Posts by theme: Modules

Everyone knows the top-tier Drupal modules, but with over 4,000 5,000 modules available for Drupal it's no surprise that many useful ones go unnoticed. As part of its mission to raise awareness of these unsung heroes, Palantir is presenting this series of articles on modules that carry more than their weight in code.

In part 2 of our 5,046 part series, we present: Suggested Terms

At Palantir, we try to be "sustainable" in everything we do. Our office is made from mostly recycled materials and we strive for being carbon-netural. Our approach to employees is to avoid the "long hours and weekends" trap, because we don't want people to get burned out before their time. Our approach to Drupal theming is built around site sustainability, and allowing the theme to grow with the site as it evolves.

It also means building code that is sustainable. That isn't really a new concept; generally it's called "reusable code". But with how straightforward it is to bend Drupal in various ways with form alters and theme overrides, it's easy to miss a rather important little revolution in Drupal development that Palantir has embraced wholeheartedly: Sub-module building blocks.

At Drupalcon DC, Kent Bye from Lullabot interviewed me about Deploy module for the Drupal Voices podcast series. Deploy offers a potential solution to one of Drupal's most difficult problems - how to stage content and configuration between servers. Here's how it came to be: