I have done a lot of Drupal theming with Omega 3, and I have been trying to figure out a way to have my themes look good after an install without much customization. Also, I want my features to come themed, such as some views, or slideshows, etc. Then I realized someone has already done this. Its called Bootstrap 3. I love the way the grid works, to me it is better then the Omega grid. I often had trouble trying to put grids inside of grids and so on, but with Bootstrap it is a peice of cake. Also, the documentation for Bootstrap is really good. So if I want to make a change with a Bootstrap site, I go look at the documentation first and usually there is a class made for that already. I have a few features, and before, I would install them, then theme them. This doesn't make sense to do this, but I was so inconsistent with my different themes there was no way to have them look good out of the box. Now, I can add Bootstrap classes to them and I know they are going to look good.

So I'm not great at PHP. I don't really understand Drupal hooks all that well, but I have been wanting to work on a module for a while now. So I took on the project of making a module that connects drupal with TeamworkPM, which is our task management system we use.

My files are teamwork.info, teamwork.module, teamwork.rules.inc, and teamwork.install. I am going to show how I set up the admin settings in this blog

Admin Settings Form

Originally i was using drupal's admin form system_settings_form for the settings, whcih was easy to set up, and used set_variable for the API key and the Company name which I can than grab using get_variable. I had to change this later though, because I wanted each user to be able to enter their own API key and Company name. So I had to add a table in the database, then populate that table with the form values using db_insert. I can then grab those values using db_query. Here is my code:

Yelp is local business and service search engine and social network that uses a rating system based on user reviews - and it is a major tool for small businesses to be found.

If you run a local business like a restaurant, or a dry cleaning service, Yelp should be an essential cornerstone of your online presence.

History

Launched back in 2004, Yelp continues to be the go-to resource for millions of visitors looking for information about local businesses.

In 2011, Apple's iPhone 4S introduced Siri with the ability to display results from Yelp. There were a few issues with the system, but a year later Apple solved the problem and now millions of Apple user are connected to Yelp Results on a daily basis. With over 60 million registered users and over 20 million reviews posted on the site, Yelp is still a dominant force when it comes to social review sites.

After several months of planning, the first stand-alone Drupalcamp South Carolina is finally upon us.   We are expecting 60-70 attendees which is not bad considering it is Easter weekend.  

I'm excited about Ryan Szrama's keynote.   I asked him to focus more on Ryan, less on Drupal commerce.  I'm looking forward to hearing his story.  To me Ryan is a great example of how open source can work out for hard-working individuals willing to give their time. 

Steve Burge of OS Training as well as Ryan and Commerce Guys both agreed to do their Pre-camp (Friday) training for FREE-- what a gift to the Columbia, SC Drupal community!   This has generated quite a bit of excitement and activity over the last few days.