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Creating a search interface for a website with a lot of content requires providing a variety of filters. Sometimes those filters can take on a life of their own, providing hundreds of options for users...
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Recently, I've been working on the search interface for McGill University's course catalog. The University wants to allow students to browse courses at friendly URLs...
View ArticleMcGill University Health Centre Case Study
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), is one of the most comprehensive university health centres in North America. It includes a network of five major hospitals and is both a patient and...
View ArticleApache Solr and Multilingual Theming at Drupal Design Camp
Evolving Web had an awesome time at Drupal Design Camp this weekend. It was a great success with hundreds of Drupal designers, themers, developers, and site builders in attendance from the northeastern...
View ArticleSites Using Drupal + Apache Solr: Combining Content Management and Enterprise...
Drupal and ApacheSolr are a great combination. Drupal provides the infrastructure for managing content, taxonomies, and users. Solr provides a scalable, high performance search index, allowing results...
View ArticleAnnouncing Drupal Sun: Drupal Planet, Reloaded
Drupal SunYou're probably reading this blog post right now from Drupal Planet. It's an amazing resource: we use it to keep up with the latest developments in Drupal, find tutorials, and stay connected...
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