Stephen Burge's Blog, page 145
June 20, 2014
Building PHP Applications with Composer and Pimple
Moses is an Atlanta-based developer who is heavily involved in the local communities around webdesign, PHP, app development and more.
So, it's appropriate that this talk from Moses ranges across an incredibly wide range of tools.
Moses shows how you can build applications by taking the best components from many different frameworks.
The centerpiece of Moses' talk is Composer. From there, Moses talks about Slim (routing), Zend Session/Cache, Doctrine (data mapping), Guzzle (http client), Pimple (Dependency Injection), PhpResque/Fresque (background queues) and Mandrill (transaction mail).
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So, it's appropriate that this talk from Moses ranges across an incredibly wide range of tools.
Moses shows how you can build applications by taking the best components from many different frameworks.
The centerpiece of Moses' talk is Composer. From there, Moses talks about Slim (routing), Zend Session/Cache, Doctrine (data mapping), Guzzle (http client), Pimple (Dependency Injection), PhpResque/Fresque (background queues) and Mandrill (transaction mail).
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June 19, 2014
Cropping Images in WordPress
WordPress is famous for being easy to use, but some features can still be confusing.
We find that cropping images is one thing that frequently confuses users.
Here's a quick guide to cropping photos in WordPress:
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We find that cropping images is one thing that frequently confuses users.
Here's a quick guide to cropping photos in WordPress:
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How to Correctly Duplicate a Joomla Template
One of the mistakes I see often by new Joomla users is modifying a core Joomla template and using it directly.
The problems occur when updating Joomla and all their changes are lost in the process.
The solution is to create a copy of the template and modify the copy instead. This will preserve your changes when you update Joomla.
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The problems occur when updating Joomla and all their changes are lost in the process.
The solution is to create a copy of the template and modify the copy instead. This will preserve your changes when you update Joomla.
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How to Duplicate a Joomla Template
One of the mistakes I see often by new Joomla users is modifying a core Joomla template and using it directly.
The problems occur when updating Joomla and all their changes are lost in the process.
The solution is to create a copy of the template and modify the copy instead. This will preserve your changes when you update Joomla.
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The problems occur when updating Joomla and all their changes are lost in the process.
The solution is to create a copy of the template and modify the copy instead. This will preserve your changes when you update Joomla.
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June 18, 2014
Dev, Test and Live Environments With Pantheon
When people ask us for Drupal hosting recommendations, Pantheon is one of the first companies we recommend.
The reason we suggest Pantheon is that they make it really easy to test changes before making them live. This is a huge benefit for both new and experienced developers.
Pantheon offers three environments: dev, test and live. You can easily push and pull changes between these set-ups.
In the two videos below Rod Martin shows you how those three environments work.
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The reason we suggest Pantheon is that they make it really easy to test changes before making them live. This is a huge benefit for both new and experienced developers.
Pantheon offers three environments: dev, test and live. You can easily push and pull changes between these set-ups.
In the two videos below Rod Martin shows you how those three environments work.
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Joomla Day Minnesota: Free Student Tickets
We're always particularly happy to sponsor new open source events.
This July we're helping with the first ever Joomla Day Minnesota.
Rod Martin from the OSTraining team will be giving one of the keynote addresses.
We also have an unusual and very cool scholarship sponsorship with this Joomla Day.
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This July we're helping with the first ever Joomla Day Minnesota.
Rod Martin from the OSTraining team will be giving one of the keynote addresses.
We also have an unusual and very cool scholarship sponsorship with this Joomla Day.
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June 17, 2014
Control Multiple WordPress Sites with ManageWP
Managing multiple WordPress sites can be a challenge.
There are always plugin updates, theme updates, backups, comments and more to deal with. ManageWP is a great solution.
In our new class on ManageWP, Rod Martin takes you through the basics that you get for free. Rod shows the benefits of easy site maintenance that ManageWP brings to your day-to-day work.
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There are always plugin updates, theme updates, backups, comments and more to deal with. ManageWP is a great solution.
In our new class on ManageWP, Rod Martin takes you through the basics that you get for free. Rod shows the benefits of easy site maintenance that ManageWP brings to your day-to-day work.
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OSShow - a Simple Joomla Slideshow Module
This week, we have another nice little extension for you: OSShow.
OSShow is a lightweight slideshow module.
The OSShow Module will scan a folder on the server and flip through all the images. Using the Weblinks component you can also add a name, description and URL for each of the images.
We made the slideshow easy so you can focus on managing your content instead of configuring it.
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OSShow is a lightweight slideshow module.
The OSShow Module will scan a folder on the server and flip through all the images. Using the Weblinks component you can also add a name, description and URL for each of the images.
We made the slideshow easy so you can focus on managing your content instead of configuring it.
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Building a Business Directory With Drupal
Over the last couple of weeks, several different OSTraining members have asked me about creating a directory in Drupal.
I'm going to recommend a 4-step process for creating a basic directory.
Using default Drupal, plus the Display Suite and the Search API modules, we can create almost any type of directory.
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I'm going to recommend a 4-step process for creating a basic directory.
Using default Drupal, plus the Display Suite and the Search API modules, we can create almost any type of directory.
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Did Ghost Make a Smart Choice With Markdown?
One of the features that has bloggers excited about Ghost is the super-clean interface for bloggers.
Ghost’s creators want to create an editor that is distraction free and prevents any interruptions to the flow of writing.
To help make that a reality, they also made the divisive choice to use markdown text format as the default writing option.
Let's take a look at the Ghost editing experience, at markdown and let's see if Ghost really is a step forward for bloggers.
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Ghost’s creators want to create an editor that is distraction free and prevents any interruptions to the flow of writing.
To help make that a reality, they also made the divisive choice to use markdown text format as the default writing option.
Let's take a look at the Ghost editing experience, at markdown and let's see if Ghost really is a step forward for bloggers.
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