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We're Hiring a Content Manager

Every year, we publish over 200 articles here at OSTraining.

And, in recent months, we've also started publishing on the Joomlashack blog (Joomla) and the PressShack blog (WordPress).

With so much content being created, we're looking to hire a Content Manager.



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5 Ways to Tell if a Site is Built in WordPress

One of the most common questions we get from WordPress students is,
"How can I tell if a site is built in WordPress?"

It's not possible to answer this question without knowing a few tips and tricks.

If you look at a website there is no way of telling whether or not it is built in WordPress. The design of a site often gives zero clue about the platform it's using.



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How to Build Drupal Slideshow Using Views and Slick

One of our OSTraining members asked how it was possible to make multiple displays for Drupal 8 slideshows.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a slideshow that uses your article content type to make a slideshow with a teaser.



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How to Build Drupal 8 Triple Display Slideshow Using Slick

One of our OSTraining members asked how it was possible to make multiple displays for Drupal 8 slideshows.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a slideshow that uses your article content type to make a slideshow with a teaser.



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6 Reasons to Choose the Bootstrap CSS Framework

For those of you, who like me have been developing websites for few years, we tend to use similar chunks of CSS code that we copy paste from project to project.

Those of you who are more organized may have developed your own set of base CSS files to use as foundation for your projects. This method works, but let’s face it, this is not the most efficient way to do things.



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Essential Health Checks for Your Joomla Site

Over the last few years, between OSTraining and Admincredible, we've helped a LOT of people fix problems with their Joomla sites.

Although the problems sound different, we've found that many can be fixed with only 6 solutions.

If you implement all 6, you'll have a safer, healthier and faster Joomla site.

Here are those 6 solutions ...



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Bellaina – All-in-One GPL WordPress Theme for Real Estate Sites

There is an abundance of real estate WordPress templates available. Today, you are unlikely to impress anyone with a ready-made template designed in clean style and with an interface featuring a variety of quality images. A contemporary user looks for something that will leave all competitors in the dust, a design combining pro-quality functionality and unparalleled visual presentation. Basically, that’s exactly what Bellaina Real Estate WordPress Theme offers.



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Use These 10 Essential Joomla Plugins for Better Results

For web developers trying to build a powerful website without overloading their servers or compromising the user experience, they know that using a CMS like Joomla is essential. As with other content management systems, Joomla’s true power lies in its extensions.

There are thousands of extensions currently available for use within Joomla. Extensions cover a wide array of integrations, including components, modules, and, of course, plugins. While components and modules are an important part of the web development process, what I want to focus on today is the Joomla plugin.



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How to Use These Essential Joomla Plugins for Better Results

For web developers trying to build a powerful website without overloading their servers or compromising the user experience, they know that using a CMS like Joomla is essential. As with other content management systems, Joomla’s true power lies in its extensions.

There are thousands of extensions currently available for use within Joomla. Extensions cover a wide array of integrations, including components, modules, and, of course, plugins. While components and modules are an important part of the web development process, what I want to focus on today is the Joomla plugin.



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New Class: The Beginners Guide to Magento

Magento is one of the two or three most popular e-commerce solutions in the world.

Magento is incredibly powerful but also has a reputation for being difficult to learn. This week's new class is designed to solve that problem. "The Beginners Guide to Magento" is the best guide to Magento 2 you'll find anywhere.

Watch these videos, follow along with Robert, and you'll get an easy-to-understand introduction to every aspect of running a Magento site. During the class, you'll build an e-commerce site that sells coffee products. You'll use the free, Community version of Magento 2.



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