There is a lot to report from the last two weeks: Two Automattic plugins have been criticized by the developer community, a bug in Google's index is causing annoyed webmasters and a vulnerability in a WP plugin is currently being exploited. We also have a helpful tool for identifying typos and show why responsive does not automatically mean mobile-friendly.
Why is responsive not equally mobile-capable?
More and more people are using their smartphone or tablet to access the internet instead of a desktop PC or laptop. This is particularly true for private use when searching for specific problems, solutions, products or services. - This is a change that every website operator should adapt to. However, a responsive theme is not enough. That's why we have 6 tips to help you optimize your WordPress site for mobile visitors.
WordPress
Big discussion about plugin advertising
After harsh criticism from the developer community, the Jetpack and WooCommerce plugins have removed their integrated advertising in the backend for their own extensions. Eric Karkovack's article "Is Nothing Sacred? The Pollution of the WordPress Dashboard".
The WCEU session schedule has been released
This year's WordCamp Europe will take place in Berlin from June 21-22, 2019. The session schedule was published a few days ago. With 5 parallel session and workshop tracks, everyone will get their money's worth. The topics range from development and design to business, content and community. The next ticket wave starts today at 12:00.
Article series: Develop your own Gutenberg block
In the first part of his new article series, Thomas Weichselbaumer from Theme Coder shows you how to develop your own Gutenberg block from scratch. The first article is about the architecture of a block plugin and the most important tools you need for development in modern JavaScript.
Performance
Google bug leads to de-indexing
According to data from Moz, 4% of the Google index was affected by a "deindexing bug" last week. On Saturday, Google said that the bug had been fixed. Following further complaints over the weekend, the problem is now said to have been fixed. You can read more about this on Search Engine Land.
Web design
What font does the logo have?
How often have you been asked to determine a customer's typography with the naked eye and just by looking at a logo? With Font Squirrel's Matcherator, this question will no longer be a problem! Simply upload an image file or image URL and the AI will suggest similar fonts.
Security
Security vulnerability in the "yuzo-related-post" plugin
The "yuzo-related-post" plugin, which is active on over 60,000 WordPress sites, has been removed from the official plugin directory due to a cross-site scripting vulnerability, among other things. Since then, hackers have been actively attacking WP sites on which the plugin is installed. You should therefore uninstall the plugin immediately!
