Posts about Development

January 9, 2013 by JD Collier

How I Build Drupal Sites: A Fresh-Year Audit
Drupal Development

"How do you build a website?" I have been asked this question by friends and family over the years, but I never know how to answer the question — mainly because there are too many variables, too many paths to the same goal. The funny thing is that I can quickly spot bad development on a site, and can come up with constructive criticism on the code or the design within seconds...

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December 4, 2012 by JD Collier

9 modules I'm excited to use in upcoming projects
Shiny can been cool ... but does it work well?

I love "shiny" new things, but I am also cautious and want to ensure I'm using things that are going to work well down the road. Here are a few Drupal projects I've been following and I'm excited about trying them out. Any input is very welcome!

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November 13, 2012 by JD Collier

Speed up your Photoshop workflow, slice and output CSS3 code from Photoshop
Slicy and CSS3Ps can speed up your Photoshop slicing workflow

When I discover a new product or service that is amazing, I have to share…especially when something small has a big impact. I recently discovered two new tools that help you speed up the development process by auto-slicing a Photoshop file and generating CSS3 for your layer styles.

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October 24, 2012 by JD Collier

Don't start your front-end development from scratch, use a framework
Zurb Foundation is my new favorite front-end framework

The next time you are ready to slice up a Photoshop design and begin implementing a custom design, don't reach for your favorite Drupal theme—try using a framework like Zurb Foundation. There is already a Drupal project underway, let's lend a hand!

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May 9, 2012 by Art Williams

Getting Meta Tags on Views in Drupal 7

Meta elements are an important part of any SEO and even Social Media strategy for a website. Drupal has a number of excellent modules for adding meta tags to nodes, but Views integration is lacking. To add meta tags to a view in Drupal 7 there are two meta tag modules and many hurdles to implementation.

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May 2, 2012 by Art Williams

3 Small Modules That Make Good Drupal Websites Great
3 Small Modules That Make Good Drupal Websites Great

Identifying the difference between a good website and a great website has everything to do with the care put into the details. Elements the site visitor never consciously notices combine in such a way as to affect them on a deeper level to convey stability, credibility and competency.

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April 26, 2012 by JD Collier

CiviCRM and Drupal, the dream team!
CiviCRM is a powerful constituent relationship management solution.

I'm just going to get this out of the way: CiviCRM is complex. Of course, it is complex. We are not comparing CiviCRM to a simple blogging platform or little piece of software to perform a simple task. 

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April 25, 2012 by Art Williams

A First Look at Drupal Commerce: More Than a Module
Drupal Commerce Logo

Last week we were evaluating solutions for a client and I had the opportunity to install and test Drupal Commerce (DC) for the first time. Digett and I both have a long history of Ubercart use, but since we made the move to Drupal 7 in the middle of last year none of our new website builds have needed a full shopping cart system.

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