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May 19, 2015
The Joomla Reorganization in Plain English
Last week, the Joomla project voted in favor of a major reorganization.
Several people have asked us about this change, but we could never find a simple, plain-English explanation of what was happening.
So, for those of you have been too busy to follow along, here's what's changing with the Joomla project.
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Several people have asked us about this change, but we could never find a simple, plain-English explanation of what was happening.
So, for those of you have been too busy to follow along, here's what's changing with the Joomla project.
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DrupalCon Los Angeles and Where DrupalCons are Headed
DrupalCon Los Angeles took place from May 11 to 15 and three of our team were there.
Three of our team joined over 3100 people who crowded into downtown L.A.
We'll recap our favorite sessions in another blog post, but here are some thoughts on DrupalCon L.A. and where DrupalCons are headed.
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Three of our team joined over 3100 people who crowded into downtown L.A.
We'll recap our favorite sessions in another blog post, but here are some thoughts on DrupalCon L.A. and where DrupalCons are headed.
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May 18, 2015
New Video Class: WordPress NextGen Gallery Plugin
The NextGEN Gallery is one of the most popular WordPress gallery plugins, and with over 12 million downloads, it is one of the most popular WordPress plugins of all time.
In this introductory class, Sara uses the free version of the plugin to demonstrate this powerful plugin for uploading and managing galleries of images.
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In this introductory class, Sara uses the free version of the plugin to demonstrate this powerful plugin for uploading and managing galleries of images.
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May 11, 2015
New Video Class: Better Drupal Administration
In this week's new class, Robert shows you how to add some great modules and a theme to make many aspects of Drupal administration much easier!
Administering a Drupal site, either for the site builder or the content editor, can be a challenge. What comes with Drupal "out of the box" is pretty bare bones. This class will make Drupal much easier to use.
Robert introduces us to modules such as Administration Menu, Module Filter and Masquerade, plus the Adminimal theme.
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Administering a Drupal site, either for the site builder or the content editor, can be a challenge. What comes with Drupal "out of the box" is pretty bare bones. This class will make Drupal much easier to use.
Robert introduces us to modules such as Administration Menu, Module Filter and Masquerade, plus the Adminimal theme.
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May 7, 2015
Kim White from River City Company and Chattanooga
In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, as using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
Our initial focus is on the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Scroll to the bottom of the post to see links to all the articles in this series.
This week we're talking with Kim White from River City Company, a non-profit company promoting economic development in Chattanooga.
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Our initial focus is on the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Scroll to the bottom of the post to see links to all the articles in this series.
This week we're talking with Kim White from River City Company, a non-profit company promoting economic development in Chattanooga.
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May 4, 2015
New Video Class: Exploring Drupal's Glossary View
If you need a listing of content based on the first letter in the title, you need a glossary. In this class, Robert demonstrates how to build a glossary from scratch.
He demonstrates the view, adding an attachment, a context and how to include all the letters even when there's no content. He concludes the class up by looking at the glossary that comes with Views.
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He demonstrates the view, adding an attachment, a context and how to include all the letters even when there's no content. He concludes the class up by looking at the glossary that comes with Views.
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New Video Class: Build a WordPress Book Club Site
Some of the most popular classes at OSTraining are how-to guides for a particular type of the site.
We take a niche such as "Restaurant", "Real Estate" and "Portfolio" and build an example site.
This week we have a how-to guide for club / social group websites.
In this class, Topher builds a book club website with landing pages for authors, a group calendar and useful sidebar widget.
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We take a niche such as "Restaurant", "Real Estate" and "Portfolio" and build an example site.
This week we have a how-to guide for club / social group websites.
In this class, Topher builds a book club website with landing pages for authors, a group calendar and useful sidebar widget.
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April 29, 2015
New Video Class: CSS and Text Design
The 2nd class in our new CSS is here.
In this week's class, Barb explains how CSS is used to design the text on your website.
You'll learn how text can be sized to work across different devices.
You'll also see the different ways fonts can be added to your design, introducing popular tools such as Google Fonts, FontSquirrel and FontAwesome.
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In this week's class, Barb explains how CSS is used to design the text on your website.
You'll learn how text can be sized to work across different devices.
You'll also see the different ways fonts can be added to your design, introducing popular tools such as Google Fonts, FontSquirrel and FontAwesome.
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April 28, 2015
Beau Moffatt from Chattanooga and WordPress
In this series we're talking about cities that were rundown but are re-inventing themselves, as using technology to do so. We're trying to get to the bottom of the questions, "What does it take to turn around a struggling city?" and "Can technology help?"
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Emoji are the Most Important WordPress Feature in Years
One of the major features in WordPress 4.2 is emoji support.
The inclusion of emoji did not go down well with everyone. Here are some sample Twitter responses:
"Emoji support in WordPress core is the stupidest thing ever."
“improved emoji support”. WordPress 4.2 sounds scintillating."
"Why do I feel like the upcoming WordPress emoji feature is a little 1999. Really guys?"
Even the WordPress 4.2 intro video doesn't seem to take emoji very seriously. The emoji section starts around the 1.30 minute mark:
"Tell the world about your love for ice cream, kittens, or even jazz. All without using a single word."
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The inclusion of emoji did not go down well with everyone. Here are some sample Twitter responses:
"Emoji support in WordPress core is the stupidest thing ever."
“improved emoji support”. WordPress 4.2 sounds scintillating."
"Why do I feel like the upcoming WordPress emoji feature is a little 1999. Really guys?"
Even the WordPress 4.2 intro video doesn't seem to take emoji very seriously. The emoji section starts around the 1.30 minute mark:
"Tell the world about your love for ice cream, kittens, or even jazz. All without using a single word."
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://OSTraining.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
