Acquia Developer Tools

I recently created a new site on Acquia’s hosting platform, and of course, had to install an SSL certificate. Because I anticipate the addition of several subdomains in the future, I wanted to simplify things by creating a single certificate that would cover each of these with the fewest headaches. The trouble is, wildcard certs are expensive: Spending over $200 on what amounts to the most basic security requirement for any website seems way, way out of line,…

Acquia Site Studio is a low-code solution for building and editing Drupal sites. It starts with the efficiency and ease of a low-code platform and helps users of all technical skill levels manage content and build enterprise-level sites. That’s a big win for the entire organization: It saves developers time as they create components, its drag-and-drop interface is more accessible to non-technical users, and designers and marketers can quickly create or modify pages…

Drupal Views are used to create, manage, and display lists of content. For example, a list of blog posts, a list of upcoming events or a list of users. Drupal core allows a View to be displayed as a Page or a Block and uses a specific format for displaying the content that includes Unformatted list, Grid, Table and HTML list. However, modifying the default look and feel of these formats requires a good deal of coding and a strong command of Twig templates and pre-…

Wix, SquareSpace, Weebly, Shopify… What do all these tools have in common? They are easy to use and, most importantly, they bring what was before confined to the realm of web developers to the masses. As digital transformation accelerates, CIOs are challenged with matching the pace of change without sacrificing performance, security and experience. They’re seeking the innovation of web development without the complexities of software engineering (delays, spiraling…