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Contribute Your Code on Drupal.org, Part 4: Connecting to the Sandbox

Welcome to Part 4 of this series that shows how to start contributing modules and themes to Drupal.org.

In previous parts of this series, we talked about the different ways in which you can contribute to Drupal, setting up your project and configuring Git. 

Part 1: Getting Started
Part 2: Starting a Sandbox Project
Part 3: Git Configuration 


Now we need to connect to our sandbox and test that it is working properly. To do this you need an SSH Key. If you're unsure about this, watch our class on SSH Keys. 



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Contribute Your Code on Drupal.org, Part 3: Git Configuration

Welcome to Part 3 of our series on contributing your code to Drupal.org. In previous sections, we talked about the setting up the basics of your project.

Part 1: Getting started
Part 2: Starting a Sandbox Project


In this article, we'll get started with the Git setup.



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How to Contribute Your Code on Drupal.org, Part 3 Git Configuration

Previously we talked about the different ways in which you can contribute to Drupal and setting up your project basics.

Part 1 Getting started
Part 2 Starting a Sandbox Project


In this article, we'll get started with the git setup...



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Fixing Drupal 8 Xampp cURL error 60: SSL certificate

Recently, we wrote a guide on using Xampp with Drupal 8 for local development.

After reading the guide, one of our users asked,
How do you fix the cURL 60 SSL error that I keep getting?

The cURL SSL 60 error occurs when you're trying to install Drupal module by copying the FTP link from drupal.org into the "Add modules" screen.


This error is caused by the default SSL certificate provided by Xampp. 



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How to Get OSTraining to Sponsor Your Event

One of the wonderful things about the open source community is the number of events. Every week, there are multiple WordCamps, DrupalCamps, Joomla Days and other PHP events.

A few times every week, we get an email from event organizers.

Because there are so many events, it's not easy for us to sponsor every one, but we love to try and help.

Here's how to increase your chances of a "Yes":



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How to Insert Website Content With CSS

Do you know that you can add content to your website using CSS?

It sounds crazy, but it's true. I'm going to show you how to add text to a website using the content CSS property. We're also going to use the :before and :after pseudo-elements. 



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Insert Content to Your Site with CSS

Do you know that you can insert content such as text to your website via CSS?

In this tutorial we will show you how to add text using the content CSS property in combination with the :before and :after pseudo-elements. Let's start...



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The WordPress Beginner Class is Free, Thanks to GoDaddy

The holidays are here, so here's WordPress news to bring you good cheer.

We're launching the best, free way to learn WordPress.

One year ago, we published "The Drupal 8 Beginner Class" on YouTube. That class now has nearly 1 million views, and is the first place that many people go to learn Drupal.

Today, we're delighted to launch "The WordPress Beginner Class". The class has 40 videos that are all fresh for WordPress 4.7. And, of course, they're 100% free!



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6 Ways to Earn Money Once You’ve Learned WordPress

If you’ve ever toyed with the idea of expanding your technical knowledge, WordPress is a great place to start. WordPress powers over 27 percent of the web, making it the most popular content management system out there.

While WordPress is a do-it-yourself solution to building a website, it comes with a learning curve, and taking courses to build your knowledge above the average WordPress user can greatly pay off.
Want to make money with your WordPress knowledge? Here are six ways to earn money once you’ve learned the more technical side of WordPress.



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New Class: How to Use the Zurb Foundation Framework

Zurb Foundation is a very popular alternative to the Bootstrap framework. Foundation is a family of responsive front-end frameworks that make it easy to design beautiful responsive websites, apps and emails.

This week's new class is introduction to Foundation. Follow along with these videos. You'll take a non-responsive HTML website and convert it into a powerful, responsive, grid-based design.

We recently published a class on Bootstrap, and there's another class coming in December on UIKit, so you'll be able to easily compare these design frameworks



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