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Drupal update
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Category: Drupal

Drupal Update- Necessity or a Whim?

Denis Peszka
Author: Denis PeszkaTech Lead

Drupal is commonly used as a basis for numerous websites. It is also one of the most popular CMS used by bloggers, information services or even government sites. However, are the sites build on Drupal 6 or 7 still safe? What would happen if we didn’t conduct a Drupal update?

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Is Drupal a CMS or a framework?
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Category: Drupal

Drupal 8- CMS or Framework?

Denis Peszka
Author: Denis PeszkaTech Lead

Since many years Drupal has been present in numerous content management systems rankings. It can’t be surprising because it is one of the best CMS. In this place it is worth to ask the question: ,,Is Drupal just a CMS?’’ or maybe this expression diminishes its versatility?

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The best Drupal 8 SEO modules
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Category: Drupal

TOP 10 Drupal 8 SEO Modules

Sebastian Zawadzki
Author: Sebastian ZawadzkiTech Lead

Did you build an outstanding website and hire the best UX Designers? Are you offering high-quality services with increasing demand? Everything seems perfect. However, for some reason, there is barely any traffic on your website.

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404 error pages and their fixing
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Category: Websites

How to fix 404 error page?

Denis Peszka
Author: Denis PeszkaTech Lead

404 error pages are nearly impossible to eliminate. Even if we have a proper website layout, a Content Management System running or carefully check for broken links, sooner or later one will pop up unexpectedly. But let’s start with the basics.

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Setting startup business online
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Category: Startups

Getting your startup business online: 4 simple steps

Jakub Czyż
Author: Jakub CzyżProject Manager

Whether you’re a brick-and-mortar company or an online-focused enterprise, getting your startup business online will require some creative thinking. There’s the naming, domains, SEO, social media presence and online marketing to worry about. If you don’t know where to begin, read on – as we’ve done some of the homework for you.

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Settling accounts with software house
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Category: Websites

Working with software house: payments & reimbursements

Sebastian Zawadzki
Author: Sebastian ZawadzkiTech Lead

„Software House” is an umbrella term for an IT company which produces software solution as a final product. This „software” can be a website, a mobile application, e-commerce platform and alike. Given that the software product can be anything the Customer would like, prices can vary. In this article, we’re going to outline various compensation methods for a typical Software House (not only us!)

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UX UI- similarities and differences
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Category: UX

UX and UI – differences and similarities

Piotr Kujawa
Author: Piotr KujawaCEO

Too often we see the terms UX and UI bunched together as if they were synonyms. Although both terms deal with interface design, they should not be confused or treated as precisely the same. In this article, we’re hoping to outline some of the similarities, as well as differences, between the two.

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magento-logo
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Category: Magento

Top 5 free Magento 2 extensions

Sebastian Zawadzki
Author: Sebastian ZawadzkiTech Lead

Magento is by far one of the most well-known e-commerce platforms out there. The good news is that due to the popular demand, Magento 2 is out! ...the bad news, however, is that new version of Magento basically translates to fewer plug-ins available (plug-ins are not necessarily forward-compatible). This is the reason why we decided to publish this list of must-have, newest Magento 2 extensions. Let’s begin!

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E-commerce website audit- useful tips
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Category: E-commerce

E-commerce website audit- where to begin?

Denis Peszka
Author: Denis PeszkaTech Lead

Without a doubt, online sales are leading the way. What started as occasional shopping for better prices online has flat-out expanded to even ordering groceries online. Having that said, online stores pop-up all the time. Whereas a physical-location store competes in its own region, an online store has to worry not only about competition in their vicinity – but about almost any store selling similar items online. That is the reason why any business owner has to pay sound attention to professional e-commerce website audit.

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