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• ajax basics how to create AJAX-based applications in Silverstripe

• loopThroughAssets - loop through a group of assets for use in your pages
• removingAssetsFromSearch - if you dont want assets to show up in your search form

• page selection for special menu - make a special menu with a random selection of pages from your site
• pretty i18n urls - put your language code in the url, not as GET parament behind like ?lang=
• populatedefaults - Add a dynamic default value to a field using PopulateDefaults()

• update records for a class using code - if you want to update a database record, but find the SQL a bit tricky then here is a good example

• retrieving image from your page - retrieving images stored with a page
• displaying five latest pages from multiple pagetypes - A method for returning a DataObject of multiple pagetypes, similar to Tutorial 2s method for showing the latest news on the homepage, except it will return a sorted list from additional page types.
• grouping fields from your data object - this can be useful if you would like to create a control in your template that loops through a bunch of fields (that may be labelled $image1, $image2, $image3) from your dataobject
• example of data object - this is an example of how to use a data object - adding logos to your homepage
• example of quotes on a page - this example will cover how to add a 'Quotes' section to a page and you will be able to create / delete quotes via the CMS.
• Final Parent - want to find out what is a page its ultimate parent then use this code
• Examples of creating and saving pages
• selecting pages with the same grandparent imagine you have continents, countries and region with several shops in each region and you want to find out what shop are in the same country - then this is useful
• alternative sorting order if you want to sort your pages in a different order than the standard SiteTree order then this might be useful

• customising_image - customising the Image class for specific generation of uploaded images

• SimpleSignupForm - signs the user up, inserts into database, sends email
• requiredFieldsClass - add a class to the fields that are required
• dropDownOptions - explains the uses of varies dropdown fields
• Amazing Looking Forms - shows how to create cool looking forms using the powerful silverstripe form rendering engine

• changingFields - how to change fields in a page
• controllers - Extending Controllers
• siblings - similar to <% control Children %> but then for siblings
• PreviousOrNext - have previous and or next page buttons on your site
• Setting menu width dynamically - calculate the width for each menu item based on the number menu items there are
• adding metatags - add your own standard metatags
• menus with different colour buttons - how to do a menu that has fancy buttons on it.
• building a nice tree for selected pages
• what to return from a function
• page/action/ID - how URLs work
• members-only-page - add a class to your “members only” pages.
• list by month - example of listing training page items by month
• alphabetical dataobjectset - How to output a sectioned alphabetical listing of a DataObjectSet

• combining files - speeding up your application by combining files

• SimpleSearch - just a search box, which refers to a results page
• DataObjectSearch - how to create a search form for searching a DataObject

• Example Config File - Example of a plain SS _config.php for your site
• Change Site Name and Tagline - Example of how to change the default themes 'Your Site Name' title and tag line

• Typography Overview - check for all typography options on one page
• Syntax-Highlighting - how to integrate and use the GeSHi (Generic Syntax Highlighter) in your website.

• Multilingual Content - alternative to 'translatable'