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Managing home workers? Here’s how to do it well…
This is a long read article: Approximate time to read is 15-20 minutes. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that many people work and, for some, it may never be the way that it once was. Twitter just told employees they can work from home permanently Business Insider How ready is Twitter and other…
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What’s in my bag? 2020 edition
Back in 2017, I revealed, after just a few months working and travelling for Automattic, what I carried with me in my backpack. 4 years on, and many more trips, and that content has changed. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of us have done much travelling lately and that may not change…
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Gutenberg: Adding custom fields to the block editor
When Gutenberg was first launched in WordPress 5.0, users lost the ability to create their own custom fields directly from the editor. Eventually, this was added back in but, by default, they’re turned off. If you have the need to use custom fields, let me take you through how to switch them back on…
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You know that OTHER 2020 bug…?
Back at the beginning of January there were reports of faulty computer systems apparently caused by the year being 2020 (including the video game W2E 2K20), a variation of the Year 2000 bug. Is it and why? Well, buckle up, as this is a long one. But, as both one of those people who was…
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Jetpack: Add the modules screen to the menu
For those who use Jetpack regularly, you’ll probably appreciate that, in recent years, the old screen that listed all of the modules has disappeared, to be replaced by a series of tabbed settings screens. Which is great, except some of the modules aren’t included (including some of those which default as switched on). The modules…