New Video Class: Drupal Context Module
The default block system in Drupal is adequate for simple sites, but if you need more control, then the Context module is a great solution.…
New Video Class: Setting Up SSH Keys
As you develop your skill set in web design, you may want to go beyond CPanel and dive into the command line. SSH keys allow…
New Video Class: JetPack Stats for WordPress
Jetpack is one of the most installed plugins in WordPress. In this class, Topher reviews over the stats package that is part of Jetpack Plugin.…
5 Videos to Get Anyone Started with GIMP
If you’re looking for a powerful, free alternative to Photoshop, GIMP is a great choice. GIMP (short for “GNU Image Manipulation Program”) is available for Linux,…
New Video Class: Git and Version Control, Part 2
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.…
Pros and Cons of the Make Theme for WordPress
Last May I noticed an announcement from a friend of mine that his company, The Theme Foundry, had released a new WordPress theme, called Make.…
The Best Way to Build Custom Meta Boxes in WordPress?
Recently I needed to accomplish a specific chore for my job. I needed to make a meta box in the WordPress admin. The image below…
Going to California for DrupalCon Los Angeles
Some cities are world class destinations. London, New York, Barcelona, Sydney, Hong Kong … you know the names. DrupalCon isn’t always held in a world…
New Video Class: GIMP, Part 4
In this final installment of a four part series, Vicki continues exploring the power of GIMP covering selections, filters, cloning and paint tools. If you’re…
Updated Video Class: CSS, Part 1
This CSS video class here at OSTraining was one of our oldest tutorials and due for a rebuild. Rather than just re-create the same class,…
Mike Bradshaw from Company Lab in Chattanooga
Welcome to the “New Tech Cities” series at OSTraining. In this series we’re talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, as using…
Views Calc – Calculations for Your Fields in Views
Views Calc is useful little Drupal module that allows you to perform calculations inside Views. Views Calc allows you to perform Count, Sum, Average or…
My Review of WP Rocket – WordPress Caching
Server side site caching has long been a passion of mine. The speed increase for the end user combined with the lowered server resource needs…
New Videos: Git and Version Control, Part 1
If you want to be a web developer in 2015, you have to understand Git. Git is a free and open source version control system…
Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP Problems
If you just updated to Mac OS X Yosemite and MAMP stopped working for you, this tutorial will provide a very simple fix. The Problem…
Dr. Leslie Jensen-Inman from Center Centre on Design, Learning, and Tech in Chattanooga
Welcome to the “New Tech Cities” series at OSTraining. In this series we’re talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, and using…
Using the Easy Content Types Plugin for WordPress
In June of 2010 WordPress 3.0 introduced Custom Post Types, and thereby changed WordPress from a blog platform to a Content Management System. The power…
The State of Drupal 8: March 2015
Over the last few years we’ve been writing a regular series called the “State of Drupal 8”. We aim to give a short, plain English…
New Video Class: Custom Post Types for WordPress
One of the reasons Drupal is so flexible is the ability to put content in fields that go beyond just the title and body. Both…
Introducing Polymer Web Elements by Google
Polymer is a library created by Google that makes it easier to create elements. Elements are reusable sections of code that makes it much easier…
