The Funniest Add-ons for WordPress, Joomla and Drupal
WordPress, Joomla and Drupal more or less rule the world of websites these days. For developers writing freely-available add-ons, that means a lot of late…
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Find the Width of Part of a Web Page
One of our students wanted to upload full-size photos into a post on his WordPress site. The theme was Canvas from WooThemes. So, the question…
10 Responsive WordPress Themes
The phrase “Responsive Web Design” isn’t even two years old, but it’s hard to read web design articles these days without hearing it mentioned. What…
Open Source Against SOPA and PIPA
It’s been hard to go online this week and not encounter protests against the SOPA and PIPA laws which the U.S. Congress has been considering.…
Adding the Administration Menu Module to Drupal 7
Drupal 7 did get a new toolbar and overlay to make it easier to use. However, many people prefer to use the Administration Menu module.…
WPtouch – A Mobile Theme for WordPress Sites
WPtouch automatically transforms your WordPress blog so that it is easy for visitors to read on their mobile phones. It works with iPhone, iPod touch,…
Drupal’s Backup and Migrate Module
There is nothing quite so important to a developer as backups. Backup and Migrate makes the task of backing up your Drupal database and migrating…
How to Use Captcha in Drupal 7
You’ve seen Captcha used on many, many websites. Before you can submit a form, it provides a question and asks for a response from you.…
Contus Vblog Allows Videos Blogs in WordPress
Contus Vblog is a WordPress plugin which allows you to record videos as you post blogs. It has a built-in recorder that connects to your…
Move Drupal 6 Content Construction Kit (CCK) to Fields
CCK, or Content Construcion Kit is at the heart of many Drupal 6 sites. If you are migrating, you not only need to migrate the…
Planning for a Drupal 6 to 7 Migration
A simple site with only a few modules is a snap to upgrade. But if you have site with numerous modules, customizations and a custom…
Installing CKEditor in Drupal 7
By default, Drupal does not install any type of editor for adding styling to content. The good thing about that is you get to choose…
Creating a Directory or Phonebook in WordPress
Do you need to create a company directory with employee profiles? Maybe multiple departments in a larger company? Or a family directory for your next…
s2Member Paid Membership Plugin for WordPress
WordPress is great for multi-users and for creating blog sites. But what if you want to monetize it so you can charge for subscriptions? There…
Installing Acquia Dev Desktop on a PC
This tutorial will show you how to install a copy of Drupal on your computer. We’ll be using the “Acquia Dev Desktop” from http://acquia.com. It…
Installing Acquia Dev Desktop on a MAC
This tutorial will show you how to install a copy of Drupal on your computer. We’ll be using the “Acquia Dev Desktop” from http://acquia.com. It…
How To Manually Install WordPress On Your Webhost
This has become fairly simple since most hosting companies supply a version of an automatic installer that puts WordPress where you want it with a…
What’s New in WordPress 3.2?
WordPress 3.2 in with the new – out with the old. The focus for this release was making WordPress faster and lighter.Moving forward has enabled…
How to Put Drupal 7 in Maintenance Mode
When you’re updating your Drupal site, you’ll need to put it into Maintenance Mode so that no problems occur for you or visitors. Here’s how…
Installing TinyMCE in Drupal 7
This tutorial will show you how to install the TinyMCE editor into Drupal 7. By default, Drupal doesn’t install with an editor in place so…