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Jul 28, 2020 · by Trevor Kjorlien

Perfect Your Facebook Link Previews with the Drupal Metatag Module

Drupal and Web Development

In a previous blog post and video, we looked at the code that controls the display of link previews on Facebook. This is outlined by Facebook's Open Graph protocol, where we modify the <meta> tags within the <head> of our HTML web page to say what the title, description, image, and other info should appear in our preview.  

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Jul 20, 2020 · by Leigh Ryan

Digital Marketing for Higher Ed: Insights From PSEWEB 2020

Marketing and Content Strategy

Last week I had the opportunity to attend PSEWEB 2020, Canada's annual digital marketing conference for colleges and universities.

While it would have been nice to attend sessions and meet attendees in person (the conference was originally supposed to take place on the McGill campus in Evolving Web's home city of Montreal), it's safe to say that the virtual version of the event was still a success.

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Jul 14, 2020 · by Leigh Ryan

How to Test Your Drupal Site’s Accessibility

Drupal and Web Development

It's a lot easier to design an accessible website if you consider accessibility from the get-go, but we don't always have that luxury. You’re far more likely to have an existing site on your hands, and, if you're reading this, you're probably wondering how to determine how accessible it is currently so you can get a better idea of what needs to be done.

Here’s a simple guide to testing your Drupal site for accessibility. (Most of these apply to non-Drupal sites, too). We've divided it into 3 sections.

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Jun 22, 2020 · by Leigh Ryan

What's Next for Drupal 9?

Drupal and Web Development

Drupal 9.0 was launched earlier this month as a continuation of Drupal 8. This time around, the core update was more about updating the technology underlying Drupal's codebase and eliminating dependencies than introducing brand-new features, but fear not: we'll be getting some of those soon enough.

Drupal releases features on a semi-annual basis, and version 9.1 is expected to be rolled out around December this year.

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