Before you start your well-deserved weekend, we have the latest WP news for you: There will soon be tools and help on GDPR compliance in WordPress core and the session schedule for the WordCamp retreat in Soltau has been finalized. Security provider Sucuri has also published its Hacked Website Report 2017.
Our GDPR guide for agencies, freelancers and website operators
In a few weeks, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force. In plain language, this means that from May 25, 2018, the supervisory authority can punish violations of the GDPR with fines that you should not underestimate. In particularly serious cases, the penalty is up to 20 million euros or 4 percent of annual turnover - whichever is higher. Agencies, freelancers and website operators who have not yet dealt with the GDPR should therefore urgently do so.
WordPress
New data protection tools for the WordPress core
The GDPR compliance team has been working on the GDPR compliance of WordPress for a few weeks now. The aim is to provide comprehensible data protection guidelines for website operators, guidelines for plugin developers and documentation on the requirements of the GDPR. The team is also working on data protection tools that are to be integrated into the WordPress core by May.
The criticism of the Gutenberg editor continues
WP Tavern editor Jeff Chandler reports on his experience with the Gutenberg editor after an extensive test phase. His main criticism is the lack of compatibility with various plugins. His summary: "If this version of Gutenberg were merged into WordPress today, it would be a disaster. It's clear that the project has a long way to go before being considered for merge into core". As with many Gutenberg articles, the discussion in the comments is well worth reading.
Only 2 weeks to go until the WordCamp Retreat
The session schedule for the WordCamp Retreat has been finalized. On Friday there will be three parallel tracks with a total of 12 sessions. Contributing and a BarCamp are scheduled for Saturday. Sunday morning will also feature a variety of sessions. The special thing about the retreat format: apart from the presentations, there will be joint (outdoor) activities. If you want to be there from May 4 to 6, make sure you get one of the last tickets!
Security
Sucuri publishes "Hacked Website Trend Report 2017"
The security experts at Sucuri have analyzed the malware and hacking methods used on 34,371 infected websites. One encouraging finding of the analysis: in 2016, 61 percent of the WordPress sites analyzed were still running on an outdated WP version. In 2017, it was only 39.3 percent. You can find more exciting results in Sucuri's "Hacked Website Trend Report 2017".
"Is WordPress Secure? That Depends on You."
Mark Maunder - CEO of Defiant, the creators of the popular security plugin "Wordfence" - answers the question of whether WordPress is a secure content management system. In his detailed article, Maunder takes up the cudgels for WordPress and gives you five valuable security tips that you should implement as a website operator.
Web design
Design tips for more inclusivity
We often forget that other people may perceive their environment very differently than we do. In order to keep this in mind as a web designer, Steven Lambert advises looking at every design through different "accessibility lenses". Each of these lenses (e.g. animation and effects, colors, keyboard or readability) stands for certain questions that you should ask yourself in order to identify potential problems and implement accessibility in the best possible way.
