helpful @fredricmitchell | 20 What node/menu/object am I on? menu_get_object() Querying made easy EntityFieldQuery URL arguments made easy drupal_get_query_parameters()
- 21. That is helpful @fredricmitchell | 21 I want to change this form hook_form_alter() Examples, please! drupal.org/project/examples Quickly do things drush
- 22. That is helpful @fredricmitchell | 22 I want to create a distribution Make Installation Profiles (derf?) drupal.org/node/108973 drupal.org/documentation/build/distributions
- 23. http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503058184@N01/172906852/ 6. Reconstruction @fredricmitchell | 23 As you become more functional, your mind starts working again, and you will find yourself seeking realistic solutions.
- 24. What's next? @fredricmitchell | 24 Load all the things entity_load_multiple() - D8 Configuration VCS, No more system settings forms - D8 Mobile IE8 is dead, jQuery 2.0, Responsive grids - D8
- 25. What's next? @fredricmitchell | 25 Make it pretty! Twig - D8 Services HTTPFoundation, HTTPCache - D8 Multilingual Everything is entity API - D8
- 26. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40461532@N05/5049303652/ 7. Acceptance and Hope@fredricmitchell | 26 Acceptance does not necessarily mean instant happiness. Given the pain and turmoil you have experienced, you can never return to the carefree, untroubled YOU that existed.
- 27. If I Must @fredricmitchell | 27 node entity content type bundle views entityfieldquery preprocess process alter ctools panels blocks beans i18n entity api workflow workbench state machine hooks query_alter tid vid nid uid theme ckeditor rules roles permissions content access logintobaggan features spaces context sites conf
- 28. ● Drupal 8 needs you! ● Join a group. ● Wear your scars proudly. The Future @fredricmitchell | 28
- 29. 2013 Twin Cities Drupalcamp Fredric Mitchell @fredricmitchell Thank you!!