How to use Search API Solr Search in Drupal 8
Apache Solr is a very popular open source search platform, based on the Java Lucene Library. Solr is very stable, scalable and reliable and provides…
Your Ultimate Tutorial for the WPML Plugin
WPML is the most popular plugin for multi-lingual WordPress sites. WPML is an acronym for “WordPress Multilingual” and the plugin is installed on nearly a…
The OSTraining Podcast #26: Jason Cohen on Why WPEngine Belongs Next to Adobe and Oracle
Jason is the founder and CTO of WPEngine. Jason and his team recently celebrated WPEngine’s inclusion on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for the first time.…
Videos to Get You Started With WordPress Plugin Development
My client has asked me to build a WordPress plugin for them. Help! How do I learn to build WordPress plugins? That’s a common question…
The Beginners Guide to Magento Blocks and Widgets
Blocks and Widgets are the key layout features in Magento. These two features are very closely linked, and are often used together. One way to…
Build Your Shopify Store in 1 Hour
Shopify is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms in the world. For under $30 per month, Shopify offers everything your store needs from products…
The Beginners Guide to Understanding Magento Taxes
Taxes are never fun, whether you’re paying or collecting them. However, when you’re running an eCommerce store with Magento, Taxes are an unavoidable headache. We’re…
Build Multilingual WordPress Sites with the Polylang Plugin
One of our customers recently asked us how to set up a multilingual WordPress site to manually translate it. The Polylang plugin does just that.…
Email WordPress Users When a New Post Is Published
You write great content and want to build up an audience of people who read your blog regularly. In this situation, there’s no better way…
Your Plain English Guide to Gartner Magic Quadrants
A few weeks ago, WPEngine purchased StudioPress. This was a major move in the WordPress space. This also seemed like a simple move. One of…
The Ultimate Tutorial for Drupal’s Paragraphs Module
Over the last few months we’ve worked with more and more Drupal 8 sites. Those projects all had one thing in common … they used…
Videos to Get You Started With WordPress Theme Design
How do I get started with theme design? That’s a common question we get from people who join OSTraining for the first time. They want…
Introducing BoldGrid, the WordPress Website Builder
The new Gutenberg editor is nearly here and the WordPress landscape is about to change in a big way. Many plugins are themes are going…
The Magento 2 Explained Book is Here
Do you need to build an eCommerce site with Magento? Today, we’re delighted to say that the “Magento 2 Explained” book is here. This step-by-step…
The OSTraining Podcast #25: Beka Rice on eCommerce and the GDPR
Some people have scanned a few blog posts about the GDPR. Very few people have researched it deeply and really know what they’re talking about.…
The OSTraining Podcast #24: Jerry Eadeh on the Past and Future of Magento
When we scheduled this podcast, I planned to talk about the history of Magento. Jerry works for Nexcess, a hosting company that is famous for…
10 Tips to Improve Security of Your WordPress Site
WordPress is one of the simplest and versatile content management systems. Any beginner can quickly build a professional website with it. It offers basic security…
How to Monitor WordPress Downtime
So your WordPress website offers good content to your visitors. And it offers an amazing user-experience. And it’s safe and secure! But it all will be…
Create WordPress Forms that Open and Close Automatically
Gator Forms is our favorite WordPress forms plugin. One of the reasons we like it so much is that it has a wide range of display…
Place a WordPress Form on the Side or Top of Your Site
Gator Forms is our favorite WordPress forms plugin. One of the reasons we like it so much is that it has a wide range of…