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At SPINX Digital, our team draws on a diverse range of extensive experience in web development and marketing to develop innovative solutions to modern enterprise problems. We specialize in B2B and B2C web design, application development, digital strategy, and much more. Our team has the expertise to help you implement Drupal Solutions to maximum effect. The Drupal content management system is a robust open-source enterprise platform on the web, and SPINX can help you turn the Drupal Platform into a valuable asset for your enterprise.
Drupal is an open-source content management system (CMS) which powers millions of websites and applications. Drupal is fully extensible, flexible, and secure CMS. It is fit for all types of websites and the easiest CMS for moderation. Being based on PHP code structures, there is no proprietary code. It’s free of any licensing costs, allowing us to pass the savings on to you. For Drupal, there’s a vast market of Distributions, Themes, and Modules available.
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We are innovators in Drupal Development. We can help your team leverage the power of the Drupal platform for your business, ensuring that you publish and distribute content more easily and cultivate stronger connections with your customers and clients.
We can build a new content management system using Drupal for your business. We stay updated with the latest Drupal development advancements including the new Drupal 8 toolkit. Drupal 8 offers virtually seamless integration with any existing supply chain management system and countless applications. You can develop almost any integrated content management experience you can imagine, all supported by our team.
The Drupal platform offers utility for a wide variety of industries and business models. One of the best features of Drupal is its customizability. You can build interactions using the four core web service modules included with Drupal or use the Drupal platform as the backbone of the entire set of applications you need for every project. The possibilities are endless, and we can bring your system design ideas to life with reliable development processes and extensive testing.
The Drupal platform includes the CRM Core, a set of specially designed modules for managing contracts, customer relationships, and tracking interactions with a Drupal website. However, one of the greatest strengths of Drupal is the platform’s ability to integrate with other leading CRM systems. We can help you develop an integrated CRM suite customized to your specifications thanks to the flexibility of Drupal.
Ecommerce is a staple of the modern digital economy. We can integrate yours or build a robust eCommerce application on the Drupal platform. This process enables more detailed monitoring of customers’ purchase histories, interactions, and long-term value. You can leverage the Drupal system to create a unified commerce platform that cultivates trust with your audience and enables a cohesive brand image across every point of contact with your brand.
A vast and dedicated community supports the Drupal platform while continuously upgrading the core of Drupal. When version upgrades are published, we can help you integrate them seamlessly into your Drupal-powered CR environment with minimal disruption to your business-critical systems. Additionally, the core Drupal systems are built for integration with business-specific extension modules, so the customization options are virtually endless.
Have you seen enough of the benefits of the Drupal platform to want to migrate your CRM resources to Drupal? We can help you through every phase of migration and Drupal development for a stress-free rollout. Implementation of new systems always entails some delays, but the intuitive structure and ease of use of the Drupal system help minimize disruption to your everyday operations.
Any Enterprise will naturally hesitate at the thought of migrating business-critical systems to a new configuration. However, the Drupal platform has the following core distinct advantages that it offers, which is the primary reason for enterprises switching to Drupal.
A stable content management system is an essential tool for virtually any modern company. One of the best aspects of implementing the Drupal platform is that it can scale to almost any enterprise. No matter how niche your market may be, Drupal offers seamless integration with countless applications for an entirely customizable CRM suite. Our team can understand your goals and expectations for your new Drupal-powered CRM environment and guide you through every step of the development process for a custom-tailored CRM solution.
Most CRM systems act as both the content management tool and the presentation tool, but with Drupal you have more specific customization options. Using its decoupled or “headless” site architecture, Drupal can be configured to act as your CRM system without the presentation layer. This configuration affords more precise control over your CRM processes with a dedicated application programming interface that you can use to integrate all types of wireframes, applications, and even other coding languages
Cybersecurity should be a priority for every business owner today, and Drupal is a proven, secure CRM system that can withstand some of the most sophisticated digital attacks possible. Designed from the ground up with security as the foundation, Drupal offers virtually unparalleled protection compared to other CRM platforms and applications. The rigorous community code review process creates an almost endless stream of back-end support, locating critical vulnerabilities and fixing them as soon as they appear.
Delivering robust and valuable content is the key to success in the modern digital business environment. The content authoring tools available with the Drupal platform make it easy for you and your content creators to manage content production projects, time your publications and manage your editorial workflows easier and intuitively. The Drupal system also includes an incredibly useful preview tool that offers a snapshot of how your content will appear once published, making it easy to catch small missteps and fix them before your content hits the web.
