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Plenty of clients arrive with a system they see as a line item to keep cheap. The real job of an agency is to help them see what that same system could become - and why it is worth investing in.

See how a Drupal development partner relationship grows from minimal support into strategic investment - five readiness signals, quick wins that prove value, the account growth curve, and a ~24% conversion lift on one real account.

29 Jun 2026 6:38pm GMT

Today we are talking about Marketing, AI, and Drupal with guest Paul Johnson. We'll also cover Curated Colors as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: https://www.talkingDrupal.com/559

Topics

• Paul's Current Projects
• Enterprise AI Summit Details
• Marketing the AI Initiative
• Partnering on Event Booths
• Drupal's Outside Perception
• What's Working Now
• Growing the Marketing Team
• How to Contribute
• Outside In Storytelling
• Case Study Examples
• AI Initiative Impact
• Roadmap and Launch Planning
• Finding New Adopters
• Where Pros Research
• Conference Pitch Story
• Local Event Playbook
• Funnel and Webinars
• Industry Guides and Demos
• SEO and AI Search
• Why Agents Avoid Drupal
• High Leverage Contributions
• Measuring AI Mentions
• Vibe Coders to Governance
• Fixing Misconceptions

Resources

• Drupal AI Initiative home page
• Slack
  • #ai-initiative-marketing
• Enterprise AI Summit Rotterdam
• AI Dev Summit Rotterdam
• Drupal AI TV
  • We've curated a selection of the best presentations, workshops and demonstrations freely available to provide a practical way to stay informed about the latest innovations in Drupal AI.
• Drupal AI Webinars playlist
• Demos
• Ryan Whitcombe
• 1xINTERNET S1xSignals free AIO GEO assessment
• All things open
• World cancer day

Guests

Paul Johnson - pdjohnson

Hosts

Nic Laflin - nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi - epam.com johnpicozzi Scott Falconer - managing-ai.com scott-falconer

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz - mandclu.com mandclu

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted to allow editors on your Drupal site to choose styling from a brand-approved color palette? There's a module for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Curated Colors
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Apr 2026 by Kyle Einecker (ctrladel) of True Summit
  • Versions available: 1.0.0 which works with Drupal 10.3, 11, and 12
• Maintainership
  • Actively maintained
  • Security coverage
  • Test coverage
  • Documentation - in-depth README
  • Number of open issues: 2 open issues, neither of which are bugs
• Usage stats:
  • 27 sites
• Module features and usage
  • Curated Colors enforces brand consistency by replacing generic color text inputs or wide-open color pickers with a curated, visual swatch popover containing only pre-approved, named options
  • It streamlines rebranding by storing abstract keys (such as brand-primary) instead of raw hex values (e.g., #0678be) in the database. That means updating a brand color in the future only requires a CSS or configuration change rather than a massive data migration
  • Curated Colors is also extensible beyond colors. It functions as a generic visual variant selector. Site builders can repurpose it to let editors pick card layouts, button styles (like primary, outline, or danger), hero text alignments, or icon themes
  • Editors can pick from neatly organized groups with human-readable labels and see a live preview swatch of their selection before saving
  • Palettes are managed as exportable Drupal configuration. Each entry maps a machine key to a label, administrative hex preview, and optional custom CSS
  • The module provides a curated_color field type and an accompanying swatch-based popover widget that can be restricted to specific palette groups. It also features a native curated_color_picker Form API element and integrates with the Canvas module via SDC annotations
  • The field exposes properties like value, hex, style, and css, making it simple to output selections as classes, inline styles, or raw codes in Twig templates
  • Finally, Curated Colors includes an example submodule providing a working SDC component and sample palette templates so you can see exactly how it's meant to be used

29 Jun 2026 6:00pm GMT

A full rebuild feels like progress. More often it is the most expensive, slowest, and riskiest way to solve a problem that proper implementation would fix in a fraction of the time.

A phased CMS modernization framework for CTOs and marketing leaders: true rebuild costs, when starting fresh is justified, four evolution phases, a decision checklist, and how to sell incremental change to stakeholders.

29 Jun 2026 5:47pm GMT

In this blog post we celebrate International Women in Engineering Day by interviewing Carine Bournez, W3C Principal and Team Contact who specializes in WebRTC, Web Performance, SVG and Data Shapes.

