{"id":38873,"date":"2026-03-15T00:06:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38873"},"modified":"2026-03-15T00:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:11:56","slug":"briefly-please-be-patient-while-we-upgrade-the-site-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38873","title":{"rendered":"Briefly: Please be patient while we upgrade the site a bit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-and-Alex-doing-repairs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38874\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-and-Alex-doing-repairs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-and-Alex-doing-repairs.jpg 920w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-and-Alex-doing-repairs-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oliver-and-Alex-doing-repairs-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been making some changes to the site lately and there are more changes coming in the days ahead, so don\u2019t be surprised if you some small differences. This is not a wholesale redesign, but rather the addition of some features. Since they\u2019re smarter than I am, I\u2019ve put Oliver and Alex in charge of the technical work, which you can see in this action photo from the control room of our media complex. I recently added a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?page_id=38031\">landing pages<\/a> for readers who randomly discover the site from an Internet search. I\u2019ve also changed the YouTube link at the top of the page to go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@DavidMcElroyTV-LivingWell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new YouTube channel<\/a> for video essays that reflect things I\u2019ve already published here. (<a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?page_id=34100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s a little bit<\/a> about both of the YouTube channels I\u2019m working on.) In addition, I\u2019m trying to move away from using Instagram, so I\u2019m experimenting with photo plug-ins that will eventually allow me to host the pictures \u2014 cats, dogs, sunsets, whatever \u2014 that I often take. So don\u2019t be surprised to see more changes. Thanks for your patience. Let\u2019s hope Alex and Oliver know what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been making some changes to the site lately and there are more changes coming in the days ahead, so don\u2019t be surprised if you some small differences. This is not a wholesale redesign, but rather the addition of some features. 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