Kristi Wachter - Drupal Consultant

My job is to make life easier for my clients.

Recent Blog Posts

libmysqlclient driver version 3.3.2

I recently worked on a Drupal site that was showing this error:

10.6.10-MariaDB-log

The libmysqlclient driver version 3.3.2 is less than the minimum required version. Upgrade to libmysqlclient version 5.5.3 or up, or alternatively switch mysql drivers to MySQLnd version 5.0.9 or up.

I tried searching for

drupal "libmysqlclient driver version 3.3.2" "minimum required"

Reducing clutter in Drupal with Hide Formats, Better Formats, and Simplify

It's great having multiple text formats in Drupal so you can choose the version you need - even switching between Filtered HTML and Full HTML can be a handy option when you'd like to limit HTML tags most of the time but allow more formatting freedom on occasion.

But having the Text Format widget visible on every text field can use up a lot of screen space.

Email newsletters for small organizations

Lots of small organizations, especially non-profits, want to send out email newsletters to members and supporters. Mailchimp is probably the best-known email service, but it can be daunting for some small organizations - especially if the newsletters are being sent by volunteers who don't have the time to learn how to use all the options of a system like Mailchimp.

Buttondown is a great alternative.