Last week , Gutenberg became the default editor for users of the plugin with the update to 1.5. Mika Epstein also called on the WP community to be careful when selling plugins . And we have a small but mighty tool that has served us well in over 450 WordPress optimizations.

Not all optimization measures make sense
After more than 450 extensive WordPress analyses and optimizations, we know: Not every optimization measure makes sense. Sometimes people get carried away with an idea and invest a lot of time and effort in its implementation. The results are then usually sobering. Or in the worst case: not measurable at all. To prevent this from happening to you, we have a small but powerful framework for you today that allows you to determine exactly which of your optimization steps has the greatest impact on your page load time. This way you can keep track of everything, even with dozens of optimization steps.

Business

Keep an eye out when selling plugins!
In response to recent incidents, such as spam from the new owner of the Display Widget plugin, Mika Epstein has written a post to the WP community on the subject of plugin sales. Her clear message to plugin sellers is: "STOP. THINK. BE CAUTIOUS." She also describes nine signs that indicate that a potential buyer is pursuing questionable interests.

Why aren't your customers buying on mobile?
Almost half of the traffic on German online stores comes from mobile devices. However, as soon as it comes to making a purchase, a third of users switch to their tablet or laptop. Our colleagues at KonversionsKraft show you how to analyze your customers' behavior and track exactly where and how they buy.

Security

Why you should switch to HTTPS now
Chrome 62 was rolled out last week. In the new version, visitors to HTTP pages with input fields (e.g. search fields, forms for credit card information, etc.) receive an explicit security warning. For Chrome users in incognito mode, all HTTP pages are even displayed as "not secure". If you are worried that HTTPS will make your site slower, we can reassure you: Because with SSL, your site will actually be 45% faster. Incidentally, around 70% of all websites hosted by Raidboxes have already switched to HTTPS.

What 10 experts say about WordPress security
David Hayes spoke to ten WP security experts, such as WordPress Core Security Team Lead Aaron Campbell and Sucuri ex-CEO Tony Perez, to get fresh input for a new online course on WP security. The key takeaways that Hayes took away from the individual conversations can be found here.

WordPress

Update makes Gutenberg the default editor
It's getting serious: The update to version 1.5 makes Gutenberg the default editor. If you don't like Gutenberg at all, you will still be able to use the old editor after the merge into the core. The corresponding plugin "Classic Editor" can now be tested in the beta version.

New possibilities with "headless" WordPress
With the so-called "decoupled" or "headless" WordPress, developers can really let off steam, as the WordPress REST API and Create React App offer great scope for innovative ideas. For example, by decoupling the backend and frontend, mobile apps can be created that only use WordPress as a data source. The colleagues from Torque have concrete application examples in their luggage.