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Drupal 10: What We've Learnt
As Drupal 9 approaches its end of life (EOL) this November, there has been a significant drive to upgrade to Drupal 10 across our client base. In this post, we will delve into the lessons we've learnt and the challenges we've encountered during this transition process. Given Drupal 9’s dependency on its primary web application framework, Symfony 4, which reaches its…
Sep 28, 2023 Drupal 10: What We've LearntGeneral
Workplace Wellness
While the modern world has seen a huge improvement in the way that organisations cater to the wellbeing of their team, it is still something that businesses around the world, such as Zoocha, are learning more about every day. At Zoocha, we strongly believe that health and wellbeing shouldn’t be treated as an “add-on” or a “nice-to-have” activity, but should rather be…
Sep 6, 2023 Workplace WellnessUX & Web Design
WCAG 2.2: What’s Changed and What We Need to do About it
The W3C is due to release the newest version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), Version 2.2 , at the end of August 2023. This update to the guidelines has been in the pipeline for a while so we are excited to see this close to release! Our work with Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust is an example of a platform where we were able to display our commitment…
Aug 17, 2023 WCAG 2.2: What’s Changed and...Web Development
Working with Frontify DAM and Drupal
What is the Frontify DAM? Digital Asset Management systems (DAMs) are user-friendly, centralised software solutions, specifically designed to store, organise, manage and distribute digital assets efficiently with ease. By reducing the time spent searching for assets and avoiding any duplications of work, DAMs can lead to overall cost savings. When it comes to sharing…
Aug 11, 2023 Working with Frontify DAM and...UX & Web Design
Strengthening Collaboration Between Design & Front End
At Zoocha, we pride ourselves on being team players, with the goal of working together as one unit rather than as separate departments. Two areas that are particularly tightly linked are the UX & Design and Front End. In order to work efficiently to deliver high-quality, user centred and accessible solutions, both teams must work collaboratively and rely on each other…
Jul 28, 2023 Strengthening Collaboration Between Design &...Web Development
Enhancing and Supporting the Editor Experience
Third party libraries or services are often integrated within websites to improve aspects such as user experience, tracking user behaviour and connecting APIs. By allowing more flexibility for website content editors, they can rely less on developers to include new functionality or features on their sites, as they would have access to practical tools, such as…
Jul 13, 2023 Enhancing and Supporting the Editor...News
Our Experience at LeadDev London 2023
After almost 10 years experience as a developer at Zoocha, I made the exciting career shift into leading our development team. Although it was initially daunting to step away from the code I knew, ensuring the success of the next generation of Zoocha developers through active support and leadership has always been my priority. The LeadDev conference offers two days of…
Jul 4, 2023 Our Experience at LeadDev London...Platform Development
University of Portsmouth London Campus Microsite
Our work with the University of Portsmouth Our team have worked in partnership with The University of Portsmouth (UoP) since early 2022. We have worked on a number of projects alongside the UoP team in order to develop their website and support the University’s brand. Our partnership with UoP has involved multiple streams of work across their digital estate. Prior to…
Jun 15, 2023 University of Portsmouth London Campus...Drupal,
Web Development,
Platform Development
Zoocha maintains Cyber Essentials Plus Certification
Zoocha are pleased to announce that we have once again achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification, reinforcing our commitment to cyber security. What is Cyber Essentials Plus? Cyber Essentials Plus is an advanced cyber security certification program developed by the UK government. It was put in place in order to aid organisations in protecting themselves from common…
Jun 6, 2023 Zoocha maintains Cyber Essentials Plus...