Drupal Website Development Agency
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Discover London's premier Drupal website development agency. For over two decades, we've crafted award-winning Drupal websites that captivate our clients and convince their customers to take action. Contact us now to schedule your complimentary consultation.
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The new website’s ease of use has dramatically improved compared to the previous site. The most tangible benefit was an increase in our applications by 25%.
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Drupal website development services.
Contra has been building Drupal websites since 2012. Drupal is perfect for non-technical users who require a combination of simplicity and flexibility. Want to know if Drupal is right for you? Get in touch.
Bespoke Drupal web design.
Get an on-brand design that looks and feels great. There is no limit to what we can do with Drupal and we have plenty of web design awards to prove it.
Custom Drupal website development.
Maintain a competitive edge with a contemporary, user-centric website. Our customised Drupal development guarantees a memorable user experience, responsive design for mobile users, and optimised pages that transform visitors into clients.
SEO-Centric Drupal website development.
We ensure our sites follow best practices for SEO, but a lot depends on content. Drupal makes it easy to stay on top of technical SEO elements such as the alt text, page meta data and social graph details.
Drupal headless CMS website development.
Headless Drupal offers exceptional flexibility, enabling digital teams to create engaging experiences across various channels and devices. It decouples Drupal's back end from the front end, allowing seamless content sharing with different front-end systems. This empowers developers to select the best tools for specific channels, making it perfect for websites, mobile apps, and IoT devices.
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Engage with our Drupal web development specialists. We develop dynamic designs and delightful experiences, powered by one of the world's leading CMSs. Contact us today.
Our Drupal website examples.
Advantage
Drupal is ideal for large content-rich sites.
The content is treated as separate from the 'views', meaning it is easier to make Drupal a 'content hub' that serves multiple endpoints, e.g. multiple sites or apps.
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Drupal has a clean but flexible editing experience.
Drupal’s layout builder is fantastic, allowing the page to be built up from reusable widgets that can be dragged and dropped onto the page. The content editing experience in Drupal is very clean and tidy, whereas big WordPress sites with multiple plugins can become quite messy.
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Drupal is great for developers.
Drupal has a great programming framework, which makes it more robust and easier to integrate with other systems.
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Drupal is secure.
Drupal is one of the most secure CMS frameworks. Modules are approved by Drupal, which makes them more secure and there is a bug bounty. We have integrated Drupal with Azure AD for admin login and added MFA to the Drupal out-of-the-box authentication.
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Drupal can be headless.
Content manage apps and headless websites with a familiar open-source CMS.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Drupal better than WordPress?
We think it is better than WordPress for managing complex, large-scale websites. It is more secure out of the box and has a better editing experience (in our opinion). On the other hand, WordPress is perfect for smaller sites and can be extended quickly through its many plugins. We evaluate your project's scope, complexity, and your team's expertise to help you make the best choice.
- Is Drupal good for SEO?
When it comes to SEO, a lot depends on how a site is built and how good the content is. Drupal has a lot of tools to help editors ensure their content meets SEO best practices.
- How do you handle updating Drupal core and module updates?
We update Drupal and modules every month through one of our maintenance retainers. This is not automated, we manually install and test updates to ensure they don’t break your website.
- Is Drupal fast?
Drupal is very fast and efficient but we use Redis and Varnish caching to boost speed and reduce CPU cycles. We also recommend Cloudflare to help with asset caching.
- How long do Drupal sites take to build?
It depends on the project scope. A bespoke Drupal project could take anywhere from two months to a year to complete, but that would include research, strategy and design as well as the build.
- Drupal vs Umbraco, which is better?
When comparing Drupal to Umbraco, the choice depends on your specific needs. Drupal is a robust, highly customisable CMS ideal for complex websites and applications, while Umbraco is user-friendly and suitable for simpler projects. Consider your project's complexity and your team's expertise to determine which is better for you.
- Is Drupal a good CMS?
Drupal is indeed a good CMS and we use it with many of our clients, especially for larger, more complex websites and applications. It offers extensive customisation options, robust security features, and scalability. However, it may have a steeper learning curve compared to some other CMS options such as WordPress, so your choice should align with your project's needs and your team's technical capabilities.