Server Fault

We’ve not experienced many problems over the years, but this one meant that we were offline for much longer than ever before and considerable sleep was lost. The problem manifested itself after the server was restarted and ground to a…

Have you just let your domain expire?

You want your own domain, it’s cheap isn’t it? One extreme case I got hired to help out with had purchased over 20 domains for a brand new initiative. It had sunk a lot of money into the new initiative,…

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…

Twenty Twenty is here

With the latest platform update, OurLocality is running WordPress 5.3, a bit slicker and more secure. With 5.3 comes a freshly pressed template called Twenty Twenty, which is Gutenberg ready. Gutenberg is the new page editor based on moveable blocks,…

Rocks and Sardinia

First up, welcome back to: annrocks.co.uk aka @annclarkerocks and woodymusgrove.co.uk aka @woodymusgrove two East Lothian archaeologists passionate about stones/rocks who have found their new home on OurLocality. If you have a local publishing slash web based project that you would…

Join the Club

Since last summer a number of ourlocality website owners have opted to pay a monthly or annual sub for the service. In part this was a response to continuing requests for ongoing training, advice and support, which many active users…