Peter Davis

Here's a quick summary of our latest live stream titled "Build Your Email List with Simplenews in Drupal CMS". We cover: - Installing and configuring the Simplenews module. - Creating your first newsletter and setting up basic templates. - Capturing email subscribers and managing user assignments. - Sending newsletters to your subscriber lists. - Using Drupal AI and ECA to generate newsletter content from existing blog posts on your site. Link to video below ⬇️ #drupal ~~~ Need help with your Drupal Project? Feel free to reach out for a quick chat. ♻️ Please repost and follow. 📧 Join our newsletter; link in the first comment.

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Here's a quick summary of our latest live stream titled "Organize Media into Folders using Drupal CMS". We cover: - Intro to the Media system - Installing and configuring Media Directories and Media Folders modules - How to create folders using taxonomy terms - Integration with CKEditor - And more... Link to video and modules below ⬇️ #drupal ~~~ Need help with your Drupal Project? Feel free to reach out for a quick chat. ♻️ Please repost and follow. 📧 Join our newsletter; link in the first comment.

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🚨 Google's new AI-driven search isn’t just a headline: it’s changing the rules of SEO *right now*. Traditional keyword rankings? Old news. Today, Google’s AI generates answers and cites sources instead of showing the typical top 10 links, and that means your content strategy needs a MAJOR upgrade. Why does this matter for your business? 👉 The AI summarizes answers from across the web: if your site isn’t cited, you’re invisible. 👉 Click-through rates from #1 positions dropped by 30-60% virtually overnight. 👉 Authority, expertise & in-depth content are MORE IMPORTANT than ever. It’s time to future-proof your site. Want to stay ahead? Get a FREE consult with our SEO experts to boost your visibility in the new AI search era! Let’s grow your online presence together! 🚀 #SEO #GoogleAI #DigitalMarketing #GrowthHacking #BusinessGrowth #MarketingTips #SEOStrategy #SmallBusiness #DigitalTrafficFactory

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Good podcast from Google about lazy loading -> Lazy loading demystified As Martin explains, a solid way to make sure your lazy loaded content is ok is to inspect the url in GSC, copy the code to a text editor, and search for the content. Make sure the images are there with proper src attributes of each image tag, make sure lazy loaded comments are showing up, etc. https://lnkd.in/e-5FHwt8

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Open Source should mean "Open" - Why Pimcore’s license shift is a wake-up call As an agency owner relying on Drupal as our main framework, I’ve always valued the trust that comes from offering clients a truly open-source solution. That’s why Pimcore’s recent license changes caught my attention - and not in a good way. With their new pricing model, companies over €5 million revenue now must buy the Professional Edition starting at €8,400 per year. Higher tiers go up to €25,200 and beyond. For agencies who’ve been pitching Pimcore as a no-license, open-source platform, this is a tough turn. It’s now harder to justify the total cost of ownership, especially when clients expected budget-friendly flexibility. Meanwhile, Drupal continues to do what open source was meant to do: stay open - and we should all value this even more. No license fees. No usage thresholds. No surprise paywalls. Just a robust, enterprise-ready CMS backed by a huge global community and rapid innovation. And on the innovation front, Drupal is pulling ahead - especially with its upcoming Experience Builder and its bustling AI ecosystem with features such as: - Integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and many more - Multi-agent orchestration with AI swarms (no or low-code) - Function calling for dynamic automation - Full support for MCP (Model Context Protocol) - RAG-infrastructure - Chatbot-integration - and a much, much more. If you’re an agency struggling to explain Pimcore’s new costs to clients, or just looking for a better alternative that stays true to the open-source promise, now is the time to give Drupal another look. #Drupal #OpenSource #DigitalAgencies #CMS #AIinWeb #Pimcore #Licensing #WebDevelopment #AgencyLife

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"Good SEO is good GEO." - Danny Sullivan, Google The evolution of SEO is a popular topic today. This presentation by Google's Danny Sullivan does an excellent job of explaining the current state of SEO and GEO. He argues that many of the same principles still apply. Interestingly, Google's AI mode leads to more searches. Some websites are seeing fewer clicks because the answer is on the Google results page. But if someone just wants a quick answer, they don't need to visit a webpage. The opportunity for the website publisher is to create a compelling, differentiating experience for the user that makes the website more valuable. Technological change is inevitable, but content strategy is a choice. https://lnkd.in/e6zaEGpr

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Poorly executed URL changes rank among the top causes of organic traffic drops, with some websites experiencing 30-50% traffic decreases following botched URL modifications. Recovery typically takes 3-6 months: and that's under optimal circumstances. Here's the thing: most of these disasters are entirely preventable.

