Even though the days are getting shorter, a lot is happening in the digital world: attacks on WordPress sites are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Google is providing information on the new ranking factor and the ITCSS principle makes it easy to structure your code. In our magazine, we provide an insight into the go-digital funding program, list the advantages of Brotli and have a customer story about fast online stores. Have fun! ?
go-digital: Funding for your next WordPress project
A website with WordPress or WooCommerce can be funded with up to 16,500 euros - as part of the go-digital program. Which projects receive funding? What do you have to do? And what are the requirements? 10 questions for Nils Hocke from our partner agency AgenturWebfox. Learn more
Customer Story: Increase store performance
Thousands of images and WooCommerce - not an easy combination. The store michel und elbe succeeded in managing images in WP: The team shares their success story and other tips in an interview.
8 online payment services for WordPress
It doesn't always have to be PayPal, does it? From Apple Pay to Google Pay: We'll introduce you to the most important alternatives, weigh up the pros and cons - and show you how to integrate the services into WordPress and WooCommerce.
Brotli - the alternative to gzip compression
Google's "Brotli" algorithm is very popular: We show you how the data format makes your website faster, what it has to do with Switzerland and why Brotli wins the race over the gzip compression standard
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WordPress
The WordPress survey 2020 is open
Do you use WordPress? Then be sure to take part in the annual survey to share your experiences with WordPress. The results from 2019 are now available - take a look here! All data is of course anonymized.
How to create a simple admin menu
At the WP Meetup Stuttgart in October, Caspar Hübinger showed us how a tidy admin menu can work for new and established WordPress users. The tutorial is now available on WordPress.tv.
How do you sort your CSS?
"In the beginning, I also had to invest some brainpower to understand the meaning behind ITCSS" - says Jessica Lyschik. The frontend developer explains here why the ITCSS method is actually quite simple and provides more structure.
Security
10 reasons why your website is being hacked
A hacked WordPress website is arguably just as damaging as a house burglary - and doesn't just shatter your peace of mind. The team at Webdesignerdepot reveals why hackers target WP sites and how you can prevent an emergency.
Online Marketing
Page Experience becomes a Google ranking factor
The new ranking factor was announced six months ago. Now Google has finally announced it: The so-called Page Experience will have an influence on the ranking from May 2021. WP Tavern explains which metrics will become important with the update.
Web design & development
Case study: Developing accessible plugins
How do you create a plugin that is as usable and accessible as possible? And which should also interact with WooCommerce? Developer Kathy Darling and the UXATT team share the product flow and testing of their plugin Name Your Price.
