Process

Drupal process for success

At DrupalPartners, we are active and passionate contributors to the Drupal development community. We are committed to creating new and innovative Drupal websites that push the boundaries of design and function while adhering to the exacting security standards for which Drupal is known. It all begins with our proven process for success.

 

Our Drupal strategy

We use the latest web development technologies to create Drupal websites that don't simply reach your audience, but actually drive them into action. We begin by discovering your goals.

Are you looking for greater brand recognition, improved e-commerce sales or charitable donations, higher user interaction within your company Intranet, or something else entirely? After exploring these ideas and objectives with you and your team, our innovative Drupal experts get busy crafting a comprehensive strategy from which all future process steps will form. You can expect your strategy to include, a competitive digital landscape analysis, content review and audit, suggestions for cutting-edge UI/UX designs, the most current SEO recommendations, and a game plan for visionary responsive design methods.

 

Drupal themes, design and wireframes

Drupal is known for its thousands of theme options that result in beautiful websites, many of which you can find already in use on the internet.

Our designers take a different approach. More like "theme developers," we stretch Drupal 7 and Drupal 8 themes into "uniquely you" customized designs that are highly functional and incredibly engaging. In this step, we create a detailed wireframes road map, which becomes the foundation of your site. We then provide a function and flow schematic that our research suggests will quickly convert disengaged viewers into active users. The wireframes go on to define brand consistent style guides, establish UI/UX design practices and maximize user experiences on all digital devices. Learn more about our Themes and Design Process.

 

Development

Drupal is the largest and best open source platform on the market today. Drupal excels at eCommerce, mobile optimization, intranets, multi-sites, migration and much more.

Drupal’s market presence exceeds 15 million sites and 28 thousand developers. If your needs include robust features such as e-commerce, mobile optimization, and/or Intranets then Drupal is a great platform to consider. As active contributors of the Drupal community, complex sites are our specialty. We can seamlessly integrate third-party applications into your site as well as leverage our module development expertise to devise a customized solution, when others don’t exist.

 

Deployment and user training

Your site has been built and successfully tested. Now you simply make it "go live," right? In the case of robust Drupal sites with built-in databases and third party integrations it's a little more involved than that.

At DrupalPartners our deployment process has been developed from years of experience launching sites for small businesses and large multi-national corporations alike. Our deployment process includes multi-site configuration; system integration with third party platforms; and server administration for optimal performance and security. In terms of user training, our friendly Drupal experts are accustomed to working with all knowledge levels, from beginners to seasoned pros. We will train your team to manage your new Drupal site in a way that works best for how they learn, whether that's through webinars, an on-site classroom, one-on-one sessions, or via printed training guides.

 

Maintenance

A well-built site needs ongoing maintenance to ensure it performs optimally while being safe and secure from breaches 24/7/365.

Sadly however, too many sites are not well built and they, more than any other, are in need of maintenance support to identify and hopefully correct site functionality issues. At DrupalPartners we offer customized maintenance plans to meet your specific needs. Maybe you're looking for best practice advice to enhance your site's security features – DrupalPartners can help. Or you realize trouble shooting your entire site would help to diagnose and improve overall site performance – our team is here for you. Or, you have a well-built site and now you're simply in need of ongoing monthly maintenance to ensure all site module, security and feature updates stay current – DrupalPartners expert maintenance and development team are a phone call away.

 

Support

Together, DrupalPartners and your team have worked long and hard to create a perfectly functioning, well designed website.

This is not the time to walk away, leaving your site to operate on its own. Now more than ever, your Drupal site needs to be analyzed and observed to ensure optimal performance on every page and with every user engagement. DrupalPartners offers many levels of support to best fit your needs. Ideally, you'll choose to have a dedicated consultant whose job it is to provide weekly site analytics in an easy-to-read report, while also making recommendations for improvements, upgrades and updates, new SEO strategies and more. Often, our clients secure a combined maintenance and support plan because much of what your support consultant recommends can be handled through site maintenance. Learn about DrupalPartners specific Ongoing Maintenance and Support programs.


Our drupal development services for government

GOVERNMENT

OUR DRUPAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

We specialize in working at the city, State and Federal level for Drupal projects. We’ve migrated national government agencies and created intranets for the local court system.