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…
Category: First things first
This is the default category for posts. If you forget to create a category it will go here. If you delete a category, the associated posts will end up here. If you cannot be bothered with categories, you can hid the category in many themes.
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…
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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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…
Just type /i into a new para will pop up the image block. Lots of framing options or go plain vanilla.
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…
Language is but a poor translation. ― Franz Kafka
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…
I am having a relationship with Kafka 🙂 Status Updates are a little like Asides insofar as the title gets stripped out, which may suit you if you are prone to forgetting the subject line.