Stephen Burge's Blog, page 48
September 2, 2017
How to Show Simple Timeline with Views
With "A Simple Timeline" contribution module in conjunction with the Drupal core module "Views" you can present a nicely looking and well organized vertical timeline of Drupal entities. It could be, for example, teasers. This is exactly what you will learn in this post.
For the purpose of this tutorial, I will use a sequence of the Summer Olympic Games of this century. Let's get started!
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For the purpose of this tutorial, I will use a sequence of the Summer Olympic Games of this century. Let's get started!
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August 29, 2017
How to Target Elements in CSS with Attributes
When working with CSS, designers usually target elements based on id or class. However you can target elements using more than just these two attributes.
There are many instances when you want to target an element but avoiding the two most common CSS selectors.
In this post we will show you how to target elements in CSS with attributes beyond id and class.
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There are many instances when you want to target an element but avoiding the two most common CSS selectors.
In this post we will show you how to target elements in CSS with attributes beyond id and class.
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August 28, 2017
Create a Google Map with Location Markers in Drupal 8
The Geolocation Field Module allows us to store geographical locations (e.g. addresses) as value pairs (latitude, longitude). These values can be rendered in a map with the help of a map marker.
Many map markers in a map are useful in a wide variety of cases, for example to show graphically different offices of a bank in a city or to show the cities/countries of a concert tour of your favorite band. The possibilities are endless.
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to show the markers in a map of four tourist attractions in New York City. We're going to use the Geolocation Field module and Views.
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Many map markers in a map are useful in a wide variety of cases, for example to show graphically different offices of a bank in a city or to show the cities/countries of a concert tour of your favorite band. The possibilities are endless.
In this tutorial we are going to learn how to show the markers in a map of four tourist attractions in New York City. We're going to use the Geolocation Field module and Views.
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Better Category URLs in WordPress with Remove Category URL Plugin
By default, when the SEF URLs are enabled in WordPress, the category links include the word “category” just before the category slug.
In this tutorial we will show you how to easily remove “category” word from your URLs in WordPress by using a plugin. Let’s start…
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In this tutorial we will show you how to easily remove “category” word from your URLs in WordPress by using a plugin. Let’s start…
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August 22, 2017
New Class: How to Build Magento Themes
This week's new class is a beta launch. 50% of the videos are available now for your feedback, and the other 50% will follow in the next couple of weeks.
"How to Build Magento Themes" will help you create your very first Magento theme.
Enno Stuurman is a highly-experienced Magento developer and trainer. In this new class, he breaks down everything you need to know about building custom Magento 2 themes.
The class starts by taking a look at the default Luma theme. After learning about the structure of Luma, you'll use that knowledge to build your own unique theme.
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"How to Build Magento Themes" will help you create your very first Magento theme.
Enno Stuurman is a highly-experienced Magento developer and trainer. In this new class, he breaks down everything you need to know about building custom Magento 2 themes.
The class starts by taking a look at the default Luma theme. After learning about the structure of Luma, you'll use that knowledge to build your own unique theme.
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The OSTraining Podcast #8: Andy Miller
In this week's episode, I talk with Andy Miller.
Andy Miller has a long and storied history as web developer and businessman. Andy started as the first webmaster at ExxonMobile, before starting Rockettheme, the company that created the commercial theme industry. One of the founders of Joomla, he's now also the founder of Grav, a new and exciting flat-file CMS.
In this episode, Andy talks about his background, and also explains his philosophy for the right way to grown an open source software project.
Find out more at Rockettheme.com and GetGrav.org.
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Andy Miller has a long and storied history as web developer and businessman. Andy started as the first webmaster at ExxonMobile, before starting Rockettheme, the company that created the commercial theme industry. One of the founders of Joomla, he's now also the founder of Grav, a new and exciting flat-file CMS.
In this episode, Andy talks about his background, and also explains his philosophy for the right way to grown an open source software project.
Find out more at Rockettheme.com and GetGrav.org.
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Magento 2 Explained is Coming Soon
Do you need to build an eCommerce site with Magento?
Today, we're delighted to say that "Magento 2 Explained" is coming soon.
This book will teach everything you need to know to make a Magento 2 site.
Magento has a reputation for being a complex platform, but we've successfully explained similar software before with Drupal, Joomla and MySQL. This book will be a fun and straightforward beginners guide to Magento 2.
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Today, we're delighted to say that "Magento 2 Explained" is coming soon.
This book will teach everything you need to know to make a Magento 2 site.
Magento has a reputation for being a complex platform, but we've successfully explained similar software before with Drupal, Joomla and MySQL. This book will be a fun and straightforward beginners guide to Magento 2.
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August 21, 2017
New Book: Multilingual Joomla Explained
Do you need to build a multilingual site with Joomla?
Today, we're delighted to launch a new book, "Multilingual Joomla Explained".
This book teaches everything you need to know to make a multilingual Joomla site. Using this book, you can master multilingual Joomla sites.
"Multilingual Joomla Explained" is for all Joomla users, from novice to expert. This book is a fun, hands-on introduction to building multilingual sites in Joomla. We guide readers step-by-step how to install new multilingual sites and update existing unilingual sites.
This book uses practical examples and step-by-step instructions to show you how to translate Joomla articles, menus, modules, core extensions and non-core extensions.
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Today, we're delighted to launch a new book, "Multilingual Joomla Explained".
This book teaches everything you need to know to make a multilingual Joomla site. Using this book, you can master multilingual Joomla sites.
"Multilingual Joomla Explained" is for all Joomla users, from novice to expert. This book is a fun, hands-on introduction to building multilingual sites in Joomla. We guide readers step-by-step how to install new multilingual sites and update existing unilingual sites.
This book uses practical examples and step-by-step instructions to show you how to translate Joomla articles, menus, modules, core extensions and non-core extensions.
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New Class: The Beginners Guide to Building Websites
Are you absolutely new to building websites? Then this week's new class is for you.
"The Beginners Guide to Building Websites" will help you create your very first website.
You'll learn about the 3 things you need to put your site online: code, a domain name, and hosting.
If you've just joined OSTraining and have never built a website before, take this class before you watch anything else.
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"The Beginners Guide to Building Websites" will help you create your very first website.
You'll learn about the 3 things you need to put your site online: code, a domain name, and hosting.
If you've just joined OSTraining and have never built a website before, take this class before you watch anything else.
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August 18, 2017
Turn Your Joomla Error Reporting to Maximum
You enable your Joomla error reporting to maximum to monitor in real time when PHP problems occur. From there you can take step by step procedures to find the cause of the problem.
This tutorial will take you step-by-step on how to change your Joomla Error Reporting setting to its Maximum option. You will learn to do this either from your Joomla administrator panel or using Joomla configuration.php file.
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This tutorial will take you step-by-step on how to change your Joomla Error Reporting setting to its Maximum option. You will learn to do this either from your Joomla administrator panel or using Joomla configuration.php file.
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