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Developer Releases CLI Tool to Validate Drupal Migration Mappings Before Deployment A new open-source CLI utility aims to detect broken Drupal migration mappings before they reach production. Published by Victor Jimenez (VictorStackAI), the tool validates migration YAML files against source schemas and destination field definitions,...

New CLI tool validates Drupal migration mappings before execution.

Victor Jimenez’s utility parses YAML, resolves plugins, and flags field mismatches early.

Prevents silent migration failures.
https://bit.ly/4reFvjE

#Drupal #Migrate #DevOps #OpenSource

The Automated Librarian: Part 3 - Indexing PDF Content with Solr & Tika in Drupal 11 Stop searching for filenames and start searching inside your data. Learn how to use Apache Solr and Tika to index PDF content in Drupal 11, configure weighted search boosts, and unlock the "Black Box"...

Part 3 of the 'Automated Librarian' is live! 🚀
We’re building an "X-Ray Machine" for #Drupal11 using Solr & Tika to index deep-text in PDFs.
Thanks to @ivanzugec.com for the search setup inspo!
Check it out: drupalodyssey.com/go/Ea5iuWwUi...
#Drupal #AI #SearchAPI #WebDev

Is it time to ditch Gulp/SCSS for #Drupal 11? 🤔

I'm eyeing Atomic Design + Storybook + Tailwind for #Drupal. A component sandbox sounds great, but is the SDC/Webpack overhead worth it?
Have you made the jump? Is it paradise or just new headaches? Help me decide! 👇

#WebDev #TailwindCSS #Drupal11

Big thanks to @TheDropTimes for featuring 'The Automated Librarian' series! 🚀
I’m turning a silent NAS into a #Drupal11 intelligence engine via Migrate API & Solr.
Join the journey at the Series Hub: https://drupalodyssey.com/blog/development/automated-librarian-drupal-11-data-discovery
#Automation

Honored to see the 'Automated Librarian' featured in @thedroptimes.bsky.social! 🚀

Check out the feature here: https://www.thedroptimes.com/66074/ron-ferguson-builds-ai-driven-ebook-library-in-drupal-11

#Drupal11 #AI #SearchAPI #WebDev

Manual data entry is the enemy. 🛑

I had 180+ eBooks buried on a NAS. I used NFS mounts and the #Drupal Migrate API to import 20 years of files in 20 minutes. ⚡️

The breakdown: https://drupalodyssey.com/go/LgfLWSL6EaDFn-ax0

#SelfHosted #Drupal11 #OpenSource

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗯! 🚀

𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘇 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆-𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮.

#𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 #𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘇 #𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 #𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲

The Automated Librarian: Part 1 - Architecting an Intelligent eBook Library in Drupal 11 Tired of manual data entry? See how I built an "Automated Librarian" in Drupal 11. This series explores using Migrations, Open Library, and Ollama to turn raw files into an AI-summarized, full-text se...

Every dev has a "someday" project. Mine was turning 20 years of messy eBooks into an intelligent library.
Part 1 is live! Talking architecture, Drupal 11, and the end of the "Metadata Ghost Town."

Read more: drupalodyssey.com/go/5AXYiEN6Jsm

#Drupal #Homelab #Ebooks

GitHub - r0nn1ef/sector-004-archives: Centralized Data Repository for Sector 004 Network Operations. Documentation of localized compute clusters, PoE distribution schematics, and workstation integrati... Centralized Data Repository for Sector 004 Network Operations. Documentation of localized compute clusters, PoE distribution schematics, and workstation integration. Authorized access only. - r0nn1...

Sector 004 is live. 🖖🚀

Mapped my entire home network into an LCARS-inspired tactical ecosystem.

📡 Core: 5-port Gateway 💻 Edge: 8-port Workstation hub 🧠 Collective: PoE+ Pi Cluster 🤖 The Hive: K3s + Netdata telemetry

Repo URL: github.com/r0nn1ef/sect...

