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    Talking Drupal #557 - Test-Driven Drupal eBook

    15/06/2026 | 54 min
    Today we are talking about Test Driven Development, ebooks, and Drupal with guest Oliver Davies. We'll also cover Juicer Social Feed as our module of the week.
    For show notes visit:
    https://www.talkingDrupal.com/557
    Topics
    What Is Test Driven Drupal
    Why Automated Tests Matter
    How TDD Works
    AI and Test Quality
    Balancing Test Coverage
    When to Write Tests
    Why Write the Book
    Why Write an Ebook
    From Email Course to Ebook
    Ebook vs Print Tradeoffs
    Who the Book Helps
    What You Will Learn
    Keeping Content Updated
    Publishing Tools Workflow
    Lessons and Drupal Changes
    Podcast and Future Books
    Mob Programming Explained
    Free Ebook and Wrap Up
    Resources
    Juicer io
    Drupal 11: The Upgrade Experience I've Been Waiting For
    codethatships
    Test-Driven Drupal
    Sculpin
    Guests
    Oliver Davies - oliverdavies.uk opdavies
    Hosts
    Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
    John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
    Scott Falconer - managing-ai.com scott-falconer
    MOTW
    Correspondent
    Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
    Brief description: Have you ever wanted to embed social feeds into your Drupal website? There's a module for that.

    Module name/project name: Juicer Social Feed

    Brief history How old: created in Mar 2026 by Denis Omerović (drupalchille)
    Versions available: 1.0.2, that works with Drupal 10.3 or 11

    Maintainership Actively maintained (version released today!)
    No open issues

    Usage stats: 4 sites

    Module features and usage This module embeds an aggregated social media feed from Juicer.io directly into Drupal as a configurable block. It natively supports content from Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), TikTok, Bluesky, YouTube, and more.
    Traditionally, displaying feeds from platforms like Facebook, X, or Instagram requires creating developer accounts, managing rotating OAuth tokens, and keeping up with constantly shifting API restrictions. Juicer handles all API authentication on its platform, shielding your website from sudden breaking changes by individual social networks.
    To use this module, you will need an active account on Juicer.io. They offer both free and paid tiers depending on how many sources you want to aggregate and how frequently you need the feed to sync.
    The module is created and maintained by the official Juicer.io team. That should ensure that the module is closely aligned with the product's features and any potential API changes over time.
    The embedded feed is made available as a Drupal block, to make it easy to control where it should appear on your site.
    When placing the Juicer block, the UI exposes several user-friendly settings:
    Feed Slug: Just paste your unique Juicer feed ID to establish the connection.
    Post Limit: Control exactly how many items populate initially.
    Source Filtering: If your Juicer account aggregates five networks, but you only want to show LinkedIn posts on a specific page, you can filter down to a single network right inside the block settings.
    SEO/Semantic Control: You can set titles/subtitles and choose the exact heading level hierarchy ( through ) to ensure your pages remain semantically correct and accessible.
    I did get a chance to test out the module and the service today, and I can tell you from experience, it's a huge improvement on having to create and pull in feeds directly. I did notice that the block didn't show up in the Drupal Canvas component library, but I was able to determine that two lines of code to declare the block as FullyValidatable were all that was needed. So I opened a Feature Request to add that, and it was merged in and a new release cut in less than an hour. So it's now Drupal Canvas compatible too!
    It's worth pointing out that the standard Juicer's embed script loads HTMX, which conflicts with the version of HTMX included in Drupal 11 core. As a result, the module fetches feed HTML directly from the Juicer API and includes a minimal HTMX shim to prevent errors.
    John, you nominated this module, why don't you start us off by telling us about how you got started using it?
  • Talking Drupal

    Talking Drupal #556 - A Chat with Moshe

    08/06/2026 | 1 h 8 min
    Today we are talking about Drush, Core Contributions, and Drupal's Past with guest Moshe Weitzman. We'll also cover Cache Metrics as our module of the week.
    For show notes visit:
    https://www.talkingDrupal.com/556
    Topics
    Moshe Updates and Clients
    Maintaining Drush Long Term
    Locale Performance Overhaul
    CLI in Core Initiative
    Which Commands Make the Cut
    Roadmap Contrib Commands
    Moving Commands Technical Hurdles
    How to Help From AI Initiative
    DDEV Add-ons for Local CI
    MySQL Toolkit Database Images
    Testing With Real Databases
    Devel Module Status
    Organic Groups Origins
    Where Ideas Come From
    Finding Drupal Early Days
    Release Cadence And Backward Compatibility
    Avoiding Maintainer Burnout
    Maintaining With AI And Xdebug
    Resources
    Drush's Final Act
    Drupal cli issue
    DDEV addons https://github.com/ddev/ddev-drupal-contrib
    https://github.com/weitzman/ddev-mtk
    https://www.drupal.org/project/dtt

    Guests
    Moshe Weitzman - weitzman.github.io moshe-weitzman
    Hosts
    Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
    John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
    Scott Falconer - managing-ai.com scott-falconer
    MOTW
    Correspondent
    Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
    Brief description: Have you ever wanted insights into how cache is working on your Drupal site? There's a module for that.

