Acquia Site Factory - Introduction

 Posted on 10. December 2024  |  4 minutes  |  Milovan Krivokapić

In today’s digital landscape, managing multiple websites efficiently is a critical challenge for many organizations. Enter Acquia Site Factory, a robust platform designed to streamline the creation, management, and delivery of numerous sites from a single, centralized interface. Let’s explore how Acquia Site Factory is transforming multisite management. What is Acquia Site Factory? Acquia Site Factory is a comprehensive platform that empowers organizations to manage a portfolio of websites with ease. [Read More]
acquia  acquia-site-factory  drupal-planet 

Layout Builder

 Posted on 12. September 2024  |  2 minutes  |  Miloš Otašević

Layout Builder Field Configuration The idea behind layout builder initiative was to enhance content editing experience in Drupal CMS, since modern page editors are focused on being able to provide page customisation options all in one place. Layout builder provides content editors the ability to create content without the help of developers who would otherwise need to add changes to the theme before content editors can start their work. While layout builder is a nice idea, in practice it has its drawbacks that are leaving users with a feeling that this functionality has a lot room for improvement. [Read More]
layout-builder  drupal  drupal-planet 

Decoupled Drupal and Next.js

 Posted on 23. August 2024  |  3 minutes  |  Stevan Antanasković

Drupal & Next.js In today’s digital world, choosing the right technologies is essential for success. This is specifically important for enterprise level applications, where wrong decisions can increase cost in further maintenance and decrease gains provided by the solution. As user engagement is a key focus for web applications, we need to ensure that chosen technologies will be beneficial for providing best user experience. By combining Drupal with Next.js, we are taking the next step, where we split business logic from presentation layer, ensuring flexibility, scalability, and performance. [Read More]
decoupled  drupal  next.js  drupal-planet 

CKEditor 5 Premium Features

 Posted on 10. July 2024  |  4 minutes  |  Danko Krstić

CKEditor 5 is a rich text editor that offers a modern editing experience with real-time collaboration capabilities, intuitive interfaces, and robust functionality. CKEditor 5 is built on an entirely new framework based on Node.js. This editor can be integrated into Drupal CMS using “CKEditor 5 Premium Features ” Drupal module, providing users with a streamlined content editing experience. Using CKEditor 5 premium features requires a license. For testing purposes, there is a trial version which includes subscription of 30 days at no cost. [Read More]
ckeditor5  drupal  drupal-planet 

Drupal Iberia 2024 Experience

 Posted on 17. May 2024  |  3 minutes  |  Luis Pimentel Lopes

Drupal Iberia 2024 was a landmark event that successfully brought together the vibrant Drupal communities of Portugal and Spain. This event marked the first significant collaboration between Associação Drupal Portugal (Portuguese Drupal Association) and Asociación Española de Drupal (Spanish Drupal Association), fostering innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing within the Drupal ecosystem. The city of Évora , a UNESCO World Heritage site, was the designated location to receive the Drupal event, as it provided a rich cultural backdrop, making it an ideal location for this significant gathering. [Read More]
drupal  event  portugal  drupal-planet 

How to create a new schema in GraphQL

 Posted on 10. May 2024  |  2 minutes  |  Miloš Rajčić

In order to access data from your own content types you need to create an access point which is based on a schema. A schema defines a hierarchy of types with fields that are populated from your backend data stores. The schema also specifies exactly which queries and mutations are available for clients to execute. The first step that is recommended, is to create a custom module in Drupal like you would normally do. [Read More]
drupal  graphql  drupal-planet 

My Journey to Acquia Site Studio Certification

 Posted on 24. April 2024  |  3 minutes  |  Leolando Tan

Acquia Site Studio Certification - Leolando Tan, Merkle DACH As I set out to take and pass the Acquia Site Studio certification, I really had mixed feelings about it as it’s like a Drupal module but is something totally new at the same time. While I knew my way around a Drupal site, Site Studio was a whole new world to me. Since I’m eager to learn something new and grow, I started to dive into it right away! [Read More]
acquia  acquia-site-studio  certification  drupal-planet 

Installation of GraphQL

 Posted on 19. April 2024  |  3 minutes  |  Miloš Rajčić

If you wish to start a new Drupal project with GraphQL or add it to the existing one I would wholeheartedly recommend using Acquia CMS Starter Kit that is specifically designed for the headless approach. There are fewer options in this CMS (e.g. no theming options) so that you can dedicate as much time as possible to the headless option. Acquia CMS is intended to preconfigure Drupal to serve structured, RESTful content to mobile apps, smart displays, frontend driven websites, etc. [Read More]
drupal  graphql  acquia  drupal-planet 

Drupal GraphQL Overview

 Posted on 25. March 2024  |  6 minutes  |  Miloš Rajčić

GraphQL is an open-source language for APIs that allows us to query and manipulate data. GraphQL uses one exported endpoint to retrieve structured data, just the way a client asked for. Since GraphQL has the ability to get the data from separate sources and combine them in a single response, we can conclude that GraphQL is very versitile and isn’t tide to any specific storage engine or database. GraphQL had its beginnings in 2012, but the first release was in 2015. [Read More]
drupal  drupal-planet  graphql 

Merkle DACH has won the 2023 Acquia Partner Advocate of the Year Award for the EMEA Region!

 Posted on 29. February 2024  |  1 minutes  |  Marco Simbürger

Merkle Acquia Partner Advocate of the Year 2023 We are very happy and proud to have received this award! With Acquia’s open DXP and its composable, feature-rich products, we are always able to create tailor-made solutions for every client need. In addition, our collaboration with everyone at Acquia is always very pleasant and collegial. We are delighted about the great partnership and are looking forward to further joint projects in the future! [Read More]
acquia  award