Below you’ll find links to all the articles published on my site:
- So long 2020!I don’t like end of the year posts, but I’ll make an exception for 2020, which by anyone’s standards was an exceptional year. And I think I can safely say, not always in a goodContinue reading “So long 2020!”
- GratitudeYesterday was Thanksgiving in the US, but it’s always a good time to not only remember those people and things we are grateful for, but to take it one step further to support causes closeContinue reading “Gratitude”
- Go: The SEO Benefits of Creating a Website with WordPress.comAlmost every business has a digital presence now, and businesses that aren’t yet online should be. Whether you’re a small business, freelancer, or blogger, there are a lot of other sites to compete with andContinue reading “Go: The SEO Benefits of Creating a Website with WordPress.com”
- Getting One’s Head Around The Full Block EditorThe biggest stumbling block (sorry!) to working with the Block Editor is thinking you need to do something extraordinary to write in it. Let’s get back to writing rather than worrying about the “blockade”. AsContinue reading “Getting One’s Head Around The Full Block Editor”
- Behind the Wheel of the Block Editor’s Classic BlockChanging to a new and unfamiliar system can be really nerve-wracking! That’s the experience I have every time I get behind the wheel of a rental car that’s different than the car I usually drive.Continue reading “Behind the Wheel of the Block Editor’s Classic Block”
- Writing in the WP Admin Classic Editor-A Quick Tour for the Perplexed WordPress.com UserFor those of us who joined WordPress.com after November 2015, when the “MySite” editor was introduced and who would prefer to write in the “original Classic” editor now that the MySite editor is the BlockContinue reading “Writing in the WP Admin Classic Editor-A Quick Tour for the Perplexed WordPress.com User”
- Coursera-Build a Full Website using WordPressA Review From now until the end of September, Coursera is offering a free, 2-hour “project” on building websites with WordPress. “WordPress,” as it turns out, is actually WordPress.com.* The course takes place in Coursera’sContinue reading “Coursera-Build a Full Website using WordPress”
- The Classic Editing Experience is Moving, Not Leaving. But where? And for whom?With the introduction of the Block editor, the WordPress.com Classic Editor was set for retirement at the beginning of June. We pushed that back a bit to make time for more changes that ease theContinue reading “The Classic Editing Experience is Moving, Not Leaving. But where? And for whom?”
- Just WriteWhen you have an established website, changing themes can be an adventure because sometimes things go pear-shaped. When I switched last month from an older Premium theme to a free block-editor style theme, Hever, IContinue reading “Just Write”
- Where you lead, I will follow…If you followed my site before December 2019, since my last post I visited each and every one of your sites (where I could) and we are now a close-knit followership of around 180 WordPress.comContinue reading “Where you lead, I will follow…”
- To the Future…Hello dear subscribers, some of you have been subscribed to this site for quite some time (or maybe only since yesterday) and it’s been a pleasure to have you here. Starting July 15th this siteContinue reading “To the Future…”
- The Block Editor-A Fireside ChatIt was enlightening to learn from posts in the community forum feedback thread on the Block Editor that many WordPress.com users didn’t know how we got here. If you count yourself in that group, grabContinue reading “The Block Editor-A Fireside Chat”
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Block EditorWe’re still waiting to say Hello to the not-so-new Block Editor. According to the Staff reply I mentioned in the comments to my previous post, “the team encountered some problems” that’s delayed them changing theContinue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Block Editor”
- Say Hello to the WordPress Block EditorOn June 1 we’ll be retiring our older WordPress.com editor and transitioning to the more recent (and more powerful) WordPress block editor. Want to know how this may affect your site and what you canContinue reading “Say Hello to the WordPress Block Editor”
- Create With Confidence — and Better Blocks — The WordPress.com BlogThe evolution of the block editor is packed full of features and UI improvements. Start building! Create With Confidence — and Better Blocks — The WordPress.com Blog Lots of improvements and changes, but here’s one ofContinue reading “Create With Confidence — and Better Blocks — The WordPress.com Blog”
- Premium Theme Extinction Event
- Remembering WP Admin – Deja Vu
- From WP Admin’s Classic Editor to Gutenberg
- The Block Editor: A Block Management Guide
- What You See is What You Get, Maybe…
- The Year that Was 2018
- Real Life is bad for blogging
- Gutenberg is in the rental unit
- My theme’s been retired! Now what?
- Has anyone seen Gutenberg?
- Intermission
- Not The Daily Post
- GDPR-A Finale, hopefully!
- This site and the GDPR
- New Privacy Features and Updated Policies — The WordPress.com Blog
- How to Create a Website for Your Small Business (a Three-Part Tutorial Series) from Automattic Design
- Your site, Automattic’s Privacy Policy and the GDPR
- Why I don’t miss the Reblog button currently AWOL on WordPress.com websites
- The New WordPress Editor: What You Need to Know about Gutenberg – WordPress.com VIP
- Survey Says… What’s Gutenberg?
- Year-End Reader Survey
- Break the Internet!
- Updated Privacy Policy
- Remembering WP Admin
- Blog Privacy and Subscribers-5 more things to know
- WordPress.com Business Now Supports Plugins and Third-Party Themes
- Summertime!
- WPcom Business Plan gets an upgrade (unofficial)
- How-To: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Lodestar-a trendy theme for your business
- Build Your WordPress.com Site-The Tutorials
- Your Year in Blogging from WordPress.com
- Only 15% of you write in the WP Admin Editor
- WordCamp Europe 2016- The Finale
- Some thoughts on this 2015 in review
- WordPress.com Reveals its Newest New Dash Editor
- How to Choose the Best Theme for Your Business Website
- Excited for #WCEU2016!
- Singing The New Dash Editor Blues
- In Memoriam: “Tess” Warn 1952-2015
- One Size Upgrade Fits All? Get Outta Here!
- Afterthoughts on WordCampIL
- Reblogging Revisited Again
- The New Reblog, Part 2 – Images Gone Awry
- The New Reblog
- Only 38.5% of you reading this are Human
- Retired Themes-Round 2 (sorta)
- Beware the ToS Rights Grab of Headliner
- Use the Support Search, Luke!
- WordPress.com Transparency on Advertising
- Happy Retirement!
- My Top Takeaways from WordCamp San Francisco
- The Secret Recipe of Comment Spam Comments
- WordCamp Jerusalem 2013: A Belated Wrap-up
- WordPress.com Business: Get a professional website without a professional price tag
- Just don’t mention the “c” word
- Looking for HELP!
- Doing Business on WordPress.com
- State of the Word 2012
- Hacked!? Not So Much: Your WordPress.com Account and Security
- Expired Domain? Oh no!
- Blogging: Real Name or Pseudonym?
- How to write a great bug report
- WordPress.com vs. Self-Hosting: What’s Best For You?
- Blog Privacy and Subscribers
- Getting Started on WordPress.com
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