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Develop A Fantastic Time Calculator Tool For Your Drupal Website

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Boris Campbell
August 18, 2016


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There are content management systems and there is Drupal. This is one of the world’s finest systems. It is the largest, second only to WordPress. The quality of service that it provides is just out of this world. Just like everything else made by human hands, Drupal has its fair share of challenges. For starters, there is very little information concerning its usage. You want to learn how to use it, and then you will have to teach yourself. For instance, creating a website on Drupal can be quite a challenge. It is only imaginable how much harder it will be to create an online time calculator toolfor your website.

Creating tools for a website is not as difficult as many people imagine by the way. The only problem that one might face is the type of tool one is creating. Of course, there is also the issue of the content management system being used. When creating tools for a system like WordPress, you might have an easier time. This is something that you are guaranteed. There are so many people to help you out and resources are available for this. However, the same cannot be said about Drupal. When you want to create a time calculator tool on Drupal, you might need a bit of help.

Which sites need a time calculator?

Practically, all websites can make use of a time calculator. However, there are those that really need to get one of these tools more than others. These websites include among others:

  1. Travel websites

If your site is all about travel, then you will fancy having a time calculator tool. People might want to find out the length of time involved in traveling from one place to another. They will also want to find out the current time in a different city. While busy planning a vacation, someone will also need to know exactly how long they will be away on the vacation.

  1.  Hotel and restaurant sites

When people are making their bookings, they will need to know the exact time. Perhaps, you want to take your spouse out on an anniversary dinner in Paris. You should plan for such a trip well in advance so that you can get the best of results. Book your reservation at the hotel and now that you can do that online, you will need to know the exact time you should be leaving so that you do not miss your vacation.

  1. E-commerce and auction sites

An e-commerce website will require a time calculator particularly if it has those discount offers that run out after given period of time. People need to know how much time they have left, before their opportunity  runs out. The same case with auction sites, is it possible for you to still make the bids?

  1. School websites

There are some school activities that operate on strict time basis. There are assignments that need to be handed in, classes that one needs to register for and such issues. A school website will therefore make really good use of a time calculator. The students need to know exactly when they should make their submissions and complete certain tasks.

Enter Drupal experts

What is most convenient is the fact that Drupal is just perfect for these websites. As a matter of fact, a majority of Drupal websites are school/university websites, auction sites or ecommerce sites. There are several travel blogs that are on Drupal as well. Time calculators can easily be added onto these websites. There are tools that you can add on your own. You do not have to struggle much finding an expert to do the development work for you.

Everyone can create an online time calculator for their site and add it as a widget. Yes, really even you. Gone are the days when you needed to cram a bunch of complicated codes so that you can create an item. Today, all you need is to do is copy and paste the code onto your website and you will be done with the work. It is as simple as that.

Each tool differs slightly from the other. However, once you have customized your widget on the creator’s website, you will get the HTML code to use. There are so many people who have made it their business to help create fantastic widgets for Drupal including time and date calculators, calendars, weather displays and so forth. So you can have an online time calculator created for your Drupal website very fast. Once you get the tool created, you get a code and the directions as to where you will put it on your website.

Getting a web developer to do this work might cost you a little bit more than you should pay for. Developers are very costly professionals. This is in as much as the work that they perform is really good. It is a quick copy and paste work and you will be done with that part of your life.

How does such a tool help your site?

For starters, a time calculator tool will make your website a bit more convenient. People love convenient things and that is why they use the internet. They want to get things all in one place without walking all over God’s creation. The internet allows you to check things right from the comfort of your home. On top of this, they do not want to spend their time searching through websites. Being able to find everything on one website is very healthy.

An online time calculator will also help to increase the engagement of your visitors. This is one of the best things that you can do for your website to make sure that it performs at its best. People will trust your website as a reliable place to do certain things online. A plentiful amount of traffic to your website is always good for its performance. Such a tool added to your website will prove to be extremely convenient and helpful.

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