Free Webspace and Free Support (since 2010)

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 are withdrawing the forum entirely,…

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A New Default Template

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…

Are you keeping your website up to date?

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…

Events Tool Update

Over a year ago we decided to withdraw support the Event Post Plugin, which conveniently allowed users to add a start and end time to an event. It seemed to offer the basics very well when first launched, but over…

World of WordPress 6.4.X

Experience the latest advancements in site editing with Twenty Twenty-Four. Built with three distinct use cases in mind, the versatility of the new default theme makes it an ideal choice for almost any type of website. Dive into its collection…

To share or not to share?

Password sharing is commonplace. The other day I received an email thread forwarded by a colleague that had done the rounds. Someone was desperately trying to recover a shared account password, not by using the tried and tested forgot password…

New Year’s Resolution: Delete everything and start again

So, you’ve created your new site OR you want to start over but from a clean slate … Here’s how: Delete pages and posts selectively If you have spun up a new website as a test and want to remove…