    Module name/project name: Cache Metrics

    Brief history How old: created in Oct 2019 by Moshe Weitzman (moshe weitzman), today's guest, a consistent core contributor, a member of the security team, and one of the rare few with a two-digit user id on drupal.org
    Versions available: 2.0.3, 2.1.0, and 2.2.0, the last of which works with Drupal 8.7.7, 9, 10, and 11

    Maintainership Actively maintained
    Security and test coverage
    Documentation - in depth README
    Number of open issues: 2 open issues, 1 of which is a bug, but is marked fixed

    Usage stats: 37 sites

    Module features and usage With this module enabled, your Drupal site will log all cache tag invalidations
    Additionally, cache tag invalidations will be sent to New Relic as custom events, where you can use the rich reporting tools available to mine for further insights. Many Drupal hosting options include New Relic out-of-the-box, and there's a free tier you can use if you're self-hosting, so this a reporting tool lots of Drupal sites can use
    Cache hits and misses are also sent to New Relic, so you can investigate things like cache misses as a percentage by cache bin
    Finally, the aforementioned README also includes information about how to use a different analytics provider, in case New Relic doesn't meet your specific needs
    Drupal sites probably don't need this kind of visibility on a regular basis, but if you're troubleshooting any kind of cache-related issue, this could be really useful
  • Talking Drupal

    TD Cafe #017 - Drupal Beginners with Mike and Rod

    04/06/2026 | 33 min
    Mike Anello and Rod Martin discuss the sharp decline in demand for beginner Drupal training. Drawing on data from their businesses, events, and other training providers, they explore factors including AI-driven self-service learning, Drupal's growing complexity for newcomers, and limited community-wide marketing. They also discuss how initiatives like Drupal AI and broader promotion efforts could help attract and support the next generation of Drupal users.
    For show notes visit:
    https://www.talkingDrupal.com/cafe017
    Topics
    Mike Anello
    Mike, widely recognized by his Drupal.org username "ultimike," is a prominent figure in the Drupal community with over 20 years of experience as a developer, educator, and community leader. As the co-founder and vice president of DrupalEasy, a Florida-based training and consulting firm, he has been instrumental in shaping the careers of countless Drupal professionals through comprehensive programs like Drupal Career Online and Professional Module Development.
    Mike's contributions extend beyond education. He has been deeply involved in the Drupal ecosystem, previously serving as a core contributor to the Migrate module, co-maintaining several contributed modules, and actively participating in issue queues and documentation efforts. His leadership roles include membership in the Drupal Community Working Group and the Conflict Resolution Team, as well as organizing the Florida Drupal Users' Group and Florida DrupalCamp for over a decade.
    As the host of the long-running DrupalEasy Podcast, MIke provides insights into Drupal development, community news, and interviews with key contributors, fostering a sense of connection and ongoing learning within the community (DrupalEasy). His dedication to mentoring and community building has made him a respected and influential voice in the Drupal world.
    Rod Martin
    Rod has introduced more than 50,000 people to Drupal through his live and video training since 2011. He owns NavigateTomorrow and runs DrupalHelps - a site for site builders to get information and quick starts to using Drupal in their own businesses or non-profits.
    Guests
    Mike Anello - DupalEasy ultimike
    Rod Martin - DrupalHelps.com imrodmartin
    Resources
    The slow decline of beginner Drupal training
    The Site Builder Breakthrough - From Confusion to Confidence
    Drupal AI Initiative
    Promote Drupal
  • Talking Drupal

    Talking Drupal #555 - AI Learners Club

    01/06/2026 | 1 h 19 min
    Today we are talking about AI, How to stay up to date with it, and if it will really take our jobs with guests Angie Byron & Amber Matz. We'll also cover AI Best Practices for Drupal as our module of the week.
    For show notes visit:
    https://www.talkingDrupal.com/555
    Topics
    What Is AI Learners Club
    Amber Defines the Club
    Origin Story and DrupalCon
    AI Debate and Community Tensions
    Issue Queue Conduct and Moderation
    Thread Tone vs Substance
    AI Adoption Outside Drupal
    Conflict Mediation Playbook
    Maintainer Burnout and Flood
    Safe Space Learners Club
    How the Club Started
    Picking Topics and Demos
    AI Taking Our Jobs
    Future of Learners Club
    Resources
    Context Control Center
    AI Learners Club Initiative page
    Event calendar
    YouTube Playlist
    Session Recaps
    Next session (Claude Design)
    Slack: #ai-learners
    Most wanted topics

    What Angie's working on these days
    Guests
    Amber Matz - tugboatqa.com amber-himes-matz
    Angie Byron - ai_best_practices webchick
    Hosts
    Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
    John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
    Scott Falconer - managing-ai.com scott-falconer
    MOTW
    Correspondent
    Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
    Brief description: Do you want to start using AI tools for Drupal development, in the most efficient way possible? There's a composer plugin for that!

