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    Author: Rod Martin

    Rod holds two masters degrees and has been training people how to do "things" for over 25 years. Originally from Australia, he grew up in Canada and now resides just outside Cincinnati, Ohio. He has worked in both the non-profit and for-profit worlds, in small companies and large corporations. His extensive open source experience includes WordPress, Joomla and Drupal and he really knows how to help you get the most out of the system you chose. Rod plays ice hockey a couple of times a week and rides his Goldwing motorcycle pretty much everywhere he can.
    Why Joomla

    New Video Class: Why Joomla!?

    In this week’s new Joomla class, Rod Martin helps you consider if Joomla! is right for your next web project. If you’re new to Joomla,…

    Rod Martin October 7, 2014
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    Drupal SEO

    New Video Class: Drupal Search Engine Optimization

    Search engine optimization for Drupal sites is not an easy task. To fully optimize a site, you need to install and configure several key modules.…

    Rod Martin September 29, 2014
    0 Comments
    Simple WordPress Payments

    New Video Class: Simple WordPress Payments

    We have video classes on some of the most powerful WordPress shopping carts including WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads. However, sometimes you just want to…

    Rod Martin September 29, 2014
    0 Comments
    Introduction to HTML5

    Video Class Update: Introduction to HTML

    One of the first classes ever created at OSTraining has been completely overhauled! Our Introduction to HTML class has been significantly updated and expanded. There…

    Rod Martin September 24, 2014
    0 Comments
    Quick Tabs

    New Video Class: Quick Tabs for Drupal

    In this week’s new Drupal class, Brian introduces you to the Quick Tabs module for Drupal. The Quick Tabs module allows you to create blocks…

    Rod Martin September 8, 2014
    5 Comments
    Joomla 3 SEO

    New Video Class: Joomla 3 SEO

    This week’s new class, by Steve Burge, introduces you to Joomla search engine optimization. Getting your Joomla! site indexed and ranked by Google (and other…

    Rod Martin September 3, 2014
    11 Comments
    Drupal Intermediate Training

    Updated Video Class: Drupal Intermediate

    This week’s new class is actually an update to our very popular Drupal Intermediate class. We first filmed our Drupal Intermediate class in 2011.  The…

    Rod Martin August 27, 2014
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    WordPress Security Training

    New Video Class: WordPress Security

    This week’s new class is on WordPress Security. Our WordPress teacher, Topher, is going to help you secure your WordPress site from hacks, bot attacks…

    Rod Martin August 20, 2014
    0 Comments
    WordPress Portfolio Site

    Learn to Build a Portfolio Site in WordPress

    Creating a website with WordPress can be a very quick and easy process! In this new series, Topher demonstrates just how quickly you can build…

    Rod Martin July 1, 2014
    1 Comment
    Drupal Rate Module

    Learn Drupal’s Rate Module

    Drupal has several excellent modules for rating content. The Rate module is one of the very best. In this new 12-video class on the Rate…

    Rod Martin June 23, 2014
    0 Comments
    Learn Fabrik

    Learn Fabrik for Joomla

    Fabrik is a highly flexible Joomla! component for building custom web applications. With Fabrik you can create forms that allow you and your users to…

    Rod Martin June 11, 2014
    2 Comments
    WordPress Easy Digital Display training class

    Learn Easy Digital Downloads for WordPress

    Say hello to Easy Digital Downloads, the world’s easiest way to sell digital downloads through WordPress for free. In this week’s new class, our WordPress…

    Rod Martin June 4, 2014
    0 Comments
    Speed Up WordPress training class

    Learn How To Speed Up Your WordPress Site

    One of the most important aspects of a great website is speed. In our new class, Speeding Up WordPress, Topher helps us do just that.…

    Rod Martin May 21, 2014
    1 Comment
    FullCalendar Training Class

    Calendar Layouts in Drupal Using FullCalendar

    If you need a calendar on your Drupal site, you can choose between two great options: the Calendar module or the FullCalendar module. It provides…

    Rod Martin May 12, 2014
    0 Comments
    Calendar Training Class

    Create Great Calendar Layouts in Drupal

    If you need a calendar on your Drupal site, then the Calendar module is a great way to go. The Calendar module will display any…

    Rod Martin May 6, 2014
    2 Comments
    Hikashop training class

    Learn Hikashop to Build Joomla E-Commerce Sites

    Today we launch the second and final part of our video training series on Hikashop. These additional videos cover launching and running your store. We’ve…

    Rod Martin April 30, 2014
    2 Comments
    Drupal-Panels

    Learn Drupal 7 Panels

    Every Monday we release a new video class, and this week’s class is Drupal 7 Panels. Panels is a powerful module you can use to create…

    Rod Martin April 14, 2014
    0 Comments
    Drupal-Search-API

    Learn the Drupal 7 Search API

    Every Monday we release a new video class, and this week’s class is Drupal 7 Search API. Drupal’s built-in search module is a search engine…

    Rod Martin April 8, 2014
    2 Comments
    Why WordPress from the Developer Perspective

    Why WordPress? The Developer Perspective

    This week our Monday class release is Why WordPress? The Developer Perspective. In this course, our WordPress trainer, Topher DeRosia, guides us through the thought…

    Rod Martin March 31, 2014
    3 Comments
    Why WordPress - From the User Perspective

    Why WordPress? The User Perspective

    This week our Monday class release is Why WordPress? The User Perspective. In this course, our WordPress trainer, Topher DeRosia, guides us through the thought…

    Rod Martin March 25, 2014
    7 Comments
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