Introduction
3.7 Beta + Everyone-Would-Like-to-Hire-You Edition
Hi Craft friends,
Lots of folks are looking for Craft developers, and it’s a swell time to be one with Craft 3.7 and Dot All on the horizon.
A hearty thank you to Solspace for sponsoring this edition to remind you about Freeform.
Let’s hit the links.
Craft Link List
Top Stories
Craft 3.7 Beta Released
Last week we excitedly announced the Craft 3.7 Beta along with the ability to spin up a demo and try it out. The latest is 3.7.0-beta.3 with more updates on the way.
The 3.7 stable release is scheduled for July 13th, so consider reading the upgrade guide, giving it a whirl, and letting us know what you think!
craftcms.com
News
Craft Commerce 3.4 Beta Released
The Commerce 3.4 Beta goes hand-in-hand with (and requires) Craft 3.7.
Highlights include updates for the Craft 3.7 UI, combined order PDFs, more options for handling included tax and revenue calculations, bulk-deletion of sales and discounts, new template hooks and events, and date meta info for various bits of information.
github.com
Dot All 2021 is Happening
It’s on for 2021 in Amsterdam! Don’t forget to submit your talk idea if you have one.
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Happy Cog is Hiring
Happy Cog is hiring a fully-remote senior Craft developer. Just one of over 100 open Craft development positions around the world.
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Featured Sponsor
Carefully developed and meticulously refined over 5 years!
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solspace.com
Tools, tips, and fundamentals
Securing Sensitive Craft CMS Assets with AWS Lambda
Chris Chapman walks through Lambda-centric project that tailors Craft for managing a client’s Intranet, complete with illustrative code samples and diagrams.
clearfirestudios.com
CraftQuest: Craft 3.7 Beta
Ryan takes us on a guided tour of Craft 3.7 in several segments. (Still in progress!)
twitter.com
How to setup a Craft CMS project with Laravel Mix
Daaf Bleumink published this nice guide to setting up Craft on Laravel Valet with VueJS, TailwindCSS, and Laravel Mix.
hashnode.com
15 Craft CMS Plugins for 2021
Tim Green recommends fifteen plugins for a post-pandemic* internet.
*: work in progress
somewhatcreative.net
Quick Look at 3.7 Slideouts 🇯🇵
Masashi Yanagiya takes Craft 3.7’s slideouts for a spin. (If you don’t know Japanese and can handle English, use this link.)
mersy418.com
Jake Dohm on UI Elements
Jake reminds us to consider the UI Element and what it can do for a field layout.
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Plugged In
Imager X Storage Driver for FortRabbit
craftcms.comExternal storage driver for Imager X that integrates with fortrabbit's Object Storage
The Craft Advantage
The benefits of using Craft CMS
Tom Pickering shares a thorough, client-friendly overview of Craft and why Shape loves working with it.
madebyshape.co.uk
Combining Craft CMS & Shopify
Jarad Johnson evaluates high-level pros and cons combining Craft CMS and Shopify.
mostlyserious.io
Built on Craft
Overheard
3.7 Root User + Docker 🇯🇵
Editor’s note: this pairs nicely with Running the Craft Console Command as Root.
twitter.com