Daniel Johnson, Developer at Pivale Drupal agency - A man with dark hair and glasses.

Meet the Pivale team: Daniel Johnson

Backend developer

Daniel is a backend developer, with a keen focus on end-to-end testing, attention to detail and crafting bespoke ecommerce solutions. Daniel is a graduate of Keele University, with a year's study at VU Amsterdam, achieving a first class degree in Computer Science.

Articles by Daniel

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Article

The SaaS trap: Why the cheapest option often isn't

28 April, 2026
#Advice
#Drupal
#Insights

The SaaS tools you rely on are costing more than you think. We make the case for building software your business actually owns, on a platform built to last.

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Article

Does your mechanic talk about their tools, or your problems?

2 April, 2026
#Advice
#Drupal
#Insights

Digital success starts with understanding the problem, not selling tech. A discovery-led approach builds tailored, effective, long-lasting solutions.

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Article

Why Drupal Commerce

12 March, 2026
#Advice
#Backend
#Backend frameworks
#Drupal
#Insights

Drupal Commerce vs Shopify and WooCommerce: why Drupal’s flexibility, open source code and extensibility make it ideal for complex ecommerce.

A focused marketing manager using laptop at the office to review her new microsite.
Article

Using Agentic AI Without Vibe Coding

20 February, 2026
#Advice
#Backend
#Drupal
#Insights
#Tutorial

Practical guide to using Agentic AI in Drupal development without vibe coding. Learn where AI helps, where it fails, and how to produce reliable code.

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Article

Introducing Commerce Referral

27 January, 2026
#Backend
#Drupal

Commerce Referral
Provides a referral system for Drupal Commerce that allows customers to refer friends and receive rewards.

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Article

Mocking in Drupal Tests

3 July, 2025
#Backend
#Drupal
#Tutorial

Mocking is an essential technique in unit and functional testing that allows developers to isolate the code being tested.

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Article

Integrating with 3rd party APIs: What to watch out for

15 May, 2024
#Advice
#Backend
#Insights

Ever grappled with frustrating 3rd party API headaches in web development? Robust and well designed API integrations are essential, but often overlooked.

Julie Manning, Business Support Director at Pivale digital transformation agency - a woman with blonde hair, and a big smile.

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