Joshuami

Given my recent migration of my blog and the planned launch of Drupal CMS on January 15th, I thought it might be a good time to dig in and see what's currently included in this milestone re-packaging of Drupal.

Way back in 2015, I moved my blog to a static implementation using Jekyll and Github Pages. While I was very involved in Drupal, I also was very aware of my limited time to keep a Drupal installation up to date. I simply wanted/needed the security a static site ensured. Drupal CMS—and a little extra holiday free time—led me to test a new approach using a Starshot installation while keeping the site static using Tome and Github Pages.

When working with large organizations—whether in private enterprise, government, higher education, or non-profits—editorial responsibility is often spread across multiple sub-organizations. Set your editors up for success by choosing an access control strategy that works best for the organizational objectives.

Governments increasingly want to support community members with limited language proficiency. There are a range of techniques that encourage proper translation for SEO, usability, equity, and accessibility.

When starting work consulting with a new team, we often find the need to establish common language. On simple projects, I usually walk the team through the terms as part of walking through the toolset.

On June 16th at 7:30 a.m., we switched the homepage of PortlandOregon.gov over to Portland.gov and officially moved a platform two years in the making out of beta.

Drupal 8.7 was released nearly two months ago and it took me that long to upgrade a complex site.

I was a part of a panel at the Oregon Digital Government Summit in Salem, Oregon. Here are a few of the questions I was asked and my responses during the panel "Becoming Citizen-Centric"