Tag: WordPress.com
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Why I still recommend WordPress.com for new bloggers, but am not as bullish on it as I used to be
Blogging was super hot in about 2005. Today, we’re in the post-blog era where everybody’s doing YouTube videos and podcasts. But I still maintain that if you have thoughts, ideas, or stories to tell, if you are working on a creative project or have one in mind, then you should start a blog to showcase…
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Update: Pasting Flickr embed codes into WordPress blocks
An easy way to use Flickr images in your WordPress posts.
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Another bug in the WordPress block editor and frustration trying to get WordPress.com Support to believe me
Let me start by saying that software support is a wicked hard job. I’ve worked in the industry more than 30 years and have experienced it firsthand on support rotations. Until the latest update to WordPress’s block editor, it was possible to flow text around an image following these steps: Insert an image, either using…
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You should start a blog
You should start a blog. Here’s why.
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Pasting Flickr embed codes into WordPress blocks no longer works
I’m frustrated with some changes WordPress made around embedding images from Flickr into posts.
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Switching from NBC to PBS, in a manner of speaking
I’ve turned ads off, but am now accepting donations to fund more film, cameras, and adventures.
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Three tips to increase engagement with your blog
Three tips to increase engagement with your blog, from this 12-year blogging veteran.
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Embedding Flickr images in the WordPress Gutenberg editor
Embedding Flickr images in the WordPress Gutenberg editor is as easy as copy and paste:
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Using the WordPress Gutenberg editor
The WordPress Gutenberg editor is super easy to learn. It has some quirks and missing features yet, but this really seems promising.
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Choosing a place to share your content online and why I stick with WordPress.com
Anytime you choose to publish your work online you make tradeoffs. For most people, WordPress.com offers the most benefits and the fewest challenges.
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A new Web site for the Historic Michigan Road
The Historic Michigan Road Association has a new Web site at http://www.historicmichiganroad.org. On it you’ll find information about the road’s history and many of the fun things you can do and see along the route. The HMRA is moving slowly but surely toward our vision of driving heritage tourism along the entire Michigan Road. Now that…
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Eight years on WordPress.com
Saturday was this blog’s eighth anniversary. I created Down the Road on impulse that day in 2007, not knowing it would become my favorite hobby. It’s been a wonderful way to connect with people in the world who share my interests. I played with a bunch of free blogging platforms on the day of Down the…