Category: Tips

Using Images from Elsewhere

The Image block has a nice feature that lets you use and import images from other sites. Of course you should always make sure you are legally allowed to use the image concerned. This may involve crediting the image in the case of Creative Commons images. The image block has an Insert form URL button,…
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Layout Width

The Block editor gives you a lot more flexibility with layout. You can set the width of some blocks and gain a lot more control.
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Tip – Block Editor Setup 1

A short screencast shows a couple of ways to change the way to use the block editor. To move the Block Editor Toolbar to the top of the screen. To get back the Admin and Sidebars.
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Tip – A Visual Links Gallery

Here is a nice way to give your visitors a set of visual links. The links could be to pages or posts on your own site or to external sites.
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Tip: Moving Blocks

One of the best things about the block editor is how easy it is to rearrange elements on a page. There are at least 3 ways to do this.
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Tip Lightbox effect

You can have a lightbox effect on images by setting the link to “Expand on Click”
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Tip Block Borders

Make sections of your posts and pages stand out by using borders with Block Themes in Glow Blogs.
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Tip – Group to add background

You can give your images a nice coloured background by converting them to groups in The Block editor.
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Tip – Use Openverse to find images

You can search for and use openly licensed images directly in the Glow Blogs editor. The required attribution is automatically added.
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