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How to Develop Joomla Components. Part 1: the Administrator

For quite some time, Joomla development has been the most requested topic by OSTraining members.

I'm delighted to release another in a series of several Joomla development classes. We've worked with Cory Webb, a Joomla developer since 2005, to produce a series of classes on building Joomla extensions.

This new class is called "How to Develop Joomla Components. Part 1: the Administrator". These videos follow on from "How to Develop Joomla Modules" and "How to Develop Joomla Plugins". 



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The Complete Podcasting Pathway is Now Live!

We're delighted to say that our A-to-Z course on Podcasting is now live for OSTraining members.

Podcasting is exploding in popularity and can be a great way to drive awareness and revenue for your business.

The Podcasting pathway consists of over 50 videos that cover preparation, equipment, production, editing and publishing your podcast. This really is the best guide to podcasting you'll find anywhere.

The class is taught by Jeff Large, who has hosted several successful podcasts for himself, and for clients. Watch these videos, follow along with Jeff, and you'll get an easy-to-understand introduction to every aspect of running a podcast. You'll learn about the best format your podcast and the best equipment to use. You'll see how to use the open source Audacity software for editing your podcast. And, you'll learn about how to publish your podcast using open source tools.



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How to Add a Simple Magento 2 Product

If you're brand new to Magento 2, it's not always easy to understand how to add new products.

Before adding products, you need some knowledge about Magento in general, including attribute sets, and tax classes. You also need to understand what happens after adding your product, in order to ensure it goes live on your site.

In this video from OSTraining's YouTube Channel, Rebecca Troth shows you everything you need to think about, from attribute sets to indexing:



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The Pros and Cons of Working from Home as a Web Developer

 

If you specialize in web design and development, then you must know that the job outlook for this type of work is promising. The US Occupational Outlook Handbook estimates that by 2024, there will be a 27% increase in the job prospects for this kind of expertise, due to the increasing use of mobile devices and ecommerce. Many web developers are also able to work from home, which makes it an attractive career option for some.



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Win a 1 Year Subscription to OSTraining in this WordPress Theme Giveaway

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Caldera Forms for WordPress. Win $300 of Caldera Add-ons!

Forms plugins are the swiss-army knives of WordPress.

A single WordPress site often uses multiple different types of form, including contact forms, registration forms, payment forms, newsletter sign-up forms, feedback forms, and many others.

A search for forms on the WordPress plugin directory produces over 1,000 different plugins.

How can you choose between all the options? It takes time, but fortunately, many of these plugins have free versions.



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How to Build Conditional Webforms in Drupal 7

One of our OSTraining members asked us how to configure webforms with conditions.

We prepared this tutorial to show you how you can do just that on your Drupal 7 sites.



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What's Your Favorite E-commerce platform?

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Win a Free Year at OSTraining: What's Your Favorite E-commerce platform?

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Migrating to Drupal 8? Check if Your Drupal 7 Modules are Ready

Are you a Drupal 7 user who wants to migrate to Drupal 8.

You're not alone. "Can I rebuild my site in Drupal 8?" is a very common question in the Drupal community.

This tutorial will show you how to use the Upgrade Status module to see if you can rebuild your site in Drupal 8. 



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