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7. Optimizing Your Site Architecture

Todd Tomlinson

(1)Tigard, Oregon, USA

A poorly designed architecture will haunt you every day of your existence until you either perform major surgery on your site or start over from scratch. Over complicating your Drupal site’s foundation will likely result in frustrated content creators, poor performance, and maintenance nightmares. There is an easier way and that is to focus on the right architecture from the beginning.

This chapter focuses on choosing the right approach for the foundation of your site, minimizing the risk of complexity, security, and performance over the life of your site. The four primary areas ...

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