We modify the WordPress Gutenberg editor so that we can use free-form text blocks as before and combine them with the power of blocks. In this way, we get the new power of Gutenberg blocks without losing our previous ability to smoothly write text without the cumbersome blocks interface.
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Migrating Your WordPress Website to Amazon EC2 (AWS)
I describe how I migrated my WordPress sites onto an Amazon EC2 instance. I discuss the problems that arose during migration and how I fixed them.
How to Set-Up SFTP on Amazon EC2 (AWS)
This article describes how I set up a separate SFTP account on my Amazon EC2 server. We also describe how to use those SSH keys with WordPress.
How to Prevent Gutenberg Autop from Messing Up Your Code, Shortcodes, and Scripts
One of the biggest problems with Gutenberg autop for me is that it messes up my code, WordPress shortcodes, and scripts. Most of my articles were written before Gutenberg, and if I edit any of them using Gutenberg, my code blocks get all their formatting totally messed up. This article describes a way to remove code, WordPress shortcodes, and scripts from being operated on by Gutenberg autop.
How to Create a WordPress Website on Amazon EC2 (AWS)
After a long-hiatus, I once again caught the web-bug and decided to get back to experimenting with my websites. My first project was to migrate my sites from Media Temple over to Amazon AWS. The key reasons for this – Much much better price point. I would be paying about a third or less of […]