May 19, 2020
The app provides educational resources on vaccines, and the diseases they prevent.
March 2, 2020
A tutorial for the Media Library module in Drupal 8.7.
December 9, 2019
With Drupal 9 set to be released later next year, upgrading to Drupal 8 may seem like a lost cause.
November 25, 2019
A WordPress developer is an important aspect of creating a custom WordPress site that meets your organization's unique needs.
July 12, 2019
Open source has benefits that are unsurpassed by proprietary software solutions.
June 24, 2019
Are you a Drupal developer looking for some assistance? Here are five resources that will help sharpen your skills, and keep you in the know.
June 3, 2019
Last month, Drupal released Drupal 8.7.0, the latest major update for Drupal 8. The release includes new features, and some changes, to enhance Drupal’s capabilities and performance.
May 13, 2019
Brand authenticity helps brands establish loyal and lasting relationships with their clients. Our Web Design Co-op sat down with us and discussed how brands can maintain authenticity in a saturated digital space.
April 29, 2019
We recently lead a training session at DrupalCon Seattle 2019 where we discussed some of the best DevOps tools for Drupal. In a few weeks, our Senior Systems Engineer will be discussing these tools more in-depth during his session at Drupaldelphia 2019!
March 18, 2019
Zapier is a SAAS integrator that makes it easy for non-coders to connect systems. They have support for many systems, for example, Slack, Salesforce, Jira, Gmail, letting you map data from one system into another on creation.
March 13, 2019
Most Drupal developers are experienced building sitewide search with Search API and Views. But it’s easy to learn and harder to master. These are the most common mistakes I see made when doing this task.
February 11, 2019
Learn how to use contributed modules to close the gaps in the core Media module so that we can build new sites using core Media in anticipation of 8.7 and beyond.
January 29, 2019
So, you want to make a browser extension. Perhaps this is something you've been interested in pursuing but didn't know how or where to get started. This blog will help show you the path from an idea to a browser extension.
January 7, 2019
ApplyCycle is a customized application management solution that can streamline the process of creating, accepting, and reviewing applications.
December 31, 2018
Check out our most popular posts from 2018!
December 17, 2018
Don’t give hackers easy access to your data, protect your accounts by making your passwords as strong as possible by using these tips.
December 4, 2018
UK Drupal specialists, Code Enigma reached out to us to collaborate on some content. After a bit of brainstorming, we settled on a topic that both of our companies are passionate about: web accessibility.
November 9, 2018
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Vaccine Makers Project (VMP) won a PR News Digital Award in the category “Redesign/Relaunch of Site.”
November 6, 2018
After a long run on MacBook Pros, I switched to an LG Gram laptop running Debian this year. It’s faster, lighter, and less expensive.
October 29, 2018
At this year's BADCamp, our Senior Web Architect Nick Lewis led a session on Gatsby and the JAMstack. You can watch the session here.
October 16, 2018
We've worked with a variety of clients over the years, and each client success story is unique. When looking specifically at our higher education projects, we noticed a common theme among them all. Each of the institutions we've collaborated with focused on improving site usability and design.
October 4, 2018
The Drupal team recently unveiled major upgrades to Drupal 8 with the release of Drupal 8.6.0. This improved version of Drupal offers significant changes for content editors, site builders, and developers.
October 1, 2018
A website redesign can be a hard sell. It’s costly and time-consuming, and it requires that your staff spend time away from their usual responsibilities. But if your site is in dire need of some updates, the end result will more than make up for the effort.
September 25, 2018
To get to the bottom of your site’s speed issues, try using some of these website testing tools.
September 18, 2018
A slick new feature was recently added to Drupal 8 starting with the 8.5 release — out of the box off-canvas dialog support.
August 16, 2018
Google rolled out mobile-first indexing for certain websites earlier this year. Is your site ready?
August 7, 2018
Color plays an important role in the user experience. The color scheme selected for your brand and website should effectively deliver a message to your user about your brand, product, and services.
