This is the first of an ongoing series of Sabbatical Chronicles which will document my thoughts and projects during the sabbatical.
My first project will be to create WordPress (wp) websites for Rebecca and myself. For Rebecca, the focus will be on showcasing her weaving. For myself, the focus will be to master creating sites using wordpress.org. Both wordpress.com and wordpress.org create wp sites. However, there is a huge difference between the two. The .com sites are *much* more expensive and much *less* flexible. Only certain wp plugins are available (at great cost) at wordpress.com. All wp plugins are free at wordpress.org. Furthermore, you can upload files to your (virtual) servers using ftp *only *when using wordpress.org. I have no idea why any business would choose wordpress.com. It seems to me that wordpress.com would be of value *only* to those without any programming knowledge at all. Anyway, the wordpress.org docs <https://wordpress.org/support/> are exactly what I have been looking for. I call them the Rosetta Stone for web site development. To host the wp sites, I shall be using the HostGator "baby" plan <https://www.hostgator.com/promo/specialoffers>. This plan offers everything I am likely ever to need. I'll sign up for three years: hosting plans for all major wp hosting services go up significantly after the initial promotional period, so it makes sense to make that period as long as possible. I chose HostGator because my brother Speed uses it, its prices are competitive, and HostGator has excellent docs. I used those docs to get a grip on what needed to be done. I plan to use EdwardKReam.com to explore web technologies such as vue.js and the rest. My interest in syntax coloring for php arises because most wordpress.org sources. So you may see some improvements to modes/php.py appearing in "devel". Otoh, I want to resist my impulse to dive deep into sources before learning how they are used :-) Edward -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/leo-editor/1866bd28-507e-43bd-b0f4-7bd97c1b9189o%40googlegroups.com.
