An entity is a useful abstraction to make grouping together of fields. Here I am giving you a brief view about how the custom entities created, adding extra fields, adding bundles etc all things attached to entity.
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The data in websites can be easily lost or corrupted due to vulnerable attacks or human mistakes. So it is important to store the data safe and secure. The only way to ensure that the data is safe and secure is by keeping the backup of the site. Backup means copying the data in the site to another location so that it can be restored at any time when lost
Creating basic page is a general test must be done for all Drupal sites. And you are decided to do this through automated tool Selenium.The problem we face here is that you can't test inserting contents in the CK Editor by record and play. You have to insert Selenium commands for adding contents in the CK editor. Lets see how this can be handled.
Zyxware Technologies extends our appreciation to Ms. Agnes Mary James for participating in the company-wide blood donation drive held as part of the Valentine's Day celebrations on 14 February 2015 at the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram. This is the second time that Zyxware is organising a voluntary blood donation drive.
It was not easy to change calling order of hook implementations in Drupal prior to version 7. From Drupal 7 onwards you can control the order of hooks called for different modules. To accomplish it, there is a new hook introduced in Drupal 7. It is hook_module_implements_alter().
Git is very popular guy in the world of version control systems and it is distributed by nature Without using a VCS, handling a project's multiple versions will get you in trouble very often. If multiple people are working on same project, this may be thousand fold. But if your client's service provider only gave you ftp access and it happens quite often, so you have to handle the project without the help of git. But we can track files easily using git-ftp, without having ssh access to the server.
While resizing an image, the important point that we should take care is, the image dimension. Image dimension is basically the width and height of an image. It should be kept as in the same ratio of the original image while resizing, if you want your image to be distortion free. ie, the aspect ratio (width:height) of the original image must be same as the aspect ratio of the re-sized image.
While working on a responsive theme using Drupal an error occurred like, the theme shows a non-responsive displays in mobile devices. I solved this by adding meta tag using the function themename_preprocess_html() with following code in template.php.
In a typical IT scenario, the success of a business depends on the ability to deliver projects on time, within the budget, and to the specification of the clients. Although developing in-house capabilities is a good solution, it could prove to be an expensive and risky venture, especially when the IT needs of an organization are rapidly changing. In short, when companies look for outside support in handling IT projects, they are basically considering two delivery models: Staff augmentation and Project outsourcing.
A software development methodology refers to a framework that guides the planning, production, and deployment of development projects. There are several possible methodologies, but here we mainly focus on the sequential and iterative frameworks. Agile and Waterfall are two unique methods in the software development process.
I had a requirement to add a multi-level responsive drop down menu in a Zyxware theme. Please do refer the below reference links to know more about responsive themes and free Drupal themes. So I need to edit page.tpl.php, page--front.tpl.php, style.css, template.php etc.
In one of my project, I need to hack the existing view page for admin and need to style the page to show additional contents. Drupal have the feasibility to get the right template file from hook_theme suggestions to change the themes.
Follow the below steps to change your current views:
SAP Business one helps to manage sales, customer relationships and financial operations in our Drupal site. We had one of our eCommerce Drupal site integrated with SAP and the requirement was to pass the order details to SAP Business one. We used Zedsuite integration toolkit to connect Drupal with SAP. Read on to know more.
Responsive web design is a new technique for building websites that work on tablets, desktop screens and mobile devices. websites were typically designed for desktop and laptop screen resolutions. This worked well until the advent of web supported tablets and smart phones. Responsive Web Design is a new concept which leads to design an application or website in such a way that the same design can be rendered in various devices of different orientations and screen sizes providing the users with the super possible user experience, if not similar.
Git is a control system for developing softwares. There are a number of git commands (Git reference). While searching bringing a commit from one branch to another, I came across an interesting topic called cherry picking. Cherry pick a commit? Sounds interesting!!!
Grep is an amazing utility on command line. Every one might have heard of grep. It's a great tool to search for a pattern with in a directory or in a file. On searching for a pattern using grep, the default result will print the pattern along with the line number at which the pattern is found. Grep is one of those handy commands on bash that are often used.
Hackerspace is organizing 'Code for Fun', a one-day workshop for children from class 5-7, on 30 March 2015, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m at SPACE, C11, Elankom Gardens, Vellayambalam. The workshop, held in partnership with SPACE (Society for Promotion of Alternative Computing and Employment) and Zyxware Technologies, provides kids the opportunity to learn how to create digital programs and acts as a platform to learn, share and showcase their hidden technical skills.
Have you ever thought about the challenges that organizations have to confront when it comes to IT talent? It goes without saying that one of the major bottlenecks is the lack of requisite skills and the inability to train and retain professionals with expertise in quality application development. Moreover, organizations are faced with the increasing need to cut down costs and enhance operational efficiency through technological innovation.
Dealing with a hacked website could be hard work and you should be ready to make certain important decisions. Stay calm and follow the instructions provided below:
Website optimization is an important yet frequently overlooked component of web development and maintenance. In fact, quite often, the term ‘website optimization’ is confused with search engine optimization. Website optimization includes server-side optimization, assets optimization, and platform optimization.