August 3, 2018
We compared pull request preview tools so that you can decide which is the best choice for your next software development project.
August 2, 2018
Designing a creative 404 page could turn user error into an opportunity for increased engagement and user retention.
July 20, 2018
Not every web software project needs to be a disaster. Find a talented team that will provide skillful and efficient problem-solving.
July 18, 2018
If you’re on a software development team, user stories are a useful tool in understanding how a feature works from the perspective of your users.
June 12, 2018
When your website isn’t performing as well as you’d like, you might point fingers at a number of outside factors.
June 1, 2018
Broken links are bad for user experience. They can also negatively affect your SEO and bump your site down in search rankings.
May 18, 2018
The Content Moderation core module was marked stable in Drupal 8.5.
May 2, 2018
If you missed Drupaldelphia this year, check out our session recaps.
May 1, 2018
When coming up with a security plan for your Drupal website, or any website for that matter, you need to take several key factors into account.
April 10, 2018
Web pages should be designed in a way that makes them usable for all site visitors, regardless of disabilities or impairments.
March 27, 2018
There’s no foolproof way to get an unhackable Drupal site; there could always be an exploit that we don’t know about yet.
March 6, 2018
I'm obsessed with smooth launches. The fewer things you need to do to launch, the fewer things will go wrong.
February 22, 2018
Clarifi is a nonprofit organization on a mission to make financial literacy more accessible. Their website needed to serve as a catalyst for relationships with their users.
February 8, 2018
Many organizations rely on spreadsheets for data management, but eventually outgrow them and need a new solution.
February 6, 2018
Recompose helps you create reusable, functional components.
January 23, 2018
If you’re familiar with software development, you’ve likely heard of agile methodology.
January 18, 2018
During the redesign process of a website, there are many small changes that can ultimately affect the traffic of the new site.
January 9, 2018
How can we implement a proper workflow in order to deliver a consistent product, improve performance and quality, and facilitate development among developers?
December 21, 2017
Beyond its core functionality, Drupal has a number of modules that make life even easier for content writers and editors.
November 16, 2017
In a nutshell, a component is a design element used on more than one page.
November 10, 2017
Thanks to new documentation, getting a Probo App server running is easier than ever.
October 23, 2017
Our team started working on a decoupled project for a site called NowAnThen.com a few months ago.
October 18, 2017
Over the years, Zivtech has worked on many different types of existing Drupal websites and web applications.
October 10, 2017
As a Drupal expert, many of the projects I’ve done over the years have been marketing websites.
October 3, 2017
A well-designed and easy to use website is key for any business.
August 22, 2017
Clutch highlighted Zivtech based on client reviews and ratings.
August 22, 2017
As a nonprofit or foundation, your grant management system is vital to your organization’s workflow efficiency.
August 16, 2017
An intuitive content management system makes it significantly easier to streamline the way you manage your digital presence.
August 8, 2017
You can get valuable insight from visualizing each feature request's path to deployment as an assembly line that can be optimized.
August 4, 2017
Your site’s user experience plays such a significant role in its overall success. Personalize your site's navigation to create a better experience.
July 20, 2017
As a sales and marketing leader for an open source technology agency, comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the many open source content manage
July 11, 2017
You don't need to go fully 'headless' to use React for parts of your Drupal site.
July 6, 2017
You’re about to begin a huge overhaul of your higher education website and one of the first steps is choosing a content management system. Here are some factors to consider when choosing between Drupal and WordPress.
June 29, 2017
A custom solution can be tailored to your needs with powerful features that make your workflow seamless and more efficient.
June 13, 2017
This list gives you a good set of metrics to keep an eye on and why it's in your best interest to do so.
June 8, 2017
Drupal 8 is a great CMS for feature-rich sites, but how does it stack up for content editors?
June 1, 2017
Without a well thought out and detailed strategy, achieving your goals might feel impossible. Here are 7 signs that your project needs a proper discovery phase before investing in any type of design and development project.
May 19, 2017
Probo's mission is to break down the barriers between software developers and other project stakeholders.
