Stephen Burge's Blog, page 164
December 23, 2013
Meet OSTraining at SANDcamp in San Diego
If you're in Southern California, we'd love to meet you in January.
SANDcamp is the big, annual Drupal event in San Diego.
SANDCamp is being held in January in a beautiful location in downtown San Diego, close to Sea World and the beaches.
If you're looking for an excuse to find some January sunshine, you really should come and join us.
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SANDcamp is the big, annual Drupal event in San Diego.
SANDCamp is being held in January in a beautiful location in downtown San Diego, close to Sea World and the beaches.
If you're looking for an excuse to find some January sunshine, you really should come and join us.
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December 19, 2013
How to Write at Work
I'm the father of two adult daughters and a 25-year-old teenaged granddaughter.
They have told me a hundred times “what you say is not as important as how you say it.”
They know that it's easy to be misunderstood, or to deliberately say one thing and mean something else.
Here are my three keys to being understood when you write at your work.
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They have told me a hundred times “what you say is not as important as how you say it.”
They know that it's easy to be misunderstood, or to deliberately say one thing and mean something else.
Here are my three keys to being understood when you write at your work.
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Decimal, Float or Integer in Drupal Fields?
Drupal comes with 13 fields and several of them deal with numbers.
Newcomers to Drupal can become confused about the difference because there are 5 different number fields available:
Decimal
Float
Integer
List (float)
List (integer)
In this tutorial, we're going to explain the difference between those 5 number fields and explain when you would use each one.
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Newcomers to Drupal can become confused about the difference because there are 5 different number fields available:
Decimal
Float
Integer
List (float)
List (integer)
In this tutorial, we're going to explain the difference between those 5 number fields and explain when you would use each one.
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December 16, 2013
Responsive YouTube and Vimeo Videos
YouTube, Vimeo and other video hosts make it easy to embed their players in your own website.
However, Youtube, Vimeo and others don't provide responsive videos by default.
In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to make YouTube, Vimeo and other videos responsive in your website, using just a few lines of CSS.
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However, Youtube, Vimeo and others don't provide responsive videos by default.
In this short tutorial, we'll show you how to make YouTube, Vimeo and other videos responsive in your website, using just a few lines of CSS.
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30 Most Popular Tutorials of 2013
During 2013, we published almost 300 posts on the OSTraining blog. We wrote at least one post per week on WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.
So, at the end of the year, which posts did you find most useful?
I dug into our stats and found the 30 most visited posts of the year.
Looking into the stats in detail, I could also see big changes in the traffic sent by sites such as Twitter and Stack Overflow.
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So, at the end of the year, which posts did you find most useful?
I dug into our stats and found the 30 most visited posts of the year.
Looking into the stats in detail, I could also see big changes in the traffic sent by sites such as Twitter and Stack Overflow.
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OSContent is Joomla 3 Ready
OSContent is our Joomla extension for quickly creating or deleting articles and categories.
OSContent has long been available for Joomla 2. We now also have a Joomla 3 version.
With OSContent, you can very quickly add masses of content to your site. You can create categories, articles and even create menu links.
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OSContent has long been available for Joomla 2. We now also have a Joomla 3 version.
With OSContent, you can very quickly add masses of content to your site. You can create categories, articles and even create menu links.
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Sending HTML Emails from Drupal Webform
The Webform module is one of the most popular modules in Drupal.
Webform is relied upon for everything, from contact forms, to donations to event registrations.
By default, Webform sends emails in plain text. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to send Webform emails in plain text, which allows you choose different layouts or designs.
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Webform is relied upon for everything, from contact forms, to donations to event registrations.
By default, Webform sends emails in plain text. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to send Webform emails in plain text, which allows you choose different layouts or designs.
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December 15, 2013
Joomla 3 Post-Installation Messages
Joomla 3.2 was packaged with a lot of great features. If you're looking for a full list of the main features of 3.2, click here.
One of the ones that we'll highlight today is the Post-installation Messages feature. This is Joomla's way of letting you know important information that needs your attention after upgrading (or installing Joomla for the first time).
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One of the ones that we'll highlight today is the Post-installation Messages feature. This is Joomla's way of letting you know important information that needs your attention after upgrading (or installing Joomla for the first time).
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December 13, 2013
Learning Launch: Drupal Flag Module
Flag is an incredibly flexible module.
You can use Flag so your visitors can bookmark content and save it for later.
You can use Flag so your visitors can label comments as being offensive.
You can use Flag to create a voting system to upvote and downvote content.
When you learn how Flag works, you’ll find uses for it again and again.
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You can use Flag so your visitors can bookmark content and save it for later.
You can use Flag so your visitors can label comments as being offensive.
You can use Flag to create a voting system to upvote and downvote content.
When you learn how Flag works, you’ll find uses for it again and again.
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December 12, 2013
Test Joomla Upgrades Before Updating Your Live Site
It is common for people to update their sites before testing to see if anything will break.
However, although this is common, it definitely isn't wise. We always recommend that you test your updates before applying them, particularly if your site is important to your business.
The following tutorial will show you how to test Joomla upgrades before updating your live site.
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However, although this is common, it definitely isn't wise. We always recommend that you test your updates before applying them, particularly if your site is important to your business.
The following tutorial will show you how to test Joomla upgrades before updating your live site.
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