Coders NZ - Drupal

Small sites

dman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:56:41 +0000

As well as the larger contracts, I'm also called on to help out a number of small businesses and web builders in different ways.
From:

Troubleshooting HTML and layouts
Assistance installing and configuring Drupal, getting a domain etc
Tutoring sessions, teaching content managers how to use their systems effectively
Help choosing, patching, upgrading or changing modules
Specialist assistance setting up the trickier things like WYSIWYG, Video, eCommerce

Metadata Management for Drupal

dman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:55:58 +0000

As part of my contributions to the Drupal Open-Source project, I am working with various methods for metadata mangement in Drupal. I have several modules in development for working with:

EXIF data
XMP data
Watermarking and credits
Conditional image processing based on metadata
Working with image metadata as part of the Drupal content management workflow
Bulk imports of annotated images, eg importing titles and captions when uploading galleries

The Vintage Aviator : High resolution fluid site

dman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:56:27 +0000

The Vintage Aviator is an intensely visual website, showcasing a local workshop that produces handmade aircraft and replica gear. It was built over an extended period using Drupal 5.

I was the sole technical developer, working in association with Mark Williams of and the site design has received critical acclaim from many places.

Sticky Pictures

dman — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000

The site contains a few basic features, including: Video Clips, WYSIWYG editing, Custom Award badges.

sorted.org.nz - Conversion to CMS

dman — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:52:52 +0000

Sorted is a portal project created by the Retirement Commission of New Zealand providing tools and advice on money management to the public.

It contains many online calculators for assistance in budgeting, investment and borrowing, helping people plan for their goals, or review the true costs of financial planning.
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Import HTML

dman — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:06:55 +0000

The import_html.module was developed to assist migrating from old, static file sites (or spidered mirrors) into the Drupal CMS

OurMedia! - small community news site

dman — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000

New Zealand Life & Leisure Magazine

dman — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Working with portal site. This involved creating an archive and browse system for publication releases and regular columns.

We built the site on the Drupal CMS, with several customizations to support the special requirements. The site provides article summaries and advertisements for upcoming features. We started off with a good number of past issues, which we imported several back articles each from, giving the site a rich backlog of content at release time.