In this “Build and Beyond” video, Jamie Marsland re-creates The New York Times’ website in less than 30 minutes using WordPress.com. By utilizing mega menus, master layouts, typography controls, and post grids, Jamie shows us what’s possible with the limitless customizations available with WordPress. When it comes to mega menus, specifically, it’s worth noting that this is a highly ...

Having seen so many beautiful advertisements on cable TV for God’s Own Country, a trip to Kerala had always been on my bucket list. No sooner had it been suggested to me, I jumped on the Kerala Tourism website www.keralatourism.org which by the way is extremely well laid out and has a lot of useful information for tourists. Getting There ...

So two days ago I saw a couple of tweets about 41 Sugar and checked it out on the Facebook link to the album: http://t.co/tvAPWxhCf8 and realized that Lemon had been re-branded Sugar and was eager to go check it out. Midge called me last afternoon and said she was heading into town and wanted to know if I was ...

Since both BFF and I live in the jungle according to some of our mutual friends we decided to meet for dinner on a weekday night, somewhere that was central to so we choose to try out Coco Citrine as both of us had never actually eaten there. We’d been there before for a quick snack or to grab a ...

Orange Mint Frappé A delicious blend of orange and mint with just the right amount of ice; a refreshingly tangy beverage. Couscous with Mutton This is new and not yet on their menu but has been available for the past two weeks as they announced it via facebook and twitter. I shared this with the BRAT on Saturday night and ...

Everyone has been talking about Kami Maki and how inexpensive the food is compared to the other few Japanese restaurants around Colombo that I got very curious and decided to try it out with Midge last week on Saturday night as I absolutely love Japanese food. I made a reservation for 8pm and when I got there the place was ...

I was in Geneva for a week in May 2012 to attend a meeting and out of the 6 nights that we were there we had dinner at Layalina 5 times. You’d think I’m crazy but after you take a look at the pictures below you will know why we were so addicted to the place and though it was ...

The WordPress project team is continuously improving the Site Editor—your one-stop shop for editing and designing your site. The latest batch of updates—Gutenberg 17.4 and 17.5—include a handful of small but powerful changes designed to improve both your WordPress experience and that of your site’s visitors. Let’s take a look at what’s new. More robust style revisions Image credit: WordPress.org ...

So today I was meeting a friend of mine after a while for a late lunch but it turned out to be later than expected so we decided to go to a cafe that was closest to both our offices and we decided on Cafe Pascucci located at No. 95 Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07. When we got there the place ...

We wanted to make it easier to manage posts and pages when you’re working within the Block Editor. With the Block Editor Sidebar you can view, create, edit, and manage posts and pages right from the Block Editor!   Wait, another sidebar? Have you ever finished editing something and then needed to make a quick edit to an existing post, ...

I was in Geneva for a week in May 2012 to attend a meeting and out of the 6 nights that we were there we had dinner at Layalina 5 times. You’d think I’m crazy but after you take a look at the pictures below you will know why we were so addicted to the place and though it was ...

1)      It’s not you – it’s me 2)      I need time for myself 3)      I need to figure out who I am before I can be with you 4)      Life is too stressful & work is really stressing me out so I don’t have time for you or a relationship right now 5)      We need to work on our chemistry ...

Rudyard Kipling was definitely a man ahead of his time as this poem is more than fitting for our generation and of those to come and ideals we should all aspire to live by. “IF” by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself ...

Bob Dunn loved designing, but didn’t fancy himself a coder. In the early 2000s, while struggling to create a website for his business, he thought to himself, “There’s got to be something better.” When Bob discovered WordPress in 2006, he realized he had discovered that better solution. With WordPress, he could build great-looking sites from scratch without needing to hand-code ...

With WordPress today you need to use custom code or a plugin to create a custom post type like “Book” or “Member.” This is a popular need, and there are a variety of approaches; however, one challenge is that the end-user experience can be confusing and non-standardized. A few weeks ago, some Automatticians and I went to the 7th CloudFest ...

Today we’re excited to announce a free resource that’s going to take your website to new heights. Get ready to delight your audience, share exclusive content, and build a loyal community that keeps coming back for more. Introducing our newest course: Membership Sites 101. Ever imagined having a slice of your website dedicated exclusively to your most loyal supporters? With ...

Is it just me or are people really horn happy in this city? You take a turn and someone horns, you stop at a pedestrian crossing and they horn, you switch lanes after signalling and they horn, you’re stuck in traffic or at a red light and they horn as if almost expecting that the traffic would miraculously clear ...

Last week we signed up for Trekurious Plated (2 July) which was an Italian menu at Colombo Courtyard’s Scarlet Room. We chose to have the non-vegetarian menu which was priced at Rs. 1,400nett per person for a three course meal which included an appetizer, mains and dessert. We started with Pan Seared Medium Lagoon Prawns. A delectable trio of prawns ...

September is here, bringing a rich array of learning opportunities to help you elevate your website to new heights. Our team of expert WordPress.com Happiness Engineers is poised to assist you with essential tasks every new site owner should master, including new webinars on choosing the perfect plugins and navigating the intricacies of theme switching. All of our webinars are ...

WordPress block-based themes allow you to build and customize your website visually, removing the need for code-based tailoring. Fully integrated with the Site Editor, block themes give an unprecedented level of visual control over the layout and style of your site. In this “Build and Beyond” video, Jamie Marsland walks you through everything you need to know about editing, ...