How to Properly Setup Video SEO in WordPress (Step by Step)

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Do you want to learn how to do video SEO in WordPress? Video SEO is the process of optimizing your videos to rank higher in search engines. This can help you get more traffic from your video content back to your WordPress website. In this article, we’ll show you how you can set up a […]

FLoC Block: WordPress to Give Google Cookie Fix the Boot?

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If you monetize your website through advertising, you know that brands’ ability to track readers’ interests with third-party cookies is effective, lucrative and . . . soon to be a thing of the past. The billion-dollar question all of us in the industry are asking is: What’s next? Targeted campaigns are immensely valuable to Google […]

WordPress vs. FLoC, Shopify expands Pinterest partnership

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WordPress Vulnerability Report: April 2021, Part 3

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Vulnerable plugins and themes are the #1 reason WordPress websites get hacked. This post covers recent WordPress plugin, theme, and core vulnerabilities and what to do if you run one of the vulnerable plugins or themes on your website. The WordPress Vulnerability Roundup is divided into three different categories: WordPress core, WordPress plugins, and WordPress […]

Patchstack Whitepaper: 582 WordPress Security Issues Found in 2020, Over 96% From Third-Party Extensions – WordPress Tavern

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Patchstack, which recently rebranded from WebARX, released its 2020 security whitepaper. The report identified a total of 582 security vulnerabilities. However, only 22 of the issues came from WordPress itself. Third-party plugins and themes accounted for the remaining 96.22%. “These are all security issues disclosed by the Patchstack internal research team, Patchstack Red Team community, […]

Toolset Blocks 1.5 – Faster Sites for Better SEO Ranking

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In June 2021, Google will start ranking pages by speed. Toolset Blocks 1.5 includes the performance optimizations that help your sites reach top positions in search results. Why your site needs to be fast In June, Google is set to update its algorithm for page-ranking and include a new factor they call . In short, […]

9 of the Best WordPress Activity Log and Tracking Plugins

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When you run your own website, you should know exactly what’s going on. If anything happens, it will be you that did it and you’ll know the what, when and why. But what happens when your website grows? When you begin collaborating with writers and editors? What about if you begin accepting user submissions? Who […]

7 Best WordPress Photography Themes & Templates

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If you’re a photographer looking to showcase your work online, this guide to the best WordPress photography themes will be a huge time saver. Despite SquareSpace and Wix muscling in on the action, WordPress is still the world’s favourite blogging platform. It’s also great for displaying photography portfolios – in fact, with the right plugin, […]