Stephen Burge's Blog, page 27
September 20, 2018
How to Use the Full Calendar Module in Drupal 8
One of our customers asked us how to integrate a calendar with events on their site.
The Calendar module is the most popular module in Drupal 7 with over 1 million downloads. Unfortunately, the module is still under development for Drupal 8.
Another option is the Full Calendar View module. This module is by far not as popular as Calendar, but it does its work well. This tutorial will explain how to use Full Calendar.
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The Calendar module is the most popular module in Drupal 7 with over 1 million downloads. Unfortunately, the module is still under development for Drupal 8.
Another option is the Full Calendar View module. This module is by far not as popular as Calendar, but it does its work well. This tutorial will explain how to use Full Calendar.
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September 17, 2018
Finally! There's a Roadmap for Drupal 7, 8, and 9
Let me give credit where credit is due. The Drupal community is really getting organized in 2018.
In years gone by, Drupal has succeeded despite not having a clear direction. Everything was done in a stereotypically "open source" way with loose roadmaps. The apex of this was the development of Drupal 8 which dragged on for over 5 years.
This disorganizaton continued even after the release of Drupal 8. Early last year, I wrote a post asking, "When is Drupal 7 End-of-Life?" Unfortunately, no-one knew the answer. The deeper I looked, the more messy and confusing Drupal's plans became. The release cycles for Drupal 7, 8 and 9 were all vague and undefined.
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In years gone by, Drupal has succeeded despite not having a clear direction. Everything was done in a stereotypically "open source" way with loose roadmaps. The apex of this was the development of Drupal 8 which dragged on for over 5 years.
This disorganizaton continued even after the release of Drupal 8. Early last year, I wrote a post asking, "When is Drupal 7 End-of-Life?" Unfortunately, no-one knew the answer. The deeper I looked, the more messy and confusing Drupal's plans became. The release cycles for Drupal 7, 8 and 9 were all vague and undefined.
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We Have Answers to Questions About Drupal 7, 8, and 9
Let me give credit where credit is due. The Drupal community have transformed the way it works in 2018.
In years gone by, Drupal was not a very well-organized project. Everything was done in a stereotypically "open source" way with loose roadmaps and vague planning. The apex of this was the development of Drupal 8 which dragged on for over 5 years.
About 18 months ago, I wrote a post "When is Drupal 7 End-of-Life?" Unfortunately, no-one knew the answer. The deeper I looked, the more messy and confusing Drupal's plans became. The release cycles for Drupal 7, 8 and 9 were all vague and undefined.
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In years gone by, Drupal was not a very well-organized project. Everything was done in a stereotypically "open source" way with loose roadmaps and vague planning. The apex of this was the development of Drupal 8 which dragged on for over 5 years.
About 18 months ago, I wrote a post "When is Drupal 7 End-of-Life?" Unfortunately, no-one knew the answer. The deeper I looked, the more messy and confusing Drupal's plans became. The release cycles for Drupal 7, 8 and 9 were all vague and undefined.
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Video Class: Ecwid and WordPress for eCommerce
If you want to set up an online store, and already have an existing website, then Ecwid is a great solution.
With Ecwid, you can embed your store (or single products) as simply as you would embed a YouTube video. This enables you to easily use Ecwid with WordPress or other platforms.
This week we released a massive update to our Ecwid class. There are now over 30 videos in the "How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Sites".
Inside the class, there are several videos showing how to use Ecwid together with WordPress. If you're looking for a simpler alternative to WooCommerce, give Ecwid a try.
These videos are part of our eCommerce pathway, which covers all the major platform, including WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and more.
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With Ecwid, you can embed your store (or single products) as simply as you would embed a YouTube video. This enables you to easily use Ecwid with WordPress or other platforms.
This week we released a massive update to our Ecwid class. There are now over 30 videos in the "How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Sites".
Inside the class, there are several videos showing how to use Ecwid together with WordPress. If you're looking for a simpler alternative to WooCommerce, give Ecwid a try.
These videos are part of our eCommerce pathway, which covers all the major platform, including WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and more.
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Updated Class: How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Stores
If you want to set up an online store, and don't want to set up a new website, then Ecwid is a great solution. Ecwid has everything you need to set up an e-commerce store, from products and categories to payments and shipping.
Once your store is created, you can embed Ecwid products (or your whole store) as simply as you would embed a YouTube video. This enables you to easily use Ecwid with WordPress or other platforms.
This week we released a massive update to our Ecwid class. There are now over 30 videos in the "How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Sites". Watch these videos and you'll be able to rapidly set up your store with Ecwid.
These videos are part of our eCommerce pathway, which included classes on all the major platform, including WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and more.
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Once your store is created, you can embed Ecwid products (or your whole store) as simply as you would embed a YouTube video. This enables you to easily use Ecwid with WordPress or other platforms.
