The Media Module is one of the most hyped new modules for Drupal 7. It is often talked about as the best option for handling images, video and audio files in Drupal 7.

However, available information about the Media Module is long on 90 minute conference presentations and short on quick, practical guides. So, in this tutorial we're going to get right to the point. We're going show you how to set up the Media Module, what it does and how to use it to add YouTube videos to your content. Let's go ....

Updating has become an easy process since the release of Joomla 1.6. The developers have built in a handy updater that is extremely easy to use. This new utility should make upgrading to all new Joomla versions a quick and painless process.

One of the best ways to make money on the web is to charge for the exclusive content you provide by selling memberships to your site. PayPlans is an easy-to-install solution for anyone wanting to create a paid membership site.

As templates and themes become more complicated, it can also become more difficult to find and replace images. The most likely image you'll want to replace is the logo.

We're going to show you a technique to find and replace logos. Though the technique requires a few steps, it should help you track down almost any image you need to find.

The AllVideos plugin will allow you to display almost any type of media on your Joomla site, whether it's a video or audio file and whether you're using local or remote storage.

Drupal User 1 is a deity. Drupal is fairly unique in that it has this one user who towers over every other user on your site. This User has all possible permissions on your site.

Joomla 2.5 released with a host of new features. Some of these new features were major improvements including multi-database support, smoother upgrades and new search engine. Other improvements were smaller but still very useful. For example, using the new Language Override Manager you can now easily change any of the default text on your Joomla site.

This is actually a quite common question from our students. They start building your Drupal site, and rearranging the blocks. During that process they accidentally disable your login block. So, how can you get to your admin page without a login block?

The image below shows the normal Drupal login block. When you first install Drupal it usually appears in the left-hand column on your site.

Drupal has language files that hold all of the messages and labels you see while using your site. You can change this text if you need to.

WordPress has language files that hold all of the messages and labels you see while using your site. You can change this text if you need to.

No matter what CMS we're teaching, when we come to talking about themes and designs, one question always comes up quickly: "How do I make a dropdown menu"? Here's the answer to that question in Drupal.

First, we are going to show you how to get your menu set up correctly. Second we're going to give you three different options for showing that menu to your visitors.

Frameworks offer a new level of control over website development. Gantry is one of several frameworks available that extend your ability to layout and modify websites and themes with no coding skills.

Gantry is based on a 960 grid system that can read about in our article on 960 grids. We also covered Gantry for Joomla in another tutorial.

The settings.php file in Drupal is actually a very short and simple file with just a few settings, but they are critical settings. If you're new to Drupal and moving or updating it's very important to understand what this file does. Misconfiguration here causes error messages, failed sites, page not found problems that can be easily remedied if you know where to look

One such problem that comes up frequently is a missing or improper data base connection. In this tutorial we're going to show you where to find it and how to configure or change it.