In November 2015, Drupal released its long awaited Drupal 8. It’s now the shiny new (free) object in the Content Management System (CMS) world. Should you convert my Drupal 6 or Drupal 7 or WordPress website to Drupal 8? Not yet. Drupal and WordPress take vastly different worldviews of their CMS’s and users which largely …
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Site not Mobile-Friendly? Here’s why that Is A Problem…
I previously wrote about Mobilegeddon, the “name” given to the change Google made to their search algorithms which will deemphasize websites that are not mobile-friendly (sites that will not fit on a smartphone or tablet screen, requiring left-right scrolling — which most users don’t like — or that require a lot of zooming in to …
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Mobilegeddon is Here…Fix Your Websites Now!
Why is Google king of search engines? They provide search results that are relevant to searchers. They do this by constantly tweaking their algorithm to ensure relevant results. Over the last 5-10 years searches from mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) have grown dramatically and now comprise roughly 50% of searches. 40-45% of the average website’s page views …
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WordCamp Philadelphia 2014
This past Saturday, I attended the (mostly) annual WordCamp in Philly. This year, it was held at The University of the Arts on South Broad Street. While the facility had some challenges, the Camp as always is well organized by Brad Williams and Doug Stewart. Four tracks were presented (user, power user, developer and designer). …