Blog
Annertech shortlisted for awards
Top 5 Places to Visit While at DrupalCon Dublin
5 Annertech sessions accepted for DrupalCon Dublin!
Yesterday all the accepted sessions for DrupalCon Dublin were announced, and we are delighted to report that 5 of our 8 session proposals were accepted! With Acquia being the only company receiving more acceptances, we are extremely proud of our achievement.
Annertech's Andrew Macpherson becomes Drupal Core Maintainer for Accessibility
Ever since Andrew joined Annertech, he's been a champion of accessible web design and has ensured that accessibility has remained a key focus area in everything we do. That combined with his dedication to open source and contributing back to the community, meant that we were not surprised when he was asked if he'd be interested in becoming a Drupal core accessibility maintainer.
Annertech Proposes 8 Sessions for DrupalCon Dublin!
The countdown to DrupalCon Dublin is fast reaching zero. With just over two months left to go, the call for session proposals closed last week, with speakers to find out in the coming weeks if their sessions have been accepted or not. This year Annertech has a record breaking 8 sessions proposed!
One week to get your sessions in for DrupalCon Dublin!
With three months left to go before DrupalCon Dublin, event planning is in full swing. There's less than a week now to get your sessions submitted for DrupalCon, so it's time to get writing!
The day that Aberdeen Cloud went bye-bye
This is Alan, calling from the engine room! Were you affected by the Aberdeen Cloud incident that happened on the 28-06-2016? We weren't, but I'd call that partly luck and partly proactivity. We were actually prepared for this.
Ireland.ie wins ICAD Silver Bell
The ICAD awards were held earlier this month in Vicar Street in Dublin, and we're delighted to say that Ireland.ie took home the Silver Bell in the Website Design category.
Reusable Media in Drupal 8 - it's a reality, here's how!
With the advent of Drupal 8 and the sterling work done by the media team, adding reusable media (in a very user friendly manner) is now a reality. This tutorial shows you how:
Decoupling Features (so your support team sleeps easier at night)
You're working on a client's existing site, and they ask for some new functionality. Your first thoughts are: "Yay, some work!" Quickly following that you think: "What do they want? How am I going to build it?" The often unasked question, however, is "How can I integrate this new functionality with what they already have, without making maintenance a nightmare, or even worse, impacting existing functionality?"
Drupal + Panels + Panelizer + Paragraphs + (Fieldable) Panel Panes - if it begins with P, use it
This was the user story: "As a site admin, I want to be able to add different types of content chunks on any page with customisable backgrounds, so that we have control over the style and layout of our website". Yes, it's a pretty big user story, but bear with me.