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How to use the Gallery block to create an image slideshow. Simple Gallery, Default Settings The Gallery block shows a set of image thumbnails. By default, the thumbnails are displayed, in the chosen layout, with no click-through effect. Gallery with Click to Full Size Edit the gallery block. In the Block Controls toolbar (above the…
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Allow website visitor to click on a button to directly download a file – even a PDF – rather than first opening it in the browser. Usually, clicking on a link (either a button or a normal text link) will cause the link to be opened in the browser, if possible. If the link is…
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The Accordion Block is a very useful block for FAQs, and other “click for more information” scenarios. WordPress v6.9 introduces this block into the native WordPress editor. This block is particularly useful when you want behaviour such as “close one question when another is opened”.
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Sucuri, experts in website and online security, have announced free Website Security courses. Initial courses are aimed at beginner level, so there’s no need for in-depth technical knowledge. With the constant and growing threat of website hacks and online compromises […]
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The Details block is handy for standalone “click to read more information” sections on a web page. Previously, we might have had to add a plugin or use a more sophisticated page builder to achieve this “accordion” type action, but the details block allows us to add this kind of content very simply.
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The block editor Image block allows images to be added from your computer or from the media library. Uploading the image and adding Alt Text may be all you need to do but there are other settings to help manage the appearance of the image on the page.
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The WordPress Block Editor makes it easy to add footnotes or references at the bottom of a post. Footnotes can be added as you go, or at any time when editing, and appear in a block at the bottom of the page.
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As an exercise, I tried a variety of methods for customising a block, in order to add a “True Parallax” option to the Cover block. Adding a block style, adding a block variation, using a block filter, creating an entirely new block…
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We investigate how to customise a core block using Block Filters to add and handle additional block attributes. We add an add an additional control which will allow the user to choose the “True Parallax” option.
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Continuing our investigation into how to customise a core block, we look into how to add a block variation. A variation is a version of a block with pre-configured attributes…