Wednesday, 15 January 2014

WordPress 3.8 Carries an Up to Date Face lift to the Most Liked CMS


WordPress 3.8 Carries an Up to Date Face lift to the Most Liked CMS
WordPress has grown and changed over the years, from an easy blog system into a developed CMS. In that time, it’s gone from a vital white theme to a bright blue and then more subdued grey and tan that we all realize and love today. Alongside the way, it’s picked up a lot of features, and the world of working out has moved from desktops to mobile and tablets. It’s time for some transformations.
WordPress 3.8 is finally here, and together with the additional new features and bug fixes you would anticipate, it also comprises an amazingly nice new redesign that, while mostly the same as before, makes the WordPress dashboard seem far more up to date and at home on any of your devices.
Novel versions of WordPress have emerged far more quickly recently, thanks to the new plug in-focused development model where the major WordPress development is centered on the core of WordPress, and new features are more ten than not shipped in plug-ins – the thousands of 3rd party ones, or Automattic’s own Jetpack that carrying over an unbelievable amount of WordPress.com features and more to the CMS. But that doesn’t mean the main WordPress set up itself, is being ignored. As an alternative, the attempts are being doubled-down on shipping quick, significant updates that make it better at what it does for one and all.
And at present, that meant making the theme more up to date. There’s the clear new dash of paint, with sharper edges, a dark black sidebar, and the superbly clean Open Sans font employed through the app. The whole dashboard is also now responsive, a big step forward for WordPress as many of us employ it from mobile devices by now. No longer will you have to use a far-too-basic app to twist a setting on the go – WordPress’ dashboard now works good everywhere. That’s an immensely welcome change.
Most prominent of all the changes, though are the new color themes. If black doesn’t suit your tastes, you can all the time move to the old WordPress theme, a darker and bolder Midnight theme, or even a blue or purple theme. The novel colors are bold enough to observe home on a new iPhone 5c or Nokia Lumia – but they will all seem great on your Mac or PC.
The novel themes may not pass the test of time, possibly, but they certainly do look nice at present. There’s also other innovative features, including a new theme tweaking and preview screen that makes it simple to tailor themes and see how they will appear on your site. In general, it’s the same old WordPress, but a bit better and a bit more modern.
Then, no recent WordPress release would be complete without a novel theme, and v3.8 is no exemption. The original WordPress theme was employed for too long, but was changed on 2010 with the Twenty Ten theme that set a new direction for clean WordPress blogging. This year’s theme is one more bold new direction, with a good-looking photography-focused magazine theme that appears amazingly like a Windows 8 app with its all caps text and square menus. Its sidebar is possibly the most exclusive, with full videos, quotes, and more that for once allow you have a lot of content on a page without looking way too messed. Whether you’re starting a new blog with long-form writing going with full-sized pictures, it’s the ideal starting point to tweak into your own personal theme.
WordPress is still, for most reasons, the default and best blogging platform. It’s great to have other alternatives.

Sunday, 20 October 2013

Is Drupal the best CMS?

Many are asking the question: 
Which is the best CMS (Content management system)? The answer is not simple, as for every webmaster or every agency communication; the use is different depending on the websites worked. That is why we will observe that Drupal is the best CMS (Content Management System). At the agency, we employ Drupal to the joy of our patrons. Here I will sum up the positive points of the CMS.
Advantages of Drupal CMS
Drupal Web Design Flexibility: You can design (or “theming / theme” in Drupal speak) your Drupal website to suit your business needs without many of the restrictions of previous CMS tools.
Drupal Is Open Source: Open Source means that the code used to run Drupal can be copied, modified, and shared with others. Drupal is entirely free and doesn’t have any hidden fees.
Drupal Has High Profile Clients: Some of Drupal’s highest profile customers include: The White House, The Onion, Wake Forest University, Energy.gov and FedEx    
Drupal Has Extensive API Support: Drupal has extensive API support including:
·         Salesforce Drupal API
·         Youtube Drupal API
·         Google Apps Drupal API
·         Sugar CRM for Drupal API
·         Constant Contact Drupal API
·         Facebook Drupal API
·         Twitter Drupal API
·         Ubercart Drupal API
·         Google Analytics Drupal API
·         Adsense Drupa API
·         Mailchimp Drupal API
There are thousands of modules available on Drupal.org and Drupal’s very well-documented API allows you create your own custom modules.
Drupal is Search Engine Friendly: Drupal, created as a community platform, was inherently designed to be SEO friendly. Drupal has huge flexibility to display content in a way search engines just can’t defy.
Some Drupal SEO Modules include:
·         Page Title
·         Nodewords
·         Related Content
·         Pathauto
·         Sitemap & XML Sitemap
·         Redirects
Drupal Is Mobile Ready: Chances are your patrons are using smart phones like the iPhones or Androids to view your site. They also may be relaxing at home or on the company couch with an iPad. If your site is built with Drupal, then you’re in luck as Drupal web design can come out just as good on your iPad as it does at your desk.
Drupal Development Is Fast: Deploying an external-facing Drupal website can only take few hours. And you don’t need to begin from scratch every time you want to deploy a new site. Drupal set up its core right out the box and then establishes an easy-to-use platform to make visual, content, and module updates and third party integrations. 
In summary, the use of Drupal can be tedious if you do not control the programming. However, if you want to create a website and use a web agency that knows it, the outcome will be much more successful. In other words: Drupal is a tool for experts.