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In a world where technology is evolving faster than ever, ONE platform dares to rise above the rest, harnessing the power of its recent updates to become an unstoppable force for the future. Prepare for a digital revolution, as the integration of Drupal 10, Symfony, and PHP v8.2 unleashes unparalleled performance and reliability!
Exploring some of the limitations of automatic captioning and why they fall short of providing a seamless and accurate experience for all viewers.
Website mangers should be hungry for ways to proactively improve their website's quality and accessibility. The Digital Solutions team has worked for two years to acquire a web governance tool that can help website managers identify and fix issues that may be affecting their website's performance and accessibility. In this blog post, we will explore the benefits of using Monsido for your website.
Digital Commons is a powerful platform that allows our state agencies to create and manage a wide range of content types. One of the most visitor-friendly content types is "How To", which is nicely chunked and can be used to provide step-by-step guides, tutorials, and instructional materials. In this blog post we'll explore how to create and use "How To" content on Digital Commons.
Agencies need to be aware of updates in technology to make informed decisions about what adaptations and changes to make. Google Analytics has been the go-to tool for analyzing visitor traffic and content efficacy since its launch in 2005. However come July 1, 2023 Google will end Universal Analytics and introduced a new version called Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This update is a major shift and requires agencies to reevaluate their analytics practice.
Although a website review can seem like a daunting task there a small steps you can take to ensure your content remains relevant to your visitors.

You'll be glad to know most of it is the same - OR even easier to use...

Here are some common uses that have been updated:

Drupal is the open-source content management system (CMS) used for the Digital Commons platform which hosts 70+ North Carolina state agency websites.

When Digital Solutions teams said goodbye to 2022, we left behind one of the most productive and successful years in our history.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...oh wait, that opening has been taken. Allow me to start again.

Portal Theme

Themes are the part of Drupal that you, and anyone else visiting your Drupal powered application, see when they view any page in their browser. It’s also the set of files that define the visual look and feel of your site.

This blog was updated in February 2022

An example of how our team utilizes an Agile/Scrum process: 

The Problem

A web manager notices that on video cards, it shows a square shape instead of a triangular one. That manager submits a ServiceNow ticket.

We Are Digital Commons is a limited quarterly event where the Digital Solutions team shares with the community updates on the migration from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9.

What fantastic turnout we had for our first ever 'virtual' Digital Commons 2.0 event! Over 80 of you joined to hear more about our migration to Drupal 8, a demo of the landing page content type, and lots more. 

New Digital Solutions Director