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With the latest GenerateBlocks update, a new styles indicator system was introduced. This three-dot, color-coded system gives you visual cues to differentiate how styles are applied to your blocks. Here’s a breakdown of what the colors mean: It can be a little confusing at first, so let me walk you through exactly how it works. Viewing Global …

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Launching a new website can be exciting—but it’s easy to overlook key details that affect how your site performs, looks, or even gets found in search engines. I recently launched a site and was reminded how critical a launch checklist really is. Here are five important things to check before your website goes live. 1. …

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Last week, WordPress released the 6.8 update. While there weren’t any major changes, there are a few notable improvements worth mentioning. Let’s walk through what’s new. Styles Panel Gets a UI Update One of the most visible changes in 6.8 is in the Styles panel. WordPress 6.7 View In WordPress 6.7.2 and earlier, when navigating to Appearance > …

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WordPress 6.7 brings a host of new features and updates aimed at enhancing usability, performance, and design flexibility. Here’s a breakdown of the most notable changes in this release: 1. New Default Theme: Twenty Twenty-Five WordPress 6.7 introduces the Twenty Twenty-Five theme, which comes pre-installed with every fresh WordPress installation. This theme is optimized for full-site …

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If you’ve ever taken a WordPress site live from a staging URL to a real domain and found your ACF custom post type links suddenly bringing up 404 errors, don’t worry—there’s a straightforward fix that might just save you time and frustration. The Problem: Broken Custom Post Type Links After launching a site on its …

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Yt Wp6.6

Last week, WordPress released the 6.6 core update, and as I explored some of the changes, I wanted to record a quick video to highlight five updates that I think are pretty cool. 1. Redesigned Side Panel One of the biggest changes in the user interface is the redesigned side panel. In WordPress 6.5.5, the …

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New Tab

If you’ve ever added a link to your navigation menu in WordPress and couldn’t figure out how to open that link in a new tab, I’m going to show you how to do it easily. Step 1: Add a Custom Link to Your Menu Step 2: Enable the Link Target Option By default, WordPress doesn’t …

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If you’re using WordPress and want to remove a blog post from your blog page, there are a couple of ways to do it. Whether you want to delete the post entirely or just hide it from public view while keeping it in your dashboard, this guide will walk you through the process. Removing a …

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If you’re looking to insert HTML code into the WordPress Gutenberg editor, whether it’s for embedding a form, a YouTube video, or any third-party software, this guide will walk you through the steps. Here’s how you can do it: Step 1: Prepare Your HTML Code First, ensure that you have the HTML code ready. This …

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Duplicating posts and pages in WordPress is incredibly useful for quickly replicating layouts, reusing content, or creating new versions of existing pages. However, WordPress doesn’t have a built-in option for duplicating content. The Yoast Duplicate Post plugin offers a simple and efficient solution to this problem. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use this …

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