Just checking out the tomatoes! This is Morgan as a young’un being where she shouldn’t be in the laundry sink. I wish I could sleep as soundly and carefree as Sasha! Sweet Gracie on the cat tree!
Well, they did it to me. My link to the old classic editor no longer works and they MADE ME use the new one. I knew it was coming but they couldn’t have picked a worse week to foist it on me. I haven’t been successful in moving pictures around and it took me forever to size them. I consider it a success that I didn’t throw my computer out the window. Wishing the pox on those preteen ‘puter folks who made me do this.
This week has been an upside down week so I’m going to visit my favorite photos. With Mollie’s passing Sasha is the most photogenic cat in the house. Morgan takes a good photo with the proper lighting but poor Gracie needs a lot of stuff to make her photos look good. She’s a shade darker than Morgan and that shade makes a difference.
Everyone here wishes everyone out there a great weekend!
I’m way behind on my reading, but your post looks great. Maybe you are used to it now, but if you want to learn your way around the block editor you can attend a free webinar, on https://wordpress.com/webinars/
For recorded webinars from the past, check out https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQFhxUeNFfdLLVYP5qI7CVZeQmsT7aV0t
More information on the webinars can be found on https://wordpress.com/support/webinars/
I work in support on WordPress.com, and I’ve seen the evolution of the editor and people’s reaction to it. I can honestly say that the majority of people come back to chat and email to thank us for it (even when they hated it initially) after they become used to it. There is a learning curve, for sure, but it gives a lot more freedom in creation when you are used to it. I hope you feel the same.
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I think they all look adorable! Looking good, guys!!!! Happy weekend!
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Sasha wants your phone number. She is the flirty one!
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Oh baby!! I’m winking at you Sasha!
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Oh no. I’m still using the old dashboard. I wonder if it’ll disappear the next time I sign in. 😕
Have a nice weekend.
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I had it bookmarked and that didn’t work but I did find a way around it through a reader’s comment. I don’t know if they are cutting everyone off at the same time. Maybe not.
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Well, I haven’t signed into WordPress all weekend. Decided to check in before bed tonight (Sunday), and found my old dashboard gone as well. 😕
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Everything’s different. This is a time we are all clinging to something familiar.
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Well, I wouldn’t have guessed you had any issues with the Block Editor – your post looks great! My first post had one picture only. I’m way behind in Reader but came here because I read a story on my all-news station about a one-eyed man adopting a one-eyed cat, so of course I thought of you and your kitties because it’s Sassy Cats Friday. I found the story and embedded in this news story is the story from “People” magazine.
https://wwjnewsradio.radio.com/articles/radiocom/man-who-lost-eye-in-accident-adopts-one-eyed-cat
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Text is straight forward, photos are not. I saw that new story yesterday. Love it!
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Hi, Kate – I’m so sorry to hear about your frustrations with the Gutenberg Editor. If it’s any consolation, your post looks great. And…as always…the cats look gorgeous!
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Thanks. I will tell them that. Most likely they will increase their modeling fees!
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Always good to see pictures of your cats 🙂 Sorry about the enforced update on the editor 😦 But you will get used to it and be rocking it in no time at all 🙂
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I’m sure. If that wasn’t true I’d still be with Windows 95.
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Your cat pictures are always so good. Good luck with new posts. Change can be so painful.
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Some changes are good. The ones that make me spend time doing things I did quickly in the past are not good changes.
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Very cute kitties. Sorry about the changes to Blogger. 😦
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Thanks! This too will pass once I get over the learning curve.
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I don’t have a photogenic cat in the house.
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Louis has those cute fangs!
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He’s terrifying.
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Terrifying, cute — almost the same thing!
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🧛♂️
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If I ever start blogging again I won’t know how the heck to post! I just checked and under All Posts there is a drop down and it gives me a choice of Block or Classic Editor. Sweet Sassy Cat pictures. Was Morgan a handful as a young’un?
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Morgan was a fun handful. She deferred to Jake her elder (or he would bop her on the head) but held her own with Hazel. Hazel was her bestie and she seemed to age when Hazel passed. She’s a lot less active these days at age 8 but still likes to supervise the computer desk. I always say that Morgan was the perfect cat. No illness, no behavior issues, just happy cat.
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My sympathies on using the updated editor. Luckily I had bookmarked the old one since the multiple times I’ve tried using the new one made me want to hurt someone. What would normally take 10 minutes putting together a post took all morning. Sorry WordPress, just don’t have the time or the inclination to put up with your so-called new and improved editor. 😬 All the best luck as you familiarize yourself with blog post hell. I will give them credit for being fairly responsive to helping out.
P.S. The cats still look great.
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I bookmarked the old editor too and today wasn’t able to access it. It is blog post hell. I have to watch tutorials.
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Another blogger told me the way to still use the Classic editor. In the dashboard go to “All posts” and at the top there’s an “Add new”; it has a drop down menu with the Classic Editor option. I haven’t tried that yet but it looks the same as before. Hope that works for you if you’d like to stay with Classic. They switched me last night to Block , and I’m not going to try it unless they take off that other option.
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Thank you thank you thank you! That works! I’ve “re-bookmarked” that and hopefully it will be there tomorrow! My old bookmark isn’t working.
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Ugh. I’ve been avoiding this new blockhead editor because this is NOT the year to foist unnecessary stress on myself, which learning it will be. That being said, your post looks great, but really- why, WordPress, why?
