It's that time of year again when you're bombarded with bargains, deals and limited offers. Don't get us wrong: we love the run-up to Christmas. But instead of Black Friday discounts, we'd rather plant 10,000 trees. Read on for useful tips on conscious consumerism and how sustainable WordPress hosting can be. 🌱
Conscious consumption: how to use Cyber Monday responsibly
The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it an increase in sales, returns, waste and stress. Find out how you can maintain a healthy state for people and our planet without jeopardizing your profits as a store owner. Learn more
Project management for agencies & freelancers
Do you want to plan your projects better? The right project management determines whether your customers are satisfied with you. We show you which strategies will help you with project planning.
Optimize meta description in WordPress
Tweaking your meta descriptions is an important part of your SEO strategy. Niels Neumann explains what you need to bear in mind when writing and how you can store and change the meta description in WordPress.
How sustainable can hosting be? If you run a website or a store, you use a lot of resources. We want to counteract this: with our climate-positive hosting for WordPress. We explain how!
WordPress
Gutenberg demo site gets a redesign
The official Gutenberg demo site on WordPress.org could soon receive an update that better reflects the possibilities of the editor. Are you curious to see how minimalistic and colorful the new design will look?
Gutenberg 11.9 - better navigation and block theming
The new Gutenberg version 11.9 is the last to be released in the core with the release of WordPress 5.9 on December 14. A good reason to take a look at what' s new and improved in the block editor.
Plugin Review: Create notification banners easily
Notification banners are so commonplace that you almost wonder why the function isn't integrated into the WordPress core. With this in mind, the WP Tavern team took a look at the Aino Notification Banner Block plugin from ElmaStudio and draws a conclusion.
Security
GoDaddy data breach affects 1.2 million WordPress customers
A hacker has gained access to the personal data of more than 1.2 million customers of US web host GoDaddy. Subsequent investigations revealed that the person had had access to the company's servers for more than two months, as reported by Heise Online.
Update 29.11.21: According to the latest information, GoDaddy resellers such as Domain Factory, Heart Internet and Host Europe are also affected by the data leak.
Online Marketing
4 accessibility checks for accessible content
SEO and accessibility go hand in hand. But did you know that Yoast SEO and the WordPress Block Editor have built-in tools that warn you about common errors? Find out how you can test your content for accessibility.
Business
WordPress annual survey 2021: insights and trends
Every year, the WordPress community provides its valuable feedback in a survey. Check out the previous year's results from more than 17,000 responses and take part in the 2021 WordPress survey now!
