Developer Marion Newlevant and top Craft CMS StackExchange contributor stops by the show to explain the Twig templating language that powers Craft CMS. We compare Twig to other templating and programming languages, discuss DRY approaches to Craft and dive into macros, includes, extends, and embeds! We share learning resources as well as common Twig mistakes and what could be better explored in documentation. CTRL+CLICK CAST
In Craft, the process of creating global content has been standardized using the Global Set Element Type otherwise known as Globals. I want to propose another way of doing so without having to create any global sets, field layouts, or having to log into your dashboard... Selvin Ortiz
Choosing the right content management system (CMS) for your website – and your budget – is one of the most important decisions in the web development process. To help illustrate the differences, we’ve put together this visual guide examining what makes some of our favorite affordable CMS options unique. Caleb Newby
Craft gives us the option to force any particular user to reset their password the next time they login. If you ever need to to force all users to reset their password on a larger site where manually updating each user is not feasible, you might have to do so at the database level. Read More »
Ben Parizek
Using Twig to manipulate Craft's ElementCriteriaModel objects makes for leaner and meaner templates. Relatively complex functionalities can also be built pretty easily. Jérôme Coupé
Craft is better than WordPress for more custom websites because developers can build instead of manipulate. This philosophy applies to creating the admin, content entry, and templating... Megan Zlock
Setting up Fastly to work with Craft takes some time the first go-round, but the performance difference is more than worth the trouble. Layer Tennis went from an average HTML load time of 2.1 seconds without caching to less than 120 milliseconds. That's a reduction of 1,750%... Chris Maven
Sometimes the order of things matters. This article begins to explore how Twig Templates in Craft CMS are processed. We'll take a look at the order in which the `set`, `block`, `extends` and `include` tags get evaluated and rendered. Understanding the logic behind how the page is processed will help you decide when to use these tags; whether you should be using these tags in your layouts, page templates, or partials; and know when you need to consider alternative methods to pass variables between your templates more easily when dealing with more advanced templating needs. Read More »
Ben Parizek
In the 5 part series linked below, Stephen Lewis from Experience provides a nice overview and deep dive of Validation in Craft and how it relates to the underlying validation in Yii.
Part 1: Foundations
If you’re working on a Craft plugin that accepts user input, chances are you’ll want to validate that data...
Part 2: AttributeTypes
This instalment is all about Craft’s AttributeTypes: what they are, what they do, and which ones are available.
Part 3: Attribute Rules
This instalment is all about attribute rules: what they are, how they affect validation, and which ones are available.
Part 4: Hidden Validator Settings
This instalment is all about “hidden” validator settings, which aren’t accessible via the usual Craft attribute rules.
Part 5: Custom Validators
This instalment is all about implementing your own custom validators.
Craft’s solution for longform content is the Matrix field. With Matrix, developers have the flexibility to provide custom fields to be used for content entry, and can write custom templates (using Twig, in Craft’s case) to be used to render that content... Anthony Colangelo
When working and starting on multiple projects simultaneously, its always a good idea to have something to start from. Jake Chapman
Foundation Interchange and Craft image transforms combined, make responsive images easier than they ever have been. Naomi Royall
"Thankfully, Craft CMS came out with Matrix, and from this content modeling feature our minds have been blown." "Matrix allows us to create content blocks, each of which are collections of fields that they can be styled uniquely and dynamically in a website's templates." Seth Giammanco
