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March 17, 2016
1/4 Million Views of the Drupal 8 Beginner Class
Before the launch of Drupal 8, we started a Kickstarter project.
Our goal was to help as many people as possible to use Drupal 8.
Our strategy was to give everyone free access to the very best Drupal 8 training by releasing free videos.
Today, I'm delighted to say we are succeeding.
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Our goal was to help as many people as possible to use Drupal 8.
Our strategy was to give everyone free access to the very best Drupal 8 training by releasing free videos.
Today, I'm delighted to say we are succeeding.
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Updated Video Class: Getting Started with WordPress
WordPress is almost constantly changing, so our videos need regular updates to remain useful.
This week, we have completely updated the 30+ videos in our "Getting Started with WordPress" class.
This class teaches you everything you need to get started with WordPress. This is a Beginner class and is aimed at people who are completely new to WordPress.
In the first part of the class, you'll create content and learn how to handle text and images.
In the second part of the class, you'll learn to control the design of your site with themes.
In the third part of the class, you'll add extra features to your site with plugins.
In the final part of the class, you'll learn how to manage your site and keep it safe.
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This week, we have completely updated the 30+ videos in our "Getting Started with WordPress" class.
This class teaches you everything you need to get started with WordPress. This is a Beginner class and is aimed at people who are completely new to WordPress.
In the first part of the class, you'll create content and learn how to handle text and images.
In the second part of the class, you'll learn to control the design of your site with themes.
In the third part of the class, you'll add extra features to your site with plugins.
In the final part of the class, you'll learn how to manage your site and keep it safe.
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March 16, 2016
Setting up Your Drupal Acquia Dev Desktop
Acquia Dev Desktop is a free app that allows you to run and develop Drupal sites locally on your computer.
You can use Acquia Dev Desktop to evaluate Drupal, test modules, and develop sites while on a plane or away from an internet connection.
provides a fully functional test area with minimal set-up required. While setting up your own server configuration isn't overly hard on Linux, it can be on Windows and Mac. Acquia Dev Desktop is available for Windows and Mac.
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You can use Acquia Dev Desktop to evaluate Drupal, test modules, and develop sites while on a plane or away from an internet connection.
provides a fully functional test area with minimal set-up required. While setting up your own server configuration isn't overly hard on Linux, it can be on Windows and Mac. Acquia Dev Desktop is available for Windows and Mac.
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March 15, 2016
How to Share Your Joomla System Information With Support
How to Share Your Joomla System Information With Support
Joomla 3.5 implemented the ability to export your System Information settings. This short tutorial will highlight why and how to share your system information with support.
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Joomla 3.5 implemented the ability to export your System Information settings. This short tutorial will highlight why and how to share your system information with support.
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3 Free WordPress Themes to Start your Blog
WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. However that used to be its original purpose; with the time it has evolved to offer much more features.
In this post, I'll recommend 3 free WordPress themes to stand out your blog.
(Spoiler!) The second one is our favorite. Let's start...
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In this post, I'll recommend 3 free WordPress themes to stand out your blog.
(Spoiler!) The second one is our favorite. Let's start...
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Drag-and-Drop Images in Joomla with TinyMCE
Starting with Joomla 3.5, drag-and-drop image uploads are built into Joomla's default editor - TinyMCE.
It has a really nice new usability improvement: drag-and-drop image adding. You can pick up any image from your desktop and drop it directly into your content.
And it's simple to use. Here's how easy it is ...
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It has a really nice new usability improvement: drag-and-drop image adding. You can pick up any image from your desktop and drop it directly into your content.
And it's simple to use. Here's how easy it is ...
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How to Update Joomla to use PHP 7
PHP 7 is the fastest PHP version yet. Simply changing the PHP version to 7 can make your Joomla site run 50% faster or more.
We get questions often about how to upgrade to a new PHP version, so we figured we should write a short tutorial for it. This tutorial will explain how Joomla interacts with PHP and how to update to PHP 7.
It's written at a beginner level and doesn't get into too much technical jargon - just enough to understand the process.
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We get questions often about how to upgrade to a new PHP version, so we figured we should write a short tutorial for it. This tutorial will explain how Joomla interacts with PHP and how to update to PHP 7.
It's written at a beginner level and doesn't get into too much technical jargon - just enough to understand the process.
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Joomla 3.5 Will Collect Anonymous Site Data
Joomla 3.5 is due to be released this week.
3.5 will include a new data collection plugin that allows the Joomla project to gather anonymous data about installs.
The data collected is very similar to the data already being collected by the WordPress and Drupal projects. The plugin is also opt-in and can be easily enabled or disabled.
This tutorial will explain what information it collects, why it collects it, and how to enable it.
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3.5 will include a new data collection plugin that allows the Joomla project to gather anonymous data about installs.
The data collected is very similar to the data already being collected by the WordPress and Drupal projects. The plugin is also opt-in and can be easily enabled or disabled.
This tutorial will explain what information it collects, why it collects it, and how to enable it.
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Use Facebook Comments on Your WordPress Site
WordPress does provide a default comments system. However, many people find the default comments to be limited and hard to manage.
I've seen a lot of WordPress sites move to Facebook comments so that they can provide a better alternative.
In this post, I'm going to show you how to run Facebook comments on your WordPress site.
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I've seen a lot of WordPress sites move to Facebook comments so that they can provide a better alternative.
In this post, I'm going to show you how to run Facebook comments on your WordPress site.
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New Class: Develop WordPress Themes, Part 2
Do you want to design WordPress themes? We've just released the second part of our Theme Development class.
In "Develop WordPress Themes, Part 1", Topher started using Underscores, a very popular starter theme, to introduce you to all the key concepts behind WordPress themes.
In "Develop WordPress Themes, Part 2", which we're releasing today, you can continue your path to becoming a WordPress designer. You'll see how to create menus and widget areas. You'll learn how to include CSS and Javascript files in your theme. We'll also introduce you to WordPress coding standards.
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In "Develop WordPress Themes, Part 1", Topher started using Underscores, a very popular starter theme, to introduce you to all the key concepts behind WordPress themes.
In "Develop WordPress Themes, Part 2", which we're releasing today, you can continue your path to becoming a WordPress designer. You'll see how to create menus and widget areas. You'll learn how to include CSS and Javascript files in your theme. We'll also introduce you to WordPress coding standards.
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