Tag: wordpress
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Running WordPress on SQLite – part 1
Earlier this week I switched my personal site, this WordPress site, to run on SQLite instead of MySQL as the backing database for it. You might be wondering why. Well, this post explains why. In then next post, I’ll explain how to do it. I had initially planned to jump straight in with a guide…
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The wagtail project template I wish existed
As of December 28th, 2024, this website visible at rtl.chrisadams.me.uk, is a WordPress blog. I ended up using it out of convenience after wasting too much of my life faffing around with building static site generators, and abortive attempts at hand-built CMSs. I’ve tried using Wagtail a few times to build these CMS’s too, but…
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A helpful way to think about how text editors are designed
As I understand it, this model, the Block Top / Text top Model by Erin Casali, was originally created to help people think about rich text editing in WordPress, but I think its’s also a helpful for thinking about editors in the wider sense now, like the kind you see in notebook interfaces like Marimo…
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Reviewing the options for setting up a small website, and ending up with WordPress
After spending a frankly depressing amount of time trying out various options, I’ve recently set up this blog, and a recent project blog, the Amateur Wardley Mapping User Group, to run on WordPress.com. For my future self to check as much as anyone else, I’ll explain my reasons for doing. I have a fair few friends who don’t have…