Andrea Middleton

Sounds like you’re unhappy about the new block editor being added to WordPress core. Thanks for taking the time to share your view. If you don’t already know about the Classic Editor plugin, feel free to stick with it. ?? If you ever want to give the block editor another try, you might find it’s changed a lot in the last 5 months. A number of dedicated people are working hard on making improvements, so maybe the issues you’re having with the tool have been resolved, not sure. Either way, thanks for working with WordPress!

Ouch! Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion, and if you don’t already know about the Classic Editor plugin, feel free to try it out. If you ever want to give the block editor another try, it’s being worked on by a number of dedicated people, and improving pretty regularly. Thanks for choosing WordPress!

Thanks for taking the time to weigh in, Nick! You’re spot-on that the goal here is to make it easier for non-technical users to create content in WordPress. I hope that as work on the new editor continues, you find that supporting other WordPress users gets easier.

Ouch! Sounds like you aren’t happy about the changes to the WordPress editor, but that you have successfully found the Classic Editor plugin, which is great. If you ever want to give the block editor another try, it’s being worked on by a number of dedicated people, and you are welcome report bugs or suggest enhancements in GitHub. Thanks for choosing WordPress!

I’m sorry that you had such an unhappy experience with the new block editor! It may be that the issues you are describing in your review have been fixed in the last 5 months, because I’ve been trying to reproduce them, at least as you describe them, but haven’t had any luck.

Where is the ‘Uploaded to this post’ option when adding media to the post?

If you click on the “+” to add a block, then select “Image,” you should see three options: Upload, Media Library, and Insert from URL. If you select “Upload” it will allow you to select a file to upload to your post.

I have spent half an hour trying to change the color of a button!

This document has some helpful tips about formatting buttons, in case you’re still having trouble with this: https://www.ads-software.com/support/article/button-block/

Anyway, if you decide to give this editor another try, I think you might find it has improved a lot since December. If you prefer never to use it, there’s always the Classic Editor Plugin, at least until 2022? ??

Hi Bob! Usually a user with an Administrator’s role on the site can reset the password for another user, though if the role in this case is “Participant” I’m not sure that permissions level requires a password. “Participant” is a custom user role, I think.

For most user roles, you can click on the user’s name from your list of users on the dashboard, scroll all the way to the bottom of the screen, and find “Account Management.” There should be a button for “Generate Password” that will create a new password for this user that you can share with them, and once they’re on the site they can create another new password if needed.

If the “Participant” user role doesn’t allow the user to log on to the dashboard at all, try upgrading their role to the next level and see if that will allow a password change? Hope this helps. ??

This meetup meets monthly: https://www.meetup.com/London-WordPress/ If you go to WordCamp Central (https://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/) you’ll see what WordCamps are in planning and which are upcoming.

Anyone interested in starting a meetup using the WordPress chapter account on meetup.com should check out https://make.www.ads-software.com/community/meetups/ ??

Looks like there’s an established community in Brussels: https://www.meetup.com/wp-bru/

Hi folks! If you haven’t already attended this meetup, you might consider doing so:

https://www.meetup.com/WordPress-San-Diego/

Monika, you might consider reaching out to this WordPress meetup group in Vancouver and see if anyone might be interested in helping to organize some meetings that are more “new user” focused : https://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-WordPress-Meetup-Group/

Hi! Here is a WordPress meetup group that meets in Las Vegas: https://www.meetup.com/The-Las-Vegas-WordPress-Meetup-Group/

There are lots of good examples of WordPress-related presentations on WordPress.tv, but I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for. What kind of presentation are you trying to create, Paal?

Have you checked out https://wpug.sg/wordpress-wednesdays/

I’m not sure if they’re still happening, but I think there’s also meetups at https://hackerspace.sg/

Cheers!

Hi Sherman! There’s already a Tampa Bay WP meetup, actually – check out: https://www.meetup.com/Tampa-Bay-WordPress/

I’m sure they’d love to have you!