What we've been working on
We continuously improve our platform. Here's what changed recently, new content, improvements, features.
Recent changes
October 2026
Technical foundation renewed - The website runs on the current major versions of Astro and Svelte - All forms, filters, the search and the other interactive elements have moved to the new version and are tested in three browsers
September 2026
AI manifesto: how we work with agents - New page AI changes our work. Not our responsibility.: nine principles on agents in development, pricing, open source, data protection and the team - Linked from the footer, from About, Methodology and the two AI posts in the blog - The former values card "AI with responsibility" and the methodology page now say where agents work and where people check - Also available in German
Langdock AI platform: new offer and topic cluster - New service page Introducing and supporting Langdock: what arocom handles during a rollout, what it costs, who a seat pays off for, with a table of contents and appointment booking - Six pages on the topic in reading order: What is Langdock?, Shadow AI, AI platform: the six building blocks, Six decisions before an AI platform, Are we ready for AI? and One contract instead of four - New download: the vendor-neutral AI platform review guide with 24 questions and a findings sheet, in English and German - Every page available in German as well
Videos in knowledge articles - Ten articles now carry a reviewed YouTube video that fits the topic, among them What is Drupal?, WCAG, Drupal Views, Git, n8n, Prompt Engineering and GEO explained - Videos load only after you click, without cookies, in German and English
English pages - Breadcrumb navigation on English pages leads to the English home page - Tools show English example addresses and English error messages - Home screen installation with an English name and description
Navigation and readability - Careers now sits in the main navigation, in English and German - On narrow screens the menu button and language switcher keep their size, the logo gets smaller - The smallest labels are now at least 12 pixels - The route link on the contact page opens the right place in Google Maps again - Shared links show readable preview images
August 2026
Images and diagrams - Diagrams and screenshots open in a zoom view on click, with a close button and keyboard control, in English without German leftovers - 72 diagrams without white corners in dark mode
References and glossary - Filters on the references page only offer choices that actually have projects behind them - The glossary hint in articles no longer overlaps the heading
Search - Search results show clean text instead of formatting characters - Search on English pages labelled in English throughout
Language and spelling - All German texts checked and corrected for missing umlauts and eszett - English pages free of German remnants, footer with Press and Support, all six service pages reachable in English - Jobs page in German and English with the same structure
Accessibility - Card links carry descriptive names for screen readers instead of ten times "Learn more" - The language switcher names its target language, the table of contents jumps to named sections - The "In brief" summary on service and landing pages now closes the page as a recap, while blog and knowledge articles keep it at the top
July 2026
Four new AI knowledge articles - Mistral AI, Europe's AI models at a glance - Langdock, GDPR-compliant AI platform - Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI in everyday office work - GDPR-compliant AI use, rules and tools - All four also in German
New on the blog - Drupal strategy 2026: AI agents with approval
"In brief": summary at the top of every article - Every blog and knowledge article opens with a visible three-sentence summary
Better search - Umlauts no longer matter: "Muller" finds "Müller", in the glossary filter too - Results ranked by relevance, word starts count, filler words do not
Guides completely reworked - GEO-SEO Guide rewritten: AI crawlers in robots.txt, llms.txt, server-side rendering and measuring AI referrals, with a source behind every number - All three downloadable guides (GEO-SEO, Drupal Future Check, CMS Comparison) in the new report design with a table of contents - Every guide is now also available in English
Further improvements - All colour contrasts in light and dark mode meet WCAG AA - Repeat visits load faster, the browser reuses its cache - Figures and facts in articles updated, such as the Drupal 11 date and AI pricing - For AI assistants: llms.txt with an overview of blog and services - Blog images with real alt texts
June 2026
New: The arocom blog - Blog launched, with 14 articles to start across four sections, AI & Strategy, From Practice, Marketing & Visibility and Inside arocom. New posts every month - For decision-makers: EU AI Act for SMEs, AI Strategy for Mid-Sized Companies, Make or Buy for AI and AI Terms for Decision-Makers - From practice: Why web projects fail and GEO: Staying visible in AI search - Inside arocom: How we use AI ourselves, a transparent look behind the scenes - Articles with real software screenshots, diagrams and cross-links into our knowledge base
Easier to find, in English too - Blog articles now searchable directly via on-site search, in German and English - Fully English blog with English URLs throughout
Further improvements - arocom.de can be installed as an app on your home screen (PWA) - English pages fully in English, including a dedicated English error page - More accessibility and security optimizations - Old blog and project links still reliably lead to the right content
May 2026
Clearer knowledge articles - GEO Score Checker embedded directly in every SEO and GEO article: checks how well your site can be cited by AI systems, with concrete recommendations - 17+ new diagrams across Drupal, AI and SEO articles, complex topics at a glance - Diagrams readable on mobile, too - YouTube videos embedded cookie-free and GDPR-compliant
Real authors, not "Editorial" - Every knowledge article shows the person who wrote it, Axel Roth (Drupal, AI, Business) or Laura Murgia (SEO, GEO, Marketing, Sales) - Team pages with profile, focus areas and all articles by the person, trust through visible faces
Cleaner article pages - Updated publication dates on every article - Compact next-step section at the end of each article: further reading, an AI prompt to go deeper, PDF download, instead of scattered boxes - More coherent visuals, less visual noise
April 2026
New: Project Language, the glossary for clients - Glossary: 48 terms from Drupal projects, filterable by project management, web development, SEO & GEO, AI and operations. Each entry with an example sentence from real projects, for everyone who commissions web projects, not codes them
English on par with German - Full English search index and English RSS feed - Contact labels and pricing prefixes consistently translated
Better visibility in search and AI - Structured data for breadcrumbs and organisation profile (with LinkedIn and Google Business) - AI crawlers allowed, better discoverability in ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity
Accessibility & speed - Reduced animations when the operating system requests it - Light mode with WCAG-aligned contrast - Touch targets at least 44 pixels everywhere - Faster initial page load, search index only when needed - Theme respects the device's system preference
Sales & contact - Booking widget shows current project availability - Clean print view for team, testimonial and reference pages, ready to use in proposal binders
March 2026
New references - werbemax, Agency takeover, cleanup and redesign on Drupal 11 - GOPA Group, 7 websites consolidated on one Drupal platform in 6 weeks
New content - What does a Drupal project cost?, Transparent budget orientation for Drupal projects - Drupal Agency Stuttgart, Why Stuttgart, why arocom - 178 knowledge articles now available in English
Improvements - Completely redesigned navigation and site structure - New services overview with all 6 services at a glance - Interactive tools: Mini-Audit, GEO Score Checker, CMS Comparison, Service Finder - Accessibility verified and optimized per WCAG 2.1 AA - SEO: Structured data on all pages, optimized loading times
For existing clients - New support portal with direct access to service and monitoring - Appointment booking for intro calls now available online
February 2026
New content - 8 new knowledge articles on AI integration and GEO optimization - Updated case study: CJD relaunch on Drupal 11
Improvements - Contact form with budget orientation and timeline - Mobile-optimized card views with horizontal scrolling