The strength of the Drupal platform lies in its core foundation; the system offers universally useful essentials while missing some common elements seen in other CRM platforms. However, this enables greater customization rather than hindering it; Drupal is compatible with countless extensions and other applications backed by an intuitive control system. We can help you capitalize on these customization options to create the ideal CRM environment for your enterprise that performs beautifully on almost any display.
Any business-to-consumer organization today needs some digital outlet for online sales. Ecommerce and CRM can go hand-in-hand with a properly configured Drupal platform. Our team can integrate the Drupal CRM Core with your existing system or help you find the perfect mix of applications and extensions for your enterprise. Integrating your eCommerce applications with Drupal helps prevent customer silos and the accompanying frustration this may cause. It also helps maintain a consistent brand experience for your customers.
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to content publication, and your business needs to capitalize on the things that make your company unique from the competition. The content architecture options available with Drupal offer a dizzying level of customization, and we can help you find the ideal content architecture for your brand. Drupal provides the tools for you to design, adjust, publish, manage, and track all of the content you post to your website.
The creators behind Drupal coded with functionality, security, and customizability in mind. The flexibility of the Drupal platform enables easy integration with some of the mainstay applications of modern business. Drupal can integrate with modules from third-party sites, including some of the leading applications for business-to-business and business-to-consumer organizations like Google Analytics, Magento, Salesforce, and much more. Our team can work with your team to create a seamless CRM environment with the applications you use and trust for a fully customized CRM experience.
Many businesses have limitless opportunities when it comes to expanding beyond the United States to international enterprises and customers, and it’s crucial to maintain a consistent brand image no matter where you sell your products and services. Our team can help you configure the Drupal system for multilingual experiences with features like content translation tools, language negotiation, and in-depth translation configuration options. Using the base language module of your choice, we can configure additional languages using the appropriate extensions with built-in UI translation tools for easier editing.
Drupal can become much more than just a reliable CRM system for your business. By leveraging the power of Drupal’s flexibility, you can integrate the Drupal platform with your other digital assets to create a unified digital asset management system. Track customer interactions and relationships, manage your marketing assets, keep tabs on your supply chain and logistics partners, and use Drupal’s excellent application programming interface to coordinate all of your software into a single intuitive hub system.
One of the best perks of the Drupal platform is that it is entirely open-source, backed by a vast community of dedicated programmers and bug-checkers that are constantly crawling through the foundational code for the best experiences possible. When you invest in a migration to the Drupal platform, you can rest being assured you not only have the SPINX team support, but also the entire Drupal development community behind you for advice, tips, and ongoing support.
Modules are pre-made building blocks that can be added quickly to your site for rapid development. With Drupal’s massive community of modules you’ll have access to security tools, social media, SEO, performance optimization, and more.
From website idea to development and publishing the website, our team will handle the entire development lifecycle of the web development services. Here’s the Drupal website development cycle that we follow.
Working with SPINX means access to a team with extensive experience in all areas of modern web development. The team at SPINX leverages its experience to develop customized solutions for every client. Some of the perks of choosing SPINX team include:
SPINX delivers custom-tailored solutions to modern web development problems. We don’t use cookie-cutter solutions to common development issues and take the time to get to know every client. We’ll research your product and service catalog, customer interactions, your competitors, and various other facets of your organization to develop a completely tailored solution. Once we’ve done our homework, we’ll present you with our proposed solution.
Our development team at SPINX has extensive experience in creating powerful applications with robust code. Regardless of how many integrations or extensions you require for your individualized program/system, SPINX has the expertise to handle everything seamlessly from blueprinting and wire-framing to coding and testing to deliver a robust application.
SPINX goes the extra mile to ensure the user experience is top-notch in every facet of your project. Crafting a new and personalized UX strategy for every project has been our core principle. Better UX & perfectly placed Call to Actions lead to better conversions and we help you to achieve them exactly. Our portfolio speaks what we do!
At SPINX, we won’t leave you in the dark when it comes to any web design & development service we offer. You can expect consistent seamless communication between our team and yours to ensure your development project stays on track and within your budget. We believe in honest, transparent, prompt communication.
When you choose SPINX, you are not just a faceless client pushed through an assembly line. We take time to get to know every client we work with to ensure maximum effectiveness of every rollout. We know the frustrations that often accompany new technology integrations and upgrades. The SPINX team believes that intimate, comprehensive service can be the best way to avoid many of them.
The SPINX team stays continuously updated on the latest web design & development trends, configuration options, and new applications for business-to-business and business-to-customer enterprises. We also keep tabs on market trends and industry-specific news to keep our clients updated on the latest opportunities. Our dedicated research services can help with the present and future business strategy development.