    Module name/project name: AI Best Practices for Drupal

    Brief history How old: created in Mar 2026 by Angie Byron (webchick), one, of today's guests, a long-time Drupalist, one-time Acquian, and a fellow Canadian
    Versions available: dev version only, which doesn't seem directly opinionated about what version of Drupal you're using, though it does have minimum versions of PHP and Symfony libraries that suggest Drupal 10 is functionally your minimum

    Maintainership It is officially seeking co-maintainers
    Test coverage
    Documentation - an in-depth README, or you can ask an AI model! (like I did for this segment)
    54 open "Work Items" on Gitlab, so lots of active discussion already

    Module features and usage AI Best Practices for Drupal aims to be the opinionated starter experience for AI-assisted Drupal development
    You can think of it as a single Composer install that makes any AI coding agent "speak Drupal": following community standards, preferring contrib over custom code, and avoiding framework-naive mistakes. It replaces scattered, tool-specific CLAUDE.md files and Cursor rules that some Drupal developers currently maintain individually, with one canonical, community-governed package that works across Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, and more. With contributions by a variety of Drupal luminaries including Marcus Johansson, Christoph Briedert, and Scott Falconer, it's the Drupal equivalent of Laravel Boost: stop explaining Drupal to your AI every session and just get writing code.
    After install or update, it will create an AGENTS.md file from a provided template if there isn't one already, or it will update a specifically marked "ai-best-practices" section of an existing file
    You will also have a directory of provided skills, and guidance for creating new Drupal agent skills
    Also included is a set of evals, meant to automatically identify when AI models go off course and provide feedback
    AI Best Practices for Drupal is meant to provide guidance that will be particularly useful for AI agents, so it's ideal for Drupal developers getting started with AI tools, or for AI developers who want to get started with Drupal
  • Talking Drupal

    Talking Drupal #554 - Hey! Scott Tolinski!

    25/05/2026 | 1 h 11 min
    Today we are talking about Web Education, Level up Tutorials, and life after Drupal with guest Scott Tolinski. We'll also cover Views Row SDC as our module of the week.
    For show notes visit:
    https://www.talkingDrupal.com/554
    Topics
    Scott Origin Story
    Level Up Tutorials Era
    Syntax Podcast Beginnings
    Growing The Audience
    Web Components Debate
    Leaving Drupal Behind
    What Drupal Still Nails
    Agency Project Highlights
    Booking Podcast Guests
    Scott Work Week Setup
    Running Syntax Team
    Canvas HTML Experiments
    Livestream Tools Challenges
    Funding Via Sentry
    Project Ideas Process
    Conference Speaking Journey
    Speaking Logistics Family
    Content Focus Passion
    Drupal Influence Today
    Mad CSS Tournament
    AI Coding Workflow
    What Excites Him Now
    Resources
    Scott Tolinski's Website
    Levelup tutorials
    1000th episode
    Web awesome
    Talk in Amsterdam - React summit This component could have been a class

    Sigraph conference site
    Too fast too furious learning things quickly
    JSNation
    Scratch
    Css tricks
    MadCss Championship
    State of ai survey
    Jazz.tools
    0sync
    Graffiti
    Guests
    Scott Tolinski - tolin.ski stolinski
    Hosts
    Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan
    John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi
    Bernardo Martinez - bernardm28
    MOTW
    Correspondent
    Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu
    Brief description: Have you ever wanted to use a Single Directory Component to format the output of a view on your Drupal website? There's a module for that

    Module name/project name: Views Row SDC

    Brief history How old: created in Apr 2026 by James Shields (lostcarpark), a friend of the podcast
    Versions available: 1.0.0, which works with Drupal 11.3 and 12

    Maintainership Actively maintained
    Security coverage
    Number of open issues: 9 open issues, 3 of which are bugs, though two are marked as fixed in the latest release

    Usage stats: 4 sites

    Module features and usage With this module installed, when you select "Show" in the Format modal for any views display, you'll see a new option for "Single Directory Component", in addition to standard options like "Content view mode" or "Fields"
    You can then select which of the site's available SDCs you want to use to format each result, and then you can map fields defined in the view to the properties and slots defined for the selected component
    You can also place a view using this format into a Drupal Canvas layout by having a block display
    SDCs and Canvas are the new hotness in Drupal theming, so this module gives you some additional ways to incorporate theme into your own Drupal site
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