Stephen Burge's Blog, page 33
June 4, 2018
Open a Joomla Form by Clicking on a Menu Link
Some websites make it really hard to contact them. The "Contact Us" page is hidden in the footer. The social media icons, if there any, lead to accounts where no-one ever replies.
Why not make it as easy as possible to contact you?!?
One good idea is to place a "Contact Us" in your menu. As soon as people click on it, they'll get a pop-up box with a contact form. Your visitors don't even need to visit a different page. That's as easy as it gets.
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Why not make it as easy as possible to contact you?!?
One good idea is to place a "Contact Us" in your menu. As soon as people click on it, they'll get a pop-up box with a contact form. Your visitors don't even need to visit a different page. That's as easy as it gets.
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June 3, 2018
{loadposition} and {loadmodule} in Joomla Articles
There are two features in Joomla that allow you to easily place modules directly inside articles:
loadposition allows you to publish all the modules in a particular position.
loadmodule allows you to publish just one particular module.
One of our students was using these features to create a layout but wasn't happy with how it looked inside his article. He wanted more control.
This tutorial will show you how to place modules inside your article with more style.
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loadposition allows you to publish all the modules in a particular position.
loadmodule allows you to publish just one particular module.
One of our students was using these features to create a layout but wasn't happy with how it looked inside his article. He wanted more control.
This tutorial will show you how to place modules inside your article with more style.
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June 2, 2018
3 Options for Contact Forms in WordPress
One very popular WordPress beginner question is "How do I create a contact form in WordPress?".
When you search for a contact form plugin in the WordPress directory, you get over 258 pages of entries returned.
So, the real question isn't so much "How do I create a contact form in WordPress?" but "Which plugin do I use?".
We have some recommendations for you:
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When you search for a contact form plugin in the WordPress directory, you get over 258 pages of entries returned.
So, the real question isn't so much "How do I create a contact form in WordPress?" but "Which plugin do I use?".
We have some recommendations for you:
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June 1, 2018
Create WooCommerce Variations for Your Products
WooCommerce Explained is the best-selling book on WooCommerce.
In this exclusive tutorial, taken from WooCommerce Explained, we're going to show you how to create attributes for your WooCommerce products.
Variations allow users to choose different options for a product. This means you can sell a T-Shirt in different sizes and colors.
However, Variations can be complex to set up. Before you read this blog, I highly recommend you read "How to create WooCommerce attributes". Creating attributes is an essential first step before creating variations. The instructions in that post also follow on from that tutorial.
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In this exclusive tutorial, taken from WooCommerce Explained, we're going to show you how to create attributes for your WooCommerce products.
Variations allow users to choose different options for a product. This means you can sell a T-Shirt in different sizes and colors.
However, Variations can be complex to set up. Before you read this blog, I highly recommend you read "How to create WooCommerce attributes". Creating attributes is an essential first step before creating variations. The instructions in that post also follow on from that tutorial.
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How to Create WooCommerce Attributes for Products
WooCommerce Explained is the best-selling book on WooCommerce.
In this exclusive tutorial, taken from WooCommerce Explained, we're going to show you how to create attributes for your WooCommerce products.
Attributes are key feature of most WooCommerce stores, but they are easily misunderstood. They're also often confused with WooCommerce variations.
So before we begin to show you how attributes work, let me take a couple of paragraphs to define them.
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In this exclusive tutorial, taken from WooCommerce Explained, we're going to show you how to create attributes for your WooCommerce products.
Attributes are key feature of most WooCommerce stores, but they are easily misunderstood. They're also often confused with WooCommerce variations.
So before we begin to show you how attributes work, let me take a couple of paragraphs to define them.
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The OSTraining Podcast #22: Andrew Embler and Concrete5
Andrew is the founder and CTO of Concrete5, an open source CMS that's comparable to WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and others.
Concrete5 has been around for over a decade and has introduced some innovations that other projects still haven't managed to equal. For example, for a long time now, Concrete5 users have been able to click on any part of the site to edit items, right there on the page.
I talk with Andrew about what it's like to run a large project for many years. He describes the ups-and-downs, including a major release that broke backwards compatability and frustrated some community members. Andrew also talks how he found a second wind, 10 years into building his project!
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Concrete5 has been around for over a decade and has introduced some innovations that other projects still haven't managed to equal. For example, for a long time now, Concrete5 users have been able to click on any part of the site to edit items, right there on the page.
I talk with Andrew about what it's like to run a large project for many years. He describes the ups-and-downs, including a major release that broke backwards compatability and frustrated some community members. Andrew also talks how he found a second wind, 10 years into building his project!
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May 31, 2018
Open a WordPress Form by Clicking on a Menu Link
Some websites make it really hard to contact them. The "Contact Us" page is hidden in the footer. The social media icons, if there any, lead to accounts where no-one ever replies.
Why not make it as easy as possible to contact you?!?
One good idea is to place a "Contact Us" in your menu. As soon as people click on it, they'll get a pop-up box with a contact form. Your visitors don't even need to visit a different page. That's as easy as it gets.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://OSTraining.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Why not make it as easy as possible to contact you?!?
One good idea is to place a "Contact Us" in your menu. As soon as people click on it, they'll get a pop-up box with a contact form. Your visitors don't even need to visit a different page. That's as easy as it gets.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://OSTraining.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
May 30, 2018
How are Open Source Projects Complying With the GDPR Law?
We've just seen the launch of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) law in Europe.
If you need some general background on the GDPR itself, this podcast from a16z is a great introduction.
With the law in action, open source projects are finally talking more about how their getting ready for the new law. One thing most people can agree on is that compliance will not be easy and changes will be needed.
After looking into the approach of different projects, I can divide them into three different groups.
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If you need some general background on the GDPR itself, this podcast from a16z is a great introduction.
With the law in action, open source projects are finally talking more about how their getting ready for the new law. One thing most people can agree on is that compliance will not be easy and changes will be needed.
After looking into the approach of different projects, I can divide them into three different groups.
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How to Use Google Webfonts in Your Drupal 8 Site
Although Drupal has reputation for being a developers' platform, lots of user rely on Drupal's admin area for key tasks.
For typography in Drupal sites, the best way to change your site's fonts via the admin is a module called @font-your-face
The @font-your-face module allows you to work with webfonts like Google Fonts or Font Squirrel. It also provides the ability to work with paid font services like Typekit or fonts.com.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to configure and use this module in Drupal 8.
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For typography in Drupal sites, the best way to change your site's fonts via the admin is a module called @font-your-face
The @font-your-face module allows you to work with webfonts like Google Fonts or Font Squirrel. It also provides the ability to work with paid font services like Typekit or fonts.com.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to configure and use this module in Drupal 8.
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New Class: Build a Shopify Site in 1 Hour
If you want to set up an online store, then Shopify is a great solution. It's one of the most popular eCommerce platforms in the world and has everything your store needs from products and variations to payments and shipping.
In this week's video release, Rod Martin shows you how to build a Shopify site in 1 hour. This 15 video class will help you get up-and-running with Shopify in just minutes.
This class adds to the eCommerce pathway, which now features classes on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Easy Digital Downloads, Ecwid, Hikashop and more.
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In this week's video release, Rod Martin shows you how to build a Shopify site in 1 hour. This 15 video class will help you get up-and-running with Shopify in just minutes.
This class adds to the eCommerce pathway, which now features classes on Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, Easy Digital Downloads, Ecwid, Hikashop and more.
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