2020 Recap: Top Blogs Signal New Growth Opportunities

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By Mindy League Published: Nov 12, 2020

Even though 2020 came to a close with an overwhelming sense of “good riddance,” the year was not all bad. It was filled with as many surprises as it was filled with opportunities for growth, learning, and many new developments.

The realities of remote work revealed new levels of resilience and flexibility, Drupal 9 was released right on time, and here at Promet Source, we pulled together a lot of collective brainpower to introduce new possibilities for empowering content editors while streamlining web development.

Our weekly blog posts reflect our commitment to draw upon a depth and breadth of our team’s expertise to convey best practices, new insights, innovations, and thought leadership for the Drupal and web development communities.

Here are Promet's 10 blog posts that grabbed the most attention.

1. Drupal Enabled Drag-and-Drop Content Management by Chris O’Donnell

Leading up to the end-of-year launch of Provus, which offers a new approach to designing, developing, and managing Drupal sites with intuitive, no-code, drag-and-drop page-building tools, this post explained the foundations of component-based web design systems and the accompanying leaps forward for efficiency and content editor empowerment.

2. Provus! Drupal Content Editing Reimagined by Mindy League

Signaling new directions and game-changing possibilities for 2021, this final post of the year sparked a surge of interest in Provus, Promet’s new platform for better content editing in Drupal, and presented insight into the kind of thinking that drove the development of this new platform.

3. How to Master Entity Access in Drupal by Bryan Manalo

The first in a two-part series on Entity Access, this how-to provided an in-depth tutorial on hook entity access, along with a discussion of when and how to use it.

4. How to Facilitate an Innovative Remote Meeting by Mindy League

Early into the pandemic, as many began looking for new ways to enhance engagement, Promet offered a new approach for breathing new life into remote meetings by applying the techniques of design thinking and human-centered design.

5. Anticipating Post Pandemic Web Design Trends by Mindy League

As Covid-19 heads for the history books, “normal” stands to look a lot different than how we remembered it. Pointing to design changes that have been sparked by global upheaval in past decades, this post looked at what’s next and cited upcoming trends for web design.

6. Remote Work Success in a Time of Caution and Quarantine by Pamela Ross

With a track record of attracting talent from all over the world and effectively collaborating via Zoom, Promet Source entered the pandemic with an edge over companies that were scrambling to adjust to working remotely. This post shared some of Promet’s expertise on the topic with five key strategies for optimizing the remote work opportunities.

7. Drupal 9 Has Dropped! What to Do Now by Aaron Couch

Despite a global pandemic, Drupal 9 was released on time, as promised, on June 3, 2020. This post covers the key features of Drupal 9 and lays out a strategy for assessing migration readiness.

8. Pros and Cons of Five Web Accessibility Tools by Denise Erazmus

There are a wide range of available tools designed to support ADA web accessibility compliance, but they vary in the number and types of errors they detect and the degree to which they can help ensure compliance. To help sort through options, this post covers the five most popular tools or extensions, along with the key pros and cons of each.

9. Always Be Optimizing for SEO by Ishmael Fusilero

This post explains why and how organizations need to approach SEO as an ongoing activity, consistently monitoring metrics, along with a strategy to leverage the intelligence hidden within the data.

10. Drupal 8 Load Testing with Locust by Josh Estep

Load-testing is an essential step in the development process. It quantifies the amount of traffic a site can sustain both during development and prior to launch. This post provides a how-to on the use of Locust as an Open Source load testing tool for Drupal 8.

With a diverse talent base, Promet Source is well positioned to share expertise and insights that connect, engage, inform, and spark new ideas. Do you have big plans for your website in 2021? Let us know what we can do to help you achieve your goals!

By Mindy League

Mindy’s distinct approach to engaging with clients has been described as “radical empathy.” Whether examining the impact of corporate B2B strategies on customers and the broader enterprise, or developing products, she steps into her clients’ businesses with a fervent dedication to excellent experiences and high-impact results.