<p>The other option to not have an issue with SEO is to save all paths but redirect. It is a 301 so it is fine.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 20, 2012 7:13 AM, "Ms. Nancy Wichmann" <<a href="mailto:nan_wich@bellsouth.net">nan_wich@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><div><span>I have recently started a full-time gig, after several months of contracting. In reviewing several extant sites, I identified several practices that I don't care for. So I mentioned the possibility of putting Drupal guidelines into place. They won't really be Commandments and I already have more than ten. <br>
</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br><span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span>What rules/guidelines would you suggest so that we consistently produce the best sites we can?</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span>Here's most of what I have now:</span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-size:16px;background-color:transparent;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Follow Drupal Coding Standards; use lots of
comments.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">No PHP nodes.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">No PHP blocks. (A sample block module is
available.)</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minimize PHP in Views.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All code in Git, if possible. (It is best to
create the repository even before using install.php).</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Use Features for content types and views; and
for other things that lend themselves thereto. Commit these to Git repository.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Security updates should be scheduled in the
project’s issue tracker to be done as soon as practical. Other updates should
be reviewed for priority and scheduled accordingly.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For views that have a block with a “more”
page, limit the View to those functions so you can use the built-in more
feature.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CSS is your friend, use it before
programmatic or theme styling as much as possible.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>10.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Look for existing solutions before writing a
custom one.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>11.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Even if it is not a project requirement,
building an accessible site is better.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>12.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Themes should be built on a standard starter
theme (Zen, Omega, Fusion, etc.)</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>13.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Block visibility addresses should be URL
aliases rather than node numbers.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>14.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Links, including menus, should use relative
URLs.</span></div>
<div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span>15.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Given that most sites will be in a multi-site
set up, contributed modules should reside in <i>sites/site-name/modules</i> and files in <i>sites/site-name/files</i>.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Views
block names:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><i>views-name</i>:
f<i>unction-name</i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Code
block names</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>m<i>odule</i>:
f<i>unction-name</i></span></div>
</div><div> </div><div><font color="#ff007f" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif" size="4"><i><b>Nancy</b></i></font> <br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.</font></div>
</div></div><br>--<br>
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