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Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course

This course will walk through everything from installing ExpressionEngine to a complete site build. Great for beginners or anyone who needs a refresher.

By   Doug Black

Installation

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through the initial steps of installing and configuring ExpressionEngine.

By   Doug Black

Let’s Create a Channel

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through creating our first channel, Page, along with its fields and field groups.

By   Doug Black

Let’s Create a Template

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through the creating our first template to view our new homepage.

By   Doug Black

Using File Fields Part 1: Set Up

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through the setting up our blog channel and making use of the EE's file field for our blog featured image.

By   Doug Black

Using File Fields Part 2: Templating

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will create our blog templates and use our file field in our loops.

By   Doug Black

DRY Template Layouts and Partials

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will convert our one file template to make use of ExpressionEngine's template layouts and partials

By   Doug Black

Moving the System Directory Above Webroot

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through a simple security step to make your site more secure, but moving the `system` folder outside of the webroot of ExpressionEngine.

By   Doug Black

Variable Modifiers

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will explore ExpressionEngine's native variable modifiers, and create our blog snippet loop.

By   Doug Black

Working with Categories

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will add a category group and categories to our blog, as well as display them in our blog template.

By   Doug Black

Working with Relationships

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will take a deep dive into relationship, create our first relationship field, and add related content to our blogs

By   Doug Black

Partials, Embeds, Variables

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will explore partials, embeds, variables, and implement each of them into our site.

By   Doug Black

Let’s Create a Channel Layout

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through the creating our first channel layout and assigning it to a channel

By   Doug Black

Routing

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will walk through the different methods of ExpressionEngine routing, and utilize these in our content

By   Doug Black

Contact Form

This article is part of Getting Started with ExpressionEngine Video Course
In this video, we will set up our outgoing email settings and set up a contact form

By   Doug Black