May 18, 2017
Companies were selected based on their ability to deliver excellent work.
May 18, 2017
Probo.CI helps your team collaborate and produce better results.
May 4, 2017
Like going to the dentist, writing documentation for software is important. And much like going to the dentist, no one wants to do it unless they have to.
May 1, 2017
Twenty members of our team went to the conference to attend sessions and represent Zivtech.
April 28, 2017
If your site sucks, you’re closing doors for content editors.
April 20, 2017
Entity Views Attachment, or EVA, is a Drupal module that allows you to attach view displays to entities of your choosing. We used it recently on a project and loved it.
March 14, 2017
With roughly 1.2 million websites using Drupal across the world, including marquee sites such as NBC Universal and pharmaceutical giant Novartis, it’s clear that it’s a powerful content management system capable of supporting large organizations.
March 7, 2017
A full architecture review is paramount before you start to develop a new site.
February 16, 2017
You've gone through all the checklist compliance work, but haven't seen any change in your site's speed. What's going on here?
February 10, 2017
Developers want to solve problems and create strong code foundations that prevent bugs.
February 6, 2017
Should you choose existing software and make some compromises, or opt for a custom solution that may take longer to build and implement?
January 24, 2017
These three companies have incorporated the “borrow instead of build” philosophy found in open source development, and this method of expanding a website or software has allowed them to boom without crashing.
January 17, 2017
Drupal has a powerful suite of tools and features for just about any type of website, and eCommerce websites are no exception.
July 6, 2016
Short for Drupal Shell, Drush is a tool that allows developers to work on the command line, an interface that has both benefits and disadvantages to the Drupal UI (user interface).
April 7, 2016
Facebook just announced that it will use artificial intelligence to describe images to people who cannot see pictures. While you may think that this development is meant for a limited audience, it actually has wide ranging benefits for everyone.
February 22, 2016
Probo CI, a new automated testing tool built by Zivtech, goes a long way to fulfill the promise of DevOps harmony.
December 1, 2015
As a project manager, you want to share a link with a client for quick feedback, and too often it‘s not as easy as it should be.
November 20, 2015
In this installment, I'll step through how to set up oEmbed rich content in a WYSIWYG in Drupal 7.
October 5, 2015
Let’s port an existing theme (and subtheme) to Drupal 8.
September 3, 2015
With git’s ability to create multiple branches and merge multiple developer's code into one repository, it is easy to get things mixed up; but don’t panic! There are tools out there to help.
August 18, 2015
Let's talk about users, permissions, and roles, and how you can use them to keep your Drupal installation merrily un-borked.
May 26, 2015
There are tons of themed lorem ipsum generators out there. There are many that are comical and some are very innovative in their approach. Let’s take a look at 11 Lorem Ipsum Generators that will be sure to make testing content creation on your next Drupal project fun.
October 10, 2014
AngularJS is a popular javascript framework backed by Google.
August 29, 2014
Using blocks to lay out content on your Drupal site can be a tedious and inflexible process.
August 27, 2014
With the advent of screen readers, many web users imagined web accessibility to be complete, but there is more to using the web than simply browsing.
August 18, 2014
Here at Zivtech, we are obsessed with creating immersive experiences for mobile and the web using cutting-edge design and Open Source Software like Drupal and Angular.js. One of the web design techniques that we've had on our radar is Parallax Scrolling, which gives depth to a page by scrolling two dimensions of the site at different rates.
Devon
Walder
November 5, 2013
We at Zivtech have been working with Drupal for a long time, some of us for over 10 years, and in that time we’ve gotten to use (and sometimes build) a lot of really cool modules to develop stellar sites for our clients.
David
Hamme
February 20, 2013
In my previous post, I gave an overview of a high performance caching setup that facilitated SSL everywhere.
September 8, 2009
As the community at large wrestles with Drupal's future as both a framework and a CMS, and its usefulness or focus on the various needs of developers, themers, designers, end-users, and others, Zivtech, as an 11-person Drupal team, deals with the same questions and debates internally.