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Drupal 8 - Sending Faxes with Twilio

useradmin — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 14:53:29 +0000

Drupal 8 - Sending Faxes with Twilio useradmin Sun, 12/06/2020 - 08:53

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Yep, you read the title correctly and it says “fax.” Faxes are still used more than I thought, and it is really cool that Twilio has an API to send and receive faxes that is quite easy to use.

Today in this post I will be talking about sending faxes from your Drupal website. Which is quite easy and doesn’t take much code to achieve.

I have pulled together a code example from the Twilio API documents and as you can see below there isn’t much there.

use Twilio\Rest\Client;

$twilio = new Client($sid, $token); $to = “+1234567890”; $from = “+0987654321”; $document = “https://example.com/document.pdf”; $response = twilio->fax->v1->faxes->create($to, $document,["from" => $from]);

A couple of notes on the Twilio fax API:

There isn’t much of a response back which can make error handling or logging a little difficult.
The document being faxed must be a PDF.

Resources:

Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/fax

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iPhone Screen Sizes and Media Queries

useradmin — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 12:08:33 +0000

iPhone Screen Sizes and Media Queries useradmin Thu, 08/29/2019 - 07:08

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When styling mobile-friendly pages I have run into issues between the different iPhone X versions. Also included: iPhone 7 and 8.

iPhone XR

/* 1792x828px at 326ppi */ 
@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 414px) 
    and (device-height : 896px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 2) { }

iPhone X

/* 2436x1125px at 458ppi */
@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 375px) 
    and (device-height : 812px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

iPhone Xs

/* 2688x1242px at 458ppi */
@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 414px) 
    and (device-height : 896px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

iPhone 7+/8+

 
/* iphone 6+, 6s+, 7+, 8+ */
@media only screen 
    and (min-device-width: 414px) 
    and (max-device-height: 736px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 3) { }

iPhone 7/8

/* iphone 6, 6s, 7, 8 */
@media only screen 
    and (min-device-width: 375px) 
    and (max-device-height: 667px)  
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { }

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PDF Generation in Drupal

useradmin — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 19:52:30 +0000

PDF Generation in Drupal useradmin Wed, 08/21/2019 - 14:52

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It is nice when a user can click a button and generate a PDF. Over the last few months, I have added PDF generation to many projects. Examples of PDF generation include order invoices, sell sheets, webform submission results, and general node to PDF generation.

When tasked at generating PDFs, I have been applying the dompdf library. The dompdf library implements the most versatility by using HTML and CSS to generate PDFs. Therefore, giving the most flexibility for custom theming.

Example 1

The most recent PDF generation task I completed was for Drupal commerce order invoices. I leveraged twig templates to provide as much flexibility as possible, which allowed me to incorporate a special entity view mode and for additional block regions. The new entity view display allows website admins to add, remove or rearrange order fields, and the additional block regions allowed for adding additional blocks throughout the template. The flexibility of the Drupal interface not only provides a way for website admins to generate order invoices but also allows them to modify the layouts of the PDF invoice.

Example 2

In a past Drupal 8 commerce project, I have also automated the process to generate picket tickets upon orders reaching a specific state in the commerce order workflow.

The dompdf library has been enjoyable and straightforward to use and I intend to use this library for future PDF generation projects.

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Pantheon - Cloning a Project

useradmin — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 17:54:57 +0000

Pantheon - Cloning a Project useradmin Wed, 08/07/2019 - 12:54

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If you need to clone a project within the Pantheon ecosystem Terminus is a great tool to use.

First, install Terminus and then add the site clone plugin.

After authenticating with terminus use the site:clone command

terminus site:clone <source>.<env> <destination>.<env>

<source> and <destination> are either the site names or the site UUIDs. <env> is the environment, e.g. dev, test, prod or multi dev.

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Compromised Drupal 7 Website Recovery Review

useradmin — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:06:12 +0000

Compromised Drupal 7 Website Recovery Review useradmin Wed, 07/31/2019 - 06:06

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I was brought on board to help recover a website that was possibly exploited by hackers, a Drupal 7 project. What triggered the investigation? My client was informed that their customers were receiving spam emails from the website.

After a thorough review of the project's code base and database. I found multiple exploits and backdoors. All of the issues/exploits were within the Drupal core. None of the contrib. or custom modules were exploited.

What was the cause? The website was compromised due to an outdated Drupal 7 core. With routine updates, this would have not happened. That is why it is important to keep up with website maintenance and security updates.

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Drupal: Pantheon Cookies

useradmin — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:11:38 +0000

Drupal: Pantheon Cookies useradmin Fri, 05/03/2019 - 08:11

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I've been using the commerce_currency_resolver module and it has been fantastic to use. One issue I ran into was with how the cookies are handled on Pantheon.

When using custom cookies a special naming convention must be used. The cookie's name must start with STYXKEY.

Per Pantheon:

Respond to a request with cached content depending on the presence and value of a particular cookie. It's important to note that in order for the response to be cached by Pantheon's edge, the cookie name must match STYXKEY[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+.

Pantheon Documentation: https://pantheon.io/docs/cookies/

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Drupal Backend Developer for Hire

useradmin — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:45:59 +0000

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useradmin — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 20:49:23 +0000

Drupal Development useradmin Sun, 04/21/2019 - 15:49

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Helping you with your Drupal Optimizations

useradmin — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 20:47:02 +0000

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I am a Drupal Developer and have many years of experience in developing and optimizing the whole stack.

Drupal Experts

useradmin — Sun, 21 Apr 2019 20:44:53 +0000

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Drupal Expert for hire. Drupal Backend Development and Drupal Commerce Development. I have worked extensively with commerce and the backend of Drupal 7 and Drupal 8.

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Drupal 8 - Sending Faxes with Twilio

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iPhone Screen Sizes and Media Queries

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iPhone 7/8

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PDF Generation in Drupal

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Pantheon - Cloning a Project

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