Welcome to CKAN Monthly Newsletter (November edition)

Hello fellow CKANers,

We’ve got some exciting stuff to share this month! From new features in the works to fresh ideas and ways you can get involved, it’s all happening in the CKAN community. Let’s jump right in and catch up on the latest!


News & Updates

Core Dev Team Highlights

October 2024 was bustling with activity across different fronts. While there were no major announcements, we have plenty of valuable updates:

New Releases!

File Uploads Preview

Ian Ward has started work on a preview for the new file uploads feature. Stay tuned for updates as this progresses.

Conference Highlights

Both Ian Ward and Adrià Mercader attended conferences to showcase CKAN: Canadian Open Data Summit and the CLARIN Annual Conference.

Theme Refresh Support

We provided support on the ongoing theme refresh work led by @aleeexgreeen, along with handling various pull requests and issues.

UI Revamp Nears Completion!

Great news! We're thrilled to announce that 70% of our UI revamp is now complete according to the plan. Here's what's new:

Font Licensing Resolved

We tackled the Noto Sans font licensing issue by publishing everything in the font package on a static page.

Design Enhancements

  • The dataset creation workflow now includes changes introduced in CKAN 2.11.
  • The login page has been beautifully redesigned.

?? Experience the New Look: Check out our progress on the public CKAN dev instance: CKAN Design Preview (Username: ckan | Password: preview)

We'd love to hear your feedback! Let us know what you think by writing us a message on LinkedIn or joining the discussion on Gitter.


?? Upcoming Events

CKAN Monthly Live: Spotlight on depositar

Join us on November 20, 2024, for our next CKAN Monthly Live event. We'll be showcasing t depositar, an innovative public research data repository built on CKAN. Discover how depositar empowers FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data sharing and supports reproducible research through a highly customized CKAN instance.

?? Learn more on our blog

?? See the LinkedIn event


?? Sustainability Matters

Did you know that CKAN contributes to sustainability by enabling better data sharing and transparency, which is crucial for environmental initiatives? Together, we're making a positive impact!


GitHub Updates

The latest stats show numerous commits, pull requests, and issues resolved. This momentum highlights CKAN’s progress and its role in driving open data solutions forward.



Connect with the community!

?? Have something to share?

As we prepare for the upcoming issue, we would like to encourage everyone to share any relevant information or updates with our team. To facilitate this process, we kindly request that you send your contributions to either [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected]. Thanks for being part of this!

?? Want to get involved?

We're a diverse and distributed community of 240 contributors from all over the world and diverse backgrounds, united by our mission to create the best data management system on the internet.

If you love data and python then join one of the weekly Dev Meetings. These are open to anyone so feel free to drop by and ask questions or just listen in. Maybe you can even help with issues marked as Good for Contribution or tackle some of the project's Rockstar Tickets listed here.

?? Need help with CKAN?

If you’re stuck on anything, chances are the answers await you on Stackoverflow or in the docs. GitHub Discussions is the place to connect with the community, share your projects and ask questions or support requests about CKAN.

If you want to report a bug or an actual issue with the CKAN software or documentation, please post it on the issue tracker. For security-related issues please email [email protected].

?? Share Your Experience

Join the conversation on @CKANproject and share your experience using #CKAN! Don’t forget to subscribe to the CKAN Association YouTube Channel to receive updates!

?? Stay Connected

Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube and join our LinkedIn Group to get notified and be able to sign up for future sessions. You can also visit our website and blog to learn more! Our LinkedIn Page is brand new; follow us there and spread the word!


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?? Thank You!

We appreciate your continued support and involvement in the CKAN community. Your contributions make a difference.


Best regards,

The CKAN team


P.S. Feel free to share this newsletter with colleagues who might find it valuable!

Steven De Costa

Co-Steward of CKAN Project | Executive Director at Link Digital

3 个月

Rock on! One correction is that I’m pretty sure it was Adrià Mercader rather that Alex Gostev, MBA that attended the CLARIN Annual Conference. I heard that the Canadian Open Data Society / Communauté canadienne des données ouvertes event was very cool and it was tops that Ian Ward was again there to spruik and rally more folk into CKAN :) It has been a massive 2024 for CKAN and nothing less should be expected for 2025 :) Again, rock on!

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