Hello all, I’m taking the next few weeks off to rest and recuperate from a recurring back injury. There won’t be any new posts for a while and this will also give me an opportunity to revisit how this site can best serve its readers. You’ll still be able to access all the articles inContinue reading “Intermission”
Category Archives: News
This site and the GDPR
There’s been a lot of concern, confusion and angst by site owners here on WordPress.com ahead of implementing the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation on May 25th and the impact that will have on site owners and visitors. At the moment, the only thing I can suggest is that you take the time to readContinue reading “This site and the GDPR”
Your site, Automattic’s Privacy Policy and the GDPR
Beginning May 25, 2018 all sites on the web operating within the EU or having site visitors from the EU will be subject to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). I have tried to wrap my sorry head around the requirements mandated under this regulation and am still reading sites like the ICO.org.uk website and WebDevLaw,Continue reading “Your site, Automattic’s Privacy Policy and the GDPR”
The New WordPress Editor: What You Need to Know about Gutenberg – WordPress.com VIP
Following WordCampUS late last year, Steph Yiu gave a great overview to WordPress.com’s VIP users and their support teams on the changes coming to the WordPress Editor with Gutenberg. I hope this overview will give you some additional information about the coming roll-out of Gutenberg as well. As you read Steph’s overview keep in mindContinue reading “The New WordPress Editor: What You Need to Know about Gutenberg – WordPress.com VIP”
Survey Says… What’s Gutenberg?
Many thanks to those of you who took time to answer my brief end-of-the-year survey. We seem to be doing OK on this site. You were generally able to find the information you were looking for and topics were covered to your satisfaction. The biggest question on your mind was Gutenberg, which is not surprising.Continue reading “Survey Says… What’s Gutenberg?”
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Updated Privacy Policy
Originally posted on The WordPress.com Blog:
As part of our commitment to privacy and transparency, we’re updating our Privacy Policy. We want to give you more and clearer information about how we collect and use personal information — in a more organized and readable format. Your privacy is critically important to us. These are…
WordPress.com Business Now Supports Plugins and Third-Party Themes
Originally posted on The WordPress.com Blog:
For many years, WordPress.com has been a simple way for people to create their own beautiful WordPress website in minutes. But that simplicity came with a tradeoff — WordPress.com did not offer built-in support for the thousands of third-party plugins and themes that helped make WordPress the world’s…
