Quick Tip: Breadcrumb Bar for WordPress Block Navigation

About page with three columns of text, breadcrumb navigation highlighted at bottom of page.

As I transition WordPress sites to the block editor, one of the most challenging issues I’ve had is with nested blocks.

For example, in the GeneratePress theme, I use Generate Blocks to create complex layouts with rows and columns.

Which for some designs means I’ll create a content section for a page with a Container block.

Then I’ll add a Grid block.

Within each grid item, I’ll add paragraphs, lists, or images.

Prior to WordPress 5.4.2, I struggled to select the Grid or Container blocks to customize padding and margin. Continue reading Quick Tip: Breadcrumb Bar for WordPress Block Navigation

How to Return to the Top of a Web Page

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While I was reading today’s Nielsen Norman Group’s article on back-to-top links design guidelines, it confirmed something I noticed when I recently conducted usability testing.

When usability testing participants were asked to return to the top of the page, the majority weren’t aware of the browser and operating system built-in options to get back to the top of the page. Continue reading How to Return to the Top of a Web Page