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Darrell Green · Senior Drupal Solutions Architect

Enterprise Drupal Architecture, Diagnosed.

A clean, evidence-led architecture practice for organizations that need to understand, modernize, and scale complex Drupal platforms before risk becomes expensive.

Architecture Reviews D7 → D11 Modernization Headless Strategy Performance Rescue
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Portfolio Signal
Experience inside complex organizations.
FederalAgency content platforms, governance, accessibility, security posture.
EducationLarge editorial teams, multi-site systems, structured publishing.
MediaHigh-traffic publishing, performance under load, content operations.
EnterpriseModernization, integrations, API-first architecture, delivery leadership.
Selected Architecture Work

Portfolio pieces that prove the method.

The site should feel impressive because the work is serious: complex platforms, inherited systems, performance failures, migration risk, and architecture decisions with real consequences.

Federal Content Platform

From degraded platform to measurable recovery.

A large public-sector Drupal platform had performance, security, content model, and operational issues happening at the same time. The engagement turned scattered symptoms into a prioritized remediation path.

38 → 72Health score improvement
4.2s → .9sAverage page load
180+ → 22Queries per listing page
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Before / After
Before
38
Degraded health score with multiple critical findings.
After 90 Days
72
Stable platform with a clear next-cycle backlog.
02
Editors
JSON:API
Drupal 11
OAuth
Next.js / Mobile
Headless Architecture

API-first Drupal without losing editorial reality.

Headless works when the requirement is real. This pattern separates delivery from editorial operations while accounting for preview, authentication, cache invalidation, and content governance.

JSON:APIStructured content delivery
PKCEMobile-safe OAuth flow
PreviewPlanned, not discovered late
DrupalRX Methodology

Not a blog. A repeatable diagnostic system.

Every engagement follows the same cycle: find the real condition, design the correct architecture, deliver with governance, then measure whether the platform actually improved.

01

Diagnose

Health score, code review, security posture, performance baseline, content model risk, and operational readiness.

02

Architect

Modernization path, headless decisioning, integration boundaries, governance model, and architecture decision records.

03

Deliver

Implementation support, migration guidance, Drupal 11 builds, API-first development, and technical leadership.

04

Optimize

Score re-checks, performance deltas, advisory monitoring, backlog refinement, and continuous platform improvement.

Functional, Not Just Pretty

Turn the homepage into a diagnostic entry point.

Answer a few platform signals and DrupalRX will classify the likely risk area behind the symptoms. It is a quick first step toward a clearer architecture review, migration plan, or recovery path.

Quick Health IntakeStep 01 / 04
What version is your platform running?
What problem started the conversation?
How confident is the team in the architecture?
How large is the platform?
The Enterprise Drupal Field Guide
Health diagnostics, modernization strategy, architecture patterns, and the toolkit that actually works in production.
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Enterprise Drupal Field Guide

A practical framework for healthier Drupal platforms.

Use the field guide to evaluate platform health, spot modernization risks, and understand the architecture decisions that shape long-term Drupal success before you plan the next build, migration, or rescue effort.

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Field Observations

The Darrell layer: hard-earned opinions from real projects.

Most organizations think they have a performance problem. Usually they have an architecture problem showing up as performance.

Performance Diagnosis

Headless architecture is not modernization by itself. It is a tradeoff that has to earn its complexity.

Headless Strategy

The most expensive migration mistakes happen before the migration starts, when nobody questions the old assumptions.

Modernization
Latest Findings

Field Notes that support the practice.

Articles are still important, but they should feel curated and connected to the diagnostic system.