Today, I want to talk about the Block Editor, what it is, and why we are moving to it for the Client Portal. What is the block editor (also known as Gutenberg) The block editor lets you edit your website by dragging and dropping elements, or blocks, onto your screen and creating layouts...
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Today, I wanted to update you on our progress for Client Portal 5.0. While we had high hopes for a full release by the end of January, that sadly didn't happen. We ran into some unexpected roadblocks with integrating the content pages, pushing us back. The good news is I got word...
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Today, I want to talk about our plans for the next 12 months of Client Portal. It's January, so many of us are thinking ahead, and I've had a lot of questions from those who want to know our next focus after the release of CP 5.0. 2023 was a tough year. ...
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Today, I want to share with you four mini-features that are coming with this release. These may seem small, but they’ve been requested repeatedly and, honestly, are things that should mostly have been doable before now. Mini-feature #1: A fully editable, customizable menu This is something we get asked about all the time....
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Today, I'm going to share an update on the beta program (which is live right now!) and how we're running it. We've opened the beta to a small group of 48 customers. Of those, 21 have created portals with the new block editor via
This is the second behind-the-scenes email for Client Portal 5.0. Today, we are talking about something that (IMO) will end up being the favorite feature of Client Portal 5.0. Introducing: Reusable Patterns 🎉 Until now, every portal has needed to be custom for each client. Which, as you know, can take a long...
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Here it is: a first look at the new block editor coming in Client Portal 5.0. This is currently in beta and due to be released by mid-January 2024. In this video, we cover: What the new editor looks like from the backend How to style each block Editing the menu Embedding...
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Last month, I (Laura 👋) spoke at WordCamp EU – the biggest WordPress conference in Europe (and, some argue, the world.) Going into it, I was terrified on the morning of my talk. Whenever I’m asked to speak at conferences, I seem to always go through the same five emotions: Elation. ”OMG...
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Today's update to Client Portal will be a game-changer to those of you who sell products using WooCommerce. From today, you can now use WooCommerce to sell access to any of your portals. Here's how it works: 1) Set up any Client Portal templates that you'd like to sell. These could be services,...
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Client Portal version v.4.12 has been released! Today's update is the single most requested feature we get, so as you can imagine, I'm pretty pumped to have it released 💪. Automatic Portal Creation and Self Signup: All you need to know This new update comes in two parts. First is the automatic portal creation which was stealthily...
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