Drupal is a proven and secure open-source CRM platform that offers a staggering level of customization to virtually any company. While other CRM systems may provide more extensive built-in toolsets, Drupal CRM offers solid core functionality and easy integration with countless other applications, extensions, and third-party tools for a truly customizable CRM experience.
Drupal is an entirely free, open-source content management system. Savvy developers can easily tailor the Drupal 8 platform to their exact specifications, working in third-party applications and other resources to build an integrated, multifunctional, and secure content management system. The Drupal community also provides extensive robust support for the platform, offering countless free updates, additional modules, and special themes to help your brand showcase your personality and attract ideal clients. Drupal 8, the latest version of the Drupal content management system, is the most accessible and most powerful version of the system to date, with multilingual support as well as the flexibility required to build your own web applications from your own computer. Drupal conforms to your needs, sets up within minutes, and allows virtually limitless flexibility in designing a content management system that works for your brand.
Countless enterprises rely on the robust Drupal 8 content management system, and Drupal 9 is an updated and upgraded version of Drupal that builds upon the successful elements of Drupal 8. Drupal 9 is essentially a cleaned-up version of Drupal 8. The development team behind Drupal 9 are dropping out deprecated code while updating third-party dependencies. Drupal 9 was built almost entirely in Drupal 8 using optional updated dependency support as well as deprecated code sections. The streamlined Drupal 9 will feature all the functionality Drupal 8 users are accustomed to enjoying without deprecations for a more compact and robust content management system. The current release timeframe is June 3, 2020, and Drupal 9 will launch alongside a minor release of Drupal 8 with long-term support.
Drupal 9 will release with almost identical features to the final minor release of Drupal 8, which will launch with long-term support. Just like Drupal 8, Drupal 9 will release new features every six months following the launch of Drupal 9.0. Users can expect the same level of additional functionality as they enjoyed with Drupal 8 updates with Drupal 9.1, 9.2, and so on. The most important benefit of Drupal 9 over Drupal 8 is the additional security fixes supported by the Drupal 9 platform after November of 2021. Another key benefit of upgrading to Drupal 9 is the ease with which upgrading is possible. From Drupal 9.1 and beyond, users will enjoy an even wider range of additional features and functionalities.
Drupal modules are collections of files written in PHP code that execute within the Drupal platform. Drupal modules use the same code as the core system, allowing them to use all of the variables, functions, and structures of the Drupal core. The benefit of using Drupal modules is that it is possible to individually create these PHP files and test them to drive multiple functionalities.
Hosting is a major concern for any web developer. It’s essential to find a hosting platform that offers support for all the different applications used to run a website. Finding a Drupal hosting website is relatively simple. Drupal only requires PHP and Mysql to run efficiently, and most leading web hosting providers offer this compatibility. However, Drupal-specific hosting services generally offer a much better level of service for Drupal websites. Special Drupal hosting platforms typically provide faster speeds, better server infrastructure, more robust Drupal support, preinstalled Drupal tools, and safer hosting. Drupal is flexible enough to work with virtually any leading hosting platform, but Drupal developers should strive to connect with Drupal-specific hosting partners.
SPINX has extensive experience with Drupal development and can help you capitalize on the strengths of this incredibly versatile and flexible CRM platform. We develop comprehensive individualized solutions for every client we serve. We also believe in intimate communication and take time to get to know your brand, your market, and your competition to deliver a fully custom-tailored CRM solution.
While other web development firms may offer expert services with some of the mainstay web development options, SPINX has experience with customized solutions for enterprises of all sizes in virtually all industries. We understand that a one-size-fits-all solution doesn’t work for modern businesses, so that is not the approach we take when it comes to serving our clients.
Other CRM platforms may seem like they offer more robust capabilities, but this is only surface-level functionality. Few other CRM platforms can match the versatility, flexibility, or compatibility with third-party tools that Drupal offers. The Drupal core systems create the foundation for a flexible and responsive CRM environment. SPINX can help you configure additional applications and third-party tools to your exact specifications.
Yes, we can! Migrating to any new CRM system can be stressful. Still, the Drupal platform makes it easy with seamless integration options, extensive compatibility with leading third-party tools and applications, and countless customization options. Many businesses use WordPress for its affordability and range of options, but the Drupal platform offers more versatility.
One of the best aspects of Drupal is the fantastic open source community behind it, which helps to enforce and uphold the code conventions of the Drupal platform. The Drupal community’s Drupal Coding Standards apply within Drupal and every related module. If your development team wants to contribute to the Drupal community or develop Drupal modules for your enterprise, they will need to follow the Drupal Coding Standards for any submission.
