Complete Guide to Pre-Installed Fonts in Linux, Mac, and Windows
by Megan McDermott, 19 March 2012 - 2:01pm
Web fonts are gaining in popularity now, but they can still be a bit of a challenge to use. Copyright issues often require the use of a third-party font service, which can be risky and expensive.The good news is that all major operating systems come with a variety of fonts that you can use to create your font stacks.
How to create a simple Drupal 7 theme from scratch
by Megan McDermott, 21 September 2011 - 11:30am
Drupal theming can seem complicated and overwhelming. Even basic starter themes are filled with confusing PHP and convoluted CSS. What's a designer to do? Never fear, it is completely possible to create your own theme from scratch. This article will demonstrate a step-by-step process for creating your own Drupal theme, including a .info file, page template, regions, and CSS.
CSS3 selectors simplified, Part 1: Simple selectors and attribute selectors
by Megan McDermott, 14 July 2011 - 2:55pm
CSS 3 has introduced a variety of new selectors that can be used to access elements in a web page. While some of these were available in CSS 2.1, the range of new options can be confusing. How can you make sense of it all? Read on!
Creating a custom home page in Drupal 7 using Views (part one)
by Liam McDermott, 23 June 2011 - 2:11am
Having installed Drupal, one of the first questions people ask is, ‘How do I change the home page?’ By default the front page of Drupal has a blog feel, with the latest posts shown in date order, but it does not have to be like this! These two articles will show how a front page can be customized using Views.
Divitis: What it is and how to avoid it (Updated!)
by Megan McDermott, 8 June 2011 - 2:38pm
When developing your website in HTML, you might be tempted to use the <div> tag to sovle problems. Things not lining up in every browser? Maybe another containing <div> would help. Don't know how to select that particular element? Wrap a <div> around it!
Get more sign-ups from Drupal 7: make ‘Create new account’ eye catching
by Liam McDermott, 16 May 2011 - 3:12pm
According to our analytics software between 60 and 70 percent of visitors going to the new user registration page on the Webmaster Forums do so by clicking the Create new account link in the user login block.
Context Layouts, Panels, and Composite Layouts in Drupal: What's the difference?
by Megan McDermott, 29 April 2011 - 6:10pm
If you're attempting to create a complex page layouts in Drupal, you may be confronted with a choice between several modules: Context Layouts, Panels, and Composite Layouts. These modules may seem a bit confusing at first.
Goodbye vBulletin, part two: how we got away
by Liam McDermott, 26 April 2011 - 6:15pm
The previous article in this series showed our reasons for wanting to move The Webmaster Forums from vBulletin to Drupal. This second part shows how we successfully got away, and the difficulties faced.
SSH: Allowing multiple users to edit the same files and directories (shared folders)
by Liam McDermott, 24 November 2010 - 9:00am
Often multiple users will need to have access to edit, delete and create files and folders on a server. To illustrate this we will use the example of two users who need access to the same files on a Web server.
SSH: Managing file permissions using CHMOD
by Megan McDermott, 17 November 2010 - 9:00am
When installing scripts on your website you will often be asked to change the permissions, or CHMOD (change mode). The instructions for doing this often include cryptic sets of numbers, such as chmod 775 There are actually two ways of setting permissions using chmod, using numbers or words. Use whichever method works best for you.
