Testing upgrade to WordPress 5.3.2

I was trying to use some IndieWeb plugins (Post Kinds in particular), but had not updated my site in a while (I think I was at 4.7.13). I took a look at Chris Aldrich’s site and saw that he was using WP version 5.3.2, so I decided to make the jump. Overall, the upgrade went smoothly. I downloaded the Classic Editor plugin so that the Post Kinds plugin would work. I was also prompted to update all of my existing IndieWeb plugins. After all of that, I still had some problems with the Post Kinds plugin for the Read post kind (I was not seeing the Post Properties window within the Admin interface. I started to write a Github issue, but then went back to a Chris Aldrich post on the Post Kinds plugin, and saw that I wrote a comment on that post about this problem. Chris replied with a suggestion to  click on the Screen Options tab in the top right hand corner of the admin UI and then check the Response Properties box. That worked!

So far, so good….

Read: Three conversations about blogging

Read Three Conversations About Blogging by Ton Zijlstra

At last week’s Crafting {:} a Life unconference on PEI I participated in three conversations on blogging: What happened to blogging? Initiated by Steven Garrity The future of blogging. Initiated by Peter Rukavina Doing Blogging. Initiated by me
Elmine already blogged some of her impressions from t…

This unconference account is really interesting, will need to blog further about it…

Read: Interview with Aaron Parecki on Indieweb

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Listened to XRAY In The Morning- Tuesday, June 4th, 2019: Lillian interviews Aaron Parecki with IndieWeb from xray.fm
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I enjoyed this interview – and especially Chris Aldrich’s cued-up setup!

Read: This domain joined the IndieWeb!

Read This domain joined the IndieWeb! IndieWeb brid.gy webmention.io IndieAuth microformats2 834 words · 4 minute read by Edwin Wenink

I joined the IndieWeb!
What does that mean? For the long version, I recommend reading An Introduction to the IndieWeb. Here is a super short version:
1) This web domain now is my main online identity, and I can use my domain as a way of authentication with a) “rel=me” links b) and my domain name…

A stream-of-consciousness story of getting started on the IndieWeb

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If you missed it, here are slides with links and resources for my IndieWeb and WordPress presentation at WordCamp Riverside 2018. Video coming soon. Thanks to everyone who came and participated. I’m happy to answer any additional questions.
Wow! Audience is fascinated by @ChrisAldrich and his pres…

Read Deplatforming and making the web a better place by Chris AldrichChris Aldrich

I’ve spent some time this morning thinking about the deplatforming of the abhorrent social media site Gab.ai by Google, Apple, Stripe, PayPal, and Medium following the Tree of Life shooting in Pennsylvania. I’ve created a deplatforming page on the IndieWeb wiki with some initial background and h…