You may feel tempted to hack into Drupal’s core files, but the Drupal community strongly recommends that you do not attempt to alter any of Drupal’s core files to adjust your site. The team at SPINX heeds this warning, and we will not modify any of the Drupal core files for your website. Instead, we’ll leverage the flexibility of the Drupal platform to develop a customized CRM solution for your enterprise.
Drupal offers one of the best multilingual experiences available from a CRM platform. SPINX can help you choose the best base language for the platform; most use English, but if you want your site to run in multiple languages, you’ll need to select a different base language and adjust accordingly. SPINX will help you configure language support to your enterprise’s needs.
The Drupal platform is flexible thanks to its secure foundational construction of four central Cores. While the core Drupal system may not have as many features as other leading CRM solutions, the advantage lies in the vast assortment of compatible extensions, applications, and third-party tools you can integrate with Drupal.
If you want to leverage the power of the Drupal platform for your enterprise, contact SPINX today to schedule a consultation. Drupal offers an incredible degree of customization, and SPINX can help you leverage this versatility to maximum effect.
Templates are a big part of Drupal development, and many Drupal developers want something more than the standard PHPTemplate. In Drupal 8, Twig replaces PHPTemplate and becomes the new default templating engine. Twig is part of the Symfony2 framework and a PHP template engine, changing the theme_* functions and PHP based *.tpl.php files with Twig’s *.html.twig templating files. Drupal 8 currently uses Twig 1.x, but Drupal versions 8.7 and later are compatible with Twig 2.x. If a user wishes to focus on future-compatible themes, it’s vital to refrain from using deprecated Twig 1.x assets and focus on Twig 2.x assets instead. The Twig templating engine also comes with an intuitive debug tool that allows for quick identification of templates generating markups.
Drupal is one of the most versatile and multifunctional content management systems available, and users all over the world have customized Drupal to their exact needs and specifications. Drupal has cultivated a wide audience, and DrupalCon is an annual celebration of all things Drupal. This international educational event helps Drupal developers come together and learn from one another, share ideas, and brainstorm new functionalities for the versatile and customizable Drupal platform. If you are interested in honing your Drupal skills, learning new ways to capitalize on Drupal’s versatility, and gleaning valuable insights from leading Drupal developers, DrupalCon is the place to do it. Attendees can enjoy a wide range of learning workshops, keynotes, and training sessions hosted by leading Drupal developers from all over the world.
DrupalCon provides much more opportunity than just training events and participating in workshops. Attendees can also apply for grants and scholarships, explore sponsorship opportunities, and participate in training events as hosts. The next DrupalCon will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 18th through the 20th, 2020. Every DrupalCon promises to provide exceptional experiences. If you are interested in seeing what past DrupalCons have offered, you can visit the DrupalCon YouTube page to view archived videos of past years’ DrupalCons. The Drupal Association hosts and produces DrupalCon each year with the help of the generous support of global sponsors and a dedicated team of volunteers.
Pantheon is a robust web operations platform built for open-source Drupal and WordPress websites. This platform-as-a-service offers monthly subscription-based services and a wide range of functionalities for developers working in Drupal and WordPress. Pantheon provides a more modern way to develop websites built for reliable content delivery, allowing users to access the full range of Drupal development tools and other applications through an intuitive dashboard. The Pantheon platform was built from the ground up to support everything that Drupal has to offer. The container-based system ensures users are running the right PHP versions for any Drupal site, and Pantheon also supports Drush 8, the only Drush system that works with the latest version of Drupal.
Acquia is the only digital experience platform designed specifically for the Drupal content management system. Users can find limitless functionality with Acquia as a Drupal hosting platform or as an open digital experience platform. With a host of development tools available through Acquia, you can build, launch, and run websites with a platform built exclusively for Drupal developers. As an open digital experience platform, Acquia offers much more than basic hosting and content management. Acquia empowers users to create more personalized content experiences across all their content delivery channels. Acquia is also a scalable development solution, allowing users to tailor their content delivery systems to their businesses’ needs and grow them as their brands grow.
Modern content developers need reliable cloud solutions when it comes to building integrated content management systems. Acquia is the only digital experience platform built exclusively around the Drupal 8 system, and the Acquia Cloud offers robust hosted services designed to make your Drupal site as easy to manage as possible. With best-in-class features, optimized workflows, and scalable options to fit your brand, the Acquia Cloud is a secure, fast, and reliable cloud-based system built for Drupal 8 sites and applications. It is also HIPAA, SOC 1, FISMA, and FEDRamp compliant so users can rest assured their website and content management data is secure at all times. Acquia Cloud also features built-in Global CDN, continuous integration, expert Drupal support, a dedicated customer success manager, and 24/7 phone support.
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