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Removing files from the repo after an update to use composer

Submitted by gareth on Wed, 28/07/2021 - 14:55

Best practice says we shouldn’t be committing vendor, core or contrib projects to a repo, (see https://getcomposer.org/doc/faqs/should-i-commit-the-dependencies-in-my-...)

As a result I have had to go through the process of removing the files on several sites.
This can be done by running:

Event dispatchers and Event subscribers for Drupal 8

Submitted by gareth on Tue, 10/09/2019 - 16:20

I did a little exploration into Event dispatchers and Event subscribers for Drupal 8 and found some helpful articles which I am saving here for future reference:

Commerce Cart abandonment

Submitted by gareth on Mon, 29/04/2019 - 21:21

I watched a Webinar recently and while its not in my direct area of interest, it did raise some interesting points
(Webinar availble at: https://magento.com/resources/optimize-your-checkout-with-magento-commerce)

Cart abandonment rate is:
// Bariliance, 2016 and 2015 cart abandonment data
(https://www.barilliance.com/shopping-cart-abandonment-guide/)

Check a mounted disk and fix errors on Amazon EC2

Submitted by gareth on Mon, 10/12/2018 - 08:28

When I logged into my EC2 instance, I had the warning:

*** /dev/xvda1 should be checked for errors ***

We can't fsck /dev/xvda1 because it is mounted and in use, so I need to check this disk on startup as it is mounted, however there are a couple of things that need to be done first before you can do this on my Ubuntu EC2 instance.

First I need to enable FSCKFIX, which is off by default

sudo nano /etc/default/rcS

find the line:
#FSCKFIX=no

And change it to:

FSCKFIX=yes

Updated D8 Boldy Theme Live Preview setup instructions

Submitted by gareth on Wed, 17/08/2016 - 17:00

CAVEAT EMPTOR
This is still a very rough start to the D8 setup instructions, more will be added as I progress and full english will be added rather than the rough notes that exist at present.
Also as I am just starting out on this process, this page will be updated as I find modules that are not fully available or as I add functionality.
Please be aware that the D8 Twig version of the Boldy theme is on its way.

Google drive PDF embed without uploading to Drive first

Submitted by gareth on Mon, 02/03/2015 - 11:12

I am trying out embedding a pdf on a webpage using google drive previewer.

Basically create an iframe with the src set to "http://docs.google.com/gview?url[insert the url of the pdf]&embedded=true"

<iframe src="http://docs.google.com/gview?url=http://79.170.44.209/craigalmondscouts.co.uk/30th/wp-content/uploads/Scout-Programme-Spring-2015.pdf&#038;embedded=true" style="width:560px; height:790px;" frameborder="0"></iframe>
gives us:

Git rebase in an agile workflow

Submitted by gareth on Sat, 12/07/2014 - 17:53

I have been using git merge quite a lot at work as a part of the my workflow, because the powers that be outlined how we should be working prior to deployment, but it means that looking at the history in a graphical tool you get a messy web of branches, so I asked the question
"Should we be using rebase more in our workflow?"

Here are some of the arguments for rebase:

The Case for Git Rebase

Git Branching for Agile Teams

Submitted by gareth on Tue, 11/02/2014 - 16:58

I really liked this webinar from Atlassian which contains a special mention of using git with Jira and Jenkins for continuous integration (CI), all of which I use at work, bonus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZ7kSQ2424
Utopia == A seperate build for each branch and automated testing with CI.

More Workflow chat

Submitted by gareth on Wed, 18/12/2013 - 17:59

I listened to this podcast recently and found the chat about workflows really interesting, especially relevant is the chat about git/jenkins/jira automatically coming together and might be worth looking into:
http://www.lullabot.com/blog/podcasts/workflow-uh-what-it-good

12 tips to get your website humming for the holidays

Submitted by gareth on Mon, 16/12/2013 - 10:34

https://www.getpantheon.com/blog/12-tips-get-your-drupal-website-humming-holidays

Its focus is on drupal, but the concepts can be applied elsewhere. It is all standard stuff, but with some QA and load testing links at the end.

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