After the sunny weekend, we have the latest WP news for you: WordPress 5.5 is just around the corner, Elegant Themes reports a critical security vulnerability in Divi and the big guide to Progressive Web Apps with WordPress. In our magazine, we show you how to recognize performance sins, expose broken links on your website and create an XML sitemap in WordPress. Have fun reading! ✌️
The importance of website speed & PageSpeed Insights
The underestimated factor for better user experience and better SEO rankings is and remains speed. Joshua Schofield from rankingCoach explains why fast loading times are so important, how you can uncover optimization potential with PageSpeed Insights - and gives you 7 tips for better WordPress performance. Learn more
Broken Link Checker - the 8 most popular tools
Are your links going nowhere with a 404 error? Broken link checkers help you to get these problems under control quickly. Our CMO Torben introduces you to 8 tools and methods for finding and fixing broken links.
How to create an XML sitemap in WordPress
The easier it is for search engines to index and crawl your site, the better. Sven Scheuerle shows you why an XML sitemap is useful for this, how to create it in WordPress and how to submit it to Google.
Phototravellers: How to make your blog successful
Starting a well-known blog and making a living from it - a dream of many bloggers. Biggi and Flo from Phototravelllers have done it. In this interview, they reveal their recipe for success in turning blogging into a career.
WordPress
WordPress 5.5: The update of the year - and your wish list for 5.6
August 11, the final release date of WordPress 5.5, is just one day away. What will change with the new version? Find out all the details in the WordPress 5.5 guide. Do you already have wishes for WP 5.6? Then share your feedback now!
The future of WordCamps in Corona times
WordCamp US 2020 was canceled due to Zoom fatigue and COVID-19. Now the Global Community Team has announced that it will not accept any new flagship events until 2022. You can read what will happen to planned events on WordPress.org.
Security
Update quickly: Critical security vulnerability found in Divi
Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the popular WP products Divi, Extra and Divi Builder from Elegant Themes. Are you using one of the themes or plugins? The experts at Wordfence explain how to fix the problem and protect your WordPress site.
Web design & development
How to turn your WordPress site into a progressive web app
Programming and maintaining a native app can be quite time-consuming. Johannes Kinast shows you step by step how to turn your WP site into a Progressive Web App (PWA) and then publish it in the Google Play Store.
Unsplash releases an official WordPress plugin
The Unsplash platform offers free, royalty-free stock images. The service has recently become available as a plugin. As a WP user, you can find, download and add over 1 million images to your media library - without leaving WordPress.
Business
5 TED Talks that will make you a better designer
What qualities make the best designers? How can you rethink complex problems? And how do you maximize your design potential? Grab your favorite soda and get comfortable: these TED Talks will take you further.
