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February 20, 2018

Bud Kraus

Bud Kraus is the Chief Education Officer of Joy of WP, an online WordPress training service offering free and low cost courses. He has over 20 years experience teaching thousands web design and WordPress in New York City classrooms and online.

Using The Blank Template To Create A Sidebar For A Single Post

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March 25, 2022

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One of the more intriguing templates that come with most – if not all block themes – is the blank template. It gives website creators a lot of flexibility in creating a template from scratch to suit their content and layout objectives. Using the post blocks such as post title, post content, featured image, post author, and the others, it is possible to build a template that pulls existing content from your database to create any type of page. In this video I use the blank template to build a specialized single post template that is used when I want […]

First Look: The Future Of WordPress Widgets

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May 13, 2021

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With all the talk about Phase 2 of the Gutenberg Project (aka Full Site Editing) there hasn’t been enough talk about widgets. For what seems like an eternity, the widget screen has not change one iota. It has a reliable drag and drop UI where a widget (basically micro content) can be placed into set areas on a web page. No doubt, you’re familiar with this. But all of that is about to change. The widget screen is about to become “Gutenized.” Out with the old widgets and in with Gutenblocks. It will look something like this: As of this […]

3 Hidden Gems Of Gutenberg

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March 27, 2020

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You could make the case that much (maybe too much) of Gutenberg’s user interface is hidden or not exactly in the direct line of sight. Gutenberg has a “need-to-know” characteristic in that since it is so contextual, UI only appears when it is necessary. Streamlining is quite mandatory in a complex editing environment. Not every option can – or needs to be – exposed to the user at all times. Unfortunately, important features can go “missing” to all but power users. Here are three features of Gutenberg you might not be aware of that can help you use the block […]

First Look: What You’re Likely To See In WordPress 5.3

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June 5, 2019

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After the release of WordPress 5.2, the community has been waiting excitedly for WordPress 5.3. You can have a look right now to see what to expect with new and improved features in the Gutenberg page editor. Here are three things we are very likely to see when version 5.3 becomes a reality. 1. The Group Block One of the most exciting updates is the Group Block, which allows you to create large sections of content. See how I used it in the video above. The group block will be an excellent way to create simple, reusable block templates for […]

The ABCs of Blogging

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April 3, 2019

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This is the first of a two-part post that will help you understand everything you need to know to set up your blog correctly. It should be no surprise that WordPress, now almost 16 years old, continues to be the world’s most widely used Content Management System. While it has evolved well past its infancy as a writer’s tool, at its core it remains a blogging platform. However, it has been extended in ways no one could’ve imagined. Just what is blogging anyway? A blog – or weblog as it was called back in the day – is a simple […]

4 Things You Can Do With Gutenberg That You Can’t Do With The Classic Editor

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January 9, 2019

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With the release of Gutenberg in v5.0, millions of people have to decide whether to opt for Gutenberg or stay with the Classic Editor plugin, formerly known as Tiny MCE. Though Classic Editor may seem like the safe choice, you can do much more with Gutenberg. To be sure, while Gutenberg has been in development for two years, it’s very much in its infancy. Its release was delayed to squash as many bugs as possible before WordPress users start using it. One purpose of Gutenberg is to make it easier to create rich page content. To that end, Gutenberg – […]

The Down And Dirty Way To Migrate A WordPress Website

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August 7, 2018

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A very common task WordPress site owners ever have to do is to move their site from one server to another. Reasons to do this include: You hate your web host and need a new service. You’d like a copy of your site so you can work on it either locally or from a remote server. There are many plugins to help you do this but all of them require an investment in time to learn the process. Invariably, there are two very different things which will occur. You will be exporting your database from your existing installation and importing […]

The Hidden Gems Of WordPress

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February 21, 2018

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One of the most frustrating things about WordPress is that parts of the WP Admin are difficult to find – if not outright hidden. That makes getting things done not so easy or intuitive. But as with any application, some elements of the User Interface need to be hidden or obscure for various reasons. Usually, it is because a function or feature is not frequently needed until it is. That’s when the hair pulling begins. Don’t end up hunting around for that WP Admin element as if you’re looking for lost treasure. Here are the most common hidden gems of […]

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