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WordPress School: What’s the Difference Between the Display Posts and Archive Shortcodes

August 28, 2017 – 3:28 am

In Lorelle’s WordPress School free online course, we’ve been exploring shortcodes. In this tutorial, let’s take a look at two shortcodes that appear to be the same on the surface. WordPress has long had the ability to generate a list of posts in a Page or post with a bit of code in the archives() […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in WordPress, WordPress School, WordPress Tips, WordPressDotCom | Tags: archives, archives shortcode, display posts, display posts shortcode, post lists, shortcodes, wordpress, wordpress school, wordpress shortcodes, wordpress techniques, WordPress Tips | Comments (5)

Blog Exercises: Start Here Guides

September 4, 2013 – 4:38 am

Training for educators using online learning management systems for high schools and college recommend creating a “Start Here” page to guide the student through the process. If the process is complicated, this makes sense. The question I wanted to know from trainers is why don’t they provide training upon entrance to the school so each […]

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Blog Exercises: Random Editing Day

January 18, 2013 – 4:26 am

Welcome to the first “Random Editing Day” as part of the Blog Exercises series. The purpose of Random Editing Day is to help you edit and upkeep your site, but also to revisit and revise posts of the past. Throughout this year we are going to have monthly editing exercises to help you flex your […]

By Lorelle VanFossen | Posted in Blog Exercises | Tags: archives, blog exercise, blog exercises, blog writing, blogging tips, editing, how to blog, how to edit, past posts, random edit day, random editing day, spelling, web publishing, web writing, writing tips | Comments (16)