After a slightly longer break than usual, here's the latest WordPress news for you: A critical vulnerability has been discovered in WooCommerce, WordPress 5.8 brings many exciting new features and what we can expect with Full Site Editing. We also take a look at how to use collected data correctly in marketing and we have some tips for your next online workshop.
WordPress Site Editor: All about Gutenberg & WordPress Full Site Editing
Full Site Editing (FSE) is a long-awaited feature for WordPress that gives you more control over the design of your website. We explain what exactly is behind this keyword - and discuss whether we will still need themes, page builders and web designers in the future. Learn more
The perfect agenda for online workshops
Do you want to design online workshops that are not only informative, but also creative and engaging? Here are the best tips for the perfect agenda to make your next online workshop a complete success.
New in WordPress 5.8: Blocks as widgets
WordPress 5.8 is the second of four planned major updates for WordPress in 2021. What can you expect in the new version? Will Gutenberg be faster? And what changes should you know about? An overview.
Data-driven marketing - no data, no sales
The big platforms such as Apple, Amazon and Netflix have mastered one thing in particular: the collection and use of data. Eugen Grinschuk explains how you can use this data for your own benefit.
WordPress
How to optimize your WordPress video gallery for SEO
One of the often overlooked aspects of creating a video gallery in WordPress is SEO. In Yoast's blog post, you can learn helpful tips for crawlable, indexable WordPress video galleries so that your videos rank better.
Security
Critical security vulnerability discovered in WooCommerce - What you need to know
WooCommerce has patched a critical security vulnerability that was discovered on July 13. WordPress is currently performing automatic forced updates for vulnerable stores. Nevertheless, please check whether your store is using the latest version (5.5.1).
Online Marketing
What you can learn from the top-ranked sites
What separates the heavyweights of search engine rankings from everyone else? It's a question that every good SEO asks themselves all the time. Here are five of the most important and surprising factors for ranking #1 on Google.
Web design & development
B2B rebranding: from boring to extraordinary
Rebranding is quite an undertaking - especially when time is tight on the project. The team at Deel provides you with five lessons that you should consider when refreshing your brand.
Business
Open Source: Better than any college degree
Why do people contribute to open source? There are many reasons! One thing is certain: Contributing can be a lot of fun, even if it's challenging at first. Justin Tadlock contributes to WordPress as a developer and tells us what motivates him.