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How to make a complex webform in Drupal 8

One of our OSTraining members asked us how to make a user input form using Drupal 8 Webform module. So, we thought what could be a more useful answer than a comprehensive, easy to follow lesson.

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 11:45

What New Features Will You See in Drupal 8.3?

The release candidate for Drupal 8.3 arrived today.

At this stage, features are frozen and so today's release gives us an accurate view of what to expect in Drupal 8.3's stable release.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 19:23

Join Us for DrupalCon Baltimore in April

Want to visit one of the most intriguing and underrated cities in the US?

DrupalCon Baltimore is in April, and you should come join us.

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 11:56

Building Conditional Webforms in Drupal 7

One of our OSTraining members asked us how to configure webforms with conditions and we prepared for you this tutorial to show you how you can do just that.

For this tutorial, you will need the following Drupal modules:

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 11:20

Migrating to Drupal 8? Check if Your Drupal 7 Modules are Ready

Are you a Drupal 7 user who wants to migrate to Drupal 8.

You're not alone. "Can I rebuild my site in Drupal 8?" is a very common question in the Drupal community.

Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 14:21

Build a Responsive Colorbox Gallery in Drupal 8 (With Overlay Captions)

An OSTraining member asked how to make a gallery with Colorbox in Drupal 8.

Step #1. Install the Modules and Libraries

Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 12:13

5 Ways to Tell if a Site is Built in Drupal

One of the most common questions we get at Drupal beginner classes is, "How can I tell if a site is built in Drupal?"

We get that question because it's just not possible to know the answer without a few tips and tricks.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 16:08

Show Drupal Content in Tabs, Using Views

One of our OSTraining members asked how best to make a tabbed view of content in Drupal.

For this tutorial, I used 2 content types: "Article" and "News". We are going to show the Articles in one tab, and the News in a second tab.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 15:36

How to Build Drupal 8 Triple Display Slideshow Using Slick

One of our OSTraining members asked how it was possible to make multiple displays for Drupal 8 slideshows.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to build a slideshow that uses your article content type to make a slideshow with a teaser.

Thursday, January 26, 2017 - 19:37

6 Reasons to Choose the Bootstrap CSS Framework

For those of you, who like me have been developing websites for few years, we tend to use similar chunks of CSS code that we copy paste from project to project.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 17:25