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Drupal and the Real-time web

Damien Tournoud 4 July 2010
Type:  Not planned session

Leveraging NodeJS and Faye to build a scalable, fast-paced real-time web.

"The Real-Time Web is a paradigm based on pushing information to users as soon as it's available - instead of requiring that they or their software check a source periodically for updates." [source].

Lesser-known Drupal 7

Damien Tournoud 4 July 2010
Type:  Session in official program

Off the postcard track, discover the less-known neighborhoods of Drupal 7: Queues and Jobs, Pluggeable caches, Extensible database drivers, Stream wrappers, Intelligent session handler, etc.

Have you already studied to your heart's content the touristy attractions of Drupal 7 (Entity API, Fields, AJAX framework, etc.)? Looking to see something unexpected in Drupal 7? You're in luck.

Visit with me the semi-secret neighborhoods of Drupal 7, only known by some natives.

  • Queues and Jobs: execute long-running jobs easily and reliably
  • Pluggeable caches: do you love Cache Router, but hope it was properly maintained?
  • Extensible database drivers: ever wanted to be able to alter the behavior of the database engine, to optimize your cluster?

Drupal Commerce: Setting up Shop on Drupal 7

Ryan Szrama 25 May 2010
Type:  Session in official program

Drupal Commerce is the next generation e-commerce module suite for Drupal 7. The project is a re-implementation of Ubercart's core feature set on Drupal 7 using the best new core Drupal features and depending on the strongest Drupal contributions. This session will introduce the basics of Drupal Commerce, demonstrate the evolution of features from Ubercart to Drupal Commerce, and explain the key differences you should keep in mind as you migrate old sites or start from scratch on Drupal 7.

Drupal Commerce is the next generation e-commerce module suite for Drupal 7. The project is a re-implementation of Ubercart's core feature set on Drupal 7 using the best new core Drupal features and depending on the strongest Drupal contributions. Drupal Commerce can be dropped into existing Drupal sites to add targeted e-commerce functionality to the site or used as the basis for full-blown Drupal e-commerce distributions.

Building Content Types and Displaying Content

Ryan Szrama 20 May 2010
Type:  Session in official program

Adding content to Drupal is easy. Right out of the box you can create pages with specific menu items and articles that promote to your front page with minimal effort. But what if you need more? Come to this session to find out how Drupal's core systems empower you to create and display any number of custom content types.

Adding content to Drupal is easy. Right out of the box you can create pages with specific menu items and articles that promote to your front page with minimal effort. But what if you need more? Come to this session to find out how Drupal's core systems empower you to create and display any number of custom content types.

This session is aimed at beginners. It will cover the following topics in the format of a walkthrough to introduce new Drupal users to the major concepts involved in building, displaying, and managing content on their Drupal site:

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10 Tips for E-commerce on Drupal

Ryan Szrama 18 May 2010
Type:  Not planned session

Drupal is a powerful e-commerce platform, and it's not just because of its e-commerce specific modules. Drupal's core systems, contributed modules, and best practices provide you with the stability, flexibility, and power you need to build a highly functional e-commerce website. The biggest barrier to entry is simply knowing the pieces to put in place and the "gotchas" to look for as you build your site. This session aims to help you cross that barrier and start selling today.

Drupal is a powerful e-commerce platform, and it's not just because of its e-commerce specific modules. Drupal's core systems, contributed modules, and best practices provide you with the stability, flexibility, and power you need to build a highly functional e-commerce website. The biggest barrier to entry is simply knowing the pieces to put in place and the "gotchas" to look for as you build your site. This session aims to help you cross that barrier and start selling today.