23 Jun 2026 12:32pm GMT

At the Brussels seminar on Human Rights and ICT Standardization, W3C contributed to the discussion on how human-rights principles can enter technical work while design choices are still open. The post connects Ethical Web Principles, accessibility, horizontal review, threat and harm modeling, and the practical cost of participation: making assumptions, impacts, and responsibilities visible before they become infrastructure.

22 Jun 2026 3:16pm GMT

On 14 May 2026 W3C held its Japan Member Meeting with presentations reflected the latest developments and offered valuable insights into future W3C activities. Following that, it hosted the "W3C in Japan 30th Anniversary Reception" with W3C members and also many alumni who have established shape W3C in Japan over the years.

25 May 2026 12:42pm GMT

On January 14, 2006, John Resig introduced a JavaScript library called jQuery at BarCamp in New York City. Now, 20 years later, the jQuery team is happy to announce the final release of jQuery 4.0.0. After a long development cycle and several pre-releases, jQuery 4.0.0 brings many improvements and modernizations. It is the first major … Continue reading →

18 Jan 2026 12:29am GMT

It's here! Almost. jQuery 4.0.0-rc.1 is now available. It's our way of saying, "we think this is ready; now poke it with many sticks". If nothing is found that requires a second release candidate, jQuery 4.0.0 final will follow. Please try out this release and let us know if you encounter any issues. A 4.0 … Continue reading →

11 Aug 2025 5:35pm GMT

Last February, we released the first beta of jQuery 4.0.0. We're now ready to release a second, and we expect a release candidate to come soon™. This release comes with a major rewrite to jQuery's testing infrastructure, which removed all deprecated or under-supported dependencies. But the main change that warranted a second beta was a … Continue reading →

17 Jul 2024 2:03pm GMT

When it comes to crafting an article, the headline is crucial for grabbing the reader's attention and enticing them to read further. In this post, I'll explore the 7 types of article headlines and provide examples for each using the subjects of product management, user experience design, and search engine optimization. 1. The Know-it-All The […]

The post 7 Types of Article Headlines: Craft the Perfect Title Every Time first appeared on Smiley Cat.

29 May 2023 10:20pm GMT

Product management is one of the most exciting and rewarding careers in the tech world. But it's also one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented. There are many myths and misconceptions that cloud the reality of what product managers do, how they do it, and what skills they need to succeed. In this blog post, […]

The post 5 Product Management Myths You Need to Stop Believing first appeared on Smiley Cat.

09 Apr 2023 5:28pm GMT

The role of a product manager is crucial to the success of any product. They are responsible for managing the entire product life cycle, from conceptualization to launch and beyond. A product manager must possess a unique blend of skills and qualities to be effective in their role. Strong strategic thinking A product manager must […]

The post The Key Strengths of the Best Product Managers first appeared on Smiley Cat.

11 Dec 2022 4:43pm GMT

Last week I helped the folks at ezSystems debug some APC problems they were having. The problems ended up being a 64bit architecture problem (they have uber-fast Opterons) and the bug is now fixed in 2.0.3.

Today I received Python & XML from them (off my Amazon wishlist). Thanks guys!

On a side note, my wishlist seems borked. The list I get when I search on my email address or name is not the same one I can edit when I log into the site.

01 Apr 2004 6:53pm GMT

1st of April 2004 get's to it's end and I guess it's time, to summarize the recent April fools a bit. Not that I think anyone in the world believes in them, but some were quite funny:

1. Changes to case sensitivity in PHP.
Alan Knowles announced that PHP will change to the studlyCase API and therefor will get everything broken by changing established functions.

2. IBM takes over Zend.
Myself hacked a little article about IBM taking over Zend to make PHP a compete of Java.

3. The first PHP virus has been seen.
Wasn't there one last year, too?

4. PHP has been overtaken by Micro$oft.
Mhhh... a little bit unreliable, if they had been taken over by IBM this morning... Maybe one should first look, what others wrote...

5. And finally, PHP4 and 5 showed their real faces...
Take a look at a phpinfo() output!

I guess I missed some, so feel free to comment on this entry, if you found another!

01 Apr 2004 5:49pm GMT

Symantec have a report of the virus here. I've yet to see any of the PHP news sites picking up on it but, using a virtual host account, managed to deliberately expose some PHP scripts to it. From examining the infected scripts, what's disturbing is once infected, every tim...

01 Apr 2004 12:19pm GMT