Try the new template first – without activating it

Twentig One is a new free and powerful block theme built for WordPress Full Site Editing. A word of warning though, the FSE experience is not for everyone. But now you can now try it without activating it: Together with…

We’re using Anthropic’s Claude for self help support

Our AI Helper Has Moved We’ve updated the OurLocality Helper — our AI-powered support tool — and moved it from ChatGPT to Claude, made by Anthropic. The reason is straightforward: Anthropic’s approach to AI safety and ethics is a better…

Post Zero?

There is a moment before a post. Before the algorithm wakes up, before the counters begin to tick, before a compulsion starts tugging at your sleeve. Post Zero lives there. It’s the un-numbered space, the pause that doesn’t ask for…

What have we done in ourlocality 2023-2025?

Over the last 30 months or so we have been busy: 2023-2024 Achievements 1000s of updates Every day quietly someone is updating their website, perhaps adding the minutes of boring meetings that they have diligently compiled and that until now…

Seasonal Dimming – Out of Office

You may notice occasional dimming of the lights on the OurLocality platform, with delayed responses to support questions between 15th December 2025 and 15th January 2026. We’ll be working on backend and other interesting things. Anyway, we’re running an end…

Command and control

The latest release of WordPress 6.9 introduces intuitive ways to create and manage content. The detail is increasingly aligned to fit a creative flow without so many hitches. From today you can insert Notes that let you collaborate directly –…