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Three Words for 2019

Three Words for 2019

For the past several years, I’ve been following Chris Brogan’s practice of coming up with three guiding words for the coming year. Chris wrote a post about his 3 words for 2018 but here’s the basic idea: Pick any three words that will guide you in the choices you intend to make for the new year. They should be words that let you challenge yourself as to motives and decisions. They should be words that help you guide your actions. The idea behind there being three words (and not five or seven … [Read more...] about Three Words for 2019

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Gutenberg is here – what now?

Gutenberg is here – what now?

If all went according to plan, WordPress version 5.0 was released yesterday. This version includes the new Gutenberg editor that I wrote about back in July. This completely redesigned editor has been the source of much controversy in the WordPress community. Those using it will need to learn an entirely new way of managing content on their sites, using a block oriented drag-and-drop system. What to expect If you go to your WordPress site as soon as 5.0 is released you’ll immediately notice…no … [Read more...] about Gutenberg is here – what now?

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What’s In My Bag

What’s In My Bag

Lately I’ve been walking to work. This is part of a big lifestyle change for me and my family. After 24 years of living about 12 miles above the small town of Sonora, CA, we’ve moved downtown, within walking distance of WorkPlace Sonora, the coworking center where I have a desk. I carry all of the work tools that I need for the day in a messenger bag for the 1.2 mile round trip and I thought its contents might be of interest. Nekteck 45W USB-C Charger. I’m new to USB-C devices and I … [Read more...] about What’s In My Bag

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Here Comes Gutenberg

Here Comes Gutenberg

Over the past several years, Webdancers has specialized in building websites using the WordPress content management system. This excellent software controls the functionality, the way the websites look and how we enter content. And we’re in good company, as 31% of all websites use WordPress, according to W3Techs Web Technology Survey. Probably the most often used component of WordPress is the editor, where pages and posts are composed. From the beginning, WordPress has used a software … [Read more...] about Here Comes Gutenberg

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3 Words for 2018

3 Words for 2018

For the past several years, I’ve been following Chris Brogan’s practice of coming up with three guiding words for the coming year. Chris wrote a post about his 3 words for 2016 but here’s the basic idea: Pick any three words that will guide you in the choices you intend to make for 2016. They should be words that let you challenge yourself as to motives and decisions. They should be words that help you guide your actions. The idea behind there being three words (and not five or seven or one) … [Read more...] about 3 Words for 2018

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What’s a “Classic Text Widget”?

What’s a “Classic Text Widget”?

Webdancers clients who spend time in their WordPress admin area may have noticed a new type of widget appearing under Appearance > Widgets, called the "Classic Text Widget". The addition of this widget was necessitated by a change in the behavior of the native "Text Widget" in WordPress 4.8. If you want to stop reading here, just use the Classic Text Widget in the same way as you used the old Text Widget and all will be well. For the full story, read on. Since the very early days of … [Read more...] about What’s a “Classic Text Widget”?