Tips this week include:
• Bing Webmaster Tools tutorials are near to release
• Upcoming chat with Web Stories makers
• The Site Success Chat with Chas Greener replay is ready
• What’s up with recent email delivery issues
• Why you need to get off junk email providers
• The carrot that is in front of my horse that’s causing long hours
• Update on the Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin causing massive file build up
• The Cloudflare plugin lost its mind for a little while
• A bombshell from SiteGround as they drop WordPress support
• Why I’m exciting about WordPress core finding a way to host Google fonts locally and what this means for plugin and theme devs and us
• A synopsis of the important live Q&A from Webpage Test and its new owner, Catchpoint
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Tips Tuesday – Client Interview, Web Stories Tutorial, UAG Plugin, DDoS Attacks, Backups
Tips this week include:
• Client interview series kicks off this Wednesday with Chas’ Greener
• Google Web Stories plugin has officially released
• A post with my first look at Web Stories
• A tutorial on how to make a Web Story
• Why I’m seeking speaking gigs for 2021 and why I need your help with it
• A few more recommendations I’d like to get from you
• The total site rebuild I’m doing on Astra and who’s going to help me with it
• How we deal with overwhelm as our business grows
• Why Facebook breaking the oEmbed connection may actually be ahead of the curve on what’s coming
• An update on the Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg plugin troubleshooting
• Why REST API passwords may be coming to the WordPress core and one thing I hope they finally drop
• An update on the raging DDoS attacks that are still actively affecting the whole internet
• Why you need to ensure you have a solid backup solution
• A tip about storing your backup files on Amazon S3
Tips Tuesday – Gutenberg Block Patterns, WordProof, GTMetrix, Search Console Insights Beta
Tips this week include:
• Specialty Blocks and Reusable Block tutorials updated in the Gutenberg Ninja course
• Why to be careful which block plugins you use
• The new optin that BlogAid News subscribers can look forward to soon
• My first look at the new Google Search Console Insights beta, with screenshots
• A much needed, and way overdue overhaul is coming to GTMetrix
• The 4 posts you need to read right now for running your own speed tests
• Whether outbound links affect your SEO
• An SEO News wrap up for August from Team Yoast
• Why we are excited about Yoast investing in the WordProof plugin
• Why the WP Support Team is trying to curb paid plugin support in the free plugin forums and what else they really need to address
• A Gutenberg Block Patterns Resource List and why this is a game changer
• Plus why Block Patterns may be the death knell for page builders
• Why you need to stop opening links in a new tab
Tips Tuesday – Contingency Plan, Gutenberg Tutorials, Recipe Plugins, WP 5.5.1
Tips this week include:
• More Gutenberg Ninja tutorials updated
• New rebranding tutorials underway
• How and why to make a contingency plan for your site
• I’m calling it safe to update to WordPress 5.5, but there may still be breaks, and why that’s good
• When we can expect the WP 5.5.1 release
• WP’s 3 point plan to update jQuery
• Why you need to check your paid plugins versions
• Upcoming perks for Site Audit Plus clients
• What’s coming to the Create recipe cards and why it will be available in other recipe plugins
• The new Search Console Insights Beta rolls out
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Tips Tuesday – Rebranding, Lazy Load, PHP, WordPress 5.5 Code Changes
Tips this week include:
• I’m delighted my interview with Kate Ahl was featured on the Simple Pin Media Podcast
• Why rebranding jobs are pouring into BlogAid and why I’m hiring help for them
• What Gutenberg Ninja tutorials have already been updated and what tutorials are next
• Why I’m reviewing new member and community site setups
• My deeper checks into WP 5.5 changes that weren’t in my What’s New video tour
• Why PHP level compliance is so important now, and how to check and change yours
• Why you need to get out of any auto update program at your host
• More on why the jQuery change in WP 5.5 broke plugins and why that is a good thing
• My research into how lazy loading is done with our plugins, WP 5.5, and in browsers
• The future of WP, plugins, and themes and why all of these changes are for the better
• How to get ahead and stay calm through all of the site tech changes
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Tips Tuesday – SEO Tips, GDPR, Bing Tools, WP 5.5, Affiliate Marketing, Unsplash Changes
Tips this week include:
• Updates to the DIY SEO course
• Why I’m bringing in webmasters to help with client site work
• The first release candidate for WP 5.5 is out and what that means for you and what I’m looking into
• What’s with the PHP upgrade notification you may be getting in your WP Dashboard
• The new Gutenberg Ninja tutorials in the works
• Why Google updated its GDPR policies
• My ongoing research into first and third party cookie tracking and why I spoke with a lawyer
• Why I like the new Bing URL inspection tool better than Google’s
• Whether or not you should optimize your content for questions
• How the relationship between Google Search and content creators has changed
• The future of affiliate marketing
• A beginner’s guide to writing better headlines
• A big change to Unsplash’s image use license agreement
Tips Tuesday – Elementor Speed, Gutenberg Updates, Image Optimization, Bye to AMP
Tips this week include:
• Gutenberg vs Elementor: Which is Faster? – it was no contest!
• What’s being revamped in the Gutenberg Ninja course this week
• The new DIY SEO tutorials and bonus sessions coming
• Our Webmaster bonus training is underway and meeting live again this week
• Industry experts speak on the pros and cons of the Gutenberg editor
• Mozilla has a new VPN service and why you may want to get it
• Why you need to log out of WordPress
• Google’s Rich Results tester is out of beta and what we’ll be using instead
• Why Google’s AMP is going away and what criteria will replace it for getting into Top Stories
• Why not to use WebP images
• Why Squoosh is my favorite image optimizer
• Why to get rid of your image optimization plugin
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