Stephen Burge's Blog, page 87
February 12, 2016
How to Reorder Menu Items in Joomla
One of the cool features in Joomla 3 is drag and drop to reorder articles, menus, categories and more.
I'm going to show you how to use drag-and-drop to re-order Joomla menus.
When reordering menu items, I personally recommend to do it by filtering up to the maximum menu level, as explained in this post.
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I'm going to show you how to use drag-and-drop to re-order Joomla menus.
When reordering menu items, I personally recommend to do it by filtering up to the maximum menu level, as explained in this post.
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Find the Link to a Tab in Drupal QuickTabs
One OSTraining member asked for a way to get the direct link to a tab while using the Quick Tabs module for Drupal.
He wanted to figure out the URL to open the page so this his selected tab is always showing.
In this short tutorial, I'll tell you how to do it. Let's start...
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He wanted to figure out the URL to open the page so this his selected tab is always showing.
In this short tutorial, I'll tell you how to do it. Let's start...
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February 11, 2016
CSS Selectors to Customize Your Site's Design
The most common answer in our forums involves using custom CSS.
The key is the CSS selector, which would target the site's element that needs to be fixed, such a link, an image, a div, etc.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you which type of selectors to use, and how to find them with Firebug. Let's start...
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The key is the CSS selector, which would target the site's element that needs to be fixed, such a link, an image, a div, etc.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you which type of selectors to use, and how to find them with Firebug. Let's start...
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How to Test Beta Versions of Joomla
Joomla 3.5 is due to be released on February 17th, 2016. Here's an overview of what's new in version 3.5.
Before the release, everyone has the chance to test the beta and pre-release versions.
If you use Joomla and want to contribute, or if you just want to test your site and extensions, it is absolutely worth testing. You may find some bugs that need fixing before the final release.
I'm going to show you how to test Joomla beta versions.
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Before the release, everyone has the chance to test the beta and pre-release versions.
If you use Joomla and want to contribute, or if you just want to test your site and extensions, it is absolutely worth testing. You may find some bugs that need fixing before the final release.
I'm going to show you how to test Joomla beta versions.
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February 10, 2016
How to Create Audio mp3 Playlists in WordPress
One of the strongest features in WordPress is media management.
The WordPress core makes it really easy to create advanced functionality with images and also multimedia.
In this video tutorial, Topher shows you how to create multimedia playlists using only the WordPress core. You can use it for both videos and audio files, although in this example we're going to use mp3 files to create a musical playlist.
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The WordPress core makes it really easy to create advanced functionality with images and also multimedia.
In this video tutorial, Topher shows you how to create multimedia playlists using only the WordPress core. You can use it for both videos and audio files, although in this example we're going to use mp3 files to create a musical playlist.
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Image Styles and Sizes in Drupal 8
One thing that all site builders need to think about is image size.
The size of your images can have an enormous impact on your site's speed and it's performance on mobile devices. Fortunately, the Drupal 8 core provides tools for controlling and optimizing the size of your images.
In these two videos, Robert shows you how to use Drupal 8 image styles and image settings.
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The size of your images can have an enormous impact on your site's speed and it's performance on mobile devices. Fortunately, the Drupal 8 core provides tools for controlling and optimizing the size of your images.
In these two videos, Robert shows you how to use Drupal 8 image styles and image settings.
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How to Embed Vine Videos in Joomla
If you use Joomla, then you've had problems with embeds.
Before the launch of the OSEmbed extension, it was difficult to reliably embed any outside sources into your Joomla articles.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to embed Vine videos into Joomla.
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Before the launch of the OSEmbed extension, it was difficult to reliably embed any outside sources into your Joomla articles.
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to embed Vine videos into Joomla.
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February 9, 2016
Fix Duplicated Content in Joomla with Canonical URLs
If Google says you have duplicated content, probably is because you have more than one URL for the same article.
The solution is to use canonical URLs.
Using a canonical plugin, you can tell to search engines to only index one URL and skip the other(s). Let's start...
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The solution is to use canonical URLs.
Using a canonical plugin, you can tell to search engines to only index one URL and skip the other(s). Let's start...
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February 8, 2016
New Video Class: Updating Drupal 8 Sites
This week's Drupal class is essential for anyone who manages a Drupal website.
In this class, Robert demonstrates how to properly update Drupal 8.
Since there is no one click update for the Drupal core, it is essential that anyone who manages a Drupal site learns to make the updates with confidence. We'll also show you how to successfully update Drupal 8 themes and modules.
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In this class, Robert demonstrates how to properly update Drupal 8.
Since there is no one click update for the Drupal core, it is essential that anyone who manages a Drupal site learns to make the updates with confidence. We'll also show you how to successfully update Drupal 8 themes and modules.
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February 7, 2016
Fix Duplicate Content in Joomla with Canonical URLs
If you use a CMS such as Joomla, it's possible for some content to appear on multiple pages. This can confuse search engines who may be unsure which URL is the "correct" URL to show in their search results.
The solution is to use canonical URLs.
Using the "Styleware Content Canonical Plugin", you can tell search engines to only index one URL and skip the others.
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The solution is to use canonical URLs.
Using the "Styleware Content Canonical Plugin", you can tell search engines to only index one URL and skip the others.
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://OSTraining.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
