-
Reusable Blocks
If you have content that you expect to repeat in other parts your site, consider creating a reusable block. Start out by creating the block. Perhaps you might have an image and a paragraph. Once you’ve created this composited block … Continue reading →
-
Block Libraries
Plugin authors are creating elegant, easy to use blocks that will make your site look amazing. When you activate a plugin, you may see one or more new blocks added to your list. On the Commons, we now have three … Continue reading →
-
Block Patterns
Get a head start on your page design. Copy a pattern and paste it into your content wherever you want it to appear. Then customize it – change the text, images, colors, etc. Continue reading →
-
Block Editor’s “List View”
“List View” displays how the blocks work together on a page, and provides access to each block’s settings. “List View” can be accessed by clicking the icon pictured above, which is always available in the Block Editor toolbar. Continue reading →
-
Full Site Editing
Full Site Editing (“FSE”) lets users design every part of a WordPress post or page, with modular blocks. No coding is needed, but users do need to understand how FSE works. A good understanding how templates are used in WordPress. Continue reading →
-
Classic Widgets
There is a big change in the way widgets are handled with the release of WordPress 5.8. Previously, Commons members added widgets to “widget areas” (sidebars, footers, etc.) by going to Appearance>>Widgets or to Customize>>Widgets. There they found an array … Continue reading →
-
Social Sharing Buttons
Often, site admins want to show social buttons on their sites so that readers can easily share content. There are a number of options available on the Commons to do this. Check if your theme has this functionality built in. … Continue reading →
-
Conference Template
The conference template is designed to help organizers create and host a site for a conference or event on the Commons . To use the Conference Template, you will select the template during the site creation process. More information on … Continue reading →
-
Adding a Menu Item
On your dashboard, go to appearance, then customize. Click on Menus, then Add Items at bottom. Select Custom Links, then add the URL and some text. Don’t forget to click Publish when done! It will look like this:
-
CommentPress
Commentpress lets readers comment on each paragraph of a document or respond in-line to other comments. Developed by the Institute for the Future of the Book, it is a terrific way for writers to solicit and track critiques of their … Continue reading →
