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…

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.

Jump Start

To jump start your website, just start writing. Your website is hidden from search engines at startup, so you are safe to experiment away. No one will see your edits until you make it live. Even if you are intent…

Make the placeholder content draft

While you can easily delete the placeholder content, you can also make it draft – to refer to later. Rather than deal with each post separately – you can do a bulk edit. Select the items to edit, select edit,…

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…

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…

A Gallery

This is an area which seems to trap unsuspecting first time users. Type /g to get the wizard up and read carefully. No need to add images twice, they can be used and reused again and again. Make sure you…

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…

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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…