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June 22, 2017
The OSTraining Podcast #2: Matt Medeiros
In the second episode of the OSTraining podcast I talk with Matt Medeiros.
We recently launched a new WordPress plugin called PublishPress. I woke up one morning, and Matt had posted a detailed video review of the plugin. It was completely unexpected and offered some great feedback.
That's how Matt rolls. He has built his career and being friendly, helpful and social. He shares everything he learns and as a result has carved out an enviable niche for himself. We talk about how he started working in a car dealership, and slowly transitioned into tech. Check out CraftedbyMatt.com for everything that Matt does.
One thing worth noting: a couple of days after recording this espiode, Matt joined Pagely.
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We recently launched a new WordPress plugin called PublishPress. I woke up one morning, and Matt had posted a detailed video review of the plugin. It was completely unexpected and offered some great feedback.
That's how Matt rolls. He has built his career and being friendly, helpful and social. He shares everything he learns and as a result has carved out an enviable niche for himself. We talk about how he started working in a car dealership, and slowly transitioned into tech. Check out CraftedbyMatt.com for everything that Matt does.
One thing worth noting: a couple of days after recording this espiode, Matt joined Pagely.
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The OSTraining Podcast #1: David Bisset and WordCamp Miami
In the first episode of the OSTraining podcast I talk with David Bisset of WordCamp Miami.
David runs one of the most popular WordCamps in the world. WordCamp Miami is going into it's 10th year and attracts over 800 attendees.
David talks about how he grew WordCamp Miami, how it impacted his career, and what his team is planning for the event's annniversary year.
In addition to running a great event, David's an excellent follow on Twitter.
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David runs one of the most popular WordCamps in the world. WordCamp Miami is going into it's 10th year and attracts over 800 attendees.
David talks about how he grew WordCamp Miami, how it impacted his career, and what his team is planning for the event's annniversary year.
In addition to running a great event, David's an excellent follow on Twitter.
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Say Hello to the OSTraining Podcast
I've had the pleasure of being in the open source world for around 15 years and meeting some incredible people.
Today is the debut of the OSTraining Podcast (subscribe here on iTunes).
I'm opening my book of contacts and chatting with fascinating people across the open source world.
The focus is on how people's careers change, mutate and lead them to places they never expected.
Many of the guests started their careers a million miles away from the tech world, and almost accidentally become experts in WordPress, Drupal, and other open source platforms.
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Today is the debut of the OSTraining Podcast (subscribe here on iTunes).
I'm opening my book of contacts and chatting with fascinating people across the open source world.
The focus is on how people's careers change, mutate and lead them to places they never expected.
Many of the guests started their careers a million miles away from the tech world, and almost accidentally become experts in WordPress, Drupal, and other open source platforms.
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June 20, 2017
New Class: The Wright Framework for Joomla Templates
Wright is bootstrapped, responsive and lightweight. It's the best Joomla framework you'll find anywhere.
In this week's class, "The Wright Framework for Joomla templates", you'll learn how to use Wright to quickly create your own custom Joomla templates.
Simon Kloostra shows you how to install Wright and use Wright's default styles to quickly set up your template. You'll learn how Wright provides you with many of the Bootstrap's key features and components. You'll also be able to safely customize your template using custom CSS and PHP files that won't be overrridden during any updates.
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In this week's class, "The Wright Framework for Joomla templates", you'll learn how to use Wright to quickly create your own custom Joomla templates.
Simon Kloostra shows you how to install Wright and use Wright's default styles to quickly set up your template. You'll learn how Wright provides you with many of the Bootstrap's key features and components. You'll also be able to safely customize your template using custom CSS and PHP files that won't be overrridden during any updates.
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June 16, 2017
How to Customize Colors in JCal Pro Categories
JCal Pro is the premier events calendar for Joomla with a beautiful front end display. By default, JCal Pro assigns the same color to all events categories and events. So, all the categories and events will look the same.
JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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How to Customize the Colors in JCal Pro
JCal Pro is the premier events calendar for Joomla with a beautiful front end display. By default, JCal Pro assigns the same color to all events categories and events. So, all the categories and events will look the same.
JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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JCal Pro Color Settings Explained
By default, JCal Pro assigns the same color to all events categories and events. So, all the categories and events will look the same.
JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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JCal Pro allows you to easily set a unique color for every category instead of the default one. This new category color will be passed to the category events as well. In this tutorial, you will learn how to set your preferred color to all events categories.
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June 15, 2017
How to Use Images as Backgrounds with CSS
As a new web designer, one very skill you'll need to master is using background images.
Depending on the design, you may need to completely fill a CSS container with an image, or sometimes the image will just partially fill the container.
In this post, we’ll show you three examples, using the CSS tag background-size.
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Depending on the design, you may need to completely fill a CSS container with an image, or sometimes the image will just partially fill the container.
In this post, we’ll show you three examples, using the CSS tag background-size.
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Using Images as Backgrounds with CSS
Using images as backgrounds is a common practice in the web industry. Depending the case, you may need to completely fill a container with an image, or just partially.
In this post, we’ll show you three examples of background-size usage. Let’s start…
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In this post, we’ll show you three examples of background-size usage. Let’s start…
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June 9, 2017
The Completely Updated Joomla 3 Explained is Here
Today, we're delighted to launch Joomla 3 Explained.
This is a completely updated version of the best-selling and best-reviewed Joomla 3 book.
The book covers all the new features in Joomla 3.7, including custom fields.
Using Joomla 3 Explained, you can master Joomla 3 by using step-by-step examples.
The book walks you through a complete site-build, using a city called "Joomlaville". You start by planning the site, then you build out content and fields, before moving on to templates, extensions and site management.
Joomla 3 Explained has been used by 10,000's of readers, from individuals learning on their on, to students in university courses and Joomla Day classes.
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This is a completely updated version of the best-selling and best-reviewed Joomla 3 book.
The book covers all the new features in Joomla 3.7, including custom fields.
Using Joomla 3 Explained, you can master Joomla 3 by using step-by-step examples.
The book walks you through a complete site-build, using a city called "Joomlaville". You start by planning the site, then you build out content and fields, before moving on to templates, extensions and site management.
Joomla 3 Explained has been used by 10,000's of readers, from individuals learning on their on, to students in university courses and Joomla Day classes.
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