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Drupal 8: Hooks, Events, and Event Subscribers

Introduction to events in Drupal 8. Comparison between Events and Hooks, how to use events, and a little bit about what to expect in the future. Read More

How to use OpenID Connect Generic plugin with Drupal

The OpenID Connect Generic plugin was created originally with Drupal 7 in mind. This post describes how to setup both Drupal 7 as an IDP and the WordPress plugin. Read More

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How to Encrypt Field Data in Drupal 8

Configuring field encryption in Drupal 8 is relatively easy, but requires the use of many small modules each with their own purpose and configuration. This post covers everything you need to know to get started. Read More

How to Setup Encrypt Module for Drupal 8

Getting started with encrypting data at rest within the Drupal 8 database. This post covers how to setup the Encrypt module. Read More

Drupal 8 Content Entity Bundles – Part 4: Practical Content Entity with Bundles

Part 4 in my series on Content Entities with Bundles, time to take these Entities to the next level! Read More

Drupal 8 Content Entity Bundles – Part 3: Simple Content Entity with Bundles

Part 3 in my series on Content Entities with Bundles, let's solve the problems of the previous much-too-simple example. Read More

Drupal 8 Content Entity Bundles – Part 2: Most Simple Entity with Bundles

Part 2 of my series on Content Entities with Bundles in Drupal 8. Read More

Drupal 8 Content Entity with Bundles – Part 1: Overview

Deep dive tutorial for how to create your own custom Entities with Bundles in Drupal 8. Read More

OpenID Connect Generic

WordPress plugin for connecting a site to an OAuth 2.0 Identity provider. Read More

Drupal 8: How to add Comments to a Custom Entity Type

In Drupal 8 almost everything is configurable and customizable, but out of the box it may be unclear how to achieve some things. For example, adding comments to a custom entity type. Read More

Eventbrite Attendees Block

My first public Drupal 8 module, created for Drupal Camp Asheville 2017, allows site administrators to display a list of attendees to an Eventbrite event. Read More

Backdrop CMS

This weekend I had some extra time on my hands and decided to checkout Backdrop CMS. Then I wrote a long post about it... sort of Read More

WordPress Widget vs Drupal 8 Block

With the new Drupal 8 Blocks API, WordPress and Drupal are now more similar than not when it comes to Widgets vs Blocks. This post shows examples of each and highlights their similarities and differences. Read More

Guide to Drupal 8 Theme Development

Originally planned as an introduction to Drupal 8 theme development with Twig, this quickly became a very in-depth guide to many important aspects for building a complete theme. Read More

Custom Drupal 7 Rules Conditions and Actions

Some example Drupal Rules hooks providing conditions and actions. Read More