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Major development in the WordPress ecosystem: Yesterday, a California federal judge granted WP Engine's preliminary injunction against Automattic and Matt Mullenweg. The Court's Order (within 72 hours): Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín found that WP Engine demonstrated a likelihood of success on its intentional interference with contractual relations claim. She ordered Automattic to immediately: 1. Restore WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources 2. Return control of the Advanced Custom Fields plugin 3. Remove the WP Engine affiliation checkbox 4. Delete customer tracking data from the "WP Engine Tracker" website The Business Context: This dispute began when Matt Mullenweg demanded WP Engine pay 8% of annual revenue (approximately £26M) for using the WordPress trademark. When WP Engine declined, Automattic blocked their WordPress.org access in September, affecting over 200,000 WordPress sites. Why This Matters for Digital Agencies and Businesses: • WordPress.org access can be revoked—it's not guaranteed infrastructure • Managed hosting provider relationships now carry different risk considerations • The trademark question (who can use "WordPress" in company names) remains unresolved • Open-source governance is more complex than most businesses realised What Happens Next: This is a preliminary injunction, not a final judgment. Automattic plans to file counterclaims. A full trial is expected in 12-18 months. The legal battle is far from over. I've written a comprehensive analysis of the court ruling, what it means for WordPress users, and the implications for hosting choice. Thoughts from other WordPress professionals? How are agencies and businesses processing this news? https://lnkd.in/enmE9UkQ #WordPress #WebHosting #DigitalAgency #OpenSource #TechLaw #BusinessStrategy #WebDevelopment #HostingIndustry https://lnkd.in/enmE9UkQ

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I recently watched my wife, a non-technical WordPress user, get thoroughly frustrated in the Block Editor. The problem wasn’t the features, it was the language. She was trying to adjust spacing, but couldn’t find it because padding and margin are hidden under “Dimensions.” Now, “Dimensions” makes sense to developers (we think in terms of width × height × depth), but the web is a 2D environment. For everyday users, “Dimensions” feels abstract and misleading. Other design tools like Figma, Canva, and Photoshop use “Size” for width and height, and “Spacing” for padding and margin. Simple, intuitive, familiar. I think for non-technical as well as technical users the use of "Spacing" as a point of direction would have reduced the congnative frustration. I’ve opened an issue on GitHub about the confusion in the terminology: https://lnkd.in/eQxVA-Sk If the Block Editor is going to empower all users to design, we need to remove unnecessary friction. Clear language goes a long way. What do you think? Would this make the editor easier for your clients or teams to use? If you're a GitHub user I'd love to see what traction this gets, agree or disagree either way.

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Web editors shouldn't waste time wrestling with HTML — they should be busy bringing great stories to life. At Smith College, we completely flipped the Drupal experience: 🌟 Editors create visually, joyfully, and in real-time — without developers, HTML, or CSS. 🌟 Content workflows now rival the best consumer-friendly platforms (think Wix and Squarespace), giving editors total creative freedom and control. 🌟 The real innovation wasn't technical — it was strategic. We replaced gatekeepers with trust. Editors went from frustrated to fearless. When you trust your content creators, your website transforms. 👇 Learn how Smith College editors became passionate advocates of their website — and #Drupal: https://4ktch.in/smith #DrupalRevolution #ContentStrategy #EditorExperience #DigitalTransformation #HigherEdWeb

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82% of small businesses attribute their revenue growth directly to digital ads, and 79% say these tools help them compete with much larger companies.

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