Stephen Burge's Blog, page 151
May 1, 2014
How to Disable Comments on WordPress Posts
One common problem facing WordPress users is the amount of spam comments.
There are some spam-fighting tools such as Akismet and Mollom, but some of users prefer to turn off comments entirely.
One of our students wanted to disable WordPress comments, so we created this step-by-step tutorial for him.
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There are some spam-fighting tools such as Akismet and Mollom, but some of users prefer to turn off comments entirely.
One of our students wanted to disable WordPress comments, so we created this step-by-step tutorial for him.
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April 30, 2014
Custom Formatters for Easy Drupal Embeds
Many websites want to allow users to submit videos, audio files, documents and the like.
However, if those files are stored on other sites, it can be difficult to display that content consistently. For example, if you allow people to submit YouTube videos, there are multiple different types of embed code.
One of our members wanted to allow users to submit Google docs that would automatically be shown inside iframes.
The solution to all these problems is the "Custom Formatters" module. Here's how to use Custom Formatters:
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However, if those files are stored on other sites, it can be difficult to display that content consistently. For example, if you allow people to submit YouTube videos, there are multiple different types of embed code.
One of our members wanted to allow users to submit Google docs that would automatically be shown inside iframes.
The solution to all these problems is the "Custom Formatters" module. Here's how to use Custom Formatters:
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Learning Launch: Magento Beginner's Guide
Every month, OSTraining members get a new, professional-quality book to download.
The book for May is the "Magento Beginner's Guide" by William Rice.
This is a hands-on, example-driven guide to building an online store with Magento.
The book covers the key features of Magento that will help you get your store up and running. It guides you through installation, configuration, populating your store with products, accepting payments, maintaining relationships with your customers, and fulfilling orders.
This book normally lists for $40. You get it for free if you're an OSTraining member.
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The book for May is the "Magento Beginner's Guide" by William Rice.
This is a hands-on, example-driven guide to building an online store with Magento.
The book covers the key features of Magento that will help you get your store up and running. It guides you through installation, configuration, populating your store with products, accepting payments, maintaining relationships with your customers, and fulfilling orders.
This book normally lists for $40. You get it for free if you're an OSTraining member.
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How Do We Stop the Next OpenSSL Disaster?
Open Source hasn't had good press in recent weeks.
The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug led to a whole series of shocked articles revealing that how badly run OpenSSL is. One typical example read, "The Internet Is Being Protected By Two Guys Named Steve".
It's clear that some major open source projects have serious funding problems. Open source has become so successful so quickly that the infrastructure behind projects hasn't caught up.
Many projects are not able to ensure that all essential work gets done. There are more OpenSSL disasters waiting to happen.
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The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug led to a whole series of shocked articles revealing that how badly run OpenSSL is. One typical example read, "The Internet Is Being Protected By Two Guys Named Steve".
It's clear that some major open source projects have serious funding problems. Open source has become so successful so quickly that the infrastructure behind projects hasn't caught up.
Many projects are not able to ensure that all essential work gets done. There are more OpenSSL disasters waiting to happen.
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How Do We Successfully Pay Open Source Developers?
Open Source hasn't had good press in recent weeks.
The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug led to a whole series of shocked articles revealing that "The Internet Is Being Protected By Two Guys Named Steve".
It's clear that some major open source projects have major funding problems. Open source has become so successful so quickly, that the infrastructure behind large projects hasn't caught up.
Many projects are not able to ensure that all essential work gets done. There are more OpenSSLs disasters waiting to happen.
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The OpenSSL Heartbleed bug led to a whole series of shocked articles revealing that "The Internet Is Being Protected By Two Guys Named Steve".
It's clear that some major open source projects have major funding problems. Open source has become so successful so quickly, that the infrastructure behind large projects hasn't caught up.
Many projects are not able to ensure that all essential work gets done. There are more OpenSSLs disasters waiting to happen.
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April 29, 2014
Learn Hikashop to Build Joomla E-Commerce Sites
Today we launch the second and final part of our video training series on Hikashop. These additional videos cover launching and running your store.
We've recently launched a large e-commerce project for an OSTraining customer.
They wanted a Joomla store that was powerful, flexible and easy-to-use. After evaluating the available solutions, we strongly recommended Hikashop.
We're not alone in our high opinion of Hikashop. It has very positive reviews on the J.E.D. and a rating of nearly 4.9 out of 5.
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We've recently launched a large e-commerce project for an OSTraining customer.
They wanted a Joomla store that was powerful, flexible and easy-to-use. After evaluating the available solutions, we strongly recommended Hikashop.
We're not alone in our high opinion of Hikashop. It has very positive reviews on the J.E.D. and a rating of nearly 4.9 out of 5.
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Build a New Drupal Homepage With Panels
Panels is one of the most popular modules amongst serious Drupal site-builders.
Panels allows you to easily create custom layouts for your content and your landing pages. Without writing a line of code, you can use drag-and-drop tools to rebuild your pages.
In these videos from our Panels training class, we're going to show you how to redesign your site's homepage using Panels. We'll also see how to create different homepages for guests and logged-in users.
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Panels allows you to easily create custom layouts for your content and your landing pages. Without writing a line of code, you can use drag-and-drop tools to rebuild your pages.
In these videos from our Panels training class, we're going to show you how to redesign your site's homepage using Panels. We'll also see how to create different homepages for guests and logged-in users.
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Add Gravatar Support in Joomla with Jumi
One of the most popular, useful and long-lived extensions in Joomla is called Jumi. We have got Jumi tutorials on this site that date from early 2007.
Why is Jumi so popular? Jumi is an extension that allows you add to custom code such as PHP, Javascript or CSS directly into our Joomla pages.
One of our members wanted to show Gravatar images of their users when they logged in. They thought this would help create a more welcoming feeling.
We showed them how to use Jumi to integrate Gravatar with Joomla:
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Why is Jumi so popular? Jumi is an extension that allows you add to custom code such as PHP, Javascript or CSS directly into our Joomla pages.
One of our members wanted to show Gravatar images of their users when they logged in. They thought this would help create a more welcoming feeling.
We showed them how to use Jumi to integrate Gravatar with Joomla:
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How to Troubleshoot SSL Certificates
One of the common issues with running an SSL page is that some of the information on the page doesn't go through the encryption process. This creates a browser warning to the user, which scares away some users.
For example, if the page is part of the checkout process of a shopping cart, users would be hesitant to complete the checkout, since they'd be transmitting their credit card information unencrypted.
The following tutorial will show you how to figure out which code is causing the issue.
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For example, if the page is part of the checkout process of a shopping cart, users would be hesitant to complete the checkout, since they'd be transmitting their credit card information unencrypted.
The following tutorial will show you how to figure out which code is causing the issue.
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April 26, 2014
Is a Website Using WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal?
The following tutorial will show you a quick way to check if a site is built with WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal.
Using the technique, you can also quickly see some of the other technologies used for the site.
Let's get started.
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Using the technique, you can also quickly see some of the other technologies used for the site.
Let's get started.
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