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Just like websites of old, Drupal uses a query string to pull information from a database. Every blog post, comment, content, user entry, and so on is stored in tables on the server so you need a query string to go find the data and bring it back to the browser window.

One of the essential online elements that SEO tackles is creating URLs that are “clean” and indexed efficiently by the search engines. They are easy on the eyes and on the spiders that index your site. If you are not sure what a clean URL is, here is a quick definition: Read more »

Once you have your Meta tags module installed and configured on your Drupal site, you will want to specify meta tags for all your current and future content. Taxonomy is a very broad kind of content on your Drupal site, so it is a good idea to use broad, category-like keywords for your meta tags. Simply put, it is how you classify content in Drupal.

Many Drupal sites’ first taxonomy is category. You can also have subcategories of Taxonomy called terms, and terms will have subterms, and so on. It is very easy in Drupal to see all your content in a certain category just by visiting the taxonomy list for a specific term. The URL for a taxonomy list will be something like this: http://www.yourDrupalsite.com/category/term/subterm.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to edit or add taxonomy meta tag categories, terms and subterms in Drupal: Read more »

OK, OK. Yes, I rode the whale. :-)

As I mentioned a few days ago, I challenged Dries Buytaert, the founder and project lead of Drupal, to ride a mechanical whale on Bourbon Street while we were at Do It With Drupal last week. He took me up on my challenge and Dries Rode the Whale.

It seems that I "forgot" to post my video so, here you go: Read more »

I was in New Orleans at Do it With Drupal (DIWD) this week, the premier Drupal training event put on each year by Lullabot. One of the great things about this event is that some of the biggest names in Drupal come out to teach, train, and interact with the community.

One of them is Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal. One thing that can be said for Dries, he is willing to try anything. And I mean ANYTHING. Read more »

Google recently rolled out a new feature that displays site hierarchies at the bottom of each search result. In case you missed it, check out our blog post from last week, Google Eats Drupal Breadcrumbs, Passes on Pie Normally, you would see a green URL below the link and link text that shows you where you are headed, but the green URL has now been replaced with a hierarchy that shows the precise location of the page on the website. Read more »

The spending season is upon us and every e-commerce site should be humming with holiday-hungry visitors. Drupal-powered sites have many opportunities to maximize their seasonal revenue by fine-tuning their core installation with a few excellent modules. Many Drupal e-commerce sites may already utilize one or two of these Drupal modules, but if all three are configured and installed, you will be optimizing your holiday profits. Here are three essential Drupal modules for e-commerce sites.

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