#HomeLab #K3s #LCARS #StarTrek

Drupal 10 to Drupal 11: Successfully Navigating the Drupal Upgrade Path Upgrade Drupal 10.5 to 11 before the June 2026 EOL. Learn the essential two-phase deployment strategy, using Upgrade Status for clean, secure Drupal upgrades.

New Guide: Drupal 10 to Drupal 11 Upgrade!

Stop delaying. The key is my two-phase strategy: Cleanup dependencies & custom code compliance before you update the core. This turns "unknown costs" into a clear, actionable plan.

Read the steps: drupalodyssey.com/go/K4E6U

#Drupal11Upgrade #WebDevGuide

Unlock Dynamic UTMs: The Shortlink Manager Module Just Got Smarter Automate your marketing attribution in Drupal. The Shortlink Manager module now supports dynamic Tokens for generating clean, contextual UTM parameters instantly. Stop typing, start tracking.

Have you ever wasted hours manually setting UTMs for your shortlinks? Yeah, me too. 🤦

The solution is here: I upgraded the Drupal Shortlink Manager Module to automatically handle dynamic UTMs. Your marketing team (and your sanity) will thank you.

Read the steps: drupalodyssey.com/go/Svvbfi1tI...

Apparently there was a maintenance window that I wasn't aware of. So now it's back to ol' faithful FTP for now.

git.drupalcode.org down? Blew up my deployment! #devops #drupal #nightmare

Do you need to manage a ton of URLs? This new post explores how my custom module handles bulk imports and provides future extensibility with tools like the Feeds importer and a new Drush command.
drupalodyssey.com/go/03tvdpNOQ...

Building a Smarter Shortlink: A Deep Dive into a Drupal Module Tired of manually creating and tracking every shortlink? This post pulls back the curtain on how we built a smarter Drupal module to automate the process, exploring the code behind the content entity,...

My new blog post is live! 🚀 I'm pulling back the curtain on how I built my custom Shortlink Manager module. This is a deep dive into the code behind a custom redirect and URL shortener solution, from the Drupal hooks to the services.
🔗 drupalodyssey.com/go/BE9LLuZW #Drupal #WebDev #Module

How to Automate UTM Parameters with a Drupal Module What if you could automate UTM parameters? This post shows you how I built a custom Drupal module to simplify Google Analytics tracking, transforming your shortlinks into powerful, data-rich tools.

Part two of my Drupal shortlink series is live! 🚀

I built a custom module to automate the process with a Utm Set configuration. Now, every link tells its own story, helping me measure ROI and make smarter decisions.

Learn how I did it: drupalodyssey.com/go/54IXoecLY... #Drupal #WebDev #Marketing

Building a Custom Drupal Shortlink Manager: An SEO and Marketing Journey Tired of manually managing long URLs and complex UTM parameters in a spreadsheet? So was I. This post is the first step in my journey to build a custom Drupal shortlink manager from scratch – a soluti...

Just published the first post in my new series on building a custom Drupal shortlink manager to replace tedious UTM spreadsheets.

Get the blueprint for a smarter link management solution.

drupalodyssey.com/go/sjsuow-8

#Drupal #WebDev #Marketing #SEO

Is Your Content Calendar Working You to Death? Schedule It Away in Drupal! Overworked by content deadlines? The Drupal Scheduler module offers peace of mind by automating your website's publishing, so you can reclaim your time.

Tired of babysitting your content calendar? 😴
With Drupal’s Scheduler module, you can set posts to publish/unpublish *exactly* when you want — even while you’re asleep or on vacation.

Full guide here → www.drupalodyssey.com/blog/managem...

#Drupal #WebDev #Automation #ContentManagement

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Bulletproof Your Drupal Data With Automated Nightly Backups Automate Drupal database backups! Get our optimized bash script for cron, learn to exclude cache data, and ensure reliable, secure nightly site protection.

New post! 🛡️ Automated nightly Drupal backups are a must. Learn how a bash script running outside Drupal can give you reliable, fast backups (and how to skip cache data for even leaner files!).

Get the script & details: drupalodyssey.com/blog/devops/...

#Drupal #Backup #DataSecurity #DevOps #WebDev