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With our Drupal SEO guide, you don’t have to go too far in search of SEO tips, features and modules to boost your Drupal website ranking. Read and bookmark this for future reference!

Node Package Manager (NPM) is an opensource software library that has over 800,000 code packages. In simple terms we can say that NPM is a command line tool that installs, updates or uninstalls node.js packages of an application.

Much has been spoken about the importance and benefits of migrating to Drupal 8. Drupal migration is the most significant part of a development workflow. We need to ensure that content gets transferred seamlessly without losing out on any critical user information and data. Check this complete guide for a successful Drupal 7 to Drupal 8 migration.  

As a developer, you will come across several situations when you need to import data from external sources. Sometimes you will need to import data from more than one source into your Drupal 9 website. The Feeds module in Drupal is a simple, no-fuss module that enables even non-technical users to import content from different data sources. What makes it simpler than other Drupal modules like the Migrate module, is that the entire import process is done through Drupal’s UI. It delivers content to you the way you want it as soon as it is available.

The power of stories and good communication empowers a collaborative and efficient software delivery. Evolving out of agile methodologies, Behavior Driven Development (BDD) technologies leverage this power to the fullest to automate the testing process. Behat is one such BDD technology that enables automated testing using “ubiquitous language”. Let’s learn more about Behat, Mink, Gherkin and how to implement it in Drupal.

Should designers focus only on the artistry of the visual branding of a website? Are developers only supposed to know how to code? What’s the significance of Front-end development in Drupal? Let’s find answers to all your questions in this article.
When we delve deeper into this design vs code conundrum, it occurs to us that both are, in fact, complementary to each other. But the question is why? Why do UI/UX designers have to learn code and its fundamentals and same goes for developers as well in terms of design.

One of the crucial web design tips to ensure your business success is to have social media buttons integrated on your website. Regardless of whether your website is pushing out blog posts or featuring products, you want your content to be shareable so that visitors can easily share among their friends or post to their own social media accounts directly from your website.
In this blog we shall walk you through making your content shareable with social share buttons by integrating it with your Drupal 8 website using one of the popular modules available - the ShareThis Drupal module.

Git has been a reliable version control tool for a large number of closed and opensource projects. With Drupal being an extremely collaborative opensource content management framework, a trackable, transparent and distributed version control system like Git is a perfect fit. Git replaced a long-time version control partner – CVS – in early 2011 and became every Drupal contributor’s favorite tool for its security, distributed nature, agile workflow and of course, being opensource!

You could have the most powerful server with memory in heaps but is that enough to ensure a high-performing website? With Drupal, scaling the website in harmony with your business growth is easy. In fact, that is what Drupal is great at. However, a sudden rise in web pages, functionality and content could impact its performance. Drupal 9 is here now and is all geared-up to take on this challenge like a pro! It comes with the goodness of Drupal 8 minus the old code which makes it leaner, cleaner and more powerful.

What’s the secret sauce to a successful website? Well, there are more than 10 factors I can think of right off the bat. Like an attractive design, page-load speed, quality of content, marketing efforts and more.  One significant yet often overlooked element for a great user experience that drives a successful website is an intuitive navigation. Drupal 8 has a great set of modules to improve the navigation structure of your website. We have curated a list of top Drupal 8 (and 9) modules that enable easy and intuitive website navigation. Read on to find out.