We began training users in the Gutenberg editor in June 2023, and earlier this year ended our recurring trainings for the older “Classic” editor and Content Blocks. Effective July 2024, the “Classic editor” in WordPress will be shut down for pages and posts, and the Gutenberg editor will become the default for new content creation. If […]
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As mentioned in our April newsletter, we plan to shut down the Content Blocks editor on all UMaine and UMaine Machias websites by June 30, 2025. Moratorium on new Content Blocks pages effective June 17, 2024 In order to focus on revising existing pages using the Content Blocks editor, we will be removing the “Enable […]
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With this update to WordPress 6.3.2, we are ready to switch all websites using Content Blocks to the new features of Gutenberg. Effective July 1, new websites will not have content blocks available as an option unless a specific need is identified. Sites that make extensive use of the older Content Blocks editor are encouraged to […]
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We have worked to identify suitable Gutenberg features to replace the capabilities of our aging Content Blocks system. Article lists, event lists, images, quotes, and other features can all be accommodated with Gutenberg blocks and our “post picker” shortcode. But what about the People List content block? We have found a simple solution for this, […]
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In January the UMaine home page was refreshed to take advantage of modern web design features. The most noticeable change you will see is a full-motion video at the top of the home page instead of a static image. As you scroll deeper into the home page, you will find elements that help section off different […]
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Beginning with this newsletter, the “Gutenberg corner” will feature tips, advice, and updates regarding the new Gutenberg editor and its functionality for UMaine websites. Gutenberg training available biweekly If you are ready to learn about the new Gutenberg editor, or just want a refresher on its features, our biweekly Gutenberg training is a great place to start. […]
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In late June we conducted our “beta test” of Gutenberg training, and the results of that session are informing what will become our official Gutenberg training. We will continue to offer our existing “basics” training (now called content blocks basics), and all three of these trainings (Gutenberg basics, Content Blocks basics, and Beyond the basics) […]
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The University of Maine websites benefit from great support by the University of Maine System IT department, and part of this involves a quarterly schedule of updates to keep the technologies we work with current. Updates to add-on software (plug-ins) Features such as our events calendar and web forms use add-on software that WordPress refers […]
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With invaluable help from UMS IT resources, Digital Communications continues to make progress toward adopting the updated “Gutenberg” page editor. Work underway this month includes: Identifying the specific features (called blocks) we will make available to all users Creating ready-made design elements (called patterns) that can be dropped onto pages Consulting with early adopters of […]
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In early November, the UMaine and UMaine Machias websites were updated to include new features in support of our transition to the newer Gutenberg editor: Hiding page titles There is now a page option available to hide the default H2 heading on pages. If you primarily use our content blocks feature for advanced page layouts, […]
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