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Mic Check! How life as an activist prepared me to be a Drupal PM

By Lily Berman, November 18, 2020
Headshot of Lily featuring Kalamuna and BADCamp logos with a handshake and speech bubble graphics

BADCamp 2020 gave me a virtual stage to share stories and insights from my life as an activist, along with insights I think could benefit anyone working in a team. I dedicated years of my life to causes that matter to me. When I transitioned into working for a Drupal web development agency as a project manager, I thought I would be starting from scratch. I was wrong. 

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Topics: Community Conferences Drupal Nonprofits Project Management

Building Websites That Protect User Privacy

By Squiggy Rubio, November 18, 2020
A headshot of Squiggy Rubio with a lock and people icons in the background featuring logos for Kalamuna @ BADCamp

Drupal is known for being secure and a good tool for building websites with high privacy standards. However, many websites load third party scripts, which can gather a lot of data about your website visitors with one or more third parties.

We review a browser plugin that disables third-party scripts in the following BADCamp presentation: 

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Topics: Drupal Security

Back-end developer essential guide to front-end browser testing and debugging

By Anya Mykhailova, October 15, 2020
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Flexbox, CSS grid, accessibility, device testing, and JavaScript performance metrics are just a few elements that are part of day-to-day front-end developer life. Front-end development is definitely more complex today than it was a few years ago. There are new frameworks, preprocessors and fast-pacing changes to the CSS specification. This means that it's harder for back-end developers to jump in and assist without knowing the tools of the trade.

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Topics: Accessibility Drupal

Are You Ready for Drupal 9?

By Anya Mykhailova, June 16, 2020
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Drupal 8 was one of the biggest releases in the platform’s history. Its release empowered the community to adopt more modern development technologies and tools. If you migrated a site from Drupal 6 or 7 to Drupal 8 you probably can attest that a considerable investment of time and resources was required for a successful migration. Luckily, migrating from Drupal 8 to 9 will likely be a walk in the park, in comparison. 

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Topics: Drupal Strategy

Alert Banner Best Practices (Web Design for Disaster, Part 1)

By Mike McCaffrey, March 30, 2020
A stylized collage of alert banner designs.
A well-designed alert banner will quickly and reliably catch the attention of your visitors when an emergency is in progress and direct them to additional instructions, resources, and updates. Read more
Topics: Accessibility Articles Community Drupal Guidance Responsive Design User Experience

Kalamuna 2019 in review

By Andrew Mallis, January 6, 2020
Snowflakes in the shape of the Kalamuna logo

Despite the political theatre and resulting uncertainty 2019 has brought us, I am overcome with gratitude for the relationships fostered by Kalamuna’s existence, and proud of the impact we have made together.

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Topics: Community Conferences Drupal Fun

Drupal 8 Evolution: Advice for Drupal 7 Website Owners Hoping to Migrate to Drupal 8

By Scott DiPerna, November 27, 2019
Shot from Jurassic Park movie when a Tyrannosaurus Rex is caught in the headlights of the heroes' jeep.

When is it time to panic?

“God help us, we're in the hands of engineers.” – Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park

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Topics: Discovery Drupal Guidance Higher Education Information Architecture Project Management Strategy

Sessions From the Great Wide Drupal North

By The Kalamuna Team, August 6, 2019
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We were honored to have two members of our team present sessions at Drupal North this past June in the beautiful and vibrant city of Montreal, Canada.  Drupal North is an annual,  free, three-day conference focusing on Drupal-related topics and the community that drives the Drupal Project forward.

We were pleased to make new connections while also reconnecting with friends and peers. As always, it was also a privilege to be given the opportunity to share our expertise.

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Topics: Accessibility Analytics Community Conferences Discovery Drupal Guidance Information Architecture Nonprofits Responsive Design Strategy User Experience

The Giving Tree Called DrupalCon

By The Kalamuna Team, May 21, 2019
a seedling sprouts from loose soil cupped in a child's outreached hands. The Kalamuna logo sits atop the seedling as a blossom.

As a digital agency, we believe it’s important to remember the world that exists beyond our JIRA boards. We feel a genuine responsibility to always try to do something that can be of service to the greater good; especially when the opportunity to give a damn is so constant and pervasive.

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Topics: Community Conferences Drupal Fun

Scaling Content Moderation with Artificial Intelligence

By Andrew Mallis, Crispin Bailey, Rob Loach, April 1, 2019
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User-generated content platforms such as forums, classified listings can become compromised by spam or inappropriate content. Artificial intelligence can help. Kalamuna, sponsored by Pantheon, has integrated the Google Cloud Vision API with Drupal, and demonstrates a content management workflow. Code and examples provided. Read more
Topics: Drupal Guidance Pantheon

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