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Content quality checklist for content managment on Zyxware.com

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News | 2 min read
The technical content posted on Zyxware.com is being managed and reviewed by a team called the Tech Content Team (TCT) and all the content that gets published goes through a TCT review process. Please find below the TCT content quality checklist that is used for the final check on articles before they go live on the site.
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Test cases/checklists to check against while testing Global Redirect Module on a Drupal site

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Testing | 3 min read
Global Redirect is a functional module which ensures the correct redirection of users to the alias of a given drupal path, thus avoiding duplicated content from multiple URLs. This is very important for SEO because otherwise search engines will see the same content at the Drupal path as well as at its alias causing it to believe that the site is duplicating content at two different URLs
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Agile Methodology?

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Quality Assurance | 3 min read
The methodology which follows quick and well coordinated movement is Agile methodology. Agile refers something which will do very quickly. As soon as the developer completed coding, testing will start and report all the bugs. Rather than testing, a tester can pointed out his ideas also. Quality of the deliverable is emphasized which will avoid the defects coming from the end user.
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[Drupal] How to configure Ubercart Coupon module in your Drupal site?

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
Coupons are used to redeem discounts while purchasing products from a store. They are mainly used for sales promotion. Here we are considering a coupon to be set for our products in our Drupal / Ubercart store so as to enable us to provide rebate or financial discounts for our products. Coupons can be set for products as a product feature. These coupons will be emailed to the user after the checkout.
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[Drupal] How to create a responsive Drupal theme easily?

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
Nowadays we can easily access internet in different devices such as mobile, tablet etc. So its necessary to make a website compatible with popular devices like iPhone, iPad etc. In Drupal, we have a simple method to make a website adapt to different devices. In this method we can convert a normal theme to responsive theme easily. To get this we have to modify the .info file and add the media query stylesheets in .info file. We will also have to add the responsive style rules to the separate media query stylesheets
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Test cases/checklists to check against while testing Image upload fields on a Drupal site

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Quality Assurance | 2 min read
Just as for File Upload fields, Image Upload fields are equally prone to hack attempts. They also have additional functionality to do post-upload, such as passing the image through various image processing filters / presets. While testing Image Upload Fields, you have to take into consideration all these points. Here are some test cases to help you test image upload fields on a Drupal site:
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How to add a SPF record through WHM to prevent mails from of your domain from going to the spam folder?

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Technical Solution | 3 min read
One of our Drupal clients had reported that the emails from the Google Apps mail accounts on their Drupal site were going into the spam folder of the recipients inbox. When we analyzed the situation we noticed that the SPF records for the domain were not set correctly. Read on to know how to add a SPF record through WHM to prevent mails from of your domain from going to the spam folder.
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[Drupal] How to automatically tweet a published content on twitter from Drupal 7?

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
Social media sites like twitter and facebook are key tools in reaching out to large audiences almost real time. The key part about using these systems is their ability to broadcast real time news and updates. Tweeting content from a Drupal site as soon as a node / content is posted on the site is a good way to use Twitter. If you want to know how to post a published content on twitter in Drupal 7 then continue reading
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[Drupal] How to create a custom Rule condition for Ubercart module?

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Drupal Technical | 3 min read
Using Ubercart and the Drupal Rules modules, it is possible to alter the behavior of the Ubercart checkout process. We had came across a situation on one of our Drupal sites where we needed to add an additional feature during the checkout process. If you are faced with a similar scenario in your Drupal site with Ubercart then read on know how to create a custom Rule condition for the Ubercart module?
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