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Block Visibility
Introduction Commons site admins have the ability to make entire sites private to site members, or make sites private to only signed-on members on the Commons, or to password protect pages or posts to only users who know and can … Continue reading →
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Site Statistics Using Clicky
Getting Started Click on this link to Create a Clicky account You should receive an email. Click on the link and register the URL of your Commons site. It should look something like this {sitename}.commons.gc.cuny.edu: Clicky should respond with … Continue reading →
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Site Collaboration With Block Notes
WordPress 6.9 added a new feature that may be of interest to Commons members who collaborate on sites and need to document, comment, or track changes to individual blocks on their sites. To use this feature: Notes provide reply functionality … Continue reading →
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Timeline Plugins on the Commons
Displaying a timeline on a Commons site is a powerful way to track historical events pertaining to your topic. There are three plugins on the Commons which provide this functionality. Knight Lab TimelineJS The Knight Lab TimelineJS plugin is a … Continue reading →
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How To Set Up Jetpack
The Jetpack plugin is actually a bundle of plugins that have been developed for WordPress.com. Go to Plugins and activate it like any other plugin on the Commons. The following screen will be displayed. Click on “Set Up Jetpack.” You … Continue reading →
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Site Statistics Using JetPack
Before trying to access JetPack Stats, please ensure that you have activated the Jetpack plugin. Follow these directions – How to set up Jetpack. Jetpack provides a condensed synopsis of your site’s readership, breaking analytics down using two easy to … Continue reading →
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Widget Blocks
As you might guess, Widget Blocks are interactive blocks that are often used in sidebars, headers, and footers. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.
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Embed Blocks
Embed Blocks are widely used on the Commons to include content from external sites or platforms. Please note that we provide custom embed codes from sources not listed below. See “Embedding Content from Other Sites.” The following list provides links … Continue reading →
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Design Blocks
Design Blocks help with the layout of your posts or pages. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.
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Media Blocks
Media Blocks deal with images, video and audio. Please note that these are generic blocks and more control over media might be found with specific plugins. The following list provides links to WordPress.org’s documentation.
