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Today is Earth Day.

EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, announced that the theme for Earth Day 2022 will be “Invest in Our Planet.”

Earth Day 2022 is focused on accelerating solutions to combat our greatest threat, climate change, and to activate everyone – governments, citizens, and businesses – to do their part.

Everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable.

For more information on Earth Day 2022 events, visit https://www.earthday.org/

HAPPY EASTER from all of us at Mark of Approval.

"A W**D IS A PLANT that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in a row"
~Doug Larson

Today's tip: Be a w**d!

www.MarkofApproval.com

**disaplant **d

Interesting Things to Checkout

One of my colleagues and good friends, Fern Chang Fern HF Chang , introduced me to a productivity app called Notion.so that is really cool.

It’s kinda like a way to organize content – or a second brain, to quote Fern. It reminds me of Gutenberg for WordPress but it's much faster to load than Gutenberg and Google Docs.

I was cautious about it at first, but now I’m hooked!

Lastly, feel free to check out my new updated LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/markofapproval. I have put my energy into my web development career and I am more focused on delivering results through my skills as a WordPress Programmer.

That’s our update for this month. Keep an eye out for our next one and feel free to ask any questions in the comments below.

Ciao for now!
Mark

WORDPRESS BITS OF WISDOM --
How to quickly add images with the Gutenberg Block Editor

Hey guys (and gals), if your tool of choice for your WordPress website is Gutenberg Block Editor, here's a quick tip from Mark of Approval Web Design.

Check out this short video on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/el6_Qh4VjGQ

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you were able to join us at our Freelancer Symposium 2021 and got helpful tips and tricks from some high-powered speakers!

In the meantime, if you are looking for help or advice for your next web project -- check us out at https://markofapproval.com/contact-me/

Find assistance with choosing the right tech stack, to determining the steps involved in a re-design and everything in between, let’s chat it out and find you a solution that fits!

How to quickly add images with the Gutenberg Block Editor Gutenberg for WordPress has a lot of "easter eggs". I'll still navigating it but I quite like it; despite the criticism it has received.One thing I discovere...

What is Your Passion? “If you don’t know what your passion is, realize that one reason for your existence on earth is to find it.”
~ Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Producer, and Philanthropist.

Do you know what your online passion is? Through your journey, you can work in so many different niches using different services and skills that you are good at and you will definitely figure out what is your passion, so don’t worry if you don’t know what fills your heart with joy yet.

You may find that you love writing blog posts, so maybe copywriting would be a great way to go! Or you may find that you enjoy using Canva, Photoshop, and Lightroom, and graphic design is your path. Follow your passion!

Cheers,
~ Mark

Let's talk about the plugin Advanced Excerpts for your WordPress site.

I've put together a short YouTube training video blog for your viewing pleasure (and education). Drop a note if you found it helpful.

This is the type of training/information that we share in our WPSG (WordPress Study Group) on a regular basis.

If you'd like to join us, be sure to click the Facebook button at the bottom of the video blog.

Cheers, Mark - Mark of Approval

https://youtu.be/2sClHb8GuoM

Plugin Highlight: Advanced Excerpts for WordPress Let's talk about the plugin Advanced Excerpts for WordPress. This is a great plugin if you find your theme does not support shortening of blog previews on th...

SECURITY ALERT - CHROME (and EDGE) BROWSER USERS
Google has issued an emergency security update for all Chrome users as it confirms that attackers are already exploiting a high severity zero-day vulnerability.

The emergency update to version 99.0.4844.84 of Chrome is highly unusual in that it addresses just a single security vulnerability.

A fact that only goes to emphasize how serious this one is.

Today Microsoft issued an alert to update your EDGE browser as well.

Full details here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2022/03/26/google-confirms-emergency-security-update-for-32-billion-chrome-users-attacks-underway/

Stay safe online!!

Be sure your browsers are updated and using the newest version(s)!

Google Issues Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion Chrome Users—Attacks Underway Google confirms an emergency Chrome update as attackers strike