Showing posts with label #GenealogyBlogParty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #GenealogyBlogParty. Show all posts

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Moving Day Part 3

Have you ever copied some text and images (photos) from one source to another expecting everything to transfer without issue only to discover the images didn't quite make the transition?

That's what happened when I imported my WordPress blog content into Blogger. Instead of bringing the images along, the post links back to the images on WordPress.

I noticed something was amiss when I tried to use the icons to change the justification of the image. When that wasn't working, I dived into the HTML side to discover the A HREF code linking to my WordPress blog.

Jump Break

Have you ever found something extremely beneficial via Google but have no idea how you knew to search for it? That was my case today as I learned to use a 'Jump Break'.

I wanted to make my blog look similar to the 'Cleator' template where only part of each post appears on the front page. The partial post contains a 'Read More' link at the bottom taking the reader to the entier post.



Moving Day

When working on your genealogy, have you ever used a piece of software or web site that didn't quite do what you expected. Then, when you go searching for an alternative find that the alternative is relatively expensive and you want to preserve your precious genealogy funds for something else.


Well, that's the position I was in a couple of weeks ago with my WordPress blog. The one thing I wanted to include in a blog post either required HTML coding or a plug-in. The plug-in was easy to find - but, my WordPress blog doesn't allow plug-ins. In order for me to utilize plug-ins, I would have to upgrade my PERSONAL WordPress plan to a BUSINESS plan -- at a significant increase in cost.

Moving Day Part 2

Have you ever tried to copy a web site from one hosting service to another? If so, then you understand the desire to have an 'EASY' button. Without such an 'Easy' button, tedious time is needed to copy/paste the information and then clean up the HTML.

That's where I was when considering moving my WordPress content to Blogger. I needed an 'EASY' button. After all, shouldn't I be able to EXPORT from WordPress and IMPORT into Blogger? That should be easy enough, right?

I found the EXPORT link in WordPress setting when I opened SETTINGS and scrolled down.