Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP Problems
If you just updated to Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP stopped working for you, this tutorial will provide a very simple fix. The Problem…
Author: Nick Savov
Nick is the Director of Support at OSTraining and you can find him in almost every area of the site, from answering support requests and account questions to creating tutorials and software.
1 Great Thing in 2014: Meteor
Ever since I found out about Node.js, I was intrigued by its potential. It had a lot of great features (ex. asynchronous I/O, event-driven, etc),…
How to View the Source Code of a Website
WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal are primarily powered by PHP. However, as a user on a website, we don’t actually see what’s going on behind the…
Smart Slider 2 for WordPress
One of our students was having issues configuring a WordPress slider that was buggy. So we suggested he give Smart Slider 2 a try instead. …
Automatic Updates for WordPress Plugins and Themes
One thing I love about WordPress are the easy updates. WordPress recently introduced automatic updates for minor releases of the WordPress core. The ultimate goal…
Ripple: How to Create and Fund a Wallet
Two weeks ago we wrote an introduction to Ripple, which is an open source platform for sending and receiving money. Quite a few people read…
WordPress Version Check – Browser Addon
WordPress is quickly moving to auto-updates, but until we reach complete automation, knowing the version of a site is important. This tutorial will show you…
Password Protect Your Website Admin Area
Over the last few years, our websites have been subject to regular attacks. One of the most common attacks was sending bots to repeatedly attempt…
Malwarebytes: Check for Malware On Your PC
Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a lot of hacked websites Many websites are hacked directly, but we’ve also seen them hacked because…
ClamXav: Check for Malware On Your Mac
Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a lot of hacked websitesMany websites are hacked directly, but we’ve also seen them hacked because of…
Is a Website Using WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal?
The following tutorial will show you a quick way to check if a site is built with WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal. Using the technique, you…
Ripple: An Open Source Way to Send Money
We mainly focus on open source with this blog, but we’re fascinated by technology in general. I’ve been reading a lot about digital currencies lately…
How to Use Akeeba Backup for WordPress
The de facto standard for backing up a Joomla site is Akeeba Backup. The software is excellent, feature rich, and very reliable. The developer of…
How to Add YouTube Videos to Your Website
This tutorial will show you how to embed YouTube videos directly into your site without a plugin. There’s a mantra in CMS communities, that goes…
Join Us for Joomla’s Pizza, Bugs, and Fun on March 16th
Some of our staff will be participating in Joomla’s Pizza, Bugs, and Fun (PBF) event on Saturday, March 16th, 2013, and we’d like you to…
How to Run Multiple Local WordPress Sites on a Mac Using MAMP
One of our students wanted to know how to run multiple local WordPress sites on a Mac using MAMP, so we created this tutorial for…
How to Install File Manager elFinder in WordPress
One of our students was having difficulty getting access to his CSS files, so we created this tutorial for him. This tutorial will show you…
WordPress Post and Page Screen Options
One of our students noticed that his Add a New Post area looked different that our tutorial. For example, he had no excerpt or custom…
How to Exclude a Page from the Pages Widget in WordPress
One of our students asked us how to remove a link from a left menu. In his case the link was coming from the Pages…
How to Create a Frontpage Slideshow in WordPress
This tutorial will walk you through step by step how to create a slideshow for the frontpage of your WordPress site. We’re going to use…