The Value of Attending J and Beyond
Last summer I didn’t feel ready to attend my first Joomla! Day, which was only a seven-hour drive. Nine months later I not only attended…
New Resources Area for OSTraining Members
This week we’ve launched a Resources area for our members. Many of these resources have been on our sites for years, but were hard to…
New Drupal Classes and a Partnership with Modules Unraveled
It’s been wonderful to hear a brand-new voice in the Drupal world this year. Every week Brian Lewis has been interviewing leading lights in the…
Frontend Viewing Added to the OSToolbar
Another week, another new feature. The OSToolbar now allows you to show videos on the frontend of your Joomla or WordPress site. Now if you…
Use the Drupal Widgets Module For Reusable Content
The Widgets module allows you to centrally manage text and code snippets across your Drupal site. You can also combine the snippets into sets for…
FPA – Fast Permissions Access for Drupal
As your Drupal site grows, so does your permissions page. Finding the permissions you need to change often requires a lot of clicking and scrolling.…
Back at CapitalCamp for Washington Drupal Training
Washington D.C. is the epicenter of Drupal’s growth worldwide, and CapitalCamp is the Washington D.C. DrupalCamp. This year’s CapitalCamp takes place on July 27th and…
The Disappearance of Open Source?
A little while ago we made the decision here at ostraining.com to alter how our name is shown to visitors. We changed “Open Source Training”…
Our Joomla Security Class is Here and Free!
It’s hard to think of a more important topic than keeping your site safe and secure. So, we’re pleased to say that our new Joomla…
The OSToolbar is Now on WordPress.org
Last week we released a completely free version of the OSToolbar. In more good news, the OSToolbar is now available on WordPress.org. The OSToolbar’s official…
A New Layout for Our Training Classes
Over the last week we’ve been rolling out a new layout for all of our training classes. Hopefully this will be a big improvement for…
Auto-Notify Drupal Authors About New Comments
Managing comments on a busy website can get tedious if you need to login and check continually. It’s very convenient to get an email with…
Nodequeue: Control the Order of Drupal Nodes
There are various ways to create lists of nodes in Drupal. So what’s different about the Nodequeue Module? Nodequeue allows you to manually control the…
Drupal 7.14 and Drupal 6.26 Are Out. Update Now.
This week has produced updates for both current Drupal versions. Drupal 6 only has bug fixes, but Drupal 7 has security fixes. Thus, all Drupal…
Dealing with the WordPress White Screen of Death
Have you ever experienced Microsoft’s famous Blue Screen Of Death? Well, WordPress has its own version commonly called the White Screen Of Death. You are…
The OSToolbar is Now Free For Everyone
Are you an OSTraining member? We’ve got great news for you: we released a new and greatly-improved version of OSToolbar Pro. Are you not an…
Dropdown vs Flyout vs Dropline vs Mega vs Accordion Menus
No matter what CMS we’re teaching, when we come to talking about themes and designs, one question always comes up quickly: “How do I make…
Use the Native WordPress Gallery with a Lightbox Effect
Right before we jump into this tutorial, we’d like to mention an alternative method that you might find both faster and easier. As you know…
GetPantheon.com Drupal Hosting Review
There is one question we get time and time and again from developers who are new to Drupal: “How do I create a staging environment…
Learn How to Code PHP with OSTraining
About two months ago we asked our members what course they wanted us to add. PHP was the clear winner. Why PHP? It’s the key…