A lot has happened in WordPress in the last few weeks: New decisions about WordPress 5.8 are in full swing, Stark bundles resources on accessibility and how to prepare your website for Google updates. In the magazine, we list the best plugins for image compression, give valuable tips on color psychology and show you how to update your plugins and themes correctly. Have fun reading! ?
Optimize images for WordPress: The 6 most popular plugins for image compression
Optimizing graphics and images for your WordPress website is a simple and important step towards improving your loading time. It's all the more surprising that many people upload their images without any optimization at all. We show you 6 popular WordPress plugins that take care of compressing your images completely. Learn more
Update WordPress, plugins and themes correctly
For many users, new WordPress updates come as a surprise. Johannes Mairhofer explains how to keep your WordPress system up to date and which update strategy has proven successful.
Colors and their effect in web design
Getting to grips with color theory is an absolute must as a web designer. Is it possible to address your target group even more specifically with the right colors? Sonja Hoffmann tells you everything you need to know about choosing the right colors.
Agency software: 19 tools for your agency in 2021
Internal tasks, social media, remote organization and time tracking: agencies have a wide range of tasks and obligations. But there are valuable tools that can help you with all these tasks - we provide an overview.
WordPress
Is Full Site Editing coming with WordPress 5.8?
There's a lot of talk that a big change is coming to WordPress with Full Site Editing (FSE): Will there be a decision soon and what will FSE be like in its first iteration? Take a look at the official WordPress post!
WordCamp Europe 2021 opens Call for Speakers
WordCamp Europe 2021 will take place online from June 7 to 10. Want to be part of it? You can now apply to be a speaker with a topic of your choice. The organizing team has published a list of exciting topics for inspiration.
Online Marketing
Google updates in May: Get ready!
Google has been talking about the Core Web Vitals Tool and the Page Experience Update for about a year now. The time has come in May 2021 and it's not just the search algorithm that will change. So it's high time to prepare your websites in good time.
Web design & development
Stark launches Public Library for Accessibility?
Stark has opened its virtual doors to the Public Library and launched what is probably the largest accessibility resource on the web - with blog articles, checklists, online courses, tools and links to web standards. The Public Library is accessible to everyone free of charge.
So you want to create block patterns?
If you've already built something for the WordPress Block Editor - a theme or a plugin - you may have heard of block patterns. Learn exactly what they are and how to use block patterns.
Business
Wix advertising campaign fails with WordPress Professionals
A new advertising campaign from Wix targets WordPress, but fails to engage with the community in a meaningful way. What started out as a marketing gag quickly became something more. The team at WP Tavern has more details up its sleeve.
