My original Standard demo website was built using the GeneratePress theme. I wanted to attempt to re-create it using a WordPress block theme, to compare the two methods, and I chose to use the Ollie theme.
Tutorials
Local Fonts with GeneratePress
Using google fonts is an easy, and free, way to add some visual interest to a website. Recently, we’ve been advised to host these locally rather than via a connection to google. This is due to concerns about GDPR and also to speed up page loading times.
The GeneratePress Loop Template Element
Recently, a new feature was introduced to GeneratePress Premium. The documentation says “The Loop Template block element allows you to build your own archive loops using the block editor.”
The Latest Posts Block, Query Loop Block & Alternatives
Blog posts are usually displayed on a WordPress website either on the homepage or on a separate blog page if that’s been specified in the site’s setttings. WordPress also creates archive pages for categories and tags.
Building a Homepage with GenerateBlocks
This article sits alongside another one, “Building My “Standard” Demo Site“, as I thought it was worth going into more detail about the homepage of my Standard demo website.
Building My “Standard” Demo Site
Standard is a WordPress website that I’ve set up to demonstrate how I use my favourite theme, GeneratePress, with its Premium plugin.
Experimenting with WordPress Image Sizes
As a general rule, it’s a good idea to keep images as small as possible because loading large images will slow a site down.
A Simple Page Layout With GenerateBlocks
About 10 months ago I wrote a blog post, “A Simple Page Layout with the WordPress Block Editor”, as an exercise to compare using just the block editor versus using the block editor plus one of a couple of plugins; Stackable and Kadence Blocks.
Adding and Moving WordPress Blocks
I decided to make a very brief video demonstrating some basic methods used when building a page with the WordPress block editor.
