Give Me ExpressionEngine or Give Me Death!
Have you been waiting for ExpressionEngine 2 to be released before jumping in? The wait is over - and Train-ee is pleased to offer its newly revised ExpressionEngine 2 class.
Come to Richmond, Virginia in November and find out why EllisLab endorses Train-ee as an official Training Partner. Find out why companies like Garmin, organizations like the Federal Reserve, and schools like the University of Georgia have trusted Train-ee to teach their staff how to use ExpressionEngine. Find out how much fun classroom training can be with an informal yet informative learning environment during the day followed by evenings out on the town or viewing the local attractions.
The Class Details
During the class we’ll cover the following:
- Brief history of EE
- Review of the “EEcosystem”
- Getting a conceptual understanding of EE
- EE Control Panel Overview
- What’s new in EE 2
- Basics of coding in EE - tags and loops
- EE linking variables
- Loading an existing design template into EE
- Chunking the visual design into parent templates, embedded templates, and snippets
- Passing variables to embedded templates
- Designing an ExpressionEngine architecture to power the visual design
- Implementing EE channels, custom fields and categories to hold content
- Building dynamic navigation menus
- Building page titles and setting navigation states dynamically
- Working with categories
- Working with relationships
- Using EE conditionals
- Using EE variables
- Troubleshooting tips
- Using plug-ins, modules and extensions
- Implementing different content types
- Setting up the site for client access and workflow
- Fighting SPAM
- Improving performance
- EE search engine - constraints and implementation
- Discussion forum module overview
- Wiki module overview
- Multiple Site Manager Overview
Included with Class
- Class Manual - 150 pages of printed and bound EE goodness covering everything discussed during the week, along with code samples and links.
- ExpressionEngine license - thanks to EllisLab, a Non-Commercial License of ExpressionEngine 2 ($149 value) is included with the class.
Class Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of (X)HTML and CSS
- A Laptop
- MAMP/WAMP installed
- ExpressionEngine installed
The Instructor
This class will be taught by Michael Boyink.
I’ve worked on dozens of ExpressionEngine-based websites, wrote a book on ExpressionEngine 2, produced the first commercial EE screencasts, have been a speaker at ExpressionEngine conferences and offer the first (and currently the only) EE classroom training publicly available.
The Location
This class will be in Richmond, Virginia USA.
(Photo credit: Flickr user sashafatcat)
First settled in 1737. Patrick Henry made his famous plea here. The capital of the Confederate States of America was here during the Civil War. Benedict Arnold once burned the city. A canal designed by George Washington. A Capitol building designed by Thomas Jefferson. Visited by Abraham Lincoln at the end of the Civil War, 10 days before he would be assassinated. First city to organize and celebrate Memorial Day. Birthplace of cigarettes. First electric trolley in the country. First TV station south of Washington, D.C.
Getting to class will be easy - the classroom location is just a 22 minute ride from the The Richmond International Airport.
The Venue
This class will take place at the Regus Office.
Regus
6802 Paragon Pl
Suite 410
Richmond, VA 23230
Main tel: +1 804 441-6000
Main fax: +1 804 441-6001
The nice part about this class is that the Regus location is close to several hotels. There is also a bus stop about a ten minute walk away from the Regus location, so you can find that screaming deal across town and still make the class without renting a car. Note that all distances and costs are approximate, and that there is no “class discount” program - you are free to choose any hotel and any deal you can dig up.
The Schedule
This class runs from Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010, through Friday, November 5th, 2010.
The daily schedule is:
- 9:00 - 10:30 AM: Instruction Time
- 10:30 - 10:50 AM: Break
- 10:50 - 12:00 PM: Instruction Time
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM: Lunch (provided)
- 1:00 - 2:30 PM: Instruction Time
- 2:30 - 2:50 PM: Afternoon Break (snack provided)
- 2:50 - 4:00 PM: Instruction Time
- 4:00 - 5:00 PM: Q&A
- 6:00 - ??: Optional evening activities (TBD, dinner may be provided, bring your friends/family)
Note: If you have any special dietary or physical requirements please let us know when registering so that we can accommodate you.
To Signup
This class has already taken place - visit the Classroom Training page for information on current classes.
