How to Install CKEditor Plugins in Drupal 8
CKEditor is the WYSIWYG editor that you’ll see in Drupal 8. The default installation of CKEditor has a lot of options, but you can also…
New Book: CSS Grid Explained
CSS Grid is revolutionizing the frontend web-design industry. For the last 20 years, web designers have used CSS to lay out web pages. However, CSS has…
How to Create a Search Box with a Sliding Effect in Drupal 8
One of OSTraining members asked how to create a search box with a sliding out effect. Their goal was to arrive at the search box…
Disable a WordPress Plugin Without Access to Your Admin Area
Normally, disabling a WordPress plugin is very simple and straightforward. How easy? You can login to your admin area, click the “Plugins” tab and click “Deactivate”…
The OSTraining Podcast #29: Dusty Davidson on Flywheel and Silicon Prairie
Dusty Davidson is the co-founder and CEO of Flywheel. Flywheel is a fast-growing WordPress hosting company, Yes, they’re in a crowded market, but Flywheel stands…
A Mountain of Gutenberg News!
Yes, WordPress is going to have a new editor called “Gutenberg”. Up until now, the Gutenberg developers made slow and steady progress. Every two weeks,…
Should I Re-use Existing Drupal Fields?
Sometimes we’re able to give really clear advice: “Do this!” or “Don’t do that!” This is not going to be one of those blog posts.…
The OSTraining Podcast #28: Dwayne McDaniel on Improv and Open Source
Dwayne is a developer evangelist for Pantheon. He travels to between 30 and 40 camps every year, representing Pantheon, and aiming to bring people together.…
How to Use the Fullcalendar View Module in Drupal 8
One of our customers asked us how to integrate a calendar with events on their site. The Calendar module is the most popular module in…
Finally! There’s a Roadmap for Drupal 7, 8, and 9
Let me give credit where credit is due. The Drupal community is really getting organized in 2018. In years gone by, Drupal has succeeded despite not…
Video Class: Ecwid and WordPress for eCommerce
If you want to set up an online store, and already have an existing website, then Ecwid is a great solution. With Ecwid, you can…
How to Add Excerpts to WordPress Pages As Well As Posts
Many WordPress themes rely on “Excerpts” to show a short summary of your WordPress content. You’ll find an “Excerpts” box on all your WordPress Posts,…
New Class: How to Use Bootstrap 4
Bootstrap is the most popular design framework in the world. It’s an HTML, CSS and Javascript framework that allows non-designers to create clean-looking websites and interfaces.…
5 New Features You’ll See in Drupal 8.6
Drupal releases major updates only twice per year: in March/April and also in September/October. Drupal 8.6 is the major update for September 2018. Let’s dive…
How Popular is Bootstrap in 2018?
Back in mid-2013, I wrote a post called, “The Bootstrap Boom is Just Getting Started“. Looking at the statistics, it was clear that Bootstrap was on…
How to Highlight the Menu Item of the Current Page in Drupal
One of our customers asked how to highlight an active menu item in Drupal and how to keep it highlighted once it has been clicked.…
How to Avoid 8 Common WordPress Development Mistakes
When you’re developing plugins, messing up is just part of the process. There’s a lot of trial and error involved in developing plugins for WordPress.…
How to Create Magento Attributes for Products
When you first set up a Magento site, your products will have a price, a weight, an image and some other popular e-commerce options. However,…
The OSTraining Podcast #27: Alex Kuczek on his Journey from Poland to Silicon Valley
5 years ago, Alex opened a web design agency in Poland. This summer, Perfect Dashboard, his SaaS company, was accepted to Berkeley SkyDeck, one of…