Many people have argued that the Drupal 7 release cycle of almost 3 years has been too long. Even though they do agree that it has been perfect to allow contributed projects to catch up with Drupal core which was one of the main concerns when...
The terms "installation profile," and "distribution," are common terms amongst the Drupal community. We take a look at what these actual terms mean and how you can get the most out of Drupal for your next project.
A common question many web designers, especially those new to Drupal, ask; refers to installing the right modules for setting up a newspaper site. This question commonly arises when clients have a preferred CMS of...
If you haven't heard by now Drupal.org is making the transition to GIT for its VCS (Version control system). For developers; now is a good time to get into the habit of practicing the new format. Most developers are familiar with using Subversion...
RDFa (Resource Description Framework – in – attributes) is a W3C Recommendation which allows embedding meta data within Web documents. RDFa is W3C standard for encoding knowledge on the internet from everyday products we purchase...
In previous years finding information regarding the state of HTML5 was a tiresome and daunting task; however as time progressed the specification of HTML5 became more easily accessible. Although information on the current state of HTML5 is more...
Looking to sell products online? Spree, formally known as Railscart, is a flexible and powerful e-commerce solution for the Ruby Enterprise fits that profile. Designed with the programmer in mind, Spree is built to be customizable and...
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A website with more features or data may require a hosting server with more memory, and band-width Selecting a hosting provider for larger websites requires more care.
If you use Drupal you may encounter the difficulty in setting up individual page.tpl.php for different node types. The is a simple solution to this problem but requires a few lines of code in your template.php file, found in your theme directory...
If you have a Gmail account you should have noticed a new feature called Buzz. What exactly is google buzz? In short it's a new way to manage social interactions in real time, the only difference is that you will receive updates via your e-mail...
Going through the theme section of Drupal can be a pain just to find the right starter theme especially if you are not familiar with the more popular choices. We here at Lyemium want to take the guess work out in decided which theme is good for a...
For small businesses that sell online, the importance of protecting customer data is a given. Unfortunately, the best security and privacy practices in the world are useless unless you first secure the customer's trust.
The term usability is a measure of how easy it is for a user to find information that they are searching for, throughout a website. Website Usability can also extended to e-commerce websites where customers are searching for products to purchase...
We have already covered the web design trends for 2010, now we shift our focus on the e-commerce side of things. In this article we will find the top e-commerce design trends for 2010.
If you are a Drupal user then it is without question that you use the views and cck modules. But do you get the full experience or benefits from Drupal? If you want a more static web site then the answer to that question is more than likely...
1. Content Construction Kit (CCK): CCK tops the list of modules you should have why, because it allows you to create your custom type nodes like say publication, interview, a node with one picture compulsory etc. CCK standalone may not be...
The main question many web designers and developers often ask is whether they should sacrifice all of the creative and artistic elements of a web site to rank in the search engines?
