As always, we have the latest WP news for you today: WordCamp Europe calls for more sustainability and we show you how to analyze individual pages with Google Analytics and use Slack commands for your WooCommerce reporting. You'll also learn how to create Gutenberg blocks without JavaScript knowledge. And we explain what the ePrivacy Regulation really means for you.
E-Privacy Regulation: What are we actually facing?
Although the ePrivacy Regulation will probably not be adopted until 2020, it is already casting its shadow. But don't panic: Just as the world did not come to an end when the GDPR came into force, contrary to all predictions, the same will not happen when the ePrivacy Regulation comes into force. To make sure you are prepared for the new regulation, lawyer Mario Steinberg has provided an overview of the current and future legal situation regarding the use of tracking tools as well as valuable tips.
WordPress
WooCommerce reports in Slack
Want to quickly check your sales figures without logging into the backend of your store? No problem - Ian Poulson from Delicious Brains shows you step by step how to create your own Slack app that outputs WooCommerce reports for different time periods using a simple Slack command such as "/woo month".
Less waste at WCEU
The organizers of WordCamp Europe have teamed up with Zero Waste e.V. to reduce the amount of waste generated during the event. We also pay close attention to sustainability, e.g. in the form of green electricity, compensation payments for our CO2 emissions, environmentally friendly giveaways, recyclable materials and the avoidance of waste. As a sponsor of the WCEU, we are therefore very pleased about these efforts.
Web design
Create Gutenberg blocks without JS
Birgit Pauli-Haack from Gutenberg Times tests three plugins with which you can create your own Gutenberg block for your individual needs without JavaScript. As a test case, she creates a "team block" with each of the plugins, which displays photos and contact details of people and can therefore be used for a company page, for example. You can find out the results of her test here.
Colors from real life
Coming up with beautiful color palettes is not that easy. A British agency has come up with a creative idea: the Found Color project publishes photos whose subject shows an interesting color combination - including the corresponding color codes. The result is an archive of great color combinations that are neither generated by algorithms nor based on classic rules of color theory.
Performance
Content analysis with Google Analytics
Are you unsure whether one of your subpages or a specific blog article is well received by your visitors? This question can be answered relatively quickly by taking a look at your Google Analytics data. The SEO experts at Yoast explain how to analyze the performance of an individual subpage and draw the right conclusions.
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