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Solo: Free Drupal Theme, 24 Regions and 50 Colour Schemes

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 9:09 AM, Sep 16, 2026
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Solo is a free Drupal theme with 24 configurable regions and 15 colour inputs each - every figure here was counted in the theme's source.

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Best Free Drupal Theme? Six Checks to Run First, Then Solo

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Six checks to run on any free Drupal theme before you adopt it, then Solo measured against every one of them with figures read from its source files.

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Drupal Configuration Management: Config Sync, Safe Deploys

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Configuration is the shape of your site; content is what goes in it. Here is how that split drives every Drupal deployment decision.

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Build a Drupal Site in Solo With No Code: Where the Line Is

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Solo really does cover a lot from the admin UI. Here is exactly which design decisions are settings, which need code, and how to tell before you build.

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SMACSS in Drupal .libraries.yml: Weights, Groups, Load Order

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Drupal's SMACSS categories set CSS weights, and they add to any weight you declare. Aggregation group is compared first, which changes what you can override.

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Selectify for Drupal: Five Select Widgets and Where They Fit

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Selectify styles Drupal selects in four places and radios and checkboxes site-wide, with five field widgets and support for Drupal 10, 11 and 12.

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Hello, My Name Is AI: The Analogy I Use for Working With It

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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AI is an excavator, not a shovel. It does not remove the need for judgement; it changes how fast a good or a bad decision travels.

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Abstract Geometric SVG Backgrounds: Building One by Hand

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Layered SVG polygons make a lightweight, scalable background. Here is how to write one, and how to use it properly in a Drupal theme.

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Small Screen Sizes in Responsive Web Design: Drupal Theming

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  Last Updated: 10:34 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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In a Drupal theme a small screen is usually a narrow region, not a narrow window, and that is why viewport media queries keep missing what broke.

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Drupal vs WordPress: Which One Your Project Actually Needs

alaahaddad Alaa Haddad
  Last Updated: 9:59 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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WordPress wins on publishing speed and unattended updates. Drupal wins on content modelling and multilingual. Here is how to tell which you need.

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Backdrop CMS or Drupal 11? Choosing a Drupal 7 Upgrade Path

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  Last Updated: 9:22 PM, Sep 15, 2026
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Backdrop preserves the Drupal 7 way of working; Drupal 11 replaces it. Here is how to tell which trade-off your site should make.

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