Flexbox in CSS to Make Columns
Creating columns can be a tricky task in webdesign. For many year webdesigners used tables to show content in columns. More recently, designers have been…
Smart Slider 2 for WordPress
One of our students was having issues configuring a WordPress slider that was buggy. So we suggested he give Smart Slider 2 a try instead. …
Absolute Beginners Guide to AngularJS
One of our predictions for 2014 was that traditional CMS’s will become much more reliant on Javascript. That prediction is coming true, and AngularJS is…
Learn Development Workflows with Pantheon
Many of the people who watch our video classes are new to web development and looking for guidance as to the best tools and processses.…
How to Survive an eCommerce Project
This is a really fun presentation from Joomla Day Atlanta. E-commerce projects are really difficult. In fact, they can be so difficult that website developers…
Contextual Filters and Arguments in Drupal
Sometimes the name you give something is really important. In Drupal 6, a key feature in Views was called “arguments”. This term made perfect sense…
A Beginners Guide to Browser Caching
Is your website running slowly? Does your site have a lot of repeat visitors? Browser caching is one tool to help your site load much…
Learn How To Speed Up Your WordPress Site
One of the most important aspects of a great website is speed. In our new class, Speeding Up WordPress, Topher helps us do just that.…
Automatic Updates for WordPress Plugins and Themes
One thing I love about WordPress are the easy updates. WordPress recently introduced automatic updates for minor releases of the WordPress core. The ultimate goal…
Add CSS Style to Drupal Views
This week one of our OSTraining members was working with the Views module. They were able to create views, but weren’t sure how to improve…
Calendar Layouts in Drupal Using FullCalendar
If you need a calendar on your Drupal site, you can choose between two great options: the Calendar module or the FullCalendar module. It provides…
Ripple: How to Create and Fund a Wallet
Two weeks ago we wrote an introduction to Ripple, which is an open source platform for sending and receiving money. Quite a few people read…
How to Install Ghost on Digital Ocean
We’ve written several times about Ghost – a new blogging platform. Once Ghost is installed, it’s really easy to use. However, being built on Node.js,…
Publish and Unpublish Dates for Drupal Content
One feature that is common with other software but missing with Drupal is the ability to schedule content. The Scheduler module fills in this gap…
WordPress Version Check – Browser Addon
WordPress is quickly moving to auto-updates, but until we reach complete automation, knowing the version of a site is important. This tutorial will show you…
Password Protect Your Website Admin Area
Over the last few years, our websites have been subject to regular attacks. One of the most common attacks was sending bots to repeatedly attempt…
Malwarebytes: Check for Malware On Your PC
Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a lot of hacked websites Many websites are hacked directly, but we’ve also seen them hacked because…
ClamXav: Check for Malware On Your Mac
Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a lot of hacked websitesMany websites are hacked directly, but we’ve also seen them hacked because of…
Create Great Calendar Layouts in Drupal
If you need a calendar on your Drupal site, then the Calendar module is a great way to go. The Calendar module will display any…
An Introduction to Ghost
If you have been involved in web development, you have used at least one open source content management system. The market is filled with many…