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Tue, 05/02/2023 - 06:10
A cluttered clock-maker's bench

A Major Step Forward for Smart Date

The planning for a 4.0 release of Smart Date began towards the end of 2021, but there were still lots of opportunities to fix bugs and add features without going to a major release. In the end, the need for a major release was triggered by Drupal 10, though in actuality by its updated PHP dependency, to use a minimum version of 8.1.

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  • Drupal
Fri, 04/14/2023 - 06:24
A multitude of tabs with indecipherable labels

Creating Dynamic Tabs on Content Types

Towards the end of 2021 I had an idea: what if Drupal could expose content in a grid, similar to what users might be used to in database GUIs like Sequel Pro or Sequel Ace? I was able to put together a simple proof of concept, and the Autogrid module was born.

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  • Admin Experience
  • Drupal
Sat, 03/25/2023 - 11:58
Crates stacked in a warehouse

Patching .htaccess for SEO

Anyone who has ever gone through the process of trying to maximize their site's Lighthouse or PageSpeed Insights score will have seen suggestions to increase the cache lifetime of static assets: at least 1 year for assets like images and fonts, and at least 1 month for assets like CSS and Javascript files.

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  • Drupal
  • Performance
Fri, 02/10/2023 - 07:09
A sprinter kneeling in the starting blocks

A Quick Take on Headless and Performance

There are a number of great reasons to consider a headless architecture for a web project. I sometimes hear site speed listed as a primary motivation. Is a headless website guaranteed to be faster? Let's explore this idea.

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  • Headless
  • Drupal
Sun, 01/15/2023 - 07:24

Markdown Tutorials in Acquia CMS Headless and Next.js

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  • Headless
Mon, 01/02/2023 - 09:12
Simple clock face, without numbers

Getting Personal With Dates and Times

Conversations with other people in the Drupal community, and related communities, has been a continued source of inspiration for me. Back in September, in a discussion at the San Francisco Drupal Users Group, someone mentioned a Backdrop module that uses Javascript to automatically format dates and times in the timezone of any visitor using Javascript.

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  • User Experience
  • Drupal
Tue, 12/13/2022 - 12:13

Drupal 10 is worth a fresh look

Sun, 12/11/2022 - 13:33
Command key on a Mac keyboard

Keysave: A Step Towards A More Intuitive Admin UX

One of my early Drupal mentors, Khalid Baheyeldin, used to say that a big part of the value of working with open source software is the freedom to scratch your own itch. And if, as a community, we pool those improvements, we can have free software that's always evolving and getting easier to use.

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  • Admin Experience
Mon, 11/21/2022 - 13:01
Bird taking flight

Learning to Fly

Few people who read my occasional scribblings on here will know that for a brief but glorious period of time I played men's roller derby. In fact, during my tenure I was assistant captain for the local team, and through a series of unfortunate events blew out my knee during tryouts for the national men's team. Anyone who knew me growing up would have never thought I had any business even participating in national tryouts for an athletics team (except maybe bowling), but in a number of the tests I held my own, and it's a memory I will always cherish.

Sat, 09/03/2022 - 09:22
Medieval clock in Prague

Smart Date: Community-Driven Features and the Road Ahead

It's been a while since I shared an update on how Smart Date is evolving, so I thought I should do a rundown of some of the recent features and developments. Even people using the module every day may not be aware of all the changes, unless they've been combing through the release notes.

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  • Dates and Times
  • Drupal

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Module of the Day

Access Unpublished

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Drupal.org

Sometimes, as part of the publishing workflow, you want to get feedback from people who don't need to access the backend of your website often enough that it makes sense for them to have their own user account. For these kinds of scenarios, where you need "one off" access to unpublished content, the Access Unpublished module is a terrific solution.

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  • Workflow

Recent Talks

The Future of Drupal 10

When
May 26 2023 | 10:45 - 11:30am EDT
Where
EvolveDrupal

There’s lots to be excited about in Drupal 10, but the Drupal 10.1 release is just weeks away. What new features will we see?

Headless - Fact or Fiction

When
Feb 28 2023 | 11:30am - 1pm EST
Where
Talking Drupal

There's a lot of excitement around headless headless websites. Is headless always better?

Recording
Preview image for the video "Talking Drupal #389 - Headless - Fact or Fiction".

Simplifying Your Admin Experience

When
Feb 18 2023 | 1 - 1:45pm EST
Where
Florida DrupalCamp

We often talk about UX as a focus on making a site intuitive and easy-to-use for anonymous visitors, or perhaps registered users who need manage their account, make a purchase, and so on.

Recording
Preview image for the video "Simplifying Your Admin Experience".

The Geek Within Ep105

When
Feb 1 2023 | 8 - 8:30am EST
Where
YouTube

I sat down with Jeremy Wood to discuss careers in tech, my own journey, and what lies ahead.

Recording
Preview image for the video "The Geek Within Ep105: Martin Anderson-Clutz".

Talking Drupal #368 - Image Optimization

When
Oct 4 2022 | 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Where
Talking Drupal

The Talking Drupal hosts and I had a spirited discussion about why image optimization is important, and what tools are available.

Recording
Preview image for the video "Talking Drupal #368 - Image Optimization".
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