Storm Ciara winds force cancellation of Galway 2020 European Culture Capital ceremony

Gusting winds of up to 80mph (130km/h) threatened by Storm Ciara forced the cancellation of a ceremony celebrating Galway’s 2020 European Capital of Culture status on Saturday. Storm Ciara is forecast to last Ireland during Saturday before moving to the UK and northern mainland Europe during Sunday, bringing heavy rain as well as high winds. … Read more

Anoushka Shankar’s mesmerising musical journey

The versatile virtuoso, Anoushka Shankar recently performed the Sitar concerto No. 2 at Lyon’s Auditorium, accompanied by the Orchestre National de Lyon. Composed by her late father Ravi Shankar, the legendary Sitar-player, it unites classical Indian tradition and music from the West. “Getting to play my father’s music is a very beautiful experience,” says Shankar. … Read more

A guide to styling and making Dispatch your own

Dispatch is a Magazine style blog for your new website. Each of its features have been designed and built using GeneratePress and WP Show Posts. As expected of a Flint Skin Site it uses Custom CSS. At over 350 lines it is recommended, but not necessary, to move the Additional CSS to a Child Theme … Read more

Using WP Show Posts

Adding post lists and grids to your Site couldn’t be easier than with the WP Show Posts plugin. Dispatch uses the Free version to display posts on the Front page and in the Sidebars. Of course with a little Flint Skin CSS treatment. Head off to Dashboard > WP Show Posts > All Lists. Within … Read more

Hooks – Custom Theme Elements

Dispatch uses a few Hook Elements to create some Custom Elements in the site. All of them provide dynamic output and should not require any changes to their content. For more info on the Hooke Element read here: Hooks Element Overview Custom Post Navigation Adding a custom featured image post navigation at the foot of … Read more