London developer and implementer training

This comprehensive two-day hands on training course is targeted at implementers, administrators, and developers who want to learn more about configuring, customizing, and extending CiviCRM to meet their organization / client needs. You don't need to be a 'developer' to attend but you should have basic PHP and MySQL skills, and be familiar with (or at least ready to dive into) the CiviCRM code base.

Agenda

We try to be flexible with the agenda to meet participant needs and expectations, and the final agenda may change. Topics will include:

How CiviCRM works - code layout and architecture
Extending CiviCRM - hooks, APIs, custom PHP files and templates.
Advanced features - message templates, batch update via profile, checksum authentication, command-line scripts.
Internationalization - including translation tools and multilingual sites
Integration with Drupal and Joomla - including user/contact synchronization, Profiles, Organic Groups, Views2, Joomla extensions
Debugging - tips and tricks

If there is something specific that you would like to see covered, let us know on the event Wiki page (details in confirmation page and email).

Prerequisites

Participants should bring a laptop with wifi capabilities to this training so they can take part in training exercises. You should have a local copy of the latest stable release of CiviCRM installed and running on your laptop, as well as a text editor that you can use to view and edit PHP and HTML code.

New to CiviCRM?

If you are new to CiviCRM, we strongly recommend that you review the free online book - CiviCRM a comprehensive guide, especially the developer section, in preparation for the training. If scheduling allows, consider attending a CiviCRM User and Administrator training session prior to this class. You should also review the CiviCRM architecture blog post series.

About our Fees

Fees for this event are £400 for both days

Note: the price below shows £600 but you will only be charged £400 (the higher price displayed below is due to a bug in the currency conversion that we are fixing at the moment)

Event fees go toward meeting the expenses involved in running this training. Any surpluses will go toward improving CiviCRM and the CiviCRM community. If your organization can't cover this cost and has an annual budget of less than £66,000, please email us to discuss options for bartering for 50% of your event fee. Bartering requests to be submitted 8 weeks before this event.

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London developer and implementer training