If you have access to chatGTP (a free account should work fine), we have launched an experimental AI driven help service just for OurLocality. It can provide you with the basics. You don’t need a paid account on OurLocality to…
Since 2010 we have provided free webspace and free support for all kinds of locally based projects. From 2018 we introduced paid plans. Free support continued on the forum. As of 4 April 2023 we withdrew the forum entirely, as…
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We’ve updated the default template for Our Locality to Twenty Twenty One, and added extra jazz. When you crank up a new website you’ll get some ready made examples of post formats that show off what you can do, along…
Many of you are updating your websites hosted on the ourlocality platform. This is great, for never before have we needed timely and accurate information. But, some updates won’t reach the parts they need to reach, so here’s some tips…
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…
Over the last 24 months 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 you thought…
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…
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 –…
The Death of Email Forwarding is an interesting read. I quote: Over the years there have been various different approaches to authenticating email senders, but it’s been a continual arms race. Combating spam remains a problem, as does the plethora…
Social media platforms like X, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok pretend to be neutral stages where creativity and connection thrive. In reality, they are shape-shifting corporations designed to extract attention, data, and money — with a shrugging denial whenever the consequences…