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Drupal & Servers

Configuring Nginx to Display 404 Page for Unconfigured Domains and Server IP Address

In today's digital age, it is crucial for website owners to have a properly configured web server.

This not only ensures a smooth and seamless user experience but also protects the website from potential security threats.

One common issue that website owners face is incorrectly indexed links in search engines like Google. In this article, we will provide a simple guide on how to configure Nginx to display a 404 page for unconfigured domains…

Drupal & Servers

Improve User Experience with Image Hover Effects for Drupal Thumbnail Images

Drupal is a powerful and flexible content management system that enables you to create visually appealing and engaging websites. One way to enhance the visual impact of your Drupal site is to add image hover effects to your thumbnails.

In this article, we'll explore how to use Drupal to create image hover effects for thumbnails.



Step 1: Install and Configure the Image Hover Effects Module

To create image hover effects for your Drupal…

Food blogger

Dauphinoise potatoes

Time by time, I like to experiment with food preparation, this time I decided to make a Dauphinoise potato, inspired by BBC Good Food recipe. 

As it might happen, it happened this time as well - I didn't stick to BBC food preparation methodology.

What did I do?

I sliced potatoes, made a bechamel sauce. Took a pan, made the first layer with bechamel sauce, few rows with sliced potatoes, again bechamel sauce, salt, and pepper, again sliced…

Drupal & Servers

Building a Drupal site from scratch - part 3 - Better administration

Recently I started a tutorial series - How to build a Drupal site from scratch. In part 1 I'm talking about planing a site. In part 2, I'm showing how to make a subtheme from Bootstrap theme. 

Before digging deeper in site customization, I'm willing to show how to tune a little bit up Drupal administrative tasks. By default (out of box) Drupal is not very user friendly for making admin related tasks. But it can be easily…

Drupal & Servers

Building a Drupal site from scratch - part 2 - Applying a subtheme

Recently I started a tutorial series - How to build a Drupal site from scratch. In part 1 I'm talking about planing a site. In this tutorial I'm giving a real example for building a tourism companies web site for real customer.

In part we learned that it's a wise to create a content type, which best describe products/services we gonna add (in our example tours).

So I have added few tours to our site:



As you can see from picture above, I'm…

Drupal & Servers

Display YouTube videos on Drupal site with YouTube field module

Recently I started a new topic series - documentaries, where I publish documentaries I have watched and recommend to watch others. I write a brief description of what each documentary is, and then I embed a YouTube link to show a video on my blog. 

How To Embed YouTube video in Drupal 8 (CKEDITOR)



But lately I started to think of creating my own Screen-casts, and the idea of embedding a video on content didn't satisfy me anymore.

What…

Drupal & Servers

Upgrading Your Drupal 7 Site: Tips and Tricks for a Smooth Transition (Minor Upgrade)

Upgrading a website can be a daunting task, especially if you're not familiar with the process. But upgrading your Drupal site is necessary for security, bug fixes, and new features. In this article, I'll be discussing the process of upgrading a Drupal 7.10 site to the newest version of Drupal, a minor upgrade.

Before you start, it's important to understand the difference between a major and a minor upgrade. A major upgrade, such as upgrading…

Travel

Georgian Fishing tours: Jandari lake

I first met Giorgi from Georgian fishing tours back at the end of 2013, when we did a fishing tour at Jandari lake organized by his company. I noticed a free fishing tour offer on their Facebook page. I claimed that offer and I was the lucky to actually get a free fishing tour. Make sure you follow their Facebook page as well - who knows, maybe more such offers will follow. If not - price for such tours are not very…

Drupal & Servers

Filtering Popular Posts on Drupal: How to Filter by Time Frame with Views

In a previous tutorial, I showed how to use Views to filter popular posts on a Drupal site. Today, I will demonstrate how to filter popular posts within a specific time frame, such as a week or a month.

Note that this tutorial will only apply filters to the most viewed nodes based on their publishing date, not to all nodes within a certain time frame.

