Why Are There No New Drupal 8 Themes?
Back in January this year, we talked about Drupal 8 themes. At that time, there were 86 themes for Drupal 8 on Drupal.org. 9 months…
Author: Steve Burge
Steve is the founder of OSTraining. Originally from the UK, he now lives in Sarasota in the USA. Steve's work straddles the line between teaching and web development.
Check Out the New Video Player for OSTraining Classes
This week, you’ll find an updated video player when you watch OSTraining classes. We’ve added some new features, and moved some buttons to more logical…
New Drupal 8 Ideas in Dries’ Dublin Keynote
This week is DrupalCon Dublin. And as always, Dries gave the keynote address on the first morning of the event. This year’s keynote was broken…
New Class: How to Develop Joomla Modules
For quite some time, Joomla development has been the most requested topic by OSTraining members. Today, I’m delighted to release the first of several Joomla…
4 Videos Showing How to Build a Drupal 8 Module
Building modules in Drupal 8 is surprisingly easy. With just four files, you can register the module with Drupal 8, create functionality, control permissions and…
3 More Major Features in Drupal 8.2
In early August, we wrote about 7 improvements you’ll see in Drupal 8.2. During the four weeks since that post, the Drupal team has added…
New Class: How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Sites
If you want to set up an online store, and don’t want to set up a new website, then Ecwid is a great solution. Ecwid…
New Class: Build a Complete WordPress Theme with Underscores
Last week, we relaunched our WordPress theme design classes. The first new class was called “Getting Started With WordPress Theme Development“. Are you ready to…
New WordPress Theme Design Classes, Based on Underscores
We’re delighted to relaunch our WordPress theme design classes. This week, there’s an introductory class called “The Beginners Guide to WordPress Theme Development“. Next week,…
Work With Us as a Magento, Shopify or SEO Teacher
Do you enjoy teaching? Do you have a good knowledge of Magento 2, Shopify or SEO? If so, you should consider working with us as…
Drupal 8 Day Will Be November 19th, 2016
Drupal 8 has been out for nearly one year, and is now maturing into a really powerful platform. We will hold an online event all…
The Debate We Need: How Can SaaS and Open Source Work Together?
Back in 2007, there was a lot of controversy over the GPL. Some developers wanted to make money selling GPL-licensed products. However, a lot of…
How to Use Square and WooCommerce for Point-of-Sale
WooCommerce is the most popular way to build an online store. Square is the most popular way to build a point-of-sale solution in many countries.…
Win a Copy of MySQL Explained and learn MySQL for Free!
Do you use Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Magento or other PHP software? If you answered “yes”, then you use MySQL. MySQL is the world’s most popular…
Image Recycle Optimizes Images in Joomla, WordPress and Magento
Many websites have images that much larger and much slower-loading than neccessary. With the right tool, you can optimize your images so they still look…
7 New Improvements You’ll See in Drupal 8.2
The Beta version of Drupal 8.2 has arrived and is ready for testing. There are many upgrades to the developer experience, but what changes will…
There Will Never Be a Drupal 9
Yes, that’s a big statement in the title, so let me explain. Lots of OSTraining customers are looking into Drupal 8 and they have questions…
What New Features Will Users See in WordPress 4.6?
WordPress 4.6 is here and it’s time to update. This version has a ton of developer-focused changes, and you can find those in the Field…
Open Source Companies Are Becoming SaaS Companies
For many years, WooThemes was the biggest brand name in WordPress. Last month, they killed that brand and redirected everything to WooCommerce.com. Was there shock…
How to Use Rochen Vault to Save Your Site
We’re often asked to help people who have caused an issue with their site. After changing a file, they have taken their site offline or…