BEHINDTHE SCENESHOW STUFF IS MADE FOR AWEBMASTERS DELIGHT

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“ THE STORY OF A BACKEND ”

WHO?@KRISTOFVANROY

DRUPAL TEAM LEAD & DEVELOPER

I’M SORRY IF I START TO TALK DEVELOPERISH TO YOU

THE DRUPAL SQUADTHE CAST

DEVELOPERSDEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS

• MAJORITY OF THE DRUPAL COMMUNITY

• MAKING DRUPAL TECHNICAL SUPERB

• CARE ABOUT UX – NOT FOCUSED ON IT

• MARKETING IS A NINE LETTER WORD

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we all make

mistakes*.’)

*ALTHOUGH I THINK IT’S REALLY COOL & DEVELOPERS SHOULD FEEL WELCOME

THE UX SQUADTHE DIRECTORS

CREATE A SET OF PRINCIPLES#

Make the most frequent tasks easy and less frequent tasks

achievable.

Admin should look like an admin and a website should look like a website.

Will I be able to explain this to the customer

Will this perform good on the projects hosting

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TRAINING If you don't fear giving it, you did a good job.

If you don't need to give it, you did a better job.

THE STORYBEGINSREAL CASESHOW STUFF IS MADE

LOOKING BADDRUPAL 6 – GARLAND

LOOKING GOODDRUPAL 7 - SEVEN

LOOKING BETTERDRUPAL 7 - RUBIK

BAD

MUCH

BETTER

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IT’S LIKE...ALWAYS THERE

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IT’S LIKE...ALWAYS THERE

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WE’VE COME A LONG WAY

NICE DASH

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NICE DASH

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CONTENT MANAGERTHE MOST IMPORTANT PAGE

CONTENT MANAGERTHE MOST IMPORTANT PAGE

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• LAYOUT ALTERATIONS

• CHANGING CONTENT

• MOVING CONTENT

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ALOHA

DEVELOPERS, MAKE DRUPAL MORE USABLE.CONCLUSION

• Small alterations make the difference

• Define some principles

• Keep in mind who will be using what you build

AGENCIES, MAKE DRUPAL MORE USABLE.CONCLUSION

• Also focus on the backend, it makes customers happy

• Invest in Research & Development

• Guard the principles

CUSTOMER, IS DRUPAL USABLE?CONCLUSION

• Your CMS backend

• Handcrafted to fit your purposes

• Intuitive

• More budget means...

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