Watch me as I build an entire site step-by-step or explain an EE development concept or technique. Some of the videos are free to download and share, while others are published through the Pragmatic Programmers as part of a very popular EE training series.
In this 5 minute screencast I look at the LiveReload application for Mac OS X. LiveReload is a utility app that allows you to get an automatic preview of the templates (or directory of files) you’re working on in your preferred browser. It also supports preprocessing and running Terminal commands before reloading. In this video, I walk through the basic use of LiveReload by editing an ExpressionEngine template and also how you can use with other tools, like Jekyll.
Sometimes you forget your credentials to the ExpressionEngine Control Panel and need a way to log in when resetting your password via email fails. Watch this short video from EllisLab to learn how.
In this video I walk through basic use of the module and field type to manage images in the Channel University website we build in my Learning ExpressionEngine 2 video tutorials.
Don’t take a chance when upgrading to a new build or version of ExpressionEngine. Watch this free 16 minute video and follow along for best practices and documentation of the official upgrade steps.
The video covers three different parts of upgrading: Prepare, Update and Test. We talk about backing up your database and files, uploading a new version of EE2 and testing to make sure your site is working properly.
We took the official documentation for updating ExpressionEngine and turned it into an easily digestible video that you can always refer back to when it’s time to upgrade. There’s no better way to learn than by watching.
The perfect companion to your Playa add-on, this video covers all of the basic information you need to know to get smart about creating relationships between entries in ExpressionEngine.
Sit back and watch as we enhance the Channel University website to include a course listing and a faculty directory. We will link courses and faculty together using related entries and the Playa add-on from Pixel & Tonic.
This 35 minute training video is a starter guide to using Playa.
You’ve probably built several sites using ExpressionEngine. You have all the basics down. But sometimes the available ExpressionEngine tags don’t do what you need. Embrace the power and flexibility of ExpressionEngine by creating custom MySQL queries right in your templates. This 58 minute screencast will walk you through all of the MySQL tools available in ExpressionEngine.
Installing ExpressionEngine is a simple process. Follow this free 16 minute video and learn how to install ExpressionEngine 2 like a pro. We'll walk you through the entire process step-by-step, including explaining software requirements, file permissions and more.
Here's a quick tip that you can use when preparing your ExpressionEngine website for client training or hand-off. We want to make sure that the control panel works exactly as it should for each user, so it's always a good idea to log in as that user and take a look. Did you know that you can do this right from you Super Admin control panel? Let's take a look how.
