Getting something in the box

Transform your Drupal experience by enhancing first impressions and overcoming the "you have no content" hurdle for better user engagement.

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First impressions matter. The first glance has a lot if impact on further expectations. Drupal core doesn’t do well there. As webchick points out, after installation the opening line is “you have no content”. Yeah, thanks….

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