Archive for 'drupal'
BNP switches to Drupal
I've written here before about the British National Party's website, and its impressive use of WordPress - and more recently BuddyPress, the add-on which turns it into Facebook. So it's only fair that I note how things have changed in the past few weeks: the site now appears to be running on Drupal, and has [...] read on »
Such warmth in the snow
If there's one lesson to draw from the unveiling of Directgov's experimental School Closures site, it's the sheer goodwill of the community towards them. Quick précis for those who missed any of it: at 11.50pm on Sunday night, Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson publicly throws down a gauntlet. With the country facing snowy armageddon, could [...] read on »
DCSF's new Drupal site
Hooray for another high-profile UK government website based on an open source content management system: the new National Strategies website from DCSF, built on Drupal. It's big, bright, bold, and once you've registered - a remarkably painless process for a government site, without any apparent checks on your membership of the target audience - it offers [...] read on »
ID card debate hijacked
I wonder if the Home Office is regretting its MyLifeMyID website yet? The Drupal-based website, aimed at 16-25 year olds (for some reason?), isn't having trouble attracting traffic... but unfortunately, a large chunk of its traffic is using the site to actually organise an anti-ID Card campaign. This topic was always going to attract 'undesirable' [...] read on »