Cheaper by the Dozens

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1 Cheaper by the Dozens Building Drupal Websites En Masse JAMES NETTIK

2 James Nettik F R O N T- E N D D E V E L O P E

3 @atendesign aten.io

4 Work That Matters

5 Work That Matters

6 A BRIGHTER TOMORROW

7 Thinking in Groups What problems come up when steering dozens of projects simultaneously?

8 Mo websites, mo problems. - The Notorious B.I.G.

9 Starting Guidelines

10 Starting Guidelines Resist mixing code/configuration and site content.

11 Starting Guidelines Resist mixing code/configuration and site content. Keep scope as small and simple as possible.

12 Starting Guidelines Resist mixing code/configuration and site content. Keep scope as small and simple as possible. For every feature ask: How many websites on the platform will use this?

13 Starting Guidelines Resist mixing code/configuration and site content. Be prepared to (politely) push back against single instance requests. Keep scope as small and simple as possible. For every feature ask: How many websites on the platform will use this?

14 Starting Guidelines Resist mixing code/configuration and site content. Be prepared to (politely) push back against single instance requests. Keep scope as small and simple as possible. Test a fresh install after every new feature built and before every deployment made. For every feature ask: How many websites on the platform will use this?

15 Installation Profiles Because clicking the same buttons on every project gets old fast.

16 What are install profiles?

17 What are install profiles? Bundled dependencies, content types, displays, functionality, content, and themes to start a new project with.

18 What are install profiles? Bundled dependencies, content types, displays, functionality, content, and themes to start a new project with. Similar to Drupal modules in most ways.

19 What are install profiles? Bundled dependencies, content types, displays, functionality, content, and themes to start a new project with. Similar to Drupal modules in most ways. Uses a.profile file for core functionality instead of a.module file.

20 What are install profiles? Bundled dependencies, content types, displays, functionality, content, and themes to start a new project with. Similar to Drupal modules in most ways. Uses a.profile file for core functionality instead of a.module file. Generally used as a starting point to work off of.

21 Distributions Empowering others with our laziness.

22 What are distributions?

23 What are distributions? An Installation Profile released to be used by others.

24 What are distributions? An Installation Profile released to be used by others. Often released bundled with dependencies and downloaded.

25 What are distributions? An Installation Profile released to be used by others. Often released bundled with dependencies and downloaded. Can be scaffolded using composer create-project.

26 INSTALL WITH COMPOSER

27 THUNDER S INSTALLER

28 THUNDER S REQUIREMENTS

29 What are distributions? An Installation Profile released to be used by others. Often released bundled with dependencies and downloaded. Can be scaffolded using composer create-project. Get updates and new features from maintainers.

30 What are distributions? An Installation Profile released to be used by others. Often released bundled with dependencies and downloaded. Can be scaffolded using composer create-project. Get updates and new features from maintainers. drupal-org.make files for bundling through drupal.org

31 DRUPAL MAKE FILE

32 Planning the Project Balancing the needs of many vs. the needs of a few.

33 Flexible Content and Design

34 Flexible Content and Design Paragraph module allows for providing controlled flexibility back to admins and content manager.

35 Flexible Content and Design Paragraph module allows for providing controlled flexibility back to admins and content manager. Background Images Formatter module is great for allowing control over banner style images usually handled in CSS.

36 Branding

37 Branding Branding should remain consistent across the platform, but flexible for each specific instance.

38 Branding Branding should remain consistent across the platform, but flexible for each specific instance. Logos, main colors, and typography are some of the most important items to consider.

39 Branding Branding should remain consistent across the platform, but flexible for each specific instance. Logos, main colors, and typography are some of the most important items to consider. Drupal Core allows for changing logos through the interface.

40 DRUPAL LOGO CONFIG

41 DRUPAL LOGO OVERRIDE

42 Branding Branding should remain consistent across the platform, but flexible for each specific instance. Logos, main colors, and typography are some of the most important items to consider. Drupal Core allows for changing logos through the interface. Drupal Core s Color module can be integrated into themes to expose color schemes to admins.

43 COLOR.INC

44 COLOR MODULE CONFIG

45 OVERRIDES.CSS

46 Branding Branding should remain consistent across the platform, but flexible for each specific instance. Logos, main colors, and typography are some of the most important items to consider. Drupal Core allows for changing logos through the interface. Drupal Core s Color module can be integrated into themes to expose color schemes to module exposes theme font faces into configuration.

47 @FONTYOURFACE

48 @FONTYOURFACE

49 @FONTYOURFACE

50 Hosting and Infrastructure The needs of many vs. the needs of one.

51 Pantheon Upstreams

52 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click.

53 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click. Pantheon manages their own Upstreams of Drupal 7 and 8 cores.

54 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click. Pantheon manages their own Upstreams of Drupal 7 and 8 cores. Updates to websites can be deployed through the Upstream.

55 PANTHEON UPDATES

56 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click. Pantheon manages their own Upstreams of Drupal 7 and 8 cores.

57 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click. Pantheon manages their own Upstreams of Drupal 7 and 8 cores. Updates to websites can be deployed through the Upstream.

58 Pantheon Upstreams Git repository used to create new Pantheon websites in a single click. Pantheon manages their own Upstreams of Drupal 7 and 8 cores. Updates to websites can be deployed through the Upstream. Organization accounts can create their own custom Upstreams.

59 PANTHEON UPSTREAMS

60 Pantheon Terminus CLI

61 Pantheon Terminus CLI Terminus is a tool for managing websites, organizations, user, and teams from the command line.

62 Pantheon Terminus CLI Terminus is a tool for managing websites, organizations, user, and teams from the command line. Terminus can execute Drush commands on Drupal websites, without the use of Drush Aliases.

63 Pantheon Terminus CLI Terminus is a tool for managing websites, organizations, user, and teams from the command line. Terminus can execute Drush commands on Drupal websites, without the use of Drush Aliases. Permissions to websites are controlled by your individual Pantheon account.

64 Pantheon Terminus CLI Terminus is a tool for managing websites, organizations, user, and teams from the command line. Terminus can execute Drush commands on Drupal websites, without the use of Drush Aliases. Permissions to websites are controlled by your individual Pantheon account. Limited to being executed on one site and one environment at a time.

65 Extending Terminus with Plugins

66 TERMINUS PLUGIN LIBRARY

67 Extending Terminus with Plugins Terminus Mass Update gets piped a list of site IDs, loops over them, and pulls in any Upstream updates.

68 TERMINUS SITE LIST

69 TERMINUS SITE UPDATE

70 Extending Terminus with Plugins Terminus Mass Update gets piped a list of site IDs, loops over them, and pulls in any Upstream updates. Terminus Mass Run adds looping functionality for Terminus commands like: remote:drush, backup:create, connection:set, env:deploy, site:upstream:cache-clear.

71 TERMINUS USER CREATE

72 TERMINUS DEPLOYMENT

73 Acquia Cloud Site Factory Leverages Drupal multi-site functionality. Similar workflow to the Aegir project

74 Barebones approach with Composer Install Profiles can be updated with Composer like any module. Install Profiles can use hook_update_n() like modules.

75 Thanks! James

76 @atendesign aten.io SLIDES