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The (New) WordPress Block Editor

The WordPress Block Editor delivers a rich and flexible editing experience.  Though we’ve been using the Block Editor for a while, as of January 2023 Palomar fully adopted the Block Editor as the core WordPress editor and the legacy Classic Editor is no longer supported. Here are some resources you may want to explore:

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The New Gravity Forms Experience (Version 2.5)

Gravity Forms 2.5 is now available for Palomar College websites. If you are an existing Gravity Forms user, there are a few changes that you should know about. You can read the full details from the developers of Gravity forms on their blog or, even better, see it in action by viewing the video covering the most important new features, including:

  • Improved Accessibility
  • New Form Editor
  • Drag and Drop Columns
  • Improved Markup and Styles

 

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Export/Import Layouts from Site to Site: Site Origin Page Builder

The SiteOrigin Page Builder plugin allows you to create complex WordPress pages without ever having to write a line of code. If you’re looking for an intuitive way to make multiple columns, accordion toggles, or other complex interactive features for your website, this page builder might make sense. If you don’t see this plugin in your WordPress dashboard, contact ATRC Support and request to have it activated.

This demonstration illustrates how to use the import/export workflow to move a layout from one site to another. Enjoy!

Watch the Zoom Demonstration

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Menu Editing Basics in WordPress

This is part one of a two-part series on how to create a menu in WordPress. Topics covered in this 3-minute video include:

  • 00:07 – The Menu Editing Area
  • 00:33 – Getting to the Menu Editing Area From The Dashboard
  • 00:47 – Editing the “Main Menu”
  • 01:20 – Add a New Page to the Menu
  • 02:06 – Always Save the Menu!
  • 02:25 – Check the Menu on the Live Site

Watch the Video

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