Creative Covers: How to

The modern website must have tools to create full screen covers. It is annoying to have to rely on a plugin to do this, which is where a modern template and blocks can make light work of the job. To get started click the Blue Button and start typing co … and then select Cover from the filtered list.

This is an Aside

An Aside is a special Post Type that will appear in the news content stream like an ordinary blog post … but without the title. Handy if you want your blog to look more like social media stream (but without…

Typography Matters!

The Art of Readable, Impactful Design Typography is more than just choosing a pretty font—it’s a fundamental part of how your message is received. The right typography enhances readability, creates hierarchy, and sets the tone for your brand. Poor typography,…

Hello Twenty Twenty One!

Prematurely, Twenty Twenty One is here!!! It is the new WordPress theme and, naturally, supports WordPress Blocks (since Twenty Nineteen most WP themes should). Once you get the hang of Layout Editing with blocks, you should find they are great,…

Before you make your site live (no one will find you unless they have the link otherwise) …

In our setup the default is to discourage search engines. This is to protect you from accidentally publishing your experimental doodles. In our experience many site owners can take many weeks, months, sometimes years to begin work and then finish…

Add a widget in the footer or delete it

Widgets are blocks that appear outside the content area or a page or post. They include sidebars and footers and in some templates may include multiple positions in the header and above or below it. Footers are useful for boring…

Adjust the menus or remove them entirely

Managing menus is fairly easy, but there are pitfalls due to the flexibility of the options available. You manage menus first by creating a collection or friendly handle/name for your menu. You may want to have a number of menus…

Customise key aspects of your site or switch template

To open up the customizer, select from the top bar or Dashboard > Appearance > Customizer. The customizer provides a key route to modifying many of the website fundamentals, e.g.: Switch template Change colour scheme (template dependent) Change fonts and…

Switch your front page to any other page and enable a posts page

In the default WordPress setup the front page is set to a preset list of posts. Depending on the template you may get a grid of articles, a simple list or an embellished list, with featured images. Some people prefer…

Create a new page or post (and the differences) and where it will appear

To create a page or a post you will need to be logged in – if you can see the black bar at the top of the screen you are logged in. From there choose New > Page. A static…