How to reset Drupal 8 administrator password using phpMyAdmin?

This post describes in brief the steps to reset the Drupal 8  administrator password in case you forget them. Writing down passwords are a big no no, and no matter how hard we try to remember passwords, sometimes, we may miss it, especially if you have various different password for different systems. And forgetting passwords also usually happens on development systems when you set some dummy or random passwords, phuff!, you no longer remember them. In this post, we shall see how to reset Drupal admin user password easily from phpMyAdmin. 

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How to create Taxonomy term jump menu using Views in Drupal 7?

We all know Drupal uses Taxonomies - which consists of Vocabularies and Terms. Each taxonomy terms have taxonomy pages which lists all the articles tagged with that taxonomy term. Drupal Views has "Jump Menu" as Display Format, using which we can built "Jump Menu" consisting of taxonomy terms which when clicked will take use to the taxonomy term page. There is no need of installing additional modules to create Jump Lists or Jump Menu.

In this example, we shall see how to build Jump Menu of Taxonomy Terms using Views as show below:

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How to resolve Drupal unable to send email - contact the site administrator?

In earlier versions of Drupal or for that matter even WordPress, the site could send email notifications easily using the PHP mail function. However, most hosts have disabled the default mail function due to security and vulnerability reasons. Therefore, emails will not go. This is not a Drupal issue as the same  issue we see on WordPress as well. In this post, we shall discuss how to let Drupal site send out emails using a third party module.

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Drupal 8 Tips: Display only one image from multifield image on teaser

On Drupal 8, there is a useful feature in Views Module (now in Core) settings called "Multiple field settings" with which we can  display only one image from multifield image on teaser. As seen in the image above, each of the content has multiple images but only one is displayed in the teasers.

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How to receive emails from website using contact forms?

Contact Forms are great to let website visitors contact you for any queries or for specific purpose. Contact Forms are found on most websites nowadays. When we build a website, we usually include a “Contact form" on the website for users to contact us. Once we buy a domain and hosting services from a service provider to host the website, we also usually get email address along with it. And it looks professional to have emails with the website domain name instead of using internet email such as gmail or Yahoo mail. In this post, we shall see how to setup Contact Form and how to receive emails sent from the website.

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How to download a website from live server to development local server?

In this post, we shall see how to download a website from live server to development local computer. I will be using a Drupal website as an example. On the local machine, I am running XAMPP stack on Windows. But the process would generally be the same for any other CMS or website for that matter. If you are looking for how to move or upload a website from local development computer to a live production server, following the steps here.

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How to add a site hit/visit counter to Drupal website?

Looking for site hit counters to add to your Drupal website? Have you tired out some modules already? Some feel that there is no need to add site hit counters while some feel they should add. It's all up to you. Many websites still do. And though there are other ways to monitor site visits such as via Google Analytics. But placing a site visit counter could let us know if there has been any hits right from the page instead of using another service. In this post, we shall see how to add site hit counters to Drupal website easily.

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How to add AddThis Social Media sharing tools to Drupal site?

If you own a blog or website, Social Media sharing tools are must-have these days as one cannot ignore tons of users on Social Media. Most internet users nowadays have Social Media account be it Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter or any other social media platforms. And as a blogger or owners of websites, we cannot ignore the fact that our visitors may be willing to share content from our website and blog to Social Media platforms. So, if we place Social Media sharing tools on our blogs or websites for users to use, it is free promotion for publishers. There are tons of potential for traffic through Social Media platforms. So it is very important that Social Media tools are added to websites and blogs.

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How To Disable Drupal "Create New Account" Link or Tab If Using Profile2 Registration Path ?

The default Drupal login page at /user/login shows three tabs - Login, Create New Account and Request Password. Using the tabs, a visitor can either login, create a new account or request password. If visitors cannot create accounts on the Drupal website themselves, then the "Create new account" link or tab can be disabled easily from Drupal administration. But when using Profile2 and Profile2 Registration path, the Drupal default "user/register" path lies redundant. In this post, we shall see how to disable the "Create new account" tab from the default user login page.

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