If you haven't already set up a popular blog post View, please refer to the link above and…

Drupal & Servers

Improve User Experience with AJAX-Powered 'Load More' Pagination for Drupal Views

In Drupal, pagination is a common feature that allows website visitors to browse through a long list of content, such as blog posts or products, by breaking them up into smaller, more manageable pages. By default, Drupal offers a built-in pagination system that works well for most use cases. However, as your website grows, you may find that your visitors are spending a lot of time waiting for pages to load, which can negatively impact user…

Drupal & Servers

How to upgrade Drupal 6 to Drupal 7

Drupal 6 was released in 2008 and Drupal 7 was released in 2011. While Drupal 6 is still used by some websites, it is important to upgrade to Drupal 7 as it provides improved performance, security updates, and new features.

This article will guide you through the preparation process for upgrading Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.



Backup your website



Before making any changes, it is important to create a backup of your website. This will ensure…

Living in Georgia

Few shots from Tbilisi Cheese Festival

In these days the second Cheese Festival was held in Tbilisi Open Air Museum. My mom was visiting me in Georgia, and today her plane back home was. We decided to spend last hours together. The weather was not so great. We didn't found much cheese, but we spent a lovely time.Here are few shots I captured with my old Sony DSC camera and three years later post-processed using Adobe Lightroom. European and Georgian cowI find a lot of…

Living in Georgia

Few shots from Samgori, Tbilisi

Samgori is a district in Tbilisi, which is connected to the city center by the metro. Seems that the Samgori neighborhood is rarely visited by tourists

I first visited this part of Tbilisi back in August/September 2013. A lot has changed ever since, and now I considering investing in Samgori real estate market, as the property prices stile are among the lowest in the city

 A place to grow

 

Living in Georgia

Georgia's Parliament: Moving Back to Tbilisi?

In 2012, the Parliament of Georgia was relocated from Tbilisi to Kutaisi by then-president Mikheil Saakashvili.

The move was meant to give a boost to the city of Kutaisi. However, after the Parliament elections in 2012, which were won by the Georgian Dream coalition, plans were made to move the Parliament back to Tbilisi due to communication issues with other government institutions and high travel expenses.

As an impartial observer, I have…

Drupal & Servers

Drupal 7: How to Show a Custom Image When No Image is Provided

In Drupal 7, managing images can be quite challenging, especially when the default image is not provided. The platform provides an option to display a default image under "manage fields," but this approach can be limiting as the same default image will be displayed wherever the image field is used.

To overcome this limitation, you can follow these steps:


Disable the default image option under the image field settings.
Create a view that…

Living in Georgia

Autumn in Borjomi

Borjomi altogether with Samtskhe - Javakheti region are among my Top destinations in Republic of Georgia. I have spent here countless days and nights. One of the best times to head here definitely is Summer, when temperature in nations capital Tbilisi rises above +40 Celsius, a lazy rest on the rocks in Borjomula river is like a safe haven. See Borjomi trip.

You can explore Borjomi either doing rafting on Mtkvari river (See: …

Drupal & Servers

How to Set Up Google Analytics for Your Drupal Website

Google Analytics is an essential tool for tracking and analyzing the performance of your Drupal website.

By using this tool, you can gather data on your website's traffic, user behavior, and overall performance. This information can be invaluable for making informed decisions about the direction of your website and improving its user experience.

In this article, we'll walk you through the process of setting up Google Analytics for your Drupal…

Drupal & Servers

How to Automatically Publish Future Posts in Drupal with Views Module

Drupal is a popular content management system that allows users to easily create and manage their websites. One of the features that Drupal offers is the ability to schedule posts for future publication.

This can be especially useful for bloggers and content creators who want to plan and publish their content in a systematic way. However, if you are using Drupal, you may find that scheduling posts can be a time-consuming process.

In this…

Drupal & Servers

Simplify Image Uploads on Your Drupal Site with Multiupload Modules

Do you find uploading images one by one on your Drupal site to be a time-consuming and frustrating task?

If so, the Multiupload Filefield Widget and Multiupload Imagefield Widget modules can provide an efficient solution. These modules are ideal for those who want complete control over their Drupal installation.

To use these modules, follow these steps:


Download both modules from Drupal.org (https://drupal.org/project/…

Living in Georgia

Few shots from Tbilisoba 2013

On October 4 - 6, 2013 Tbilisi city festival  named Tbilisoba was celebrated. Here are few shots I captured with my old Sony DSC camera and three years later post-processed using Adobe Lightroom. 

Tbilisoba (Georgian: თბილისობა) is an annual October festival which celebrates the diversity and history of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. It was first held on October 28, 1979, and has since become an established…

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