Solving 404 Errors When Using Htpasswd
One of our Pro support members was having trouble getting into the admin section of his website. He was getting a 404 error. No recent…
Create a Database with cPanel and phpMyAdmin
Creating a database is one of the common tasks before building a new site with WordPress, Joomla or Drupal. Luckily, phpMyAdmin and cPanel make this…
What WordPress Template File Am I Using?
Sometimes you discover a plugin and wonder how you ever survived without it. For me, that’s true for the “What Template Am I Using?” plugin.…
Giving Back To WordPress. What’s In It For Me?
Giving back to WordPress is something that’s widely encouraged. Matt Mullenweg famously suggested that companies making money from WordPress should give 5% of each employee’s…
Use Openlayers to Build Drupal Maps
Openlayers is a Javascript library that allows you to display maps from multiple sources. It works with Mapquest, Yahoo Maps, Stamen, Google Street Map, Open…
Don’t Use Pixel-Width Values in HTML Tables!
Yes, it is still acceptable to use tables in your website. Just remember to use tables for their intended purpose (showing data in rows and…
Your Complete Introduction to Drupal 8 Configuration Management
A lot of OSTraining members have started to experiment with Drupal 8. Some of the features are really well documented and are easy to use.…
Build Your Own Image Scraper with PHP
There are various ways to scrape information from other websites, including JSON and RSS. However, it’s also possible to build a scraper using PHP. With…
Show Drupal Content Only With Terms of Specific Depth
Is it possible to allow Views to show only content that has child terms from a taxonomy? Yes, it is. This is similar but slightly different…
Show Only Specific Levels of Taxonomy in Views
One OSTraining member asked us this question: How can I set the filter criteria so that Views shows only the second level of a taxonomy?…
Use Views to Show Content Created by Drupal Users
One OSTraining member wanted to allow site admins to show the content created by different users. For example, the admins wanted to see all the…
Count the Total Number of Results in Drupal Views
One of our members wondered if it was possible to automatically calculate the number of results displayed in a View. Yes, this is definitely possible.…
Change Home Page Meta Description in Prestashop Sites
Prestashop is a popular option for building e-commerce sites. The default meta description for new Prestashop sites is, “Shop powered by PrestaShop”. For SEO purposes,…
Display a Specific Node with Views in Drupal
One of our users asked for a way to display a specific node inside a View. Luckily, Views for Drupal 7 has a filter criteria…
Drupal 8 Themes for Beginners
A couple of years ago, we realized that a lot of Drupal beginners were asking us for simple, good-looking Drupal themes. These beginners didn’t want…
Add a Floating Feedback Button in Drupal 7
One of our users wanted to know how to add a floating button to his Drupal site. Luckily, this task is easy to accomplish, thanks…
How to Add Vk.com Sharing Buttons to WordPress
One of our users asked for a way to include Vk.com sharing buttons in their WordPress site. VK is a large European social network with…
How to Reset a WordPress Password Without Admin Access
Sometimes you forget your WordPress admin password. Don’t worry – it happens to all of us. This tutorial will show you two easy ways to…
Add Onclick Events to Drupal Menu Links
We’ve written before that menu links are one of the more basic features on a Drupal site. One of our members wanted greater control over…
Test Beta Versions of the WordPress Core and Plugins
WordPress is an open source and community supported project. Thousands of volunteers help keep it running smoothly. You too can volunteer and help. You can…