Issue 4: Craft gets in your ears

Introduction

Craft gets in your ears

Summer slow down? Not in the land of Craft. Thanks to our growing and active community we've got 20+ links this month including a couple of special interest to fans of podcasts.

At the P&T mothership, the Craft 2 updates continue and development of Craft 3 marches forward as well getting faster and using less memory. Sweet. We're even seeing a few Craft 3-compatible plugins begin to appear.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on Craft Link List. You can often find me in the Slack Craft channel or you can reach me anytime via Twitter (@johnmorton) .

Let's hit the links!

-John Morton

Tools, tips, and fundamentals

How to Get a <head> in Craft

DesignKarma share some great tips on making a smarter head for your Craft templates.

Why do my URLs suddenly have “index.php”?

A helpful link from HQ mentioned on Slack by Angry Brad.

The Absolute Beginners Guide to Setting Up Craft on Mac

Most likely, this will be more basic than you need if you already subscribe to Craft Link List, but everyone's got to start somewhere. Here's a good spot to jump in.

Installing Craft CMS on Mac OS X Using MAMP & Sequel Pro

When I'm getting up to speed on a new topic I find it helpful to read multiple “getting started” posts. Different perspectives can help fill in the gaps left by any single post.

If you liked the Absolute Beginners Guide mentioned above, you may find this link helpful as well.

Choosing Craft Content Management System

Neil Young shares his thoughts on Craft. If you’re deciding between CMS platforms for your next project, or trying to convince your client of your choice, his POV might help you out. He says Craft’s biggest draw back is its “lack of plugins” but that seems to be changing rapidly and will only accelerate after Craft 3 and its plugin store goes live.

Google Cloud Storage and Amazon s3 with Craft

Mijingo has released a 20 minute video that pretty much covers the bases on using cloud storage in Craft Pro.

Discovery: Force a 301 http status code using the redirect tag

This redirect option was just added to the docs a few days ago.

Perfecting your technique

Intermediate Twig: Logic, Macros & More with Andrew Welch « CTRL+CLICK CAST

More podcast goodness this month! Lea Alcantara and Emily Lewis regularly tackle CMS and web development topics on CTRL+CLICK CAST. In this episode they talk with Andrew Welch about Craft and Twig. Are you subscribed yet? Get on it.

Git Deploy Craft CMS on MediaTemple's Grid Service

Learn how to eliminate the need to upload files and directories one-by-one when working with Craft and Git.

May your FTP program rest in peace.

The Hidden Perils of Craft CMS Plugin Service Classes

Plugin developers, this is a good one. A plugin's API is defined in its services class, but beware how you implement private-ish functions. Stephen Lewis says to "keep your 'service layer' code in utility classes, and treat your service classes as nothing more than a way of defining your plugin’s public API."

How And When To Use PSR-4 Autoloading In Your Craft Plugins

Stephen Lewis continues dropping the knowledge in another detailed post on PSR-4 autoloading. (BONUS: a quick video on PSR-4 autoloading?)

Stephen starts by saying, "[if] you’re developing a reasonably sophisticated Craft plugin, chances are you’ll have a lot of class files which don’t really fit into the standard Craft plugin sub-directories of models, records, and so forth." If this applies to you, add this to your reading list.