I’ve been a blogger for over 10 years now and in the past decade, I’ve seen the way internet has evolved. From personal blogs to dedicated business websites, the internet domain has seen a tremendous change. Owing to this rapid growth in technology, e-businesses and online startups have been on a rise. One of the resources to help these business establish themselves has been a Content Management System (CMS). CMS’s help users design, deploy and…
This post aims to throw light on the recent flaws discovered in Drupal that exposed it to hackers. The Drupal CMS team has fixed a highly critical security flaw that allows hackers to take over a site just by accessing an URL. This means that Drupal site owners should immediately update their sites to Drupal 7.58 or Drupal 8.5.1, depending on the version they’re running. The Drupal team pre-announced the recent patches last week when…
Whether you need to establish a new web presence or redesign your current website, you need to have a content management system (CMS) for maintaining and updating your digital content. It’s critical to select the right CMS that best suits your needs, since after your initial design there is a good chance that it will be your most frequently used web maintenance tool. But how do you make your choice? There are many different types…
When we think about a good website, one of the most important things is the speed and retrieval time of the website. Latency can hamper the performance of the website as well as user experience. As a web developer to avoid this you need to have a good database, namely a database that will not only be robust and scalable but also cost saving. Owing to the technological progress there are a number of databases…
Drupal is a popular open-source content management system that powers over 1,000,000 worldwide including BBC Store. FOX, Al Jazeera, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Cisco, the NBA and the like. However, because of its popularity and wide use, hackers are always looking for vulnerabilities and therefore, Drupal security is crucial. In this article, I’ll put forth Drupal Security Best Practices with modules for this CMS. 1) Make sure your login is secure: Let’s start with the very…
Does designing a website from scratch can seem like an intimidating task? Do you want to design a website and manage the content without coding or in-depth technical know-how? Enter CMS. CMS or Content management system is a software that allows publishing, editing and modifying content as well as maintenance from a central interface. CMSs are often used to run blogs, news portals, and e-commerce websites. Many corporate and marketing websites use CMSs as well.…