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How to export your Drupal 8 content to Markdown files
This is the second blog post in the series Migrate to Markdown files. You can read the first one How to migrate a Drupal 7 site to Markdown files here. We've been asked numerous times how to export Drupal 8 content to markdown files. We have tackled this task by using Drupal Console Snippets and, [...]
KeepTrack Tool
After a long process of trial and error within our team, we ended up creating our own HR tool to manage our resources. We had tested several resourcing platforms, but we realized that most of them were too generic and none of them combined time tracking and capabilities the way we needed. What we wanted [...]
How to create a text/markdown node to process content using Gatsby
Sometimes when building Gatsby sites, there is a need to consume and transform markdown content from a source that is not a markdown file. In our case, it was a JSON file containing markdown data. In this post, we will show you how you can consume markdown content from a JSON file to create a [...]
How to embed React components in markdown using Gatsby, MDX, and short-codes
After finishing a project that involved migrating a Sculpin site to GatsbyJS using MDX to allow embeding React components in markdown files, we decided to publish a series of posts to share our experience. Welcome to the first post of the series. In this post, you will learn how to use MDXRenderer and MDXProvider to [...]
How to migrate a Drupal 7 site to Markdown files
We decided to migrate our old 7sabores blog site from Drupal7 to Markdown to be consumed using GatsbyJS. The first question was, is there any contributed module available to do that easily? The answer was no. Even in D7, finding a module with this behaviour could be very tricky. The only solution was PHP scripts [...]
Our people
weKnow has focused on bringing together the best people from all around the world, in order to offer the best digital services but, what makes us outstanding? The weKnow team works 100% remotely. This benefits us since it enables us to work with the most remarkable professionals from all around the world, breaking the distance [...]
A Cost Benefit Analysis of Contractual Staff Augmentation
According to Forbes, as companies around the world go global and marketplaces become more competitive, the need for software engineering has increased drastically. As a result, advanced technological solutions have become the key differentiating factor between winning and losing companies. Businesses these days are actively looking for ways to manage bigger amounts of data to [...]
Open Source Development: The Potentials
Open source development brought about a major shift in the technological infrastructure realm. The software development process which was previously dependent on a small group of developers, who administered the complete software development lifecycle (SDLC) from managing the feature requests to handling integration processes, is now shared among distributed development communities around the world in [...]
Let’s talk about Agile
You’ve probably heard about Agile from most, if not every IT industry but, do you actually know what it means and what it implies for businesses? What is Agile? Agile is a project management methodology that focuses on producing the best results in order to keep companies competitive within the market. It helps teams maintain [...]
The Advantages of Working with Drupal as your CMS
With the rise of web development, businesses have doubled down on maintaining their “online image” to attract more customers. But to do this, they require a web technology that enables the creation of digital content within a collaborative space; one which is tailor-made for their business needs. This is where content management systems (CMS) come [...]
What Services Can You Expect From Your Nearshore Developers?
Just when globalization has become the most widely used buzzword for business around the world, there’s an increasing need for companies to expand their horizons and start thinking global. When the world is your playing field, the need to invest in research and development and smart business solutions becomes more prominent. Whether you’re going global, [...]
Globalization in Tech Development: The Shift From Offshoring to Nearshoring
Technological diffusion—the growth of technology across borders—is a key driver of technological globalization, which is directly linked with economic growth and higher standards of living. This also impacts the way businesses operate, as it paves the way for outsourcing key business functions. As corporations realized the role of technology in faster business transformations, they started [...]
Why weKnow?
Founded in Costa Rica and located in 12 different countries, weKnow has provided solutions for companies based on real experiences for 10 years. We have brought together experts from all around the world to be part of our team. We believe in the power of autonomy, joy, and well-being, which is why we allow our [...]
Nearshore Vs Offshore Outsourcing: Which is Better?
Software development outsourcing has been quite a popular project delegation technique for corporations for the past decades. With the internet, access to cheap labor in Asia and technical skills in remote regions of world provided a cost-effective solution to software development concerns. Considering the competitiveness in the local labor market, a potential skill shortcoming; working [...]
Drupalcon Seattle 2019 Recap
DrupalCon Seattle 2019 was my second Drupal Conference. Everybody enjoys travel, and everybody should enjoy learning while at it! This year I had the opportunity to do both, taking benefit of the Professional Development Program that weKnow offers as well as taking my family on vacation. In my first hours in Seattle, I joined my [...]