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Writing tips for blog posts

28 Sep 2021

Content strategy and creation

So, you've decided to get a blog up and running on your website - but now you have to actually write some blog posts...

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A blog about a blog - should you have one on your site?

24 Jun 2021

Content strategy and creation

You don't need to constantly churn out content in order to have a blog on your website - as long as you have something useful and interesting to say, and can commit to a regular content schedule, it's a worthwhile venture.

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An important step in the Sector 9 roadmap - the first Sector 9 release!

16 Mar 2021

Sector roadmap and updates

March is off to a speedy start - with our first release of Sector 9 coming earlier this month. As promised in our Sector 9 roadmap, Sector 9 is here and ready for production use!

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Should I make PDFs searchable on my site?

26 Jan 2021

Making text in a PDF searchable from your website's internal search can have negative consequences for your site's user experience.

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2020 may not have been stable, but at least Sector officially is!

18 Dec 2020

Sector roadmap and updates

It's been an odd year, but the Sector team have kept trucking along nonetheless. 2020 may not have been stable, but with the latest release, we can at least say that Sector is!

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Goodbye media browser - welcome media library

18 Feb 2020

Sector roadmap and updates

With the Drupal 8.8 release, one of the last Sector media roadmap milestones is met - the new stable media library in core!

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Sector 9 roadmap

5 Feb 2020

Feature Sector roadmap and updates

The good news upfront - the update from Drupal 8 to 9 will be much easier than major point updates in the past!
The even better news? Sector 9 is here now!
Our first Sector 9 release was in March 2021 - read the release notes for more.

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Sector rockets over to Hobart for DrupalSouth 2019

20 Nov 2019

Feature Sector roadmap and updates

DrupalSouth is one of the longest running Drupal events in the Asia-Pacific region, and this year it is taking place in Hobart, Australia. Naturally, Sparks Interactive's Sector team is making the trip across the ditch to talk Drupal.

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Sector Ecosystem - contribution and governance model

22 May 2019

Feature Sector roadmap and updates

Sector is open source and the Sector Ecosystem is open for contributions. In this post, we share our ideas on how we see an open Sector contribution and governance model working while keeping a strong and maintainable product.

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Best practice for email sign-up forms

14 May 2019

Content strategy and creation Compliance and best practice

Setting up a website form where people can sign up to receive your exciting email communications? You might be tempted to gain as many email sign-ups as you can - but you should read on and learn why it's best to go with quality over quantity.

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Creating online content - how to make it useful, usable, and unique

13 Feb 2019

Content strategy and creation

Online content and printed content is read by different audiences, with different mindsets, in different contexts. In short - they are not the same thing.

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When to update to Drupal 8?

7 Feb 2019

Sector roadmap and updates Content strategy and creation Compliance and best practice

Drupal 8 is the new Drupal! If you own a Drupal 7 site, now is the time to think about moving your site to Drupal 8. Here is the what, when, and why.

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