Welcome to the round up of posts that you might have missed this week on Smorgasbord
I hope you are all well and have some decent weather. Ours is still mixed at the moment with freezing showers forecast for tonight. The sun is shining at the moment and whilst still nippy it is a welcome sight.
As you know I prefer the Classic Editor. I did a trial of the block editor and whilst I appreciate that many are very happy with it. I don’t find it helpful for me, because of the posts that I upload. For example this weekly round up which I try to update daily as even with the original classic editor it would usually take an hour. There was an update about three weeks ago which added more steps into the process. Whilst they have said they will not support the editor I had hoped they would have the decency to leave it alone.
But no..on Thursday without warning and in the middle of a post everything changed into an abomination that has removed all functionality and has added many more steps into the process.
I have approached WP who keep bombarding me with ads to upgrade and they tell me that if I go to the Business plan I can have their own classic editor plug in.. It is 300 dollars a year and the only thing that I want is the plug-in for the classic editor. I don’t want to monetise the blog as I don’t wish to sell any books or my services through it. I just want to be able to provide free book marketing for authors current and new. Post health blogs, music and funnies for people to enjoy.
Also I am not paying 300 dollars a year, if the classic editor they deliver in the plug-in, is the one that has just been dished up this week. I want the old classic editor with its functionality and customer friendly interface which was easy to use for new bloggers and those less technical alike. The person who responded to me yesterday could not answer that but still urged me to upgrade to the business plan anyway.
I have to say that I am disappointed in WordPress and their approach to this. There are (from what I can gather) five million + people using the classic editor plug-in and I would be very happy to pay 50 dollars a year for example, for a plug-in that gave me the original classic editor..From comments I have received there are great deal of others who would like to go back to it. It seems to me that WordPress are missing a business opportunity here. 5 million+ paying 50 dollars a year is 250million dollars.
I spent yesterday leaning new software offline. This is an open source platform and open to self-hosted blogs. I am too effectively now, as I can now write and format my posts offline and schedule and upload directly into my blog but without a middleman and the hassle of trying to work within this cumbersome framework.
Looking back at the beginnings of WordPress their mission statement was that this was a place where bloggers of every level could post free, creating posts their way using simple coding that was easy to follow. I am disappointed that they have moved so far from this ethos and the platform is now being run by programmers who are determined to show how creative they can be. That is blogging their way…not as promised the users way.
I am determined that until they throw me out kicking and screaming, I will continue to write my blog ‘my way’ so if you don’t see me around next week you will know what happened!!!
In the meantime.. please forgive any format issues etc as I find my way around the new offline editor.
Anyway on with the show…. and as always my thanks to William Price King, D.G. Kaye and all of you for keep coming back.. That does keep me motivated. Sally.
The Breakfast Show with William Price King and Sally Cronin – Chart Hits 1965 Part Two
A return to Tales from the Irish Garden- Spring: Chapter Seven – Jeremy the Donkey
Chapter Eight – The Royal Banquet
#Poetry Challenge No 217 Themeprompt -#Etherees – Immortality
#Poetry Lockdown Innit by M.J. Mallon
#Short Stories–Undercover Crime Shorts by Jane Risdon
#Quotes D.L. Finn, #Blogging Pete Springer, #BookOffer John W. Howell
Thursday March 25th 2021 – #Writing D.G. Kaye, #Characters John W. Howell, #Interview Amy M. Read
#Reviews – #Ghosts Toni Pike, #Butterflies Bette A. Stevens
-#Epic #Fantasy The Goblin Trilogy by Jaq D. Hawkins
Meet the Authors 2021 – #Fantasy K.M. Allan, #Supernatural Jessica Bakkers, #Family Johnnie Bernhard
Meet the Authors 2021 – #Thriller Chuck Bowie, #Family Lisette Brodey, #Guide Dog Ann Chiappetta
What causes your cravings? – Part Two – Need Chocolate?
Turning Back the Clock 2021 – Part Eleven – Anti-Aging and a nutrient dense diet
Meet the Muse by D. Wallace Peach
Five Best Endings by Elizabeth Merry
#Pot Luck – #Spain Chronicles, Part 2 by Darlene Foster
March 25th 2021 – Hosts Debby Gies and Sally Cronin – Grilled Chicken and Genies
Open Mic Night – Special Guest Malcolm Allen – Home Depot and Algebra
Thanks very much for visiting this week and all your support.. enjoy your weekend thanks Sally.