There's been a lot going on in the WP universe in the last two weeks: WordPress.com announces a cooperation with Google, the update to WordPress 5.1 is coming in February with a handy feature, and a former WPML employee is misusing data from users of the plugin. In addition, ticket sales for WordCamp Osnabrück have started and we show you what we learned in our second Visions workshop on the topic of the common good balance sheet.
Common good balance sheet part 2 - Our path to greater sustainability
A few weeks ago, we held our first internal workshop on sustainability and the common good and worked with the entire RB team on a long-term corporate vision for Raidboxes. Today, our Managing Director Johannes reveals the questions and discussions that dominated the second workshop day and the concrete measures we have already been able to implement. We also have downloadable resources to help you assess your company's public value balance sheet.
WordPress
New publishing platform from Automattic
With the "Newspack" platform, Automattic - the company behind WordPress.com - wants to reach local newspapers, for example, who do not want to worry about running their website. The project is being supported by Google and other investors with a total of 2.4 million US dollars. Many in the WP community are critical of this development. This includes Morten Rand-Hendriksen, who explains in his article what this development could mean for the future of WordPress as an open source project.
WordPress 5.1 brings exciting feature
The release of WordPress 5.1, which is currently still in the beta phase, is planned for February 21, 2019. Among other things, the update brings a new feature to the WP core, which ensures that you can still log into your WordPress dashboard in the event of a "white screen of death" and go troubleshooting there.
Secure your ticket for WordCamp Osnabrück
The first WordCamp Osnabrück will take place from March 23 to 24, 2019. Since the start of ticket sales last week, there have already been numerous registrations. If you want to be there, make sure you get your ticket soon! The organizing team is also looking forward to more sponsors, workshop leaders and volunteers.
Web design
Markup checklist for SEO
You can use markup to provide search engines with additional structural information. If these are displayed in your search results, the attention and consequently the click rate increases. But which markups are relevant for SEO? And where should you include them? Our colleagues at Bloofusion have the answers to these questions for you, as well as a practical checklist for non-techies.
Security
Website of the "WPML" plugin hacked
Users of the multi-language plugin "WPML" received an email on January 19 informing them of a serious security vulnerability in the plugin. This notice was also posted on the official WPML website. The creators of the plugin suspect that a former employee was behind the attack. In an official statement, all WPML users are urged to reset their account.
