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1 month ago

Custom Views Style Plugins Bring UI Control to Drupal Grid Layouts James Nettik of Aten Design Group introduces a method to apply component grid layouts to Views using custom style plugins. The approach improves clarity, reduces duplication, and empowers site builders to manage display styles through the UI.

James Nettik (Aten Design Group) introduces a custom Views style plugin for Drupal.

It surfaces layout options like column counts in the admin UI—no more buried Twig logic.
https://bit.ly/3NxDEay

#DrupalViews #ComponentTheming #DrupalUX #AtenDesignGroup

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2 months ago

DXPR Theme 8: AI Design Tools and AAA Accessibility Aim High

DXPR @dxpr.bsky.social Theme 8 is here 🚗

Inspired by HyperOS, it brings AI-generated styles, AAA accessibility, and real-time previews.

Explore the details: https://bit.ly/49UzEtl

#DrupalThemes #Accessibility #DrupalUX #DXPR

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2 months ago

How AI Makes Drupal Sites Smarter for the End User This article from Buro Van Staal explores how AI can enhance Drupal sites by turning overlooked data into actionable insights. Rather than focusing on real-time personalisation or flashy automation, it emphasizes structured content, behavioral patter...

🧠 AI isn't magic—it's smarter use of the content you already have.

Buro Van Staal shows how Drupal sites can leverage AI for relevance, not gimmicks.

TDT summary: https://bit.ly/4qFJNQ9

#AIinDrupal #DrupalUX #ContentStrategy #OpenSource

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2 months ago

Rabbit Hole Module Revisited as a Quietly Brilliant Drupal Solution

🐇 Dylan Shields revisits Rabbit Hole, a quietly essential Drupal module.

It prevents direct access to nodes, terms, and more—great for layout-only or reference-only content.

TDT summary: https://bit.ly/3Lgjpxr

#DrupalModules #RabbitHole #DrupalUX #ContentArchitecture

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2 months ago

Freelock Highlights Orientation and Reflow in Drupal Advent Calendar Day 11 Freelock's Day 11 Advent Calendar entry emphasizes the importance of supporting device orientation and content reflow for accessibility. The article outlines best practices and common pitfalls in responsive design that affect users with disabilities ...

Accessibility tip from Day 11 of @freelock.com ’s Drupal Advent: design for orientation and reflow.

Fixed-width layouts break usability for low vision and mobile users.

Use Flexbox, test at 320px + 400% zoom, and meet WCAG.

🔗 https://bit.ly/48Lmpeg

#a11y #WCAG #ResponsiveDesign #DrupalUX

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2 months ago

Dripyard Releases Webinar Recording for Drupal Canvas Launch

📺 Missed the Canvas 1.0 launch webinar?

Dripyard’s @dripyard.com frontend tool for Drupal drew 170+ attendees from 30+ countries.

Replay + discount codes now available.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4oYzd5w

#DrupalCanvas #DrupalUX #LayoutBuilder #LowCode

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4 months ago

First Look at Drupal Canvas in CMS V2 Alpha1: Visual Page Building Reinvented Ivan Zugec at WebWash explores Drupal CMS V2 alpha1, spotlighting Drupal Canvas—a powerful new visual page builder. This release introduces drag-and-drop content creation, site templates, and the Mercury theme, giving editors and developers modern to...

Ivan Zugec @ivanzugec.com explores Drupal CMS V2 alpha1—and its game-changing new page builder: Drupal Canvas.

Visual layouts, JSX components, site templates, and AI tools are all here.
https://bit.ly/480DDCH

#DrupalCMS #DrupalCanvas #PageBuilder #DrupalUX

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4 months ago

Exploring Content Templates and Field Mapping in Drupal Canvas with Michael Anello and Ted Bowman In a recent DrupalEasy Show & Tell, Michael Anello and Ted Bowman demoed the power of content templates in Drupal Canvas. They explored experimental features like full view mode control for nodes, field mapping to React components, and template image...

Michael Anello + Ted Bowman explore templating in Drupal Canvas using SDC + React components.

Real-time walkthrough shows field mapping, image issues, and dev-mode tools.
🎥 https://bit.ly/3LwIgN3

#DrupalCanvas #DrupalUX #SDC #ComponentDesign

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4 months ago

How to Audit and Maintain Better Web Components: A Guide for Scalable Design Systems In a comprehensive guide, Diana Czuchry from Evolving Web breaks down how to audit and manage web components for consistent, scalable, and accessible websites. From eliminating redundant patterns to documenting purpose and usage, the article outlines...

Diana Czuchry of Evolving Web shares a smart guide to auditing and maintaining scalable web components.

Perfect for teams managing large Drupal or multisite design systems.
📘 https://bit.ly/4otFIy0

#DesignSystems #WebComponents #DrupalUX #ComponentGovernance

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4 months ago

October 2025 Progress Report: LocalGov Drupal Polishes UI, Templates, and Code Standards Mark Conroy’s October update for LocalGov Drupal contributions highlights a slew of refinements—from theming adjustments and JavaScript modernisation to accessibility shifts and documentation fixes. Work is progressing on replacing LocalGov Sa11y wit...

October brought key UI and code updates to LocalGov Drupal. @localgovdrupal.bsky.social

Mark Conroy @mark.ie highlights progress on accessibility, PHP typing, and a smarter nav/menu structure.

📝 https://bit.ly/495pF4H

#LocalGovDrupal #Accessibility #DrupalUX #OpenSource

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4 months ago

"Insightful, Exciting and Exhausting!": Adaptive's Steve Allen Reflects on First DrupalCon Experience

Adaptive’s Steve Allen reflects on his first DrupalCon—“insightful, exciting, reinvigorating—and exhausting!”

From Canvas to UX sessions, Vienna offered a deep dive into Drupal’s evolving future.
Read the full recap 👉 https://bit.ly/47jnWpM

#DrupalConVienna #DrupalUX #CommunityVoices

Jen Lampton

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12 years ago

Holy cow! Views + Tour is teh hotness!!! @technica @garencheckley #Drupal #DrupalUX