Drupal in Focus: Touch4IT's Insights

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Touch4IT, a digital solutions provider, offered a deep dive into their extensive experience with Drupal, sharing valuable insights into their journey from the early versions, 6 and 7, to their current management of dozens of websites running on the latest Drupal 10.1

Touch4IT's decision to utilize Drupal primarily stems from its dedication to providing clients full control over their content, especially when regular updates are necessary. Through years of hands-on experience, Touch4IT has encountered both the strengths and weaknesses of Drupal, and its blog post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the approach it takes when developing websites within the Drupal framework.

The blog post also reveals a pivotal moment when Touch4IT needed to decide on a CMS system for its technology stack. Despite having numerous options, the choice boiled down to two open-source candidates: WordPress and Drupal. WordPress, while popular, didn't align with Touch4IT's requirements. They sought a CMS built on a well-known PHP framework with a strong embrace of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles. In light of these criteria, Drupal emerged as the preferred choice, and Touch4IT has not looked back since.

Drupal's evolution, adherence to OOP principles, and continuous expansion of core functionality have only solidified Touch4IT's confidence in its decision. Drupal, built on the Symfony PHP framework, boasts robust features within its core, including caching, multilingual support, and user roles. While it shares a community-driven module creation approach with WordPress, Touch4IT emphasizes Drupal's advantage of having a majority of free, reviewed, and approved modules on the official drupal.org website, minimizing security concerns.

Touch4IT remains unwavering in its belief that Drupal is the right choice for both its team and clients. They have successfully integrated Drupal with various third-party services/frameworks throughout their collaboration and customized it to meet specific use cases. Read the full blog post here for a detailed exploration of Touch4IT's Drupal journey.

1Patrik, touch4IT blog, “Drupal: Why and How We Use It,” Dated October 19, 2023, URL: https://blog.touch4it.com/drupal-why-and-how-we-use-it

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