Drupal 7 code freeze: status update and next steps

By dries on

It was a close race to the finish -- or rather the beginning -- of the Drupal 7 code freeze process a couple of weeks ago. Now that we're in the middle of the code freeze, I wanted to update everyone on the current status of the freeze, and provide some guidance about where we go from here.

First and foremost, I know that both Angie (my Drupal 7 co-maintainer) and I want to express how excited we are about how everyone really pulled together as a team at the end, and who, by working together, got a lot of great stuff in before the deadline for the "code slush" passed. Of the exceptions we had previously noted (see slides for details), eight of the ten made it in. The two stated exceptions that didn't are (1) allowing user profiles to use the field API, and (2) the administrative overlay. Since the overlays patch got incredibly close, Angie and I are committed to having this as part of the final release. There is now a further exception for getting overlays in, and I encourage everyone to keep working on it as fast as possible.

Other than changes necessary for the overlay, and a few left-over patches that were ready by the 10/15 deadline, we have now entered the next phase of the code freeze: no more API changes and no additional features. At this point, we focus exclusively on usability, accessibility, and performance. (If a performance, accessibility, or usability patch requires an API change, webchick and I will make a decision on a patch by patch basis.) This current phase was originally said to be four weeks from API freeze, but we're extending it to six weeks instead. The new deadline is December 1st, instead of November 15th.

My guidance at this point: depending on your strengths, and how involved you've been with the various issues in the past, please devote some time to the overlay patch, to D7UX issues and Usability issues, to accessibility issues, or to performance-related issues. For the remaining five weeks, that's where the action is. Get involved now!

⋅ Categories: Drupal 7.x

How do I override user authentication ?

By geertv on

At our company, we use a propriety web-application for administrative stuff.
All our colleagues have username/password/roles in that application.

I'm in charge of setting up an intranet site, and want to use Drupal to provide blogs, forums etc.. to all colleagues.
However, I want to prevent everyone having to remember 2 sets of username/password, and provide a single sign-on for both applications.

Now for my question: how can I override Drupals default authentication (against its own database) and override it with a call to the other application ?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x, Drupal 7.x

Adding Icons to quick links

By POB on

WE have the basic site up and running, but we have stuff everywhere. We would like to implement four forums with side panel on the left (like this site but on the left) and list the forums to choose from with an icon against each (kinda like the simple machines forums)

We would also like to have a recent posts and active posts list.

How do we do this please?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 7.x

Will Drupal provide better usability/features than MU?

By dkean on

Currently working to build a network revolving around users uploading text & images, all relevant on the same topic (but for different sub-sites/pages). Using wordpressMU at the moment, but considering Drupal after a bit of research.

Can drupal offer similar functions:

Auto Tweeting (to individual accounts, or one master account for site)
Newsletter subscription (each page can send out newsletter to email address "followers")
Main page "mainsite.com" can draw tags, keywords and title words to a sitewide widget/aggregator display
Paid memberships

⋅ Categories: Drupal 7.x

forum modules in drupal 7

By enbilulu on

Fatal error: Class name must be a valid object or a string in C:\wamp\www\Drupal\includes\common.inc on line 6024

I face problem when I try to active forum module in Drupal 7. How can I solve this?

⋅ Categories: Drupal 7.x

Marketing co-op services (donated)

By joebachana on

Hello,

I had been speaking with Kieran in the past few months about helping people with their case studies or press releases for projects they've completed. I'm not sure how many inquiries I'll get, but I'm willing to try to donate some time to help people get their news out.

Also, another thing to consider is tagging each other's news on social media platforms (Stumble Upon, Technorati, Digg, etc). Kind of like a 'tag circle' of people helping each other out.

⋅ Categories: Drupal 4.5.x or older, Drupal 4.6.x, Drupal 4.7.x, Drupal 5.x, Drupal 6.x, Drupal 7.x

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