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How to test WordPress 5.0 — and every other new release

7 December 2018 | 11 Comments Edwin Toonen

December 6, 2018, is the day we shall remember for the birth of WordPress 5.0 and its new block editor. While we loved the new editor, initially, we advised people to hold off updating to WordPress 5.0 until a more stable release. But now, we’re happy to tell people to move to WordPress 5.0! Nevertheless, …

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How to test WordPress 5.0 — and every other new release

Pressing questions about Gutenberg: the new editor in WordPress 5.0

5 December 2018 | 11 Comments Edwin Toonen

December 6th, 2018, we saw the release of WordPress 5.0. With it came one of the most talked about — and divisive — new features ever: a brand-new editor, the one we currently know as Gutenberg. Gutenberg is not just a simple refresh of the interface, no, it is an entirely re-imagined editor with a …

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Pressing questions about Gutenberg: the new editor in WordPress 5.0



Reaching higher together: how we all benefit from open source

30 November 2018 | 5 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

You may know this open source fanatic as WordPress Core Contributor or esteemed speaker on WordCamps and other conferences. Today, Software Engineer & WordPress Consultant Alain Schlesser shares the details of his first experiences with open source and how to learn from, as well as contribute to open source projects. And, he is clear on …

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Reaching higher together: how we all benefit from open source

Open source: reducing boundaries and creating opportunities

9 November 2018 | 4 Comments Marieke van de Rakt

“I love that WordPress allows you to raise your voice, no matter who you are, and where you are located.” That’s just one of the many inspiring quotes of Carole Olinger, our third interviewee in this series on open source. Carole is Community Manager at Plesk, and a true WordPress Community junkie. Learn why she …

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Open source: reducing boundaries and creating opportunities

How Google Analytics wants to help you

22 October 2018 | 2 Comments Annelieke van den Berg

Aaah, lovely Google Analytics. A tool some people love to hate. And I must agree, I have a tough relationship with Google Analytics as well. It has so many functionalities and so much to offer, which can make it quite overwhelming. But Google Analytics is really trying to help you get along with its data tool. In this …

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How Google Analytics wants to help you

Start contributing to open source: Pro tips from Felix

28 September 2018 | 1 Comment Marieke van de Rakt

Two weeks ago, Joost shared his vision on open source. Today, we introduce yet another WordPress fanatic: Felix Arntz. As a freelancer Felix works part-time for Yoast. Half of that time he’s working on and consulting with the SEO plugin, and the other half Yoast sponsors him to contribute to WordPress core, mainly focusing on …

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Start contributing to open source: Pro tips from Felix

Yoast SEO 8.2: Automatically add structured data with Gutenberg content blocks

11 September 2018 | 26 Comments Edwin Toonen

While we’re still only at the start of the Gutenberg adventure, we’re presenting an awesome, brand-new feature for the new WordPress editor today. Meet the Yoast SEO structured data content blocks! The content blocks automatically add valid structured data code to the content that is added to these blocks. Our initial line-up consists of How-to …

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Yoast SEO 8.2: Automatically add structured data with Gutenberg content blocks

Are content blocks the future? And, what’s the benefit for SEO?

4 September 2018 | 15 Comments Willemien Hallebeek

In Yoast SEO 8.0 you’ve met with the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar. Since the 8.1 release, you can see the snippet preview in action in this sidebar. These are our first step of integrating Yoast SEO with Gutenberg. But there is more to come. Shortly, we’ll also introduce a whole new concept: Yoast SEO content blocks. …

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Are content blocks the future? And, what’s the benefit for SEO?