Introduction
A bonanza of Craft CMS tips, plugins and news
Hello Crafters. Welcome to another issue filled with tips, plugins, and general web dev know-how.
In putting this issue together I was impressed by how many tips there were. As always, these are not from me. These links are the result of the Craft community asking questions and sharing knowledge. Bravo.
Thank you to CraftQuest for sponsoring this issue. There's good stuff going on over there. Check it out.
We've got a lot to cover.
Let’s hit the links.
-John Morton
News
Craft CMS 3: Loads of new content added
The Craft team has been spending time updating the Craft CMS docs. Good docs mean a better experience building on the platform. Here's the new areas to check out:
Craft 3.0.15 released
Among the list of updates, version 3.0.15 makes the control panel fit a bit snugger on small screens.
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Tools, tips, and fundamentals
Craft 3 Class Reference: activateAccountSuccessPath
There was recently a question in Slack about customizing what a user sees after activating a Craft account successfully. For that there is a config setting for that called activateAccountSuccessPath
. While you’re there in the docs, check out setPasswordSuccessPath
too.
Dates in Twig and Craft on CraftQuest
CraftQuest (featured sponsor of this issue of Craft Link List) has started a new series on dates. No swiping right or left required.
CMS Upgrades & Migrations, Part 2
CTRL+CLICK CAST takes on “the technical planning, gotchas and QA of CMS upgrades.”
Barrel Strength: PhpStorm Live Templates Twig Extended
An extensive library of PhpStorm Live Templates for Twig.
If this is a topic you’re interested in, also check out PhpStorm Live Templates for Craft CMS mentioned back in issue 18.
AJAX template tip for SEO
In this short conversation on Twitter, be sure to check out the followup Q&A as well regarding how this method impacts static caching and how to deal with it.
devMode.fm // Going Offline: Service Workers with Jeremy Keith
Jeremy Keith, author Going Offline, is this episode's guest. (This is a great book, btw.)
Perfecting your technique
Responsive tables in Craft
Tables today are still a powerful tool for displaying data in a nice and orderly fashion. In this post we’ll make a twig component for Craft CMS that makes working with responsive tables a breeze.
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Pic Puller: The Instagram plugin for Craft CMS 2 & 3
Pic Puller brings your Instagram media into Craft CMS with one-click authorization. Full documentation and code samples get you up and running quickly. Learn more at picpuller.com or find it in the plugin store in your Craft 3 control panel.
Plugged In
Craft 3 Var Dumper
This is a simple wrapper which replaces the Craft {{ dump() }}
method with Symfony's VarDumper component.
There are a few other options you may also want to check out:
- Craft Dumper - callable by variable for Twig filter
- Craft 3 Dumper - with
d
anddd
.
Do It Yourself widget for Craft CMS - updated for Craft 3
A super easy way to create dashboard widgets for the Control Panel, now for Craft 3.
Spoon: Enhance your Matrix
Use Spoon to group Matrix blocks, hide blocks and / or fields, and organize your block layouts with tabs. Spoon never touches your content, it is simply a layer on top of the core Matrix field type, so if you ever don’t want it you can just take the blue pill and uninstall it.
Enupal Translate for Craft 3
Translate your website templates and plugins into multiple languages. Bulk translation with Google Translate or Yandex.
Enupal Backup for Craft 3
Simplifies Backups for Craft CMS. Manual or scheduled your Backups and upload it securely to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Softlayer Object Storage and FTP/SFTP.
Retcon 2 plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
Retcon is a tiny Craft CMS plugin adding a series of powerful Twig filters for modifying HTML content.
Button Box: A collection of utility field types for Craft 3
A set of utility field types:
- Buttons
- Colors
- Text Size
- Stars
- Width
- Triggers
The Craft Advantage
More Craft CMS Features: Matrix and Its Powerful Friends
Matrix is the protagonist of the Craft’s story since its inception but there are some unsung heroes that need some attention too.
Why we're using Craft CMS! Part 1 (& Podcast!)
Steadfast Collective shares why they're using Craft CMS.
Yii, Twig, PHP & More
It’s not Craft, but it’s interesting.
Rainglow Color Themes
A collection of over 320 themes for a variety of different editors and software.
HTML5 device mockups v3
HTML5 mockups of popular devices, to showcase your portfolio and spice up your website.