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Maybe they thought since more people are home to watch tutorials that it was a good time. Maybe it was their original time frame. It was a very frustrating morning. The text went ok. It was the picture placement that I struggled with. Not intuitive!
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Good to know where the problems lie when [if?] I get around to trying the blockhead editor.
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Those cats – thanks for some smiles…today it seems we all need that with the switch. (somehow, after panicking wanting to make last min. changes before publishing – only to see alien form, I clicked around and found the classic editor…..hope I can refine it again if necessary
I love the way some cats sleep with paws straight out front like they are holding the world still and together for us. RC does that most of the time, too.
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I love sleeping cats. Some sleep on the backs and curl up in a ball so you can’t find heads or tails! Morgan often sleeps with a beauty paw sticking out. I wasn’t expecting the change today but it happened. Have to figure out the pictures.
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I stumbled around and locate some magic button – that new format is probably wonderful once you’ve got it…but so little time to play, I just want to write and read. I couldn’t get my pictures in the right location and all the rest of picture stuff that is normally easy – just not on Friday, please!
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This morning was all about the pictures! Another commenter helped me find that magic button. I’ve “re-bookmarked” it and hope it’s there tomorrow. My last bookmark didn’t work but at least I know where it is now.
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Fingers crossed. Life is too short to struggle! 🙂
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URGH! “They” should not make us use their horrible block editor. I’ve still been able to access the classic editor. I start the post (and save it) their way, but then when I go back to edit it, there is a small tiny script that says “classic editor,” and I hit that and am back to doing what I want the way I know works! That said, I loved your photos here. Happy weekend!
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I missed that tiny script. I’ll have to look for it. Otherwise it’s a tutorial and lots of frustration.
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Cute pictures. Have a great weekend!
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Thanks!
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You are welcome
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I just use a classic block on the new editor and it gets back to normal.
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So far that’s what I’ve been doing…hope they don’t notice …everyone complains about the photo issues.
This all did come suddenly without warning and at a not so good time.
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I could’ve done without it this week too, but hey, gives me something else to worry about!!!!!
Ho hum. Gets things into perspective I suppose.
Having a pretty good day today. Take care Kate………….. you’ll get there.
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Glad things are calming down for you. You’ve had a lot o stuff going on. We are now into that phase.
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Thanks Kate. We’re making headway with Hubby’s diet too, though he got a bit adventurous and over indulged………. on a second biscuit!!
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Solid food? Or did you blend it up into crumbs? I bet he enjoyed it either way!
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The all butter shortbread melts in his mouth but he chomps away to help it along. We tried some fish today but that was too much too soon, but the mashed potatoes were good. Stew tomorrow and I shall whiz his portion. The next week or so should see him introducing semi solids.
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Cats are looking good. I wish I could sleep like Sasha, too.
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Most cats sleep likely enough that they wake up when you approach them. Not Sasha. She doesn’t have any fear except when an actual stranger (to her) come in the door.
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Good morning Kate, I used the new editor on my recent post. A few quirks, although it worked out. I would do things a little differently next time. And, yes, it always happens on the worst week. I like to have full control sizing my photos and I did have issues. Your photos still look great, Kate. Hopefully it is a right side up week next week.🙂
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I had placement issues too. I couldn’t move them around to insert with different paragraphs.
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I had debated on throwing everything onto Canva, which means a lot of extra steps. Hopefully this is in the pros and cons debate with the pros eventually winning for the new editor.
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I just learned I’ve been switched too, Kate. I can’t figure out how to add an image. Nothing looks the same. This might be my answer as to whether to continue my blog and go with only the newsletter. Like you, it’s not a good time. Uncool.
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I knew it was coming so I guess we’ve been lucky. Sure wish they would have kept the simpler version for us simpler folks. I’m going to look for a tutorial. I went through their questions section and found the questions I had have not been answered. No cool for sure. They’ve been preparing for this for years.
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I wonder if I’ve lost classic editor too?
If I have, I expect I’ll be posting even less than the less I’ve been posting. 😦
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Text is straight forward. I’m struggling with photos but perhaps spending some time with it will help. I post on Facebook and I’ve lost the shortlink that makes that easier. It seems to be discontinued. These are some of the same issues I had when I tried it out 2 years ago.
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Facebook quit sharing my WordPress posts three years ago cuz I would not pay 💲 them: I dump’t FB ❗️
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It did but I could easily post myself. Works best with the shortlink rather than the long one and I couldn’t find that this morning. I have some followers through FB so I don’t want to dump.
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This ain’t Burger King…You get it WP’s way or Ya don’t get the SOB at all ❗️
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Ain’t that the truth. Not loving the special sauce!
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Sorry to hear you had to make the switch when it was inconvenient. That is never fun and can be stressful. The post looks great on my end though.
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I had difficulty sharing on Facebook too. That is new. Perhaps someone will give me tips in photo placement and finding a short link for sharing.
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I don’t have my blog and Facebook page linked anymore. I use to but didn’t like the format it used so I post separately, so can’t help you there. I’ve only used the new editor a couple times so no expert on it either. Picture placement and sizing was pretty straightforward working from my iPad, but I haven’t tried it from a PC. That’s what you use right?
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Yes I’m on a desktop. I couldn’t move the pictures to the different paragraphs. It moved them all together. Maybe I needed a new block to do that.
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Yes, I think it might be easier if each picture has its own box.
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I have to play around with it and I’m just not in the mood.
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