Implementing robust authentication strategies for any application can be a daunting task and Node.js applications are no exception to this. In this tutorial, we will develop a Node.js application from scratch and use a relatively new but very popular authentication middleware – Passport to take care of our authentication concerns. Passport’s documentation describes it as […]
What You’ll Be Creating In the previous article, we created a basic structure of our plugin. Now it’s time to implement the rendering class for each of our widgets. Recall that all widget provider have to implement Provider interface. They are also has to sit inside folder widget, and under namespace AXStatBoardWidget. If we want […]
Aside from ability to extend HTML easily AngularJS also offers a simple way to interact with external APIs. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use Services to access GitHub’s API and create a simple repository browser. Step 1: Preparation Let’s start with this basic HTML template: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>GitHub Search</title> […]
Are you a Magento beginner? Want to create theme of your own? If so, this article is written specifically for you. In order to start with Magento theme design and customization, it is very important that you have a strong understanding of Magento design terminology and the basic concepts which are strictly followed by Magento’s […]
Up until this point, our previous articles focused on OpenCart’s user interface. In the articles, we discussed how to use the admin panel. Starting in this article, we’ll be understanding the OpenCart Framework which is based on MVC design pattern. If you’re familiar with Model-View-Controller (MVC), then you’ve got a head start; otherwise, don’t worry […]
Whether you’re a fan of the cheesy name or not, it seems the infamous “hamburger” menu icon is here to stay – at least for a while, anyway. The Hamburger, as seen on TechCrunch In this tutorial we’ll look at a number of approaches to creating and styling such an icon without using raster images. […]
In the previous articles of this series, we’ve encountered an annoying issue that we need to address. Whenever we modify the data model of a Core Data application, the persistent store becomes incompatible with the data model. The result is a crash on launch, rendering the application unusable, a serious problem if this happens to […]
Confide user authentication is part of almost every web application. Although it is common, a deeper look shows that it’s not as simple as it may seem. Remember that validation, password recovery, and email confirmation are vital to any decent authentication form. Confide is an authentication solution for Laravel made to reduce the repetitive work […]
In the first two parts of this series, I introduced the WordPress database and its structure and showed how relationships between different content types are managed. Here, I’ll look at content types in more detail and describe the different types of content in WordPress and how they interact. When we think of content in WordPress, […]
By Sam Berson When it comes to setting up an eCommerce website, the natural tendency for most site owners is to go for a custom developed website. However, a much cheaper and easier alternative is to use WordPress. Because of the popularity of WordPress as a CMS, many leading eCommerce services and platforms now offer […]