WordPress 6.4 Codenamed “Shirley” Released
WordPress 6.4 is released, featuring many incremental improvements that make a huge difference to the writing and site creation experience
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New Google Search Feature Is A Shopping Portal
Google adds a shopping portal to search and a new Shopping Insights panel to Chrome Desktop so users can find deals anywhere
LinkedIn Report: Hiring Still Slow & Career Confidence Wanes
LinkedIn Global Talent Trends report shows year over year hiring trends remain low but improving. Employee career confidence sentiment needs a boost
AdSense Changing Publisher Revenue Share Structure
Google AdSense announced a change to the publisher revenue share to an exclusively pay per impression structure
How Astra Is Making WordPress The Top Choice For Business
This is how Astra’s investment in LatePoint is quietly making WordPress the number one platform for small businesses
Vulnerability In Fluent Forms Contact Form WordPress Plugin
SQL injection vulnerability in Fluent Forms Contact Form could allow hackers to manipulate website database
Google Reviews Update November 2023 Coming (And A Major Change)
Google announced an update to the Reviews System is incoming and thereafter will enter a new phase
Google Clarifies How Helpful Content System Works
Google SearchLiaison clarifies information about how the Helpful Content System works
Google Updates Video Structured Data Guidance
Google added new recommendations for the video structured data documentation
Google’s New ING TLD Domains Available
ING top level domain opens the door to creatively targeting user intent, especially for local businesses
Google On What To Do About 404 Errors In Search Console
Google’s John Mueller answers what to do about 404 errors reported in Search Console
G7 Reported To Agree On AI Code Of Conduct
Code of conduct is meant to encourage companies to transparency and limitations to prevent misuse of the AI
OpenAI Announces Preparedness Team And $25k API Credits For Top Survey Responses
OpenAI announces a Preparedness Team for safety in AI development and offering $25,000 in API credits for ideas on preventing catastrophic misuse of AI
New WordPress Gutenberg 16.9 Makes It Easier To Create
Gutenberg 16.9 improves the site editing workflow by making it more intuitive to get things done
Google Now Allows Mixing Structured Data Formats
Google announced a new way to communicate Structured Data which can help reduce the amount of code used on a page
WordPress LiteSpeed Plugin Vulnerability Affects 4 Million Websites
XSS vulnerability in LiteSpeed WordPress caching plugin affects up to 4 million websites
Duda Adds SEO Automation To Their AI Assistant for Enhanced Efficiency
Duda announces AI SEO automation that helps agencies and developers scale SEO for clients while reducing costs
SERP Volatility: What Do You Do About It?
This is what SERP volatility is and how to keep it from disrupting your rankings.
Google Explains The “Hostload Exceeded” Issue With Indexing
Google’s John Mueller offers possible explanations for the Hostload Exceeded error and why search console does not index submitted URLs
Google Trends: How To Use It For SEO & Content Marketing
Use these Google Trends insights to elevate your keyword research and SEO.
Kinsta Unveils Free Hosting for Your Static Sites
Kinsta announces free hosting for static websites, including static WordPress sites, with 100 GB bandwidth per month for up to 100 websites
Google Lighthouse 11.2.0 Updates Coming To PageSpeed Insights
Google Chrome team published details about an update to Lighthouse that introduces numerous changes to PageSpeed Insights
WordPress 6.4 Release Contains +100 Performance Wins
The New WordPress 6.4 contains over 100 performance improvements, making this version one of the most important updates so far
SEO For AI Search: Understand Qualified Clicks
The concept of Qualified Clicks is relevant to AI search and to the future of SEO
X Is Testing a $1 Paid Subscription To Reduce Spam
X (formerly Twitter) rolls out a $1/year charge for new users in two test countries
Bing Explains SEO For AI Search
Bing’s Fabrice Canel offers insights about AI search and what SEOs should do right now to get ready for it
Ahrefs Not Renewing 15% of Legacy Accounts
Ahrefs CEO announced it is not renewing 15% of legacy accounts who are overloading the system with data scraping and heavy use
Jetpack WordPress Plugin Update Adds More AI
Jetpack WordPress plugin updated with a new AI excerpt generator and a tiered newsletter subscription option
WordPress 6.3.2 Security Update For 8 Vulnerabilities
Important WordPress security release patches vulnerabilities, including one that could lead to a full site takeover
Research: GPT-4 Jailbreak Easily Defeats Safety Guardrails
Research shows how to bypass GPT-4 safety guardrails and make it produce harmful and dangerous responses