We hope you've survived the holidays and the turn of the year well and are ready for a successful 2018. Although things have been relatively quiet in the WordPress world so far, we've got some news for you: BLOO:CON and #RBBIC in Münster are just around the corner and the discussion about the new Gutenberg editor continues. We also show you some practical tools to help you better organize your WordPress projects.
These organization tools make life easy for WP professionals
Whether entrepreneurs, web designers or agencies, more and more people are discovering the benefits of organization and management tools for themselves. However, signing up head over heels for dozens of apps and programs is more likely to harm productivity than improve it. That's why Lea from the WP agency elsch&fink shows you which tools really make you and your team more productive and how to use them correctly.
WordPress
Gutenberg discussion has caught fire again
Since the "State of the Word" speech by WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg at WordCamp US, the discussion about the new Gutenberg editor has continued to grow. The colleagues from WP Tavern have compiled a collection of current Gutenberg sources.
Business
Get your tickets for BLOO:CON and #RBBIC
On February 7, the BLOO:CON will take place in Münster, organized by the online marketing agency Bloofusion. This is not a typical SEO conference. The event is aimed at people who do not deal with SEO/SEA on a daily basis, but who are nevertheless open to and responsible for online marketing. For further networking, the first Raidboxes Best-in-Class Workshop will take place on February 8th. Do you run a WordPress agency with at least five employees? Then secure one of the limited places now !
Performance
Why SEO factors often lead to false interpretations
Rand Fishkin, co-founder of the SEO company "MOZ", explains in his video in an understandable way which false conclusions you should better avoid from the correlation between SEO measures and your Google ranking.
Web design
"Good Design is Inclusive Design"
Inclusivity and accessibility are topics that are becoming increasingly important in order to make the internet accessible to everyone. There is even an accessibility team in the WordPress community that systematically checks for and removes potential barriers. WordPress.com is also committed to inclusivity and has created a checklist that you should follow as a designer.
The most popular design tools in 2017
Taylor Palmer asked almost 2,000 designers and web developers which design tools they prefer to use for certain tasks. The pleasing result: "pen and paper" remains the most popular tool for brainstorming and idea generation. The other results of the survey are also interesting .
