This is the second entry in my WordPress editor training exercise. As I mentioned in my last entry, WordPress changed the way that blog posts are created and managed. While the end result for the reader will look pretty much the same, the process to enter text, pictures, slides and links have all been significantly modified. I thought I would try at least one more test to make sure I know how it all works before getting to Bangkok. Because when I arrive, I won’t have time to learn how to manage the site, given the limited time I have to devote to the Bangkok Blog while there.
For this exercise I decided to grab some old photos of a boat hawker that we met while travelling down one of the tributaries of the Chao Phrya River. This tributary heads into a Bangkok suburb called Thonburi. During our journey, we met a boat hawker selling drinks and food. You can see her in the slides above. Food hawkers are to be found everywhere. Coming across food dealers on the water is not unusual.
I wrote about this trip way back in August of 2009. As you can see in this link to that entry, the Bangkok Blog looked a lot different back then. If you take a look at the entry, and you’re viewing it on a computer, you’ll probably see that there’s a box with a label saying unsupported plug-in. The plug-in being referred to is a piece of software that allowed for videos to be inserted into an entry. That piece of software is now long gone, as is the format of the blog back then.[efn_note]However, what is weird is that on some mobile phones, the original video, which has been lost somewhere, is viewable. I have no idea where this video is located or why it turns up on some mobile phones and not on most computers.[/efn_note] This new blog management version is the fifth one that I have gone through while trying to keep the Bangkok Blog alive.[efn_note]I started using a computer to blog in 2006. Before that, I used to fax entries to my family.[/efn_note]
Anyway, a replacement video is shown below, in case you’re interested.
The canals of Bangkok, called klongs, are pretty amazing. Bangkok has often been called the Venice of Asia and while the city is not as lovely, there sure are a lot of canals all over the city. There are also lots of beautiful boats moored all over, like the one shown below.
I think I now have figured out how to use this new blogging system. I can add links, slides, photos, videos and footnotes. I think I’m now good to go.
The next entry you’ll see will be one from Bangkok.