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What New Features Will Users See in WordPress 4.6?

WordPress 4.6 is due to ship in mid-August. Already it's been through several beta releases and now the Release Candidate is here. It's time to get testing.

This update has a ton of developer-focused changes, and you can find those in the Field Guide to 4.6.

However, what new features will users see in WordPress 4.6? There are 3 new features that users will notice, and we'll explain each one.



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How to Use Entity Print in Drupal 8

An OSTraining member asked us how to configure the Entity Print module with Drupal 8.

This module allows you to make a PDF version of your nodes

I would recommend that you install Entity Print using Drush, because you will need to install also need to install a composer package. This package contains the library to create PDFs.



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Open Source Companies Are Becoming SaaS Companies

For many years, WooThemes was the biggest brand name in WordPress.

Last month, they killed that brand and redirected everything to WooCommerce.com. Was there shock in the WordPress world? Absolutely not. The general reaction was, "What took them so long?"

So, how did we get to the point where the end of such a famous brand was inevitable?

I think it's because we're entering a new era. Major open source companies are becoming SaaS companies.

The WooCommerce story seems like a miniature version of a larger story:



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WooCommerce and the New SaaS Era in Open Source

For many years, WooThemes was the biggest brand name in WordPress.

Last month, they killed that brand and redirected everything to WooCommerce.com. So was there shock in the WordPress world? Absolutely not. The general reaction was, "What took them so long?"

So, how did we get to the point where the end of such a famous brand was inevitable?

I think it's because we're entering a new era. TheWooCommerce story seems like an overview of the CMS ecosystem in general …



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How to Access Readme Files in Drupal 8

In this tutorial, we will add a module that makes site maintainers' lives easier.

With Drupal 8 setups you are encouraged to use Composer, DrupalConsole and Drush because this is a faster and more effective way of adding components to your site. However, if you use those solutions, you can't access the readme file directly to read information about the module.

We will show you how to use the README module to access readme files directly from the Drupal 8 admin area.



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How to Use Rochen Vault to Save Your Site

We're often asked to help people who have caused an issue with their site.

After changing a file, they have taken their site offline or caused an obvious error to show.

Fortunately, if you host with Rochen, there's always an easy solution available. We use and recommend Rochen hosting and this is one of our favorite features. Rochen has a Vault that stores daily backups. With just a couple of clicks, you can restore any files and get your site back online.



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Drupal and Bitnami Multiple Environments

An OSTraining member asked how to setup a Bitnami environment that supports PHP 5.4.

The Bitnami Wamp stacks are available in 3 versions here:

5.5.37
5.6.23
7.0.8


Each of these provides an environment that is preconfigured with a different version of PHP.

5.5.37 comes with PHP 5.5, which you should also use for 5.4 setups. The reason 5.4 is no longer available is because the changes between 5.5 and 5.4 are minimal. You can read more about the changes on the official change log here.



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Drupal & Bitnami Multiple Environments

An OSTraining member asked how to setup a bitnami lamp that supports PHP 5.4.

The Bitnami Wamp stacks are available in 3 versions here:

5.5.37
5.6.23
7.0.8


Each of these provides an environment that is preconfigure with a different version of PHP.

5.5.37 comes with PHP 5.5, which you should also use for 5.4 setups. The reason 5.4 is no longer available is because the changes between 5.5 and 5.4 are minimal. You can read more about the changes on the official change log here.

To install the Wamp stack, follow our installation guide.

If you already have a Bitnami Lamp setup, you can install it again. Just be sure to use a different directory location to your original installation. All Bitnami files are contained within these containers, so you can simply install the stack as many times as you like. 

When installing your second stack, you will have to use a different ports for apache, ssl and mysql:

 

Once the installation is complete, you should see this...



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How to Install Drupal Using Bitnami for Windows

Bitnami is a software that allows you to install website applications such as Joomla, WordPress and of course Drupal.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bitnami on Windows to create a Drupal 7 site.



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How to Install Drupal 7 Using Bitnami for Windows

Bitnami is a software that allows you to install website applications such as Joomla, WordPress and of course Drupal 7.

In this tutorial we will show you how to install Bitnami on Windows to create a Drupal 7 site.



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