General

Zyxware default image4
| 2 min read
Thinking your site won’t be hacked or is not worth hacking, can cause you to not take that extra precaution needed. Hacking is usually for using the server to send spam emails or as a temporary web server to serve files of inappropriate even illegal content. Hackers search the internet with automated scripts to find possible security issues in software. Here are 5 ways to keep your site safe from hackers.
Zyxware default image3
| 3 min read
Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal acknowledges Zyxware’s contributions to the development of Drupal. Drupal powers more than one million websites. Being an Open source and Free software, Drupal relies heavily on sponsors and code contributions for its development and enhancement. According to Buytaert, 659 organization worldwide has contributed code to Drupal.org just in the last one year.
Zyxware default image3
| 3 min read
Advanced REST Client API is used to test interaction between various levels of software components. Testing is done using the API endpoints validation is performed based on the return value. Response can be Success true or Success false which can be tested by common testing techniques.
Zyxware default image1
| 8 min read
Drupal 8's routing system works with the Symfony HTTP Kernel. To do basic route operations, you don't need to learn very much about the Symfony HTTP Kernel. Routing system in Drupal 8 is introduced by replacing the routing parts of hook_menu() in Drupal 7, and its parts, used for creating tabs, menu entries, contextual links, access arguments and actions are taken over by other sub-systems of YAML files (.yml) that provide metadata about each item and its corresponding PHP classes that serves the underlying logic.
Business Success
| 9 min read
Warren Buffett caught my attention when he did something wise that only significantly few rich people (you can count on the fingers of one hand) in the world’s history will ever dare to do. Warren Buffett, an investment guru, is one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world. There have always been rich people who lived on this earth. But what makes him different is what caught my attention, and I’m sure that of thousand of others.
Zyxware default image2
| 4 min read
This article covers, how to send email programmatically in your Drupal 8 site. There are two main steps to send an email using Drupal 8. First we need to implement hook_mail() to define email templates and the second step is to use the mail manager to send emails using these templates. Let's see an example for sending an email from the custom module, also the following name spaces.
Zyxware default image2
| 3 min read
DrupalCon Dublin is right around the corner, and the preparations are going full steam ahead. DrupalCon is like a Carnival that has come to town for the Drupal developers especially those in Europe. The excitement is rocketing sky high with a thousand and one things to get done before the 26th of September. The conference is to be held at The Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland from 26th September to the 30th September.
Zyxware default image4
| 3 min read
When websites are created, we expect it to be up and running all the time, which need not be so. If websites are not accessible for any reason it can affect the brand name, loss of revenue, and can even affect the website’s ranking in SERP. There are a lot of free tools available online to monitor your site’s uptime. Based on their popularity and present Alexa ranking these are the top eight free tools to check the uptime of your website.
Zyxware default image3
| 3 min read
This article covers, how to send email programmatically in your Drupal 8 site. There are two main steps to send an email using Drupal 8. First we need to implement hook_mail() to define email templates and the second step is to use the mail manager to send emails using these templates. Let's see an example for sending an email from the custom module, also the following name spaces.
Zyxware default image4
| 4 min read
Digital transformation is the evolution of business enterprises to fully engage and optimize their operations and functioning to incorporate and fully make use of the potential of digital technology and their influence on society. Digital transformation is industry independent to a large extent and helps implement the business goals, resolve challenges, and increase customer traffic. Digital transformation includes
Zyxware default image2
| 4 min read
Reading or writing CSV file in Selenium Java can be done using a simple csv parser library called opencsv. Opencsv is free and is available under a commercial-friendly Apache 2.0 license. Opencsv contains classes to read and write csv files. For reading or writing csv files using Selenium, we need to import opencsv.jar to the java project.
Zyxware default image2
| 2 min read
In Drupal 7 we can upgrade a module in many ways but we fail on upgrade feeds excel module. The reason being the newer version of the module is entirely different from the old version folder structure and file naming. We can overcome this situation by uninstalling the older version and installing the new version. Sometimes we cannot uninstall the module due to the module dependency and data lock. We can achieve this manually using the following steps.
Zyxware default image2
| 11 min read
Drupal staffing supplements the in-house shortage of Drupal developers for projects with experts in the field at a slightly higher cost but for a specific period. It involves comprehending clearly the ability of the development team and what are the auxiliary needs of the project. Staff augmentation is deemed necessary by most companies to support their business activities when additional resources are required.
Zyxware default image4
| 3 min read
Businesses are engaging in different innovative strategies to develop and deliver various digital marketing experiences across the market. Marketing strategies are spirally evolving. From a personal door-to-door marketing concept, the strategy has moved to wider mass marketing while delivering personalized content. Omnichannel marketing is about providing this experience consistently over all channels.
Zyxware default image3
| 4 min read
Digital is said to be the ‘most measurable medium ever. In digital marketing, by understanding the target audience and their interests, consumers can be segmented and targeted. Acquia Lift introduced by Acquia is a SaaS solution that increases engagement, conversion, and customer satisfaction. Acquia describes Lift as," an optimization platform that enables marketing teams to transform the digital experiences offered to customers into personalization engines for conversion and revenue generation". Auto personalizing even on a one-on-one basis with users can be done using Acquia Lift.