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The European Accessibility Act - what is it and do I need to worry about it?
From 28th June 2025, new legislation comes into force in the form of the European Accessibility Act (EAA). The Act aims to standardise accessibility requirements across the European Union, and marks a significant step towards making digital products and services inclusive for everyone regardless of disability. While the UK is no longer part of the EU, the EAA will…
May 14, 2025 The European Accessibility Act -...Drupal
A Faster Website is a More Sustainable Website
A fast website isn't just good for users, it's better for the environment too. Unlike cars, a faster website is more efficient, not a "gas guzzler." This non-technical guide explores why websites become slow, how to analyse them, and approaches to improve optimisations for a more sustainable experience. Is my website slow? Website speed is about user perception and…
May 1, 2025 A Faster Website is a...AI & Automation
Automating Drupal Updates - Our Work So Far
Introduction At Zoocha we've been supporting Drupal platforms for over 16 years and managing the tidal waves of updates each month has always been something we’ve battled with. Supporting over 50+ platforms, this challenge has been with us since we first got involved with Drupal. The importance of keeping every module up to date can’t be overstated, security…
Apr 11, 2025 Automating Drupal Updates - Our...Drupal Community
DrupalCon Atlanta: Drupal Community & Roadmap Highlights
DrupalCon Atlanta - An Introduction At the end of March I crossed the Atlantic and attended DrupalCon Atlanta. This was my first North American DrupalCon, but not my first DrupalCon ever, having attended DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019 and presented at DrupalCon Prague 2022. It can be a common misconception that DrupalCon attendance is reserved for developers only. Of course…
Apr 9, 2025 DrupalCon Atlanta: Drupal Community &...AI & Automation
Agile Delivery & AI: How Agile Teams Can Leverage AI Tools To Be More Effective
Every day it seems like there are exponentially more articles, videos and podcasts popping up on the topic of AI. Although there may not be a consensus on whether AI is good or bad for the future of the human race, one thing is for certain - AI is not going away any time soon. Personally, I have to admit that I have been slow to integrate AI tools into my everyday…
Mar 17, 2025 Agile Delivery & AI: How...Drupal
Drupal 11: A Major Version Milestone
As a Platinum Certified Drupal agency specialising in Drupal website development, we're excited to upgrade our clients' websites to Drupal 11, unlocking new value and bringing enhancements to their digital platforms. Here’s why we believe this version represents a significant milestone for Drupal and why we’re looking forward to this upgrade. The Impact of Drupal CMS…
Mar 6, 2025 Drupal 11: A Major Version...Drupal Community
Contributing to Drupal: Why we do it and why it’s important
Introduction Over a year ago, changes were made to the Drupal Certified Partner program, with greater recognition offered to organisations that make greater contributions to Drupal itself. As a result, Zoocha has been able to achieve Platinum Supporting Partner recognition due to our quality contributions to Drupal. This change led us to interrogate our own…
Feb 28, 2025 Contributing to Drupal: Why we...Drupal
Understanding Drupal Update Fatigue: Why So Many Updates?
Introduction We've all been there—facing an endless cycle of Drupal updates that require development, testing, and deployment. This phenomenon even has a name: "Drupal Update Fatigue". But why does Drupal update so frequently? To answer that, we need to explore how Drupal is structured and the nature of open-source software development. The Structure of Drupal Drupal…
Feb 27, 2025 Understanding Drupal Update Fatigue: Why...Platform Development
Insights from the UCL Multisite Implementation
Our recent work with UCL (you can check out an overview here) presented an opportunity to reimagine multisite management at scale, transitioning their complex ecosystem of hundreds Drupal 7 sites to a unified Drupal 10 framework. A multisite approach was selected in order to accommodate the unique requirements of each UCL department, as well as mitigate the risk of an…
Feb 24, 2025 Insights from the UCL Multisite...