This week we released a massive update to our Ecwid class. There are now over 30 videos in the "How to Use Ecwid for eCommerce Sites". Watch these videos and you'll be able to rapidly set up your store with Ecwid.
These videos are part of our eCommerce pathway, which included classes on all the major platform, including WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and more.
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September 9, 2018
How to Add Excerpts to WordPress Pages As Well As Posts
Many WordPress themes rely on "Excerpts" to show a short summary of your WordPress content.
You'll find an "Excerpts" box on all your WordPress Posts, but you won't find them on Pages. Excerpts on WordPress pages used to be a standard feature, then then they were removed in WordPress 3.1.
Fortuantely, if you need to use excerpts, it is easy to put the excerpt window back for "Pages". All you need is a single line of code.
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You'll find an "Excerpts" box on all your WordPress Posts, but you won't find them on Pages. Excerpts on WordPress pages used to be a standard feature, then then they were removed in WordPress 3.1.
Fortuantely, if you need to use excerpts, it is easy to put the excerpt window back for "Pages". All you need is a single line of code.
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September 6, 2018
New Class: How to Use Bootstrap 4
Bootstrap is the most popular design framework in the world. It's an HTML, CSS and Javascript framework that allows non-designers to create clean-looking websites and interfaces.
Earlier this week we looked at the numbers and discovered that between 50% and 70% of people who use a design framework choose Bootstrap.
Bootstrap is popular because it provides pre-built code that solves many of the tricky problems that slow down web projects.
This week's new class, "How to Use the Bootstrap 4 Framework", is the perfect introduction for anyone who wants to start using Bootstrap. These videos will show you how to use Bootstrap 4's grid system, and responsive features. You'll learn how to design menus, buttons, media and text. You'll also see how to safely override Bootstrap's defaults with your own code.
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Earlier this week we looked at the numbers and discovered that between 50% and 70% of people who use a design framework choose Bootstrap.
Bootstrap is popular because it provides pre-built code that solves many of the tricky problems that slow down web projects.
This week's new class, "How to Use the Bootstrap 4 Framework", is the perfect introduction for anyone who wants to start using Bootstrap. These videos will show you how to use Bootstrap 4's grid system, and responsive features. You'll learn how to design menus, buttons, media and text. You'll also see how to safely override Bootstrap's defaults with your own code.
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September 5, 2018
How Popular is Bootstrap in 2018?
Back in mid-2013, I wrote a post called, "The Bootstrap Boom is Just Getting Started". Looking at the statistics, it was clear that Bootstrap was on its way to becoming very popular indeed.
3 years later, we looked again and saw that Bootstrap was growing even faster than we predicted.
Now in 2018, I decided to take another look. If you believe the official Bootstrap website, things are still going great:
"The world's most popular front-end component library"
"The most popular HTML, CSS, and JS library in the world"
Are those claims correct? Is Bootstrap still as dominant as they claim? Let's look at the numbers ...
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3 years later, we looked again and saw that Bootstrap was growing even faster than we predicted.
Now in 2018, I decided to take another look. If you believe the official Bootstrap website, things are still going great:
"The world's most popular front-end component library"
"The most popular HTML, CSS, and JS library in the world"
Are those claims correct? Is Bootstrap still as dominant as they claim? Let's look at the numbers ...
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August 30, 2018
How to Highlight the Menu Item of the Current Page in Drupal
One of our customers asked how to highlight an active menu item in Drupal and how to keep it highlighted once it has been clicked.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to achieve this goal using the "Menu Trial by Path" and "Pathauto" contrib modules.
In this example, we're going to use a site that has a main menu with different regions e.g. Alaska, California, Pacific. There is also a secondary menu, customized for each geographical region. So we have the following URL structure:
example.com/regions/alaska (Main Navigation)
example.com/regions/alaska/al-link-1 (Secondary Navigation)
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to achieve this goal using the "Menu Trial by Path" and "Pathauto" contrib modules.
In this example, we're going to use a site that has a main menu with different regions e.g. Alaska, California, Pacific. There is also a secondary menu, customized for each geographical region. So we have the following URL structure:
example.com/regions/alaska (Main Navigation)
example.com/regions/alaska/al-link-1 (Secondary Navigation)
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August 28, 2018
How to Avoid 8 Common WordPress Development Mistakes
When you’re developing plugins, messing up is just part of the process.
There’s a lot of trial and error involved in developing plugins for WordPress. You don't need to beat yourself every time you make an error, but there are some really common mistakes you can avoid.
Read on to find out how to avoid eight of the most common mistakes you'll make when first creating plugins for WordPress.
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There’s a lot of trial and error involved in developing plugins for WordPress. You don't need to beat yourself every time you make an error, but there are some really common mistakes you can avoid.
Read on to find out how to avoid eight of the most common mistakes you'll make when first creating plugins for WordPress.
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