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[Drupal] How to configure Boost in Drupal 7?

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
Boost is a Drupal module which provides static page caching for anonymous users. Boost caches a page when a user first visits a page and the the succeeding users are given the cached version of the page. The biggest advantage of Boost is that it works well in shared hosting environments and it provides fresh content for logged in users. Read on to know how to configure Boost in a Drupal 7 website.
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How to set up HTTP password protection / basic authentication for your Drupal site on AWS server (bitnami image)

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
Some times we need to protect our site from public users and make it available only to selected number of users. For examply you might want to protect your alpha site from the public and from search engine bots. In such situations we protect our site with HTTP password. Follow the below steps for protecting your Drupal site with HTTP password. This was written for an Amazon AWS server but should work on most GNU/Linux servers.
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[Drupal] How to switch to mobile theme when a Drupal website is accessed from a mobile device?

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Drupal Solution | 2 min read
Nowadays most of the websites that are being built will have a mobile version also. One of the specific aspects we have to take care of with mobile sites is writing proper code to switch a drupal site to mobile website when the site is accessed from a mobile device. If you are trying to do the same thing then please follow below steps to solve your issue. Although this is written in the context of Drupal websites this should apply for other websites as well.
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[Drupal] How to create a custom token in a Drupal 7 site and set a custom value for it?

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
If you are a Drupal developer you must have noticed that there is very little information on the web regarding how to create a custom token in a Drupal site. We needed to create a custom token for one of our Drupal clients. If you are facing a similar situation in your Drupal site and would like to know how to create a custom token in your Drupal 7 site and set a custom value for it then read on to know the complete solution
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[Drupal] How to limit a text field to accept only numbers as input?

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
When developing a website we might often come across situations where we have to limit the entry into each text fields to a certain type. One of the common scenarios we run into when developing Drupal websites is to limit text fields to accept only numbers as its input. If you want to know how to limit a text field to accept only numbers as input then read on to find out more.
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[Drupal] How to test XMLsitemap on a Drupal Website - A Testers View

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Testing | 3 min read
An XML sitemap or simply sitemap is an XML file containing the URL's of a website. Sitemaps are important tools in letting search engines know of all content present on a site. This is more so in cases where search engines are not crawling the site well because of improper linkage or low significance. There is a module called XMLSitemap in Drupal that allows a site owner to easily set up a sitemap on a Drupal website.
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[Drupal] How to get the nid from a newly added node using node_save()?

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Drupal Technical | 2 min read
If you are a Drupal Developer you will often encounter situations where you have to use the node_save() function to add a new node to your Drupal site. Drupal does not need you to specify the nid in the standard node object. However there will be situations where you need the nid of the saved node for performing additional operations. If you are looking to know how to get the nid from a newly added node using node_save() then read on.
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[Drupal] Drupal 7 image field support for TIFF images

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Drupal Technical | 4 min read
In Drupal 7 Image module offers an image field which makes available an image widget for file fields that can be added to content types. This will allow for upload of images to the image field which can then later be processed by the image module and be presented using the different image styles as configured. This means that image module should have the ability to process files uploaded using this field.
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A free Google App for managing tasks among a group of closely coordinated individuals with email reminders

Patience, empathy, consistency, clear communication, adaptability, knowledge, and a strong work ethic are all qualities that your customer support person should possess.
Productivity Tools | 5 min read
Here is another Free Google App script from Zyxware. This is a simple Google Spreadsheet based Google App which we had developed in-house to manage tasks that are coordinated closely by our Project Management Office. We are releasing this utility as Free Software under a GPL license. We use Redmine as our project management system and manage all the project related tasks through redmine. However there would still have to have management / supervision effort put in to manage and review the execution of these tasks, groups of tasks and the project as a whole. This app helps us in taking care of that.
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[SOLVED][Drupal Pathauto] Double-quote (“) character is retained in the URL alias

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Drupal Technical | 4 min read
A Drupal user using running a Drupal website in another language encountered a situation where the Double-quote (“) character is retained in the URL aliases generated by the Drupal Pathauto module. If you happen to be running a Drupal website in a language other than English and encountering such characters in the alias generated by the Drupal Pathauto module then proceed down below to know the solution.
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