Mon, 05/09/2011
Monday night LevelTen kicked off our Introduction to Drupal Workshop here in our training room! It was a great success and we are already looking forward to the next session! For those of you who are unaware of this course please see the description below! We would love to have...
Fri, 04/29/2011
The universal reality that appearance is important remains just as prevalent in blogging as it does in other sectors. Here are some tips on how to not drive readers away by utilizing the best practices for blogging:
1) Use minimalist styling - Don’t overcrowd your pages with...
Thu, 04/28/2011
I read a really interesting article about Twitter this week: Trouble @Twitter
The article speaks about the leadership woes and lack of vision Twitter has dealt with since its inception. While there were several parts of the article that entertained and enlightened, there was a...
Wed, 04/27/2011
If you've ever been part of a site migration project, then you probably understand the challenges that come with moving a large amount of data. Now, for the sake of comparison I'm going to assume that you've already cleaned up your data and have it ready to import from...
Tue, 04/26/2011
Fields provides a system for extending content in a very elegant way. Drupal 7's core provides a set of basic, yet highly adaptable field types. However, it can be daunting, especially if you are new to Drupal, to wrap your head around all the different types and when to use...
Mon, 04/25/2011
I've spent some considerable time researching video for Drupal the last couple of weeks, specifically the transcoding and hosting options. For Drupal 6 I knew there were lots of options but really needed to know what was quickly available for Drupal 7. Here is what I found....
Fri, 04/22/2011
One of the biggest challenges front end developers face is having different browser versions on different operating systems display the page consistently. Even if you build your page with Firefox or Chrome on Windows, the page may display differently on those browsers with the...
Thu, 04/21/2011
Translating Drupal websites into multiple languages is very similar to visiting a foreign country. You have to spend time and money properly preparing documents, it's easier if you know the language and culture and you may find yourself stepping out of the comfort zone you are...
Wed, 04/20/2011
It's been over a week since the 2011 Museums and the Web conference wrapped up and since then I've referred to Kristen Purcell's opening plenary several times. She presented research from several Pew Internet & American Life project reports on the societal impact of...
Wed, 04/20/2011
Integrating user added images to a website is a nifty trick for a CMS. Drupal provides several different ways for users to upload images using their web browser and integrate them into content. The most common way to do this is using an image field.
Image fields give you a...
Tue, 04/19/2011
Written by LevelTen Guest Blogger: David Murton
This guide provides resources for choosing a web hosting service that supports the Drupal content management system. Links to authoritative sources on the topic are included at the end. One link leads to a site that lets you choose...
Mon, 04/18/2011
May is right around the corner, and here in Texas it is already reaching the 90’s at least once a week... that can only mean that it is time to bust out those daffodils and spring clean for a fresh, energized and bright office environment! Here are 10 quick and easy tips to get...
Tue, 04/12/2011
What is HTML? Until a few weeks ago, this was not really something I lost sleep pondering over. As I've begun taking over the marketing initiatives at LevelTen, however, HTML has perplexed, mesmerized and, some might even argue, consumed me. With a desk full of books like HTML...
Mon, 04/11/2011
There's no question that blogging is an effective way to drive traffic to your website, to gain interest and followers, and ultimately to increase revenue. It's a way to create awareness and to build a sense of community with your fans. It's an understood rule that the more you...
Fri, 04/08/2011
Online surveys, such as those offered by Surveymonkey and Zoomerang, are excellent tools for collecting targeted opinions from employees and consumers. Their ease of use and user-convenient accessibility allows you to reach large groups of individuals across the globe with...
Thu, 04/07/2011
Uploading files and managing them via a web browser has been a tricky task in traditional web development. Luckily Drupal gives us tools to streamline this feature.
Of course, in true Drupal form, Drupal gives us many ways of dealing with file uploads. In this tutorial video we...
Thu, 04/07/2011
There are hundreds of studies that measure an employee’s happiness and their work output. And anyone who's ever been in a hostile work environment knows, the happier an employee the better the work. Here are 5 steps that can help get your team on board and get you to this “happy...
Tue, 04/05/2011
In this Drupal tutorial we work through how to add and configure list fields. List fields are a great way to input text and numerical data where as a site builder you want to limit the options authors can select to a controlled set.
The magic of lists fields is in the way...
Sat, 04/02/2011
Drupal is proving to be the CMS of choice for many museums, cultural and heritage institutions including the Smithsonian, the Louvre, and the Art Institute of Chicago, just to name a few. With no licensing fees and a wealth of documentation & training available online, it’...
Wed, 03/30/2011
Drupal core and contrib modules offer an incredible number of different styles of fields for extending content types. The best ways to learn how to use fields is to dive in – but we will start you off gently.
In this tutorial we run through the essentials for working with...
