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Exploring Symfony2 in Drupal 8

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
With Drupal 8 just around the corner, every Drupal developer is in a nirvana of excitement and eagerness. Drupal keeps getting better and better every day and Drupal 8 will make website development and management a five-finger exercise, because this latest version of Drupal has included some amazing and potent Symfony components to serve the big businesses better.
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[Drupal] How to retain the default values of step 1 form after successfully submitting the step 2 form of a two step form

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
To keep the default values of the step one form after successfully submitting the step 2 form, here is an easy way. Just pass the form state values of step 1 form as query parameters to the same page on submitting step 2 form. Set the default values of step 1 form as, first check whether the form_state value is set. If yes, set the default values of step 1 form fields with the form_state values. Else check the URL query parameters, whether this variable is set. If yes, then set the default value with that value.
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Power at your fingertips: Drupal 8 HTML Initiative

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
It would be an understatement to say that the implementation of HTML 5 in Drupal 8 is much-awaited. The introduction of HTML 5 is a big step for the Drupal community, as nowadays, with the proliferation of new-age devices, websites are no longer viewed only on desktops but in mobile phones, smart phones, and tablets.
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Drupal 8: Built for a Mobile-first world

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Drupal Solution | 5 min read
Dries Buytaert, Founder and lead developer of Drupal CMS, set the tone for Drupal 8 in his Chicago Keynote back in 2011 when he said, “If I were to start Drupal from scratch today, I’d built it for mobile experiences first, and desktop experience second.” His vision has come true with the Drupal’s latest version, Drupal 8.0.0 RC (release candidate) due to be released on 19 November 2015.
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Built for a global audience: Drupal goes multilingual

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Drupal Solution | 5 min read
Over the past few days, the web world has been going gaga over the impending release of Drupal 8. With it's fascinating array of features and improvements, the latest version of Drupal has literally taken the world by storm.Needless to say, the latest version of Drupal  - which essentially focuses on presentation of content and user-friendliness, better ways to build APIs, creation of data structures, multilingual capabilities and advancements in mobile presentation - will be an amazing option for building global-ready websites, web applications, and mobile-first websites.
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Drupal 8: Opening a world of possibilities for Enterprise marketers

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Drupal Solution | 5 min read
It’s been almost two and a half years since the launch of Drupal 7 and it has proved it's reputation as a reliable and stable platform that is being ably supported by some brilliant function expanding modules. Without resting on its past laurels, Drupal has decided to launch its latest version, the much awaited CMS, Drupal 8. With a fascinating array of features and improvements, Drupal offers a world of possibilities for developers, site builders, themers and marketers.
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Excitement in the air: What's hot in Drupal 8?

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Drupal Technical | 5 min read
The web development world is buzzing with the news of the launch of Drupal 8, the world’s most loved CMS. With an amazing array of more than 200 new features and improvements, the upcoming release of Drupal 8 is sure to win hearts. Drupal 8, the latest version of Drupal slated for release this month, is touted to be a boon for API writer and application builders and of course, all those looking for a smoother mobile interface.
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How to find LinkedIn like counts for a website

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Technical Solution | 4 min read
Most of us have struggled with certain social media buttons to align or fix them in a particular manner. But what if we could get the count figure and display the result in our custom button. Here I wish to share one method to implement this. Let's experiment how to fetch total likes count for a website from LinkedIn.
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Exploring frontiers: Digital marketing trends of 2016

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Digital Marketing | 5 min read
The Digital Marketing industry is a fast-paced and volatile one and for any marketer who wants to stay at the top of the game, it is pertinent to stay updated about the latest marketing trends on a regular basis. One little slip and the opportunity to keep up to the client's standards and match up with the competition is lost, and along with it, a chance to reach the top.
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Time for a change: Be a successful Drupal developer

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HR | 4 min read
Do you like working with challenging software that produce stunning results? And do you want to make big bucks as you build websites with sophisticated tools? If yes, then I see no reason as to why you shouldn’t become a Drupal developer. Drupal is not for the faint-hearted, it requires loads of expertise and consistent effort to work with Drupal successfully. So,if you are really passionate about designing websites, then Drupal is the best CMS to get started.
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IHRS Conference app now available in Google Play store

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News | 4 min read
The IHRS Conference app, built by Zyxware Technologies, is now available in Google Play store. This is the customized version of the Conference app built by Zyxware for the Seventh Annual Scientific session of Indian Heart Rhythm Society (IHRS). Zyxware Technologies is the technology partner for IHRS 2015. The easy-to-use, customizable conference app seeks to enhance attendee experience and facilitates event promotion as well as engagement of sponsors.
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Increase your digital revenues with Drupal!

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Drupal Solution | 4 min read
If you own a media or entertainment website, you would know the amount of competition you face every day to be on the top. Too much of competition obviously means a decrease in the digital revenue, but a Drupal powered media website on the other hand guarantees sufficient digital revenues.
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Zyxware Technologies is the technology partner for IHRS Conference 2015

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News | 3 min read
Zyxware Technologies is proud to be the technology partner for the Seventh Annual Scientific session of Indian Heart Rhythm Society (IHRS), scheduled to be held between 30th October and 1st November 2015, at the Leela Palace, Kovalam, Trivandrum, India.The annual conference hosted by the Indian Heart Rhythm Society seeks to foster excellence and advancement in the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from heart rhythm disorders.
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LESS a CSS Preprocessor, How it will help in your CSS coding?

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Technical Solution | 3 min read
As we know CSS is an important part in Front end development. By using CSS latest versions, we can make good dynamic effects just like jQuery effects. But sometimes we are spending lots of time to fix some cross browser issues or to modify some styling changes. And if you want to modify the common styling, we have to write many coding in CSS. But if you are using some preprocessors like LESS it will make the CSS coding easily because we can add the code with a small effort. There are many advantages when you use a preprocessor like LESS or SASS. Just we need to install the LESS and a compiler which compiles the less file into CSS. For more details you can refer http://lesscss.org
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Solving missing files issue when setting up a drupal site without files folder

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
When you try to set up a local development environment from a drupal dump which includes just the code base and the database without the Drupal files folder you will run into the issue of missing files. Drupal would think that it still has all the files in the Drupal files folder and would create links / process images as usual. This would however lead to a lot of unexpected errors in a lot of unexpected places. If you really do not care about the content in these files and want to recreate the missing files here is how you do this.
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What makes Drupal special?

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Business Solution | 4 min read
If your agenda is to build a new web project, real quick and real fast, Drupal, the open source platform for web content management, is the one that you should embrace. Drupal has powered millions of websites across the virtual universe inclcuding those of large organizations including the White House, Economist, Al Jazeera and World Economic Forum. With a large number of Drupal themes and modules freely available, you are guaranteed to rush through your web project in a flash.
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Powerful tips to create a successful & effective B2B social media strategy

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Digital Marketing | 5 min read
If you are the Social Media Manager for a B2B company, you are probably in search of a strategy that will engage your users and turn them into loyal followers and give your organization long-term success. Using Social Media Marketing has long been the domain of B2C companies while B2B companies have been sceptical about its effectiveness as a potent weapon, especially in the longer run.
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