If you have built a successful website on WordPress.com, there may come a time when you want to move it to self-hosted WordPress (WordPress.org). For example, you might want to do things which are not possible with a WordPress.com site, such as: serve Google ads run custom code download all the files on your site.… Continue Reading WordPress.com to WordPress.org Migration: What Do You Need To Know?
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WordPress 5 Released, Launching A Brand New Editor
WordPress 5.0, “Bebo” launched on Thursday 6 December. A few days later, on Thursday 13 December, security release 5.0.1 came out. This is the version you’ll get now [the time of writing] if you upgrade from any WordPress install below 5.0. WordPress 5.0.2 is scheduled for Wednesday 19 December. Here’s what I’m going to cover… Continue Reading WordPress 5 Released, Launching A Brand New Editor
The User Experience and Accessibility of Gutenberg (The WordPress 5.0 Block Editor)
As WordPress 5.0 launches today, with a new block editor, it seems timely to revisit this presentation I gave at WordCamp Edinburgh 2018 on 17 November. This was the talk description: The new Gutenberg editor is a key part of WordPress 5.0 which is going to change the user experience of WordPress, for better or… Continue Reading The User Experience and Accessibility of Gutenberg (The WordPress 5.0 Block Editor)
How To Create A WordPress Gallery For Your Images
In my last post, I wrote about adding images to your WordPress posts or pages. Sometimes though, you might want to show a collection of related images in rows. The way to do that is through the WordPress Gallery feature. Adding a gallery Start a new post or page (Posts > Add New or Pages… Continue Reading How To Create A WordPress Gallery For Your Images
How To Add An Image To A WordPress Post: A Simple Guide
Just starting out with your WordPress site? One of the first things you’ll want to learn is how to add an image to a WordPress post or page. The process is exactly the same for both. There are two phases to adding images to a post: Uploading the image to the Media Library Inserting the… Continue Reading How To Add An Image To A WordPress Post: A Simple Guide
Time To Try Gutenberg? Introducing The New WordPress Editor
With the release of WordPress 4.9.8 you might notice a new prompt on the WordPress Dashboard – Try Gutenberg. But what is it? And should you try Gutenberg? What is Gutenberg? Gutenberg is a new editing experience for WordPress which has been under development for the last year. It’s designed to modernise the way that… Continue Reading Time To Try Gutenberg? Introducing The New WordPress Editor
A Beginner’s Guide To The WordPress Media Library
The WordPress Media Library is the home for any files uploaded to your WordPress website, chiefly images and documents. In a brand new WordPress site, it will look bare because there’s nothing in it! In order to use any files on your site, you need to upload them first. Let’s take a look at how… Continue Reading A Beginner’s Guide To The WordPress Media Library
Stay Safe! Practical Security Tips For WordPress
WordPress Edinburgh has been a regular event for me most months, and last week we moved to a new home at Codebase. This was where was last year’s WordCamp Edinburgh was staged. We kicked off the new phase with a talk by Tim Nash. Tim works for hosting company 34SP.com who sponsor our meetups (thanks… Continue Reading Stay Safe! Practical Security Tips For WordPress
Making WordPress GDPR Compliant – Do You Need a Plugin?
GDPR is coming… The enforcement date of May 25 2018 for the new European data protection law is only a few weeks away. WordPress Core and plugin developers have been looking at solutions for abiding by GDPR for WordPress sites. Been living under a rock and don’t know what the GDPR is? Read my post… Continue Reading Making WordPress GDPR Compliant – Do You Need a Plugin?
WordCamp London 2018: Technology, Terrific Talks and Tribe
For the fourth year running, I’m pleased to say that I made it to WordCamp London. And what a conference it was! My main goals for the three days were: Attend the Contributor Day and learn enough about Git and the command line to be able to contribute to WordPress. Learn as much as I… Continue Reading WordCamp London 2018: Technology, Terrific Talks and Tribe
