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December 14, 2014
Breeze - a New, Free WordPress Theme for You
Today we're releasing Breeze, a WordPress theme that's good-looking and really easy to use.
Breeze got its name because it's so speedy and lightweight that installing it is a "breeze".
We have had a Joomla version of Breeze for several years. We've now ported the design to WordPress.
Breeze will be the default theme we use in our training classes and our upcoming book, WordPress Explained.
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Breeze got its name because it's so speedy and lightweight that installing it is a "breeze".
We have had a Joomla version of Breeze for several years. We've now ported the design to WordPress.
Breeze will be the default theme we use in our training classes and our upcoming book, WordPress Explained.
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Breeze - a Free WordPress Theme
Today we're releasing Breeze, a WordPress theme that's good-looking and really easy to use.
Breeze got its name because it's so speedy and lightweight that installing it is a "breeze".
We have had a Joomla version of Breeze for several years. We've now ported the design to WordPress.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://OSTraining.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Breeze got its name because it's so speedy and lightweight that installing it is a "breeze".
We have had a Joomla version of Breeze for several years. We've now ported the design to WordPress.
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Beta 3 of Simple Renew is Here
Simple Renew is the easiest way to create a membership site with Joomla.
We're delighted to say we've released Beta 3 of Simple Renew.
We're getting closer and closer to a stable release of Simple Renew. This extension is now powering http://alledia.com and an increasing number of live sites.
So what's new in Beta 3?
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We're delighted to say we've released Beta 3 of Simple Renew.
We're getting closer and closer to a stable release of Simple Renew. This extension is now powering http://alledia.com and an increasing number of live sites.
So what's new in Beta 3?
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4 Video Tutorials for Ozio Gallery in Joomla
Many OSTraining members are looking for a simple, attractive photo gallery for their sites.
In Joomla, one of the simplest and most attractive options is Ozio Gallery.
Ozio will automatically import images that you have stored on Flickr and Google+ (woohoo! We found a use for Google+).
Here's how Ozio Gallery works:
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In Joomla, one of the simplest and most attractive options is Ozio Gallery.
Ozio will automatically import images that you have stored on Flickr and Google+ (woohoo! We found a use for Google+).
Here's how Ozio Gallery works:
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December 13, 2014
More WordPress Widget Control with the Custom Sidebars Plugin
One of our OSTraining members asked us how they could show different widgets on different WordPress pages. This isn't a feature that's available by default in WordPress.
We recommended this Custom Sidebars plugin which makes it easy to customize which pages your widgets appear on.
In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to use Custom Sidebars.
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We recommended this Custom Sidebars plugin which makes it easy to customize which pages your widgets appear on.
In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to use Custom Sidebars.
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December 11, 2014
Clone WordPress Sites With Varying Vagrant Vagrants
A few weeks ago a friend mentioned to me that he'd like to step up his game when it comes to web development, and asked me about my workflow, and what software I use in the process of my craft. The first thing I'm going to talk about is Vagrant; specifically Varying Vagrant Vagrants.
Vagrant is a piece of software designed to "Create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable development environments." It often uses VirtualBox as it's backend, but could also use VMWare or other virtual machines.
That's a lot of technical jibber jabber as my wife likes to call it. In plainer english, Vagrant lets you write recipes for virtual machines. "I'd like Ubuntu Linux with a classic Apache, PHP, MySQL setup please” or "I'd like CentOS with all the software to run a Ruby on Rails environment”.
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Vagrant is a piece of software designed to "Create and configure lightweight, reproducible, and portable development environments." It often uses VirtualBox as it's backend, but could also use VMWare or other virtual machines.
That's a lot of technical jibber jabber as my wife likes to call it. In plainer english, Vagrant lets you write recipes for virtual machines. "I'd like Ubuntu Linux with a classic Apache, PHP, MySQL setup please” or "I'd like CentOS with all the software to run a Ruby on Rails environment”.
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December 10, 2014
New Video Class: Build a WordPress Widget
This week's WordPress class is essential for anyone who wants to develop advanced WordPress sites.
In this class, Topher demonstrates how to build a WordPress widget for a site you're working on.
Topher shows you how to create a widget which pulls in an external RSS feeds, parses the data, and show it on your WordPress site.
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In this class, Topher demonstrates how to build a WordPress widget for a site you're working on.
Topher shows you how to create a widget which pulls in an external RSS feeds, parses the data, and show it on your WordPress site.
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The Transition Property in CSS3 With Examples
CSS3 makes it possible to easily create animations for hover events.
In a previous post, we explained how the hover.css library works and gave a demo of several options.
In this tutorial, we'll give you some basic examples of the transition property to do fade effects for your links. We'll do this by adding in other CSS properties such as color and border.
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In a previous post, we explained how the hover.css library works and gave a demo of several options.
In this tutorial, we'll give you some basic examples of the transition property to do fade effects for your links. We'll do this by adding in other CSS properties such as color and border.
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December 9, 2014
Template Overrides for Specific Joomla Articles
We have covered Joomla template overrides on this blog and in video classes.
We've also written about the new Joomla 3 Template Manager. If you haven't used it, you're in for a nice surprise!
In this tutorial, I'm going to combine template overrides and the Template Manager.
I'm going to show you how to create a custom layout that you can use for individual Joomla articles.
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We've also written about the new Joomla 3 Template Manager. If you haven't used it, you're in for a nice surprise!
In this tutorial, I'm going to combine template overrides and the Template Manager.
I'm going to show you how to create a custom layout that you can use for individual Joomla articles.
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Filter Drupal Content Based on File Type
One of our members asked an interesting question about Views.
They had a file field on their user profiles. In that field, the user could upload an image, an audio file, or link to a YouTube video. So far, so good. However, in Views, they only wanted to show that field if it contained a video.
Here's the solution to that problem. We're going to show you how to filter Drupal content based on the type of file that's attached to it.
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They had a file field on their user profiles. In that field, the user could upload an image, an audio file, or link to a YouTube video. So far, so good. However, in Views, they only wanted to show that field if it contained a video.
Here's the solution to that problem. We're going to show you how to filter Drupal content based on the type of file that's attached to it.
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