Drupal is perhaps one of the best content management systems (CMS) to work with, whether you are planning to build a mobile website from scratch, or simply planning to port an existing website to the mobile platform. True, it can probably be done with a lot of different CMSs, but is surprisingly easy with Drupal, mainly due to the modular structure of the Drupal platform and the huge selection of add-on modules available on the Drupal platform. This made the CMS tremendously popular among developers, so much so that Dries Buytaert, the Founder of Drupal Foundation once commented, “If we were to start Drupal from scratch, we would design for mobile first.” (more…)

Do you have a business website built using Drupal, and are planning to get it mobilized? The idea is certainly great, but make sure that you get the basics right. Mobilizing Drupal websites is a piece of cake for experienced developers, more so because of a set of special mobile tools provided on the platform. However, you need to decide what you wish to put on the website first. Here are a few pointers to help you with that:

1. First off, decide on the age group you wish to serve with your website. Would it be a website aimed at teens, or senior citizens, or the people in between? Also decide which mobile platforms you wish the website to support. Each platform usually has some unique requirements, as well as features. (more…)

Do you have a website designed and hosted using the Drupal platform and now wish to mobilize it? Then you have just made a great decision! Mobilizing Drupal is much easier than doing so with any other platform, largely thanks to the add-ons, especially the Mobile Tools pack. Simply by using these tools, you can have your Drupal website ported to the mobile platform with ease, and ensure proper functioning of your website once it is done.

Here are just some of the benefits you will receive by using the tools in the pack for mobilizing Drupal websites: (more…)

As we had promised a couple weeks back, we hereby present to you the second set of advantages of Drupal development services. Considering the excellent combination of robustness, secure nature and scalability across a wide variety of hardware setups, it is hardly a surprise that Drupal is among the most loved content management systems across the globe. However, the advantages do not end there – in fact, this is just where the list begins. Here are some more characteristics, which can easily earn this CMS plenty of brownie points:

1. Scalability: Drupal can handle websites of almost any size, from 5-page microsites to massive 1,000+ page wikis or shopping portals. This is mainly due to the strong PHP-based core of Drupal, along with built-in optimization for JavaScript, inbuilt caching system for loading webpages faster, and extensive support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). (more…)

Have you considered launching a website using Drupal platform, but reconsidered when you thought of the hassles involved? You would be forgiven for thinking so even a year back, when launching a website with Drupal CMS involved hours of coding and optimization of the same. And that was just the start – we haven’t even started talking about the tedious task of code optimization, implementation of necessary features, and rechecking for bugs at every step.

The situation has changed radically since then. Now, you have Drupal services offered by various companies out there, which can take the hassle out of the development and launch of a website. Here’s a heads up on a few of the services:

Drupal migration

Do you have a website hosted using WordPress and wish to migrate it to Drupal CMS? Getting this done in-house would translate to investment of substantial amount of human resources, but now, you can easily get this done through a third party service provider, saving a ton of cash in the process.

Drupal Software as a Service (SaaS)

There are several third party organizations out there offering this service, and at reasonable rates. Using SaaS allows you to design the entire website from scratch, without requiring much knowledge about PHP or Drupal modules. However, if you wish to implement advanced features like animated photo galleries, ecommerce modules, or customized navigation menus, you would still require experienced PHP coders.

A good example of an organization offering such service would be Acquia. Drupal SaaS is something they have started offering only a few months back, but have already gotten over 40,000 users. If nothing else, this proves the popularity of the service, beyond doubt.

Drupal Hosting

Drupal hosting services would be the perfect choice if you have developed the website using the same CMS. This would ensure compatibility of the code with the security features of the platform. Besides, Drupal has been built using the highly secure PHP language, and thus high resistance against unauthorized intrusions is an automatic bonus.

All in all, Drupal services have greatly simplified development and hosting of a website, freeing up in-house resources for companies and offering huge savings as well. If you always wished to have your website secured against hackers, along with great performance on a wide range of browsers, there simply isn’t a better option available anywhere.

Any website developer worth his salt would know that Drupal CMS (content management system) offers a large array of benefits. When compared with other conventional content management systems, Drupal is far easier to integrate and cost effective to boot. But these advantages don’t compromise Drupal’s capabilities in the least!

Drupal CMS is being embraced by more and more web developers all around the world, as they create different types of websites, including (but not limited to) social networking sites. Drupal-fever has even hit the highest offices of power in the United States; the Whitehouse has launched a brand new Drupal based website to track the implementation of the Stimulus Bill that was signed into law by the President recently. No wonder so many businesses are opting for Drupal development services to spruce up their web presence!

Now let’s take a look at some of basic advantages offered by Drupal content management system:

• Drupal is an open source CMS and is extremely easy to manage when designing websites. It has proved its mettle over other CMSs and is equally beneficial for small, medium and large scale enterprises because of the comfort with which one can update or edit existing website content.

• These days, we hear web developers saying that Drupal is the best CMS around! This, even in the face of stiff competition from the likes of Wordpress and Joomla. The flexible CMS caters to the specific needs of different users. It can be used to create dynamic websites, corporate websites, business web pages, and so forth. Moreover, it has got immense capability to safeguard a user’s data from hackers.

• Multiple websites can be successfully operated and managed from a single installation of the Drupal CMS. Drupal also has some unique advantages for ecommerce services such as online ticketing solutions, catalog creations, and so on with its Ubercart suite.

Stay tuned to our blog and don’t miss the second edition of this article coming soon!