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April 24, 2017
Drupal 8 Field Layout Alternative to the Display Suite
In Drupal 7 to create custom displays, you would probably use Display Suite.
Drupal 8 just added a potential alternative to the Display Suite in the core experimental modules. The Field Layout and Layout Discovery modules will allow you to assign a layout to specific content types.
In this tutorial you will learn how to customise the display of content on a content type level with the Field Layout and Layout Discovery modules.
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Drupal 8 just added a potential alternative to the Display Suite in the core experimental modules. The Field Layout and Layout Discovery modules will allow you to assign a layout to specific content types.
In this tutorial you will learn how to customise the display of content on a content type level with the Field Layout and Layout Discovery modules.
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How to Create the Standard Bootstrap Navbar Button for Mobile Devices
Bootstrap is an HTML, CSS and JavaScript framework. Using it, you can easily build mobile-first responsive websites. It offers you plenty of pre-set CSS styling for web elements, including navigation bars.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily create a basic Bootstrap responsive navbar. Then you'll learn how to use a Bootstrap Standard Navbar Button for mobile devices.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily create a basic Bootstrap responsive navbar. Then you'll learn how to use a Bootstrap Standard Navbar Button for mobile devices.
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How to Export Your Joomla Database with phpMyAdmin
We had a request from a reader to provide more detailed instructions on working with your Joomla database.
In this tutorial, I'm going to help answer his request by showing how to manually export your Joomla database.
To perform the tasks in this article, you will need phpMyAdmin installed on your server. This comes pre-installed on most hosting company servers.
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In this tutorial, I'm going to help answer his request by showing how to manually export your Joomla database.
To perform the tasks in this article, you will need phpMyAdmin installed on your server. This comes pre-installed on most hosting company servers.
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How to Export Your Joomla! Database with phpMyAdmin
I had request from a reader to provide more detailed instructions on "database wrangling" with your Joomla! database. This article is an attempt at honoring that request. I will add an article later that explains how to import your Joomla! database using phpMyAdmin.
To perform the tasks in this article, you will need phpMyAdmin installed on your server. I am using version 4.4.13 of phpMyAdmin and version 5.6.31 of MySQL. For the sake of brevity, I have assumed that you have access to your MySQL server and left out details on how to gain that access. If you are unsure about how to gain access to your MySQL server, you should contact your hosting provider.
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To perform the tasks in this article, you will need phpMyAdmin installed on your server. I am using version 4.4.13 of phpMyAdmin and version 5.6.31 of MySQL. For the sake of brevity, I have assumed that you have access to your MySQL server and left out details on how to gain that access. If you are unsure about how to gain access to your MySQL server, you should contact your hosting provider.
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April 19, 2017
How to Create Multiple Responsive Columns with Bootstrap 3
Would you like to improve your website responsiveness with Bootstrap? The most important aspect of Bootstrap is its 12-column mobile first grid system. This is what you use to create a responsive layout.
In this video tutorial, you are going to create a basic website using Bootstrap and learn how to use Bootstrap grid system to create a responsive layout with multiple columns.
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In this video tutorial, you are going to create a basic website using Bootstrap and learn how to use Bootstrap grid system to create a responsive layout with multiple columns.
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How to Create Multiple Responsive Columns with Bootstrap
Would you like to improve your website responsiveness with Bootstrap? The most important aspect of Bootstrap is its 12-column mobile first grid system. This is what you use to create a responsive layout.
In this video tutorial, you are going to create a basic website using Bootstrap and learn how to use Bootstrap grid system to create a responsive layout with multiple columns.
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In this video tutorial, you are going to create a basic website using Bootstrap and learn how to use Bootstrap grid system to create a responsive layout with multiple columns.
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After Years of Decline, Magento is Spending and Growing
A couple of years ago, Magento appeared to be a dying platform lost inside eBay's corporate ownership. The software was being poorly developed, and their approach to security releases was absolutely awful. Community members were worried.
In 2017, things are very different. Magento was sold to a private equity company, and then Magento 2 was released after several years of delays. On the back of those changes, they raised $250 million. That money is burning a hole in their pocket. Their CEO publicly announced an acquisition spree, and recent purchases include:
RJMetrics, an e-commerce analytics platform, which is now "Magento Business Intelligence Essentials".
Shopial, which turns your store into a Facebook shop. This will be used in a new service called "Magento Social".
Bluefoot, a Page Builder module, which Magento plans to add to the core.
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In 2017, things are very different. Magento was sold to a private equity company, and then Magento 2 was released after several years of delays. On the back of those changes, they raised $250 million. That money is burning a hole in their pocket. Their CEO publicly announced an acquisition spree, and recent purchases include:
RJMetrics, an e-commerce analytics platform, which is now "Magento Business Intelligence Essentials".
