Open source: reducing boundaries and creating opportunities
“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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Remkus’ Roundup: Genesis, Gutenberg, WordPress 5.0
This week, we talk about the updates in the Genesis Framework. Also, learn what StudioPress is planning to do with it. Of course, we have some Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0 news as well. Let’s dive in! Genesis Framework receiving love again One of the oldest WordPress theme frameworks out there is the Genesis Framework by StudioPress. In […]
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Remkus’ Roundup: Twenty Nineteen, GlotPress & ACF Gutenberg integration
As we’re getting closer to the release of WordPress 5.0, the amount of WordPress 5.0 related news is increasing. Today, we have news for you on the new Default WordPress Theme, the Gutenberg integration of Advanced Custom Fields and GlotPress. Welcome to the third edition of my roundup! New Default WordPress Theme is here: Since […]
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How to: Add and improve related products in WooCommerce
WooCommerce is an exceptionally powerful, customisable retail CMS plugin for WordPress. As it’s WordPress, some organisations tend to reject it in favour of more complex platforms like Magento. While that’s probably a better choice for larger enterprise retailers, you’d be surprised by how much WooCommerce has to offer, especially for start-up retailers. With that said, […]
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Annelieke’s Analytics: How Google Analytics wants to help you
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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7 common SEO mistakes most WordPress bloggers make
What not to do: WordPress mistakes that can negatively affect your blog’s SEO.
Remkus’ Roundup: New conferences, Gutenberg news and more!
It’s time for my weekly roundup again. This week of WordPress news has been an interesting one. So, let’s dive right in. The focus of last week was mostly on the release date WordPress 5.0 with the inclusion of Gutenberg as a primary goal. As you can imagine, there was a lot of discussion on the […]
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Caroline’s Corner: No inspiration to blog? Work on your blog’s foundation
I have a list of blog post ideas for my series here at Yoast.com. I have them written down in my bullet journal and refer to them whenever we’re discussing what my next blog post will be. Usually, when I’m inspired, I can finish such a blog post in about an hour. This time was […]
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Remkus’ Roundup: Are you ready for WordPress 5.0?
Welcome to the first of my weekly Remkus’ Roundup post. This is the beginning of a series where I’ll share what’s happening in the WordPress community. Let’s start with this week! The road to WordPress 5.0 The most important news of this week revolves around two blog posts over at the Make WordPress Core blog. […]
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Start contributing to open source: Pro tips from Felix
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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How WordPress errors can negatively affect your SEO
An overview of the most common WordPress errors, what they are, and how they negatively affect SEO: 404 not found, 500 internal server, 502 bad gateway, 504 gateway timeout.
A big shout-out to open source
WordPress is open source. Yoast SEO is open source. At Yoast, we’re open source fanboys (and fangirls). We’ve talked about it, we’ve written about it. And still, lots of people do not know why open source is so unique. Most people do not even know what open source software is or how it’s made. That’s […]
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Yoast SEO 8.2: Automatically add structured data with Gutenberg content blocks
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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Are content blocks the future? And, what’s the benefit for SEO?
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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Ask Yoast: Workaround to create category page
It can be quite a search to find the perfect WordPress theme. One that has a design you like, is nice and fast, and has all the functionalities you need. So, imagine you’ve finally found a theme you like, that answers all your needs, only to realise you’re not happy with the way it generates […]
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How we designed Yoast SEO for Gutenberg
With the launch of Yoast SEO 8.0, we’re revealing our first real integration with Gutenberg. We’ve been working on this for a long time, and it hasn’t always been easy. Today, we’d like to take you behind the scenes of what it took to bring Yoast SEO to Gutenberg, why we took the approach we […]
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Yoast SEO 8.0: Introducing the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar & a revamped meta box
Please welcome the Yoast SEO Gutenberg sidebar! Update to Yoast SEO 8.0 and you’ll see our first steps to the – Gutenberg – future. If you’ve activated the Gutenberg plugin you’ll find a brand new version of the Yoast SEO meta box, in the sidebar! Not on Gutenberg yet? We’ve got good news for you […]
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Yoast SEO 7.9.1: Dutch checks complete & improved keyword recognition
At Yoast we’re convinced readability is essential if you want to rank high and give users a pleasant experience on your website. That’s why we’re so happy we’re now capable of fully analyzing content in yet another language: Dutch! Plus, if you write in a language with diacritics, i.e. marks on a letter that indicate […]
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How to safely change themes on your WordPress site
Changing a WordPress theme can be a trivial task, but it requires careful steps if you have a big website and don’t want to take risks. Lucy Barret explains.
How to optimize WordPress after running a page speed test
If you’re serious about your WordPress website, you have run a page speed test at some point. There are many variations of these tests out there. Some more convenient and true to your target audience than others. But they all will give you a pretty decent idea of where you can still improve your site. […]
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