Zoho Developer Community Monthly Digest - November 2023

Zoho Developer Community Monthly Digest - November 2023



Hello everyone,

Welcome to the November edition of the Zoho Developer Community Digest. We are back with some exciting updates and noteworthy discussions within our developer community. Let's get started!

November Highlights

Zoho Developer Hangout - Episode 11

In this episode, Zoho MVP @Anonymous User and her teammate @Anonymous User from Intovex LLP, shared their insights into the importance of custom portals, the integration of Zoho applications with third-party web portals, and the technology stack utilized in the underlying architecture. Additionally, they reviewed the business process of a custom portal through a demonstration focusing on banking integrations and custom API. Watch the recording of the meetup here.

Extensions 101 (Cont.)

The first five sessions of this series provided an overview of several key features within Sigma platform, such as building extensions, authentication mechanisms, authorization methods, and creating widgets. The recently concluded sessions delved into the authentication mechanism and the corresponding authorization strategy, particularly in the context of integrating Zoho CRM with other applications. Check out this playlist for all the session recordings.

Zoho Finance Developer Portal

We're excited to introduce an exclusive platform designed to enable developers and businesses alike in creating extensions for Zoho Finance applications. Read through this blog and explore all the features of the developer portal.

Upcoming Events

  1. Year-end Git-Together: It's time to unwind, connect, and share. We're excited to invite you to an exclusive virtual coffee chat (BYOC - Bring Your Own Coffee!) with the developer community on December 15 at 3:30 PM AEDT & 8:00 AM PST. We want to hear your journey, the challenges you conquered, and the lessons that made you the developer that you are today. This is a no-agenda meetup curated to create a space for you to share your tech-story and aspirations for 2024. Register here for fun and inspiring conversations with your peers.

  2. Creator Tech Connect Series: Creator's tech connect series would comprise of technical sessions that provide immersive training on the key essentials and technical nuances of building a solution in Zoho Creator. This is a great opportunity for our developer community to stay informed about Creator's new feature releases, product roadmap, best practices to follow while scripting in deluge, new deluge concepts, and cloud functions.

    Date: December 14, 2023
    Topic: Release Updates and Recap Series in Zoho Creator - Part 3
    APAC & ANZ: 11 AM to 12 PM IST - Registration Link
    Americas & EMEA: 9 PM to 10 PM IST - Registration Link

  3. Zoho Writer Webinar: In this webinar, you will learn to create interactive forms or turn PDFs into fillable forms, generate documents in bulk and share them for negotiation, review, approval, or signature, and automate routine tasks with document workflow tools. Registration and more details here. 

Community Discussions

Zoho Developer Forum

Developers ZUG Cliq Channel

Note: These conversations are confined to the Developers ZUG Cliq channel members. If you're keen on becoming a part of this space, please fill in this onboarding form to receive your invitation to join the channel.

Resource Spotlight

We've consolidated all the resources from the developer community learning series into a centralized hub for your convenient access. Consider bookmarking the Zoho Developer Community website to stay informed about the latest updates in the developer community.

Community Spotlight

ZDH Speakers

The contributions of our ZDH presenters have been instrumental in the success of the this segment. We extend our heartfelt appreciation for their efforts.

As a continuation of featuring a ZDH presenter each month, this time, we would like to introduce our fourth ZDH presenter, Jeremy Nagel. Explore this post to discover the knowledge and insights he shared with the community.

Cliq Channel Contributors

The Developers ZUG Cliq channel has consistently served as the primary hub for community members seeking technical assistance and engaging in savvy discussions. Here are our top contributors who have gone the extra mile to support and assist the Zoho Developer Community:



We want to express our sincere appreciation to all our community contributors. Your commitment, expertise, and the time you invest are invaluable to the community. 

For those who are new to the Zoho Developer Community, check out this post to get started. 

We appreciate you dedicating your time to peruse this month's digest. Make sure to follow the digest each month for the most recent updates and conversations. Stay connected and participate in the forums to be features in the upcoming month's digest. Wishing you an amazing month ahead!

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