Drupal is naturally complicated, since it is really a set of frameworks and tools for building your own CMS. So it is understandable if a derivative still retains some complexity.
#BoltCMS seems to have descended from now abandoned blogging tool #PivotX ( http://pivotx.net/ ), which itself descended from #Pivot ( pivotlog net, but the current site is likely not run by the people behind the original software ). I used both of these back in the day, and if Bolt is anywhere near as easy to use, I'd be happier with it than with Backdrop.
@musicman As far as #Alfresco vs { #Drupal + extensions } vs #OpenKM, I think part of it is the level of work involved in making a web-based document store ... after doing so much work, they really want to put "the good stuff" into a paid offering and leave raw pieces for those who won't pay.
While #Drupal is not hard to set up, it is a complex process to get it set up for any specific task. Select the add-ons / plug-ins / extensions needed. Oops, cannot install because you need these prerequisites. Oops, one of these is outdated, please download the newest version, then upload it to the server.
Add to that, update schedules are unsynchronized, so you'll update it tomorrow, and by Tuesday, you'll be getting alerts about outdated plug-ins.
Having said that, I do not know of anyone using it as a document store. I'm sure there are add-ons that make that possible, but I do not know the ecosystem well enough to point to any.
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)] (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Jun-2020 01:21:23 UTC
Nobody [LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1)]Potential CMS candidates:
* Bolt — https://bolt.cm/ supposedly really simple to use and to theme
* Joomla — https://www.joomla.org/ lots of add-ons and extensions available; has a weird mindset that one must absorb as far as where an item posts in the site hierarchy
* WordPress — https://wordpress.org/ most used ... and therefore, most attacked; they do frequent updates and patches, though; because of its gigantic ecosystem, there are themes and extensions for all sorts of things
* MODX — https://community.modx.com/ seems like the number of pre-made themes and extensions is smaller than Joomla and WordPress
* Concrete5 — http://www.concrete5.org/ one of the things I liked about C5 is that it appeared to allow editing right in the page itself (based on user permissions, of course). It seems like it would be a better choice for a site with non-technical editors.
There is also #Drupal ( https://www.drupal.org/ ) and its fork #BackdropCMS ( https://backdropcms.org/ ), but Drupal is really just a set of frameworks for building your own CMS. It gets really complex quickly. If you’re going to build dozens of sites with it, then it is worth learning all the pieces and how to fit them together with your own customizations. If you’re building one or two sites, look elsewhere.
@sandbag_attitude because supporting fiat currencies means months of trying to work with payment providers like #PayPal / #Stripe to get access to the highly centralized middleware needed to be able to accept credit / debit card payments. I was involved in setting up a payments gateway for a community group with a #Drupal / #CiviCRM website. I literally had a nervous breakdown after that contract ended.
I can tell you a bit about the Minneapolis positions and the Sydney position. Otherwise, I’ll have to point you to our recruiter. Job descriptions at https://www.perforce.com/careers (or I can fetch them for you as you are interested)
I can probably get you a salary range, if you desire.
It's not my team so I can't give you *all* the dirt, but I can give you a lot of dirt.
not that there's a lot of dirt...
It's more buttoned up here than some places, but jeans and a polo/button-up/sweater is fine. So of the younger crowd wears t-shirts. I think this may be a team-by-team thing. I was told "business casual" but that's definitely jeans here. It's incredibly rare to see someone in a tie. I think I saw some of the Sales people in ties because they had to go on-site to a bank once. I wear toe-shoes and people think it's weird because, well, statistically it's weird. It's not a dress code issue though.
It's not a technical office. It's HQ. The technical office is in California. We've got two (or four depending on how you count) support people, and some technical sales and marketing folks. The culture at !nagios was more for me, but the money here is better, and it's a fuck of a lot closer for me.
I'm not looking for any positions that aren't remote positions. I don't have as many vacation days as my wife. If I could solve that, I'd probably stay here a while. I doubt I'll be able to solve it though. Still, remote positions are very competitive, so I'll probably be here a while.
Either I never posted that we are looking for a #Drupal dev, or I did it more than 5 days ago. We're still looking.
I can probably get you a salary range, if you desire.
It's not my team so I can't give you *all* the dirt, but I can give you a lot of dirt.
not that there's a lot of dirt...
It's more buttoned up here than some places, but jeans and a polo/button-up/sweater is fine. So of the younger crowd wears t-shirts. I think this may be a team-by-team thing. I was told "business casual" but that's definitely jeans here. It's incredibly rare to see someone in a tie. I think I saw some of the Sales people in ties because they had to go on-site to a bank once. I wear toe-shoes and people think it's weird because, well, statistically it's weird. It's not a dress code issue though.
It's not a technical office. It's HQ. The technical office is in California. We've got two (or four depending on how you count) support people, and some technical sales and marketing folks. The culture at !nagios was more for me, but the money here is better, and it's a fuck of a lot closer for me.
I'm not looking for any positions that aren't remote positions. I don't have as many vacation days as my wife. If I could solve that, I'd probably stay here a while. I doubt I'll be able to solve it though. Still, remote positions are very competitive, so I'll probably be here a while.
Position Title: Drupal Web Developer
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Reports to: Web Marketing Manager
Position Summary
Our Marketing team is looking for a mid-level web developer with a solid understanding and passion for Drupal. He or she will report to the Web Marketing Manager and will be responsible for maintaining and optimizing the external Perforce corporate website (www.perforce.com), which uses Drupal 8 CMS, and other public domains and subdomains owned by Perforce.
Essential Functions
General Drupal site building, including the creation and configuration of: Content types, Blocks, Fields, Views, Roles and Permissions.
Evaluate and configure core and contribute modules.
Write, implement and troubleshoot PHP, Javascript and CSS.
Working closely with IT on Drupal administration, infrastructure, and security updates.
Act as a technical liaison for third-party corporate web vendors.
Document and streamline internal and external web procedures/user tasks.
Create and maintain modern, user-friendly website styles and themes.
Required Education, Experience and Skills
3-5 years experience with Drupal, or a PHP framework like #Laravel or Symfony, on a corporate website (not a personal site).
Experience managing project deployments across multiple environments.
Familiarity with Drupal 8.
Theming, CSS3, HTML5 and #JavaScript / #jQuery experience required.
Some #WordPress experience is also preferred.
Ability to work independently and with a team.
Excellent communication and time-management skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Knowledge of Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager desired.
if we can get #drupal covered with #activitypub (or even #litepub) support, then we've pretty much solved the social reading problem. this is big because that's historically been the property of facebook.
@ultimape compare this to #Drupal, which initially offered a much wider range of functions than WP. The flagship commercial hosting service is #Acquia, the same name as the company who are the core stewards. So gratis site-building platforms like #DrupalGardens promoted the software, but not the paid service. Not so clever.
Well, that's my #Drupal security upgrades done. Less painful than I expected. Wonder what I've missed. The only pain was because I initially deployed D8 with #git rather than #Composer, out of habit. Now I'm more comfortable with Composer I should fix this. No way I'm going to be forking core in the foreseeable future. https://groups.drupal.org/security/faq-2018-002
I wonder how hosting providers are dealing with the upcoming #drupal #apocalypse. I have many customer drupal sites, that are in various states of unmaintenance.