Shopial, which turns your store into a Facebook shop. This will be used in a new service called "Magento Social".
Bluefoot, a Page Builder module, which Magento plans to add to the core.
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April 18, 2017
Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Selling Subscriptions
We first launched a website selling subscriptions in 2007. In the five years since then, we've sold subscriptions to tens of thousands of people. During those years, we've learned a lot of tough lessons about subscriptions.
What's the most important lesson we've learned? Selling subscriptions is really, really hard.
The idea of selling subscription sites is great ... sit back and earn automatic, recurring revenue while you sleep. The truth is that this is one of the hardest ways to earn a living in e-commerce.
Dealing with customers and keeping them interested over the long haul is part of the problem, but there are also technical hurdles.
Because many of our students want to sell subscriptions, I've sat down to write the best advice I have for setting up the technical side of your subscription site.
Note: clairification for some people who were asking ... this advice only applies to renewing subscriptions. One-off subscriptions are no different from regular e-commerce and need...
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What's the most important lesson we've learned? Selling subscriptions is really, really hard.
The idea of selling subscription sites is great ... sit back and earn automatic, recurring revenue while you sleep. The truth is that this is one of the hardest ways to earn a living in e-commerce.
Dealing with customers and keeping them interested over the long haul is part of the problem, but there are also technical hurdles.
Because many of our students want to sell subscriptions, I've sat down to write the best advice I have for setting up the technical side of your subscription site.
Note: clairification for some people who were asking ... this advice only applies to renewing subscriptions. One-off subscriptions are no different from regular e-commerce and need...
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DrupalCon Baltimore Will Be Popular, Controversial, and Worth Attending
Yes, this is a bumpy time for Drupal. The Drupal controversy continues to rumble on with plenty community posts, and articles in major publications like Inc and Techcrunch.
Still, we'd love to see you at DrupalCon Baltimore next week.
This year's conference really has much to recommend it.
The location is great. Baltimore is one of the most intriguing and underrated cities in the US. Most people know it for "The Wire", but the downtown is really a lively and walkable waterfront location.
The conference seems like it will be really popular. Our training has sold out. Three times over. That's very abnormal. We've done DrupalCon for nearly 10 years and have often scrambled to fill seats at the last minute.
Why is this year's DrupalCon doing so well? Perhaps it's because Baltimore is so close to Washington DC. The training rosters are full of attendees from government organizations like the IRS and the EPA. The last time DrupalCon was in this area was 2009. In...
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Still, we'd love to see you at DrupalCon Baltimore next week.
This year's conference really has much to recommend it.
The location is great. Baltimore is one of the most intriguing and underrated cities in the US. Most people know it for "The Wire", but the downtown is really a lively and walkable waterfront location.
The conference seems like it will be really popular. Our training has sold out. Three times over. That's very abnormal. We've done DrupalCon for nearly 10 years and have often scrambled to fill seats at the last minute.
Why is this year's DrupalCon doing so well? Perhaps it's because Baltimore is so close to Washington DC. The training rosters are full of attendees from government organizations like the IRS and the EPA. The last time DrupalCon was in this area was 2009. In...
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Come and Meet Us at DrupalCon Baltimore
Yes, I know this is a bumpy time for Drupal, but we'd love to meet you at DrupalCon Baltimore.
This year's conference really has much to recommend it.
First, Baltimore is one of the most intriguing and underrated cities in the US. Most people know it for the "The Wire", but the downtown is really a lively and walkable waterfront location.
Second, the conference seems like it will be really popular. Our training has sold out. Three times over. That's very abnormal. We've done DrupalCon for nearly 10 years and have often scrambled to fill seats at the last minute. Why is this year so much better? Perhaps it's because Baltimore is so close to Washington DC. The training rosters are full of attendees from government organizations like the IRS and the EPA. The last time DrupalCon was in this area was 2009. In retrospect, that was perhaps the best year Drupal's history with the launch of WhiteHouse.gov, Acquia's first year in business, and the rapid growth of DrupalCon...
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This year's conference really has much to recommend it.
First, Baltimore is one of the most intriguing and underrated cities in the US. Most people know it for the "The Wire", but the downtown is really a lively and walkable waterfront location.
Second, the conference seems like it will be really popular. Our training has sold out. Three times over. That's very abnormal. We've done DrupalCon for nearly 10 years and have often scrambled to fill seats at the last minute. Why is this year so much better? Perhaps it's because Baltimore is so close to Washington DC. The training rosters are full of attendees from government organizations like the IRS and the EPA. The last time DrupalCon was in this area was 2009. In retrospect, that was perhaps the best year Drupal's history with the launch of WhiteHouse.gov, Acquia's first year in business, and the rapid growth of DrupalCon...
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