Does your CiviCRM instance feel sluggish? Are you dealing with hundreds of groups that haven't been touched in years? If you're nodding along, you're experiencing one of the most common yet overlooked performance issues in CiviCRM - the accumulation of obsolete groups that continue to consume system resources long after they've served their purpose. The Hidden Cost of Forgotten Groups Over time, CiviCRM installations naturally accumulate groups created for past campaigns, events, or projects. While static groups cause minimal issues, Smart Groups present an entirely different challenge. These dynamic groups ...

Managing CiviCRM contacts and CMS user accounts can feel like maintaining two separate worlds. Members fill out registration forms in CiviCRM, but administrators still need to manually create their website login accounts. Volunteers join specific groups, but accessing member-only content requires a separate registration process. Event attendees complete CiviCRM forms, but logging into the member portal is an entirely different system. What if these two systems could work together automatically? The Challenge of Dual Systems Most organizations using CiviCRM alongside a content management system face a common workflow problem: New ...

CiviCRM’s greatest strength lies in its flexibility. With the right configuration and extensions, it can adapt to the specific needs of nonprofits, government entities, membership associations, and mission-driven organizations of all types. At Skvare, we’re not just helping organizations use CiviCRM; we’re active believers in the power of open source. We contribute code, share tools, and collaborate with the community to help the entire ecosystem thrive. CMS-Independent and Stand-Alone Compatible Extensions Here are just a few of the open source CiviCRM tools and integrations the Skvare team has created or ...

Starting with Drupal 8, composer is used to manage web site dependencies and to download packages to the server. A Drupal and CiviCRM website requires 100s of packages to provide the large set of functional components. Composer simplifies the process of determining which versions of packages will all work together appropriately, and fetching all of them and putting them in the right place in the code base. Recently I read this recent blog article which advocates for setting a standard, that all extensions include the necessary definition to allow downloading ...

Skvare is proud to announce the release of the CiviCRM - Database Custom Field Check. The DBCF extension notifies the user when no additional custom fields can be added to a custom field group because the table size has reached its limit. This prevents the user from creating a field that cannot be used, saving time and frustration. By notifying users when no additional custom fields can be added to a custom field group, the extension helps prevent wasted effort and ensures that data is accurately stored and used. Custom ...

Skvare is excited to announce the release of a new CiviCRM extension - Manage Group. This extension was developed to make group management easier and more efficient for CiviCRM users. As a feature-rich CRM system, CiviCRM allows organizations to group contacts together in various ways, including basic and smart groups. However, outdated and unused groups can have a significant performance impact on the system, which can ultimately hinder an organization's productivity. Regular maintenance and monitoring of CiviCRM is just as important as spring cleaning a home. With Skvare's Manage Group ...

No two events are alike. From conferences to performances, the need for event registration is as different as the activities. That’s why Skvare’s expert developers have contributed the Event Registration Button Label extension for CiviCRM. This extension does what it says. Like the Contribution Page Button Label extension for button labels on a contribution page, the new Registration Button Label extension allows CiviCRM administrators to edit button labels on event registration pages and more. With the Registration Button Label extension installed and enabled in CiviCRM, a new set of options ...

People are at the heart of any organization, whether it’s volunteers, students, or clients, and getting the most out of your technology can help organize them to better accomplish your goals. Drupal websites have leveraged the power of webforms through the CiviCRM Webform module to gather user information, for scheduling and other automated jobs. The one thing missing — user account creating. Seeing this, Skvare developers created a new CiviCRM extension that allows new users to create a Drupal user account through a CiviCRM Webform, automatically assign Drupal user roles ...