{"id":4888,"date":"2018-08-20T22:23:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T22:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=4888"},"modified":"2018-08-20T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T22:36:56","slug":"upgrade-to-wordpress-build-with-blocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2018\/08\/20\/upgrade-to-wordpress-build-with-blocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrade to WordPress &#8211; Build with Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The WordPress platform I have known and loved is moving to a new approach. Instead of entering text within the familiar window that resembles a word processor, you now assemble posts using blocks. This seems to be the way online tools are going. I doubt it will modify my behavior as a blogger, but I bet it will expand the use of WordPress as a way to create sites. 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