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March 24, 2016
The RefreshLess Module Brings Turbolinks to Drupal 8
Over the last few months, Drupal 8 have been working very hard to make the system faster.
Drupal 8.1 will include the BigPipe module, which implements ideas from Facebook.
Now Acquia are developing a new module inspired from the Turbolinks technique, which was pioneered by Ruby on Rails. The idea behind Turbolinks is that you only refresh the parts of the page that have changed.
The Drupal version of this is called RefreshLess.
Because of the way Drupal 8's architecture is designed, Drupal knows which parts of a page have changed when moving between internal pages. With Turbolinks, Drupal 8 only requests the parts that actually change.
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Drupal 8.1 will include the BigPipe module, which implements ideas from Facebook.
Now Acquia are developing a new module inspired from the Turbolinks technique, which was pioneered by Ruby on Rails. The idea behind Turbolinks is that you only refresh the parts of the page that have changed.
The Drupal version of this is called RefreshLess.
Because of the way Drupal 8's architecture is designed, Drupal knows which parts of a page have changed when moving between internal pages. With Turbolinks, Drupal 8 only requests the parts that actually change.
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March 23, 2016
How to Add Icons to Joomla Menu Items
Many Joomla templates comes with icon support for menu items. However if yours doesn't have that built it feature, we have a solution for you.
Continue reading this post to know how to add icons to menu items in Joomla sites.
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Continue reading this post to know how to add icons to menu items in Joomla sites.
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Smile! Joomla Now Supports Emoji
Last year, WordPress added emoji support to posts and pages.
When that release arrived, I half-jokingly wrote that it was the most important WordPress feature in years. Emoji are hugely popular on mobile devices, amongst younger users, and in Asia.
Now, with the release of Joomla 3.5, you can use emoji in Joomla also!
Emoji are fun, of course, but there are also some serious issues behind this change.
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When that release arrived, I half-jokingly wrote that it was the most important WordPress feature in years. Emoji are hugely popular on mobile devices, amongst younger users, and in Asia.
Now, with the release of Joomla 3.5, you can use emoji in Joomla also!
Emoji are fun, of course, but there are also some serious issues behind this change.
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Thank You to InMotion Hosting: 50 Drupal 8 Videos
Last year, we launched our Drupal 8 Kickstarter project.
Our goal was to help as many people as possible to use Drupal 8. We believe we're succeeding.
The Drupal 8 Beginner class just passed 1/4 million views on YouTube and our aim is to reach 1 million views by the end of 2016.
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Our goal was to help as many people as possible to use Drupal 8. We believe we're succeeding.
The Drupal 8 Beginner class just passed 1/4 million views on YouTube and our aim is to reach 1 million views by the end of 2016.
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How to Add Icons to Joomla Menu Links
Many Joomla templates comes with icon support for menu items.
However if your template doesn't support menu icons, we have a solution for you.
Continue reading this post to know how to add Font Awesome icons to your menu items.
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However if your template doesn't support menu icons, we have a solution for you.
Continue reading this post to know how to add Font Awesome icons to your menu items.
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Save 30% on WordPress, Joomla and Drupal Themes
A lot of OSTraining readers are looking for good theme for their site.
So we've partnered with Template Monster, one of the world’s leading sources of CMS themes. Template Monster have been around for over 13 years and have an extensive collection of WordPress themes, Joomla templates and Drupal themes.
For the next week, you can get a 30% discount on all purchases from Template Monster.
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So we've partnered with Template Monster, one of the world’s leading sources of CMS themes. Template Monster have been around for over 13 years and have an extensive collection of WordPress themes, Joomla templates and Drupal themes.
For the next week, you can get a 30% discount on all purchases from Template Monster.
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March 21, 2016
OSMap: Removing Links From a Joomla Sitemap
OSMap is the best and easiest way to create a sitemap in Joomla.
When you install OSMap, it automatically creates a sitemap for you.
For more advanced users, it's possible to edit your sitemaps to include or exclude certain URLs. You may want to do this for visual purposes (you want a short and clean sitemap) or for SEO purposes (to exclude certain URLs from Google's index).
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When you install OSMap, it automatically creates a sitemap for you.
For more advanced users, it's possible to edit your sitemaps to include or exclude certain URLs. You may want to do this for visual purposes (you want a short and clean sitemap) or for SEO purposes (to exclude certain URLs from Google's index).
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What's Coming in Drupal 8.1?
Drupal 8.1 will be released in April and it marks the start of a new era for Drupal.
Previously, new features were only added every few years, with the release of major Drupal versions such as 6, 7 and 8.
Now, thanks to a new release cycle, we can look forward to new Drupal features every six months. Drupal 8.1 is arriving six months after the release of 8.0, and we can expect version 8.2 in October this year.
So what's new in Drupal 8.1? Read on to find out ...
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Previously, new features were only added every few years, with the release of major Drupal versions such as 6, 7 and 8.
Now, thanks to a new release cycle, we can look forward to new Drupal features every six months. Drupal 8.1 is arriving six months after the release of 8.0, and we can expect version 8.2 in October this year.
So what's new in Drupal 8.1? Read on to find out ...
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March 18, 2016
Easily Create QR Codes For Your Website or Marketing
An OSTraining member asked us how to add QR codes to their website.
When used correctly, QR codes can provide a fast alternative for users to find exactly what they want, without searching or typing.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use the QR Code Generator to easily create codes.explain how you can use QR code generator for just about anything.
The QR Code Generator allows you to embed all sorts of different information inside a QR code:
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When used correctly, QR codes can provide a fast alternative for users to find exactly what they want, without searching or typing.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to use the QR Code Generator to easily create codes.explain how you can use QR code generator for just about anything.
The QR Code Generator allows you to embed all sorts of different information inside a QR code:
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New Video Class: Drupal 8 Security
We're happy to launch another Drupal 8 class today: Drupal 8 Security.
In this class, you'll get a comprehensive overview of what you need to know and do to keep your Drupal 8 site safe.
This class covers everything from user permissions and text formats to file permissions and errors. We also recommend several highly useful modules to protect your Drupal 8 sites.
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In this class, you'll get a comprehensive overview of what you need to know and do to keep your Drupal 8 site safe.
This class covers everything from user permissions and text formats to file permissions and errors. We also recommend several highly useful modules to protect your Drupal 8 sites.
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