A lot has happened again in the WordPress world: support for the Classic Editor continues, Automattic buys Frontity and more than 1 million websites are affected by the security vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin Redux. This time in the magazine, we take a deep dive into marketing topics such as local SEO, YouTube SEO and customer acquisition and introduce you to our UX Engineer Thomas. Have fun reading! 🚀
Customer acquisition for agencies and freelancers: target groups & inbound lead generation
In order for your WordPress agency or your work as a freelancer to be sustainable, you need to constantly expand your customer base. Without customer acquisition, it's not the best offer that wins in the end, but the one with the lowest price. We'll show you how to acquire, convert and retain new customers. Learn more
Local SEO in 2021 - the step-by-step guide
Do you want your local business to rank better on Google? Find out how to optimize your entire online presence so that your website can be found more easily by potential customers in your city.
YouTube SEO for more views and more subscriptions
A YouTube channel can be worthwhile in many ways. But how do your videos get as many clicks and views as possible? How are they more likely to be subscribed to? And what is YouTube SEO all about? Jan Tissler explains this and more in his new article.
New at Raidboxes: UX Engineer Thomas
Our dashboard is our customers' central tool - and we are constantly working to improve it. It's high time to welcome our first UX Engineer to the team: Thomas. Find out more in the interview.
WordPress
Support for WordPress Classic Editor extended
Before the release of WordPress 5.0, the Classic Editor plugin was released to ease the transition to the new Block Editor. Unlike originally planned, the plugin will now be supported for at least another year.
Gutenberg 11.4 reworks galleries & more
Another two weeks have passed and another Gutenberg plugin update is here. What can you expect in the new version? Look forward to the revised gallery block, duotone filters for images and more tools for block design!
Frontity joins Automattic
Automattic has acquired Frontity - the company behind a React framework for WordPress. From now on, however, the team will no longer work on its own framework, but will concentrate fully on Gutenberg.
Security
Security vulnerabilities in Redux - 1 million websites affected
Two vulnerabilities have been found in the Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework plugin for WordPress, which is installed on more than 1 million websites. Do you have Redux installed? The Wordfence team explains what you need to do now.
WPScan & Wordfence publish WordPress Security Report
2021 is on track to be a record-breaking year for plugin vulnerabilities in WordPress - according to the joint security report from WPScan and Wordfence. Read for yourself how WordPress security is faring.
Web design & development
Crello vs. Canva: Which software is right for you?
Who makes the race between Crello and Canva? Both tools allow you to create quick designs in your browser, but which is the better solution for you? Creative Bloq's in-depth comparison will help you decide .