Create a Custom Search Form in WordPress
In this tutorial we are going to create a custom search form in WordPress. Specifically, we are going to add a custom search form on the…
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Create a Proximity Search in WordPress
In this tutorial we are going to build a store locator using a proximity search. Below is the final result. 1. Register for Google Maps…
Read MoreUse Dashicons to Create a Social Media Menu in WordPress
There are plenty of plugins that allow you to add social media icons to your WordPress site. However, I always advocate avoiding plugins in…
Read MoreConfigure RSpec and Capybara with Ruby on Rails
In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to configure your Rails app to use RSpec and Capaybara . In addition, we will also install and…
Read MoreConvert a belongs_to Association to a has_many :through Association in Ruby on Rails
I was tasked with converting a association to a association. The challenge was that the app was live, and there were existing…
Read MoreConfigure Cloudflare DNS to Work with Netlify
I just migrated my site to Netlify but wanted to keep my DNS with Cloudflare . Below are the steps needed to configure Cloudflare DNS to…
Read MoreRedirect Domain Aliases to Your Primary Domain With Gatsby and Netlify
I recently redeveloped my website using Gatsby , and moved my hosting to Netlify . As part of the launch I wanted to redirect all requests…
Read MoreCustomize a Video Thumbnail in Drupal
Introduction and Requirements When you upload a video to Drupal from YouTube or Vimeo, an automatically generated thumbnail will be created…
Read MoreDynamically Link to Each Month In Drupal's Calendar
Introduction and Requirements Drupal's Calendar module allows you to page between months. However, it can be frustrating for a user to…
Read MoreBatch Upload Field Collection Items to Create an Image Gallery
Introduction and Requirements Let's say you want to create an image gallery on your site. Let's say that each image also needs a caption and…
Read MoreDynamically Control FlexSlider Caption Position and Color in Drupal
Introduction and Requirements Drupal's Flex Slider module allows site builders to add rotating slides with captions. Using custom CSS, site…
Read MoreDisplay a Calendar On Taxonomy Pages In Drupal
Introduction and Requirements Let's say you have a content type with a date field and term reference field. This content type could be…
Read MoreCreate a List Tab For Drupal Calendar
Introduction and Requirements Drupal's Calendar module allows an easy way for site builders to display events in a month, week day and…
Read MoreConfigure Drupal's Search API to Search Field Collections and Paragraphs
Intro This tutorial will assume that you are somewhat familiar with the Search API module. It also assumes you are using the Search API…
Read MoreDrupal Configure SMTP Module to Work with Gmail [Updated]
At this point, there have been many great tutorials written about configuring Drupal's SMTP Authentication Support with Gmail. However…
Read MoreCorrectly Display Repeating Dates In Drupal
Configure Site Date and Time Navigate to admin/config/regional/date-time Enable The Necessary Modules Date Date All Day Date API Date Popup…
Read MoreUpdate Drupal Field Settings For Fields With Data In Database
Sometimes you need to edit a field's configuration once there is already data store in the database for this field. If you try to do this…
Read MoreInstall Drupal Memcached on a Media Temple DV Server
Site performance is crucial to a good user experience, and also is a factor in SEO. Because Drupal sites can be very query heavy at times…
Read MoreDrupal Salesforce Not Updating Records [Solved]
OK, so you've integrated your Drupal install with Salesforce and are able to pull data from Salesforce into Drupal . Everything's working…
Read MoreDisplay Field Values in an Accordion In Drupal
You probably already know that Drupal offers Views Accordion to display content in jQuery Accordions . This is fine if you're looking to…
Read MoreMake URL Patterns Match Menu Position in Drupal
Drupal's Pathauto is a must have for any Drupal project. This tutorial will demonstrate a simple yet effective way to utilize Pathauto…
Read MorePulling Data From Salesforce Into Drupal
In my last tutorial, we integrated Salesforce with a local Drupal installation . In this tutorial, we will continue to build off from…
Read MoreIntegrate Salesforce With Local Drupal Installation
Salesforce is one of the most popular CRMs used today. In this tutorial we will integrate Salesforce with a local Drupal install in…
Read MoreDrupal Leaflet Not Working [Solved]
The Leaflet Module for Drupal is probably the most popular mapping module. I was recently working on a project where I was mapping…
Read MoreCreate Live Search Results (Search as You Type) in Drupal
By default, Drupal offers the ability to search the site with its core Search module. However, this module can be limiting. In this…
Read MoreTrack Link Clicks In Drupal
You might be wondering why you would need to track the number of times a link is clicked in Drupal, when this can be done using Google…
Read MoreMove a Block to a Different Region on Mobile Layouts in Drupal
Thanks to CSS3 Media Queries web developers can create a completely different layout for their websites when viewed on small screens…
Read MoreCreate a Reddit Style Website In Drupal
Sites that allow users to post and vote on content such as Reddit and Digg are hugely successful. In this tutorial we are going to…
Read MoreBulk Update Redirects After Changing URL Pattern in Drupal
I recently worked on a project where the site's URL structure was going to change. This is easy to do with Pathauto , but I wanted to…
Read MoreDrag and Drop Batch Upload Files In Drupal
I love Drupal, but its media handling is far from ideal. Out of the box, it pales in comparison to WordPress. Most notably, Drupal does…
Read MoreLoad Content In Drupal Via AJAX (Without Coding)
Loading content via Ajax can create a great user experience. Instead of loading a totally new page, the desired content is loaded on the…
Read MoreDrupal Smartqueue Taxonomy Tutorial
Drupal allows you to organize content into taxonomies. This is best illustrated in tagging content, similar to Twitter. Drupal then…
Read MoreDrupal FlexSlider with Carousel Controls
Drupal's FlexSlider module allows for creation of responsive image sliders and carousels. This is perfect for creating banner slideshows…
Read MoreLinking to Content In Drupal
If you're using the Pathauto Module , you know that you can create custom path patterns for nodes, taxonomies and users. This is great for…
Read MoreInstall Drupal with drush
Last week I wrote an article about how to use the command line . Now we're going to put this knowledge to use. Using drush you can set…
Read MoreHow to Easily Change Directories In Terminal
I used to be terrified of the command line terminal. I'm a visual learner, and the command line is the exact opposite of visual. Plus, I'm a…
Read MoreAuto Update Copyright In Drupal Footer
Most websites have a copyright in the footer, like ©2015. However, if you do this using static text, you'll need to be sure to update this…
Read MoreUsing Feature Detection to Drop Support for Older Browsers
EDIT This is an old article, and the recomendations are no longer best practice. A lot of people are familiar with conditional classes…
Read MoreDrupal Unable to send e-mail on BlueHost Server
With the launch of this new site, I encountered a very frustrating error. Drupal was unable to send emails, and I was receiving the…
Read More5 Drupal Modules You Should Start Using
Every Drupal developer knows about the heavy hitters like views, display suite and context. However, this is a list of 5 Drupal Modules…
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