Custom Formatters for Easy Drupal Embeds
Many websites want to allow users to submit videos, audio files, documents and the like. However, if those files are stored on other sites, it…
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.
Build a New Drupal Homepage With Panels
Panels is one of the most popular modules amongst serious Drupal site-builders. Panels allows you to easily create custom layouts for your content and your…
Personalized Content Feeds in Drupal
One of our members wanted to allow users to create customized information feeds in Drupal. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to do that.…
Why is WordPress Easy? Can It Become Simpler?
A lot of people say that WordPress is easy to use. I hear that claim all the time, but rarely see anyone show evidence that…
Learn Hikashop for Joomla E-Commerce
We’ve recently launched a large e-commerce project for an OSTraining customer. They wanted a Joomla store that was powerful, flexible and easy-to-use. After evaluating the…
Why is My Database So Large?
One common question we hear from our members is this: “My hosting company tells me my database is too large. But, I’m not sure what’s…
Your Video Introduction to WordPress 3.9
WordPress 3.9 is due to be released in mid-April. Topher, our WordPress teacher, is here to give you your video introduction to 3.9. In the…
27 Funny, Imaginative and Odd Drupal Logos
Some organizations are very serious about their logos. They produce exhaustive guidelines on how their logo should and should not be used. The Drupal community…
Join Us in Texas for DrupalCon Austin
Are you looking for a good excuse to get out of the office, head somewhere interesting and learn some new skills? DrupalCon Austin is in…
Add Links to Fields in Views – Drupal 7
This blog post is the answer to a common request we get from people learning how to use Views. The question is: “How do I…
Why WordPress for Developers? Watch the Webinar
Last week, we launched a new video class called Why WordPress? The Developer Perspective. We also held a webinar on the same topic. Our WordPress trainer,…
How Long Until Most WordPress Posts are from Mobile?
WPTavern is one of the oldest and best WordPress news sites. Jeff Chandler has been running the site for nearly 8 years now. I spoke…
A Sub-theme of a Drupal Sub-theme
The best way to design and modify your Drupal site is with overrides. If you’re not sure how overrides work, read our introduction to Drupal…
Topher’s Testing: WP Smush.it Plugin for WordPress
Topher is our WordPress teacher, and he tests WordPress plugins for us. This week Topher introduces us to the WP Smush.it plugin. Smush.it is a…
An Introduction to Twig in Drupal 8 Themes
PHPTemplate is the engine that has been driving Drupal templates since 2005. After nearly 10 years of honorable service, PHPTemplate is about to be replaced…
WICS: A Usability Score for Web Software
Over the last decade, I’ve spent my days teaching people how to use web software. Some of that software has been easy to teach –…
Topher’s Testing: WP Remote Plugin for WordPress
This plugin review is part of a series we call “Topher’s Testing”. Topher is our WordPress teacher, and he’s testing some really useful new WordPress…
Joomla 3 Access Control and Maintenance Class
Our new class and webinar schedule is up-and-running. Every Monday, we release a new video class. Every Friday, we hold a webinar for our members on…
Videos on Using Linkit with CKEditor in Drupal
CKEditor will be the default editor in Drupal 8 and is currently the most popular editor in Drupal 7. However, in some respects, CKEditor isn’t very…
Topher’s Testing: Block Bad Queries Plugin for WordPress
This plugin review is part of a series we call “Topher’s Testing”. Topher is our WordPress teacher, and he’s sitting down to test some really…