More Than Just Posts: How We Use WordPress to Extend Influence

WordPress started in the early 2000s as a platform for blogging. As the development of WordPress has matured over the years, features like themes and plugins now allow developers to use it for much more than just small websites and blogs. Nevertheless, I still often hear questions like, “but isn’t… Read More

Social Media – Part 4: A Force for Good and Evil, and a Powerful Force for Change

“The pen is mightier than the sword.” – English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton Social media has become a formidable force for change. It allows ordinary people to disseminate information to millions. It takes away intermediaries’ ability to control what types of information are allowable and not allowable. And it… Read More

Mapping Content to Audiences – Part 2

Part 2: What They Want to See. In Part 1, I walked through some hard truths about what we publish online: people engage with content they find valuable. But how do we figure out what will resonate with our key audiences? The good news is, there are lots of… Read More

Is Drupal 8 Right for Your Next Web Project?

This Thursday is the long awaited release date for Drupal 8, the newest version of the leading Open Source CMS. It’s packed with big improvements, and the new version represents a big leap forward for the future of the CMS. There is a better mobile experience, a new services layer… Read More

Upgrading to Drupal 8: A Planning Guide

Co-written by: Jess Snyder, Senior Manager, Web Systems at WETA A year ago, Andrew wrote that the Drupal 8 decision was coming, and advised folks to plan. Around that time, he talked to folks about their plans, many replied, “my plan so far has been to put my fingers… Read More

What’s Your Drupal Upgrade Path?

Exciting! Drupal 8 is going to be released this week! If your website is built on Drupal 6, you should be seriously planning your upgrade path now, as the clock starts ticking on support for D6. As a rule of thumb, the Drupal community supports the two most recent version… Read More

The Elephant in the Room: Your Budget

When I bought my first real car in 2007 (a Honda Civic I lovingly named “Simon”), I remember stepping two feet into the dealership and saying, “hey there. I’m just looking around for a new car.”  The salesman took one look at me and said, “sounds great! What’s your budget?”… Read More

A Global Low-Carbon Footprint: Launching Climatelinks.org

One thing I’ve learned while working on climate change: it doesn’t stay in a box. Any serious discussion about the effects of climate change will inevitably move beyond traditional environmental topics to include everything from agriculture to infrastructure to healthcare. In Washington, a lot of people working on policy issues… Read More

Mapping Content to Audiences – Part 1

Part 1: Setting the Foundation. Sticking to the Point. The pressure to produce and maintain web content is real, and it’s easiest to just write what you know. Unfortunately, this often means organizations just write about themselves (e.g., “Our Company is Turning Seven!”). The reality is that your audiences most… Read More

Data Visualization and the 2015 Nation’s Report Card for Reading & Math

This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) program published the results of the 2015 Reading and Mathematics assessment for Grades 4 and 8. Through our partnership with Education Testing Services (ETS) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Forum One worked… Read More