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Not Sure if You Should Update Drupal?

We often hear the same question from clients: “Do I really need to update my Drupal site?” The answer isn’t always the same—it depends on which version you’re currently on. If You’re on Drupal 7 You’ve probably already heard the news: support for Drupal 7 is ending in January 2025. That means no more security updates, no more bug fixes, and growing compatibility issues with modern hosting and integrations. The

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Solr vs. Elasticsearch: Which Search Engine Is Best for Your Business?

TL;DR:Use Solr if you need powerful, structured text search for static or content-heavy data. Choose Elasticsearch if you need real-time analytics and scalability for logs, metrics, or time-series data. Summary:Solr and Elasticsearch are both strong, Lucene-based search engines but shine in different scenarios. Solr is ideal for structured data, enterprise text search, and content-heavy platforms (e-commerce, media sites). Elasticsearch excels in real-time search, analytics, and scalability, making it a top

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State of AI Coding Assistants for Drupal Web Development

Coding assistants are not a new concept. Code completion aid tools, Microsoft IntelliSense, have been present in many integrated development environments (IDEs) since the late 1990s. These tools offer suggestions in pop-up dialogs as developers, aiding them as they write and helping them by providing options for functions, methods, and variables.Comment However, a more recent development in coding assistance involves the integration of artificial intelligence. Instead of just offering single

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Authentication and Role-Based Access Control in Next.js

In today’s modern web development, the need for a robust authentication mechanism has become a common requirement. Many websites and web applications of all sizes need secure access controls to safeguard sensitive information and ensure a tailored user experience. Even in scenarios where access restrictions are not really needed, authentication can be used as a mechanism to identify and personalize user interactions to enhance user experience and engagement. Now, let’s

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Moving to the Cloud: What if you don’t deal with infrastructure at all?

In my previous articles we covered the general view, what you should do first and what your end goal should be. But there is one last approach to cover, what if you do not run things at all? This is what’s called Software as a Service (SaaS), you simply use services. You no longer pay for servers or licenses, you only pay for the service. In my head most clear

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