#21NTC: Optimizing Instead of Redesigning Your Website

During these uncertain times, a full website redesign may not be in the cards. So, what can you do now with your current website that will allow you to create…

#21NTC: Conversational Marketing: Using Chatbots to Support Your Nonprofit’s Mission

Research shows that the average conversion rate on a website is generally around ~1%, which means that a lot of the hard work that is put into creating good content…

Drupal GovCon 2020 – Real-World Example of Using the U.S. Web Design System

The EPA started using the U.S. Web Design System in 2016 to guide the look and feel of EPA.gov. During the migration to Drupal 8, we rebuilt the theme from…

Drupal GovCon 2020 – How to Design Accessible, Usable Data Visualizations

The Question Is Moot! Accessibility and Dataviz Is NOT an Either/Or “Regarding accessibility, how do you determine situations in which a data visualization is not feasible?” This question came to…

Drupal GovCon 2020 – Content Models: The Design Tool You Never Considered

You’re in it. Development has begun. You’re building out content types, sorting out view modes. But wait. You have a LOT of questions for your designer. Do we really need…

Drupal Camp Asheville 2020: Migration Deep-Dive

Migration Deep-Dive: Panelizer to Layout Builder Drupal’s migration ecosystem provides powerful tools for upgrading Drupal sites. Most upgrade scenarios are well-supported with core and contrib modules, but if you find…

DrupalCon Global 2020: Understanding Configuration Management and How to Override

Hands-on examples of how to use configuration management in Drupal 8! In Drupal 8, settings and configurations are stored in code using configuration management.  We do this by importing and…

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A How-to for Navigating the Recruiting Process

Web developers with skills in Drupal, WordPress and modern JavaScript have long been in high demand, leading to tough competition for top talent. For hiring managers at all types…

Building an Intuitive Admin: Usability for the Forgotten End-User

Nearly every new project focuses heavily on the flashy design and fancy tools it’ll make for its visitors. So much focus is driven into the site user’s experience to make…

Did You Clear the Cache? A Contextual Tour of Rendering Efficiently

Drush cr… drush cr… drush cr!!! We all know the scenario where you’ve made a change to the site, but when you load the page it just doesn’t seem to…