5 Software Platforms You Didn’t Know OSTraining Covered
Much of our time and effort at OSTraining goes towards covering the most high-profile platforms such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Magento. But there are…
Drupal 8 Now Has a Real Roadmap
Every year we go to DrupalCon (this time it was in Nashville). Every year, it’s an excellent event. Every year, Dries Buytaert gives his keynote…
The OSTraining Podcast #21: Zac Gordon and React Explained
If you spend any time in the WordPress world, you’ve probably come across Zac Gordon. Zac is an enthusiastic and charming teacher who focuses on…
How to Update phpMyAdmin
One of our members asked us how to update their phpMyAdmin version. They were running it under Windows/XAMPP. You may not be aware that you…
Getting Started With Drupal’s Webform Module
One of our club members asked us how to create a survey form in Drupal 7. They wanted to achieve this without a need for…
The OSTraining Podcast #20: Rod Martin and Mautic
Rod Martin has just published a new video class on using Mautic, the open source platform for marketing automation. In a world where marketing automation…
How to Use the New Layout Builder in Drupal 8
Earlier on the OSTraining blog, Steve Burge gave an introduction to the new Layout Builder in Drupal 8. Many users have been eagerly waiting for…
Learn Drupal 8 Layout and Theming By Taking the Class
One of the most frequently asked questions among our Drupal students is “How do you control the look and feel of Drupal sites?” If you…
How to Market Your Tech Business
Given a choice, every tech entrepreneur would prefer to spend most of their time in building the product, iterating its features and taking it to…
Follow Along With Zac Gordon and the React Explained Book
If you spend any time in the WordPress world, you’ve probably come across Zac Gordon. Zac is an enthusiastic and charming teacher who focuses on…
Come and Join Us at DrupalCon Nashville
Want to visit one of the most fun cities in the US? DrupalCon Nashville is in April, and you should come join us. DrupalCon Nashville…
How to Change the Default Text Strings in Drupal 8
Drupal 8.5 is available now, and we covered some of the key new features. However, some smaller, but very useful features arrived with 8.5. For…
New Class: Marketing Automation Using Mautic
This week’s new class is a complete beginners guide to Mautic, the open source platform for marketing automation. “Marketing Automation Using Mautic” will help you…
How OSpam-a-not Protects Your Joomla Forms From Spambots
In 2014 here at ostraining.com, we decided to stop the flood of spambots sending spam via forms on our site. We tried one particular unobtrusive…
How to Embed “Buy Now” Stripe Buttons in Drupal
Would you like to avoid a hassle of processing and keeping your online customers’ card details? Stripe is a global online payment gateway you can…
How to Set FileZilla to Open and Edit Files with Notepad++
When installing and using FileZilla FTP client for the first time, it won’t allow you to right-click files and instantly edit them using code editors,…
10 Options for Multi-Vendor Shopping Carts
Multi-vendor e-commerce sites are really popular. Sites such as eBay, Etsy and AliBaba have enormous reach and support with 100,000’s of sellers on just one…
How to Create Font Awesome Icons with CSS
Icons on a website are handy. They provide easy visual information, providing links to email forms, telephone numbers, maps and more. Traditionally these icons have…
The OSTraining Podcast #19: Patrick Rauland and WooCommerce
Patrick Rauland has just published the “WooCommerce Explained” book with us. You could say that he’s a WooCommerce fan. Patrick has used it as a…
How to Create a Responsive Off-canvas Menu in Drupal 8
An off-canvas menu is the best way to offer a pleasant experience to those visiting your site from mobile devices. It is rapidly becoming a…