{"id":3955,"date":"2019-11-11T11:44:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T06:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=3955"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:17:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T05:47:56","slug":"common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided","title":{"rendered":"Common Mistakes Made by Drupal Beginners that Needs to be Avoided"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided\/#Bad_Content_Architecture\" title=\"Bad Content Architecture:\">Bad Content Architecture:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided\/#Stop_Using_Unnecessary_Drupal_Modules_in_Your_Site\" title=\"Stop Using Unnecessary Drupal Modules in Your Site:\">Stop Using Unnecessary Drupal Modules in Your Site:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided\/#No_Backups_of_the_Website\" title=\"No Backups of the Website:\">No Backups of the Website:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/common-mistakes-made-by-drupal-beginners-that-needs-to-be-avoided\/#Not_Following_the_W3C_Standards_and_Guidelines\" title=\"Not Following the W3C Standards and Guidelines:\">Not Following the W3C Standards and Guidelines:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Drupal CMS is one of the most famous platforms that the developers use to create robust and scalable solutions. Most of the websites having rich features and budget are made of Drupal as it offers optimal performance. Developers prefer to choose Drupal because of its reliability, security and flexibility. But many of them are yet not aware of how to use it properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Here in this blog, let\u2019s dive deeper and analyze the developer\u2019s activities that could at times make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/drupal-development\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Drupal development<\/span><\/a> ineffective and also see some means to get better results for your website. This guide will help you to save your web pages from getting spoiled because of silly mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bad_Content_Architecture\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Bad Content Architecture:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A proper plan is needed for your web content and if the structure is messy and offers incoherent experience for the site visitors, then there would be a waste of resources together with worse performance. Sometimes, without a proper procedure and clear understanding of the client\u2019s needs a website may fail to serve the purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/why-drupal-is-the-best-cms-for-non-profit-organizations\">Why Drupal Is the Best CMS for Non Profit Organizations<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So, try to reduce the number of content fields, types and tables. Avoid creating similar fields as it would only add to the complexity of the site. Take some time to decide on the structure and how the Drupal architecture should look like to enhance the website\u2019s performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stop_Using_Unnecessary_Drupal_Modules_in_Your_Site\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Stop Using Unnecessary Drupal Modules in Your Site:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/dedicated-drupal-developer\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Drupal developers<\/span><\/a> may be fascinated by the range of modules available, which may lead to installing many of them. Even if Drupal developers don\u2019t use all the modules at the beginning of developing a site, they might think of integrating them later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is important to realize that the more elements you have, the slower your site would be and at times you might even mess with the codes creating more troubles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_Backups_of_the_Website\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">No Backups of the Website:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another major mistake that most Drupal developers make is not to take the backup of their website. Inexperienced developers often don\u2019t consider it essential to take a backup of the site and also avoid knowing the importance of it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Backups are important for the site because it helps to protect the site from spam content and flooded comments. They also aid the developers and help them to restore the original data in case any problem occurs on the site.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Not_Following_the_W3C_Standards_and_Guidelines\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Not Following the W3C Standards and Guidelines:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another mistake that most Drupal developers make is not writing codes while following the standardized coding structure and format in the sites. This creates lots of issues when the codes are not free from errors or they are not understandable and well documented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"\/blog\/the-journey-of-drupal-from-1-0-to-drupal-8\">The Journey of Drupal from 1.0 To Drupal 8<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is suggested that starters follow the best software development practices in Drupal to use the W3C guidelines and it is by using this approach that your codes can be free from errors, easy to follow by any other developers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Not Making the Site User Friendly and not Assigning Proper Roles and Permissions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The user interface is very important for browsing the site. If the developers don\u2019t consider this, then Drupal developers won\u2019t be able to create value for the site. It is suggested to maintain an invariable style that is easy to maintain and helps write clean codes. The last thing that they should check is to assign appropriate roles and permissions to the right users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Thus, to conclude, we can say that it is not surprising to see Drupal beginners making mistakes. But they need to learn about how to manage and create a website in the best possible manner so that there is less chance of failures after the site goes live.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drupal CMS is one of the most famous platforms that the developers use to create robust and scalable solutions. Most of the websites having rich features and budget are made of Drupal as it offers optimal performance. 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