What the Xml? Where did the DAO go?
If you're a developer of any CiviCRM extensions or customizations, read on... (otherwise, hi, CiviCRM just got a bit more efficient! Now you can move on with your day. Thanks for stopping by).
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Find out more about how CiviCRM is being used in Canada and elsewhere.
CiviCamp Hamburg 2024 - Retrospective
Read what happened at the CiviCamp Hamburg June 3-7, get access to the presentations you missed or want to review and pick up the loose ends of the sprint.
Advantages of Hosting CiviCRM on AWS for Nonprofits and NGOs
With so many options among CRM hosting providers on the market, choosing which one will take care of your web-based apps can be difficult. Especially considering that the CRM hosting provider is responsible for all computing infrastructure, maintenance, availability, and upgrades.
It's back! UK Sprint & Dev Training - September 2024
It's back! The world-famous CiviCRM UK Sprint is running again 16th - 21st September 2024.
CiviCRM 5.74 Release
CiviCRM version 5.74.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
SYSTOPIA Extension Of The Month #5: Committee Structures Synchronization
Committee Structures Synchronization (aka the "Committees Extension") is primarily about providing those who work in political advocacy with accurate and up-to-date data. If your job is to influence political decisions in the interests of your organization, then it is crucial that you know members of parliament, their positions in committees and other details. And: Your data should be up-to-date and complete!
Getting zappy with CiviCRM and Zapier
By integrating CiviCRM with Zapier we have opened up a world of integration with third party systems.
CiviCRM Gets Rave Reviews
Hello once again Civi Community!
Recently, I’ve been posting about Drupal 7 & CiviCRM, but today I’m back with some amazing news that some of you may have already seen. It’s also an update to my previous blog post back at the end of February.
Recordings from the Community Briefing on the future of Drupal 7
Thanks to everyone who attended the Community Briefing on the future of Drupal 7. As promised, we’re sharing a recording for those of you who weren’t able to attend! Please find it below.
Community Briefing - Discussion on the future of Drupal 7
Hey there Civiland!
I wanted to get in touch to send some information about an important (and hopefully exciting!) upcoming discussion we are planning to host around the future of the CiviCRM’s Drupal 7 integration.
Read on to find out more and how to sign up for the briefing sessions next week on Wednesday 15th May!
CiviCRM 5.73 Release
CiviCRM version 5.73.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
SYSTOPIA Extension of the Month #4: More Greetings
At SYSTOPIA, we have developed a large set of CiviCRM extensions, Drupal modules and other tools over the years. Currently, we are actively maintaining or co-maintaining over 60 repositories. Unfortunately, sharing knowledge about all the goodness with the community has notoriously fallen short. With this series of blog posts, we want to change that a little. Thanks for reading on!
CiviCamp Hamburg 3-7 June 2024: Sessions Confirmed
What else can CiviCRM do beyond its core functions? SYSTOPIA and FlyingCivi are happy to announce the confirmed sessions of the international CiviCamp (3 June 2024) and sprint (4–7 June 2024) in Hamburg.
CiviCRM 5.72 Release
CiviCRM version 5.72.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
CiviCamp Hamburg 2024: Early Bird Registration and Program Preview
There's only one week left to take advantage of Early Bird registration for CiviCamp Hamburg 2024!
SYSTOPIA Extension of the Month #3: Self-Service
What is the best way to let your supporters view and change their CiviCRM data? With our Extension of the Month series, we at SYSTOPIA would like to share some of our most useful extensions. This month, we are spotlighting Self-Service, a smart little addition to improve your constituent experience.
Introducing the DocBot extension - A new AI-based Documentation Assistant
What’s this DocBot all about? Well, in short, it’s an AI-based bot that puts the end user, developer and system administrator documentation into a CiviCRM extension that allows fast, efficient Q&A style searches. Basically, it puts the entire CiviCRM documentation at your fingertips, providing answers and how-to style guidance in-app.
CiviCRM 5.71 Release
CiviCRM version 5.71.0 is now ready to download. This is a regular monthly release. Upgrade now for the most stable CiviCRM experience:
Register now: CiviCamp Hamburg 3-7 June 2024
The event page for the CiviCamp Hamburg 3-7 June 2024 is now online and can be reached under civicamp-hamburg-2024.systopia.de.
Drupal 7 end of life is coming! Now is time to consider a Backdrop upgrade
Drupal 7 has an end of life in January 2025, which means no more security updates. Over 40% of CiviCRM sites are still using Drupal 7. Site owners should have a plan to upgrade. There are a few options: Drupal 10, WordPress, Standalone, or Backdrop CMS. This post focuses on the last option, Backdrop CMS, going into the similarities, differences from Drupal 7 and how to upgrade.