ComputerMinds

ComputerMinds reflects on Drupal’s 25th anniversary, tracing its evolution from a student message board to a globally adopted open‑source CMS. The post highlights Drupal’s adaptability, community focus, and capacity to support ambitious digital platforms over time. ...more

James Williams demonstrates how to improve Drupal’s search experience by showing fallback content suggestions even when some results are returned. This technique reduces dead ends and helps guide users to more relevant content by utilising a smart modification of Views' "No results" behaviour. ...more

EDF Energy's Help Centre was overhauled by ComputerMinds during its Drupal 10 upgrade, featuring a new content model, improved triage workflows, and enhanced editorial tools for better performance and usability. ...more

ComputerMinds optimised BreakerYard’s high-traffic Drupal site using targeted caching, code refactoring, lazy loading and asset preloading. The enhancements delivered up to 10× faster key interactions, sustained Core Web Vitals compliance and improved SEO ranking. ...more

ComputerMinds outlines strategies to reduce Drupal hosting costs through hosting-tier audits, site performance reviews, and free open-source modules. The guide recommends commissioning a Drupal site audit, scaling development capacity, or switching agencies for transparent pricing. It highlights avoiding platform lock-in, leveraging Drupal’s no-cost module ecosystem, and ensuring clear development time and cost estimates. ...more

ComputerMinds reported an 8% reduction in open issues during Sprint 4 of Views Data Export maintenance, addressing bug reports and reviewing Drush command implementation. While some fixes were committed, Drush-related changes were postponed for further refinement in Sprint 5, where a release is also planned. ...more

DrupalCamp England 2025 brought together developers and industry experts to discuss AI integration, UX design, and Drupal CMS enhancements. Key sessions covered AI chatbots, automation with AI agents, UX best practices, and the use of Drupal Recipes. The event fostered discussions on AI-driven content delivery and cross-disciplinary collaboration, concluding with networking at BrewDog Cambridge. ...more

James Williams from ComputerMinds details a Drupal-based solution to reduce spam by validating contact form submissions for excessive non-Latin characters, improving efficiency while guiding legitimate users. ...more

Steven Jones of ComputerMinds outlines progress in Sprint 1 of maintaining the Views Data Export module for Drupal. The sprint reduced open issues from 480 to 189, closed outdated Drupal 7 tickets, and reviewed the codebase, setting the stage for future improvements and better technical leadership. ...more

ComputerMinds’ Steven Jones outlines a unified approach to configuring Solr for Drupal using DDEV and platform.sh. The method ensures consistency across environments by leveraging shared configurations and minimal setup adjustments. ...more

To make the process smoother, Computerminds developed a user-friendly system for tracking migration progress and allowed clients to update their domain settings through a simple interface. ...more

Senior Developer Steven Jones from ComputerMinds explores the intricacies of integrating Drupal 10 sites with Aegir 3, detailing a custom solution to ensure compatibility and support for both Drupal 7 and 10. ...more