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New Video Class: Drupal Build a Film Review Site (Part 1)

In this class, Robert Ring takes us through a detailed site build for a film review site in Drupal.

From planning, installing modules and setting up content types to creating views, installing a theme and doing the finishing touches, this class offers some great tips throughout.

Part 1 of the class covers planning through setting up custom paths and a basic search.



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Add a New Moderation State Tab to Workbench

One of our members was watching our video class on Drupal's Workbench module and has been getting it set up on their site.

They ran into one problem: how to use the new moderation states they added.

They wanted add a tab so that people could easily see the content in a particular moderation state.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to make that happen.



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New Video Class: How to Publish Your Plugin at WordPress.org

So you have that shiny new plugin you created for your WordPress site and you'd love to share it with the world! But you're not sure how to get it published.

Never fear! In this class, Topher shows us how easy it is to get your plugin accepted and published to the WordPress repository.

From initial submission to the finer points of adding banners and updates, you'll be ready get your plugin out to the world!



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New Video Class: WordPress BackWPup

One of the most important things you should do with your WordPress site is maintain a regular schedule of backups.

In this class, Topher demonstrates BackWPup, a free backup plugin for WordPress.

Topher covers installation and setup, full or database-only backups, scheduling, off-site storage, and more.



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The Absolute Beginners Guide to Podcasting: Preparation

The podcast movement is growing at a tremendous rate and its benefits are far-reaching. I know because I currently host 2 different podcasts and produce several others.

According to the Washington Post article, "Podcasts are back - And Making Money," Apple podcast subscriptions reached 1 billion listeners. Shows like "99% Invisible" average 1.5 million downloads per month. The list goes on.

So what does this mean for you or your business? Podcasting creates an avenue to reach, inspire, and influence a large group of people. It’s a way for you to connect your brand or message with your audience. It’s also an income stream.



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The Absolute Beginners Guide to Github Pages

All developers know Github as service that enables code sharing and also helps you improve your code by using version control.

However, did you know that Github also offers Github Pages, a completely free hosting service?

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to host a simple HTML website for free using Github.



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WordPress: The Difference Between Tags And Categories

Out of the box, WordPress offers two different ways to organize Posts; Categories and Tags. The technical names for all these are taxonomies.

"What’s a taxonomy?" you may well ask. It’s simply a way of describing things. On a geography blog for example, you might have a Country taxonomy, which could be filled with country names.

Categories and Tags are more generic than "Countries", which means they are well suited for a plain new blog.



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Drag and Drop Featured Image Plugin in WordPress

Sometimes the process of assembling all the pieces of a WordPress post can be a little confusing.  Part of that process is dealing with the image library, particularly the Featured Image.  To associate a featured image you have to click a link which brings up the Media Library.  Then you click another to add media to the library.  Then you browse your computer to find it.  Then you do more steps, and the process is longer than it needs to be.



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Padding vs Margin for Web Design Spacing

Spacing is important for web design.

Spacing is about give every piece of content its own space on the screen. We use margin and padding to keep content separated from other elements such as images, video embeds and text.

Good spacing isn't often noticed. Butyoureallynoticespacingwhenitisbadlydone.



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New Video Class: Joomla Template Tricks

In this class, Barb dives into the world of Joomla templates. Specifically, she looks at the classes that Joomla templates output, and how you can change that with just a few lines of code. This can be incredibly helpful when you need to do some fine-tuning with the templates you have!

Barb uses two templates to illustrate the changes, and then shows you how to do the same with template frameworks.

You don't need advanced HTML or PHP for this course, however some familiarity will help.



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