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Streamlining Your Content Creation: Adding Images From Your Phone With Ease
We’re excited to share a new feature in the desktop editor and Jetpack mobile app that makes it a breeze to upload media to your WordPress posts and … Streamlining Your Content Creation: Adding Images From Your Phone With Ease I’m a big fan of this improvement. I use the Jetpack app for a lot…
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Moses’ Rapture
Not my will, but the Lord’s.He made me your brother,Plucked from the reeds,Nile’s jaws, I escaped.Do not harden your heart.Let the Lord’s people go,The land of worship awaits,Promised to my ancestors.Our rightful punishment served;Slaves, no longer burdening stones.Injustice will end now,God is calling His children.You will see the power of God,Waver He will not from…
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Pharaoh’s Agony
What more do you want from me?You were my brother once,Plucked from the reeds,The Nile’s jaws, you escaped.Now you come crying, pleadingLet your people go; Never!The greatest Empire in the world,I will not disgrace my ancestors.Rightful place, the mud and straw,You will burden stonesErecting my monumentsGlory be to the Gods.Ra forbid me allow weaknessWaver I…
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The Cedar of Lebanon
The Cedar stands firm,Telling the old story.Branches embrace the Word,Preaching to all the nations,Never forsaking the connection.Living stems are rebornWhile dead splinters have rejectedHim, succumbing to the serpent,Whose firm grip severs the union.Remaining kindle obey as children,Eternally blessed by the rugged tree.
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Mirror People
Bodies become narrowThin sheets reflectingNothing, only surroundings.Millions of images bounce aboutMystic lust and violent rageA soulless avenue to opennessFlat are the mirrors with nothingBehind, only depictingBegging to imitateThe same reflection as the restReflecting.All mirrors are alikeStuck in the ever presentNever forward, never backFlat, narrow, facelessMirrors live forDepend on the outsideFor it tells mirrorsWhat to be.
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The Sower’s Commitment
A man tends to his garden, nurturing each plant with dedication and sacrifice, only to realize that he neglected something more precious. This poignant short story, originally published in Grand View University’s literary journal Bifrost, reflects on love, loss, and the regrets that linger.
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To Tag or Not to Tag: What is the Optimal Number of Tags for your WordPress Blog
During a recent WordPress website redesign project, I was asked a very interesting question that I hadn’t given much though: What is the optimal number of tags to use on a site? Wow! I never really considered the “optimal” number of tags for a site. I would say for an individual post 5–10 would be…
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Tinkering with Canva AI Image Creation for Technical Communication Journal Cover Art
I came across a post on LinkedIn from a former grad school colleague, Philip Gallagher, with a call for submissions of cover illustrations for the Society of Technical Communicators (STC) Technical Communication journal. The theme was, “illustrations on New Horizons in Technical Communication,” which immediately led me to think AI was the only type of cover…
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Some changes coming soon
A recent update seems to have messed with my blog card design. I just can’t get figure out why the editor view of my query loop looks perfect while the front end looks totally borked. Well, I’ll take this as an opportunity to update my theme. If you follow my blog, which I know there’s…
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Some new features to watch
Check out Footnotes and Details blocks! No need for complicated plugins for simple additions to your blog or website. The Footnotes could be quite handy.
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Block Visibility Plugin
The Block Visibility plugin developed by Nick Diego for WordPress is my absolute favorite block plugin right now for WordPress. This plugin provides an extensive array of visibility controls that empowers website owners to tailor the appearance and behavior of their content in a highly flexible manner. Here are five practical applications of the visibility…
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Mini Twenty Fourteen is Live in the Museum of Block Art
I wanted to learn more about block building in Gutenberg and tested myself with recreating a classic WordPress theme, Twenty Fourteen. I decided to submit my work to the Museum of Block Art, and it was accepted! You can check out my entry in the gallery. This was a ton of fun to do. I…
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WP Job Manager gets a redesign
WP Job Manager has recently undergone a brand refresh and now sports a new website! Maybe you haven’t checked it out for a while, so if you are considering building a job listing website, WP Job Manager is the Plugin you shouldn’t miss. Here are 5 reasons why WP Job Manager should be your preferred…
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Get Paid on Any Plan: Introducing Payments for the Free Plan and Up
No limits, starting now. Earn money from your site, even on the Free plan. Get Paid on Any Plan: Introducing Payments for the Free Plan and Up This is a great way for anyone to gain entry into the creator economy. Start small, grow a following, then grow your site with more features.
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Automattic Donates €20,000 to Fund Next Phase of Drupal Gutenberg Development
Drupal Gutenberg, the Gutenberg module for Drupal that was created by a Norway-based agency called Frontkom, has received a €20,000 donation from … Automattic Donates €20,000 to Fund Next Phase of Drupal Gutenberg Development This is amazing! Blocks take over the internet!
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Reblogging Gets a Refresh
Reblogging is a way to show appreciation for another creator’s work while also providing your own audience with a valuable piece of news, work of art… Reblogging Gets a Refresh Well, this is cool. Might as well give it a shot and see what this new reblog thing is all about. If WordPress reader continues…
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Miniature Twenty Fourteen Block Art
The Museum of Block Art is a gallery of art built with the WordPress block editor, pushing the boundaries of core Gutenberg. Inspired by the call for new submissions celebrating 20 years of WordPress, I wanted to create something related to themes. The “curators are challenging artists to submit WP20 blocks inspired by the 20th anniversary…
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WordPress Product Launches Roundup: APPExperts, WP Wallet, Block Styles, and Stock Control for WooCommerce
Despite the flurry of April Fools day jokes circulating today, the WordPress product market has been heating up in the past couple weeks with new … WordPress Product Launches Roundup: APPExperts, WP Wallet, Block Styles, and Stock Control for WooCommerce There are quite a few plugins coming out recently to extend the core blocks. I’m…
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How to create a fancy divider using Gutenberg and full site editing
This will be the first of what I hope will be be many short tutorials using Gutenberg and full site editing. I’ll try to keep these quick, and if I’m lucky I’ll include a short video with each tip. In this tutorial we’re going to have a little bit of fun with full site editing.…
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Recreating the WordPress Twenty Seventeen Theme Using Full Site Editing
I’ve been excited about full site editing (FSE) and the future of WordPress theme design for a long time. It’s a slow process, but each new Gutenberg plugin release and the forthcoming WordPress 6.0 show just how far WordPress has come along in democratizing publishing on the web. Since the early days of FSE beta,…
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