Installing the Configurable reports block in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Moodle has the capability of making your own custom reports without having to know SQL and to customize it yourself. The make your own custom reports, you can install the Configurable Reports Block to your Moodle site. The below steps will explain how. Steps to install the Configurable Block plugin Go to the following URL Read More >
Adding payment modules to PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on October 28, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Adding different payment options for your customers can increase your sales and give a better user experience. Follow along below as we guide you on adding different payment processor modules via the administrator interface. How to install payment processor modules in PrestaShop 1.5 Log into your PrestaShop admin interface. Hover over the Modules tab Read More >
How to Install PrestaShop With Softaculous Updated on November 15, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Softaculous is an installation program available to you when you sign up for the InMotion Hosting web hosting service. It allows you to save a lot of time by providing a quick installation process as well as update and backup services. The following tutorial will walk you through the process of using Softaculous to install Read More >
Custom CSS Styles with the Bootstrap Theme Roller Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When you are designing your website, you will be relieved to learn that there are easy to use tools online that allow you to create your own website styles that can be applied to your website. The Bootstrap Theme Roller is a great tool for designing your website with javascript. What is Bootstrap Theme Roller? Read More >
How to Change Your Front Page in Drupal Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell By default, the main page of Drupal 8 is set up to perform much like the front page of a blog. It displays excerpts of nodes that have been promoted and allows the visitor to click on them to view the entire node. However, you may wish to have a custom static page on your Read More >
How to change the content preview length in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell As you customize the look of your site, you will pay special attention to the front page of your site. Once you promite node content to the front page, you may want to alter the length of the excerpt. Changing the content preview length Log into your Drupal 8 interface. From the upper menu bar, Read More >
Styling a Responsive Template with jQuery Theme Roller Updated on June 5, 2013 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Now that you have your responsive template, you have the Theme from Theme Roller, you can style your theme and make it look professional. This article is written so you can follow through the HTML of the Responsive Template and create the look and feel your want for your site. Please download the files for Read More >
How to promote content to the front page in Drupal Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell As you create content nodes in Drupal, each node is saved and can be accessed individually. If you wish, you can have content display on the first page of your Drupal site. This is done via the Drupal admin interface. Promoting content to the first page will display the node title and the first portion Read More >
Responsive template design with the jQuery Theme Roller Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor After you have the skeleton template for your responsive template created, you can customize the appearance. While your site may function well on different devices, you will want the site to look interesting as well. To create themes for your Responsive HTML template, you can use the jQuery Theme Roller to design your site. What Read More >
Adding the Viewpoint Meta Tag to the Responsive Template Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Now that you have your stylesheets linked in your code for the Responsive Template, you will need to add the “Viewport Meta Tag” to your head section of your code. What is the viewport Meta tag? The viewport Meta tag alters the behavior of a mobile browser by modifying the “virtual viewport” of the device. Read More >
WordPress “Error Establishing a Database Connection” Updated on February 23, 2022 by Scott Mitchell While the “Error Establishing a Database Connection” is a fairly common error, troubleshooting it can take a few different routes. This article will explain the error and go over the different causes and fixes. What is the “Error Establishing a Database Connection” error? This error means that your WordPress script either cannot locate the database, Read More >
Changing aliases for nodes in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When working with your nodes (content unit such as Articele, page, etc), they are assigned a default node identifier. This identifier becomes part of the URL that specific page. For example, the first node you create, whether it be an Article or a Basic Page, the identifier will be /node/1 as it is the first Read More >
How to add a node to a menu in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When working with content types such as Articles and Basic Pages, etc you will have the ability to configure whether they show in the navigation menus. Below is a quick guide that shows how to configure which menu the link to the content page (also called a node) will display. Adding a node to a Read More >
How to create a custom content type in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell While there are may different content types available in Drupal 8, they may not fit your exact situation. In this article, we will cover how to create a custom content type for your application. What is a custom content type? Custom types are specifically for you to display and format your data in a way Read More >
Adding new Articles in Drupal 8 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Out of the many different content types in Drupal 8, there are only two that are available by default, the Article and the Basic Page. This article will focus on the Article content type. What is an Article? The Article content type is one of two content types that are enabled by default upon installation. Read More >
Content Types in Drupal 8 Updated on January 23, 2024 by Scott Mitchell After installing Drupal 8, you may be ready to run and create your new website. However you may want to take a quick look at the different content types you will be working with. Websites can use a variety of different content types such as informational pages, polls, blog posts, news articles etc… Knowing the Read More >
How to create a Basic Page in Drupal 8 Updated on September 15, 2023 by Scott Mitchell While there are a few different content types in Drupal 8, there are only two that are available by default. These are the Article and the Basic Page. This article will focus on the Basic Page. What is a Basic Page? The Basic Page is typically used for content that is static, or rarely changes. Read More >
DrupalCon 2013 Updated on November 18, 2019 by Scott Mitchell Hello everyone! This is an informal article for us to tell you how much fun we had at DrupalCon 2013 in Portland, Oregon this past week. We met many different people within the Drupal community, some were contributors, writers, developers, and even existing customers. Meeting everyone was an absolute honor and the talks were fantastic! Read More >
Add New Media in WordPress 3.5.1 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress allows you to add media of different types to your pages and posts. Media types include graphics, audio, video and text files. The following article explains how to insert media using the Add Media option built into the Administrator Dashboard. Inserting Media in WordPress 3.5.1 Logging into your WordPress Dashboard. In the left hand Read More >
Change OpenCart 1.5 URL – How To Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor This is a tutorial on how to change your OpenCart URL. There are various reasons for changing your website’s URL, such as testing our website on your Temporary URL, or you may just want to use a different domain name for your site. We will walk you through editing and updating 2 .php files in Read More >
