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Episode 23: A letter from WordPress’ Executive Director

As we greet a new year, WordPress’ Executive Director writes a letter to the project and community that speaks to the hopes of the year ahead. Have a question you’d like answered? You can submit them to wpbriefing@wordpress.org, either written or as a voice recording. Credits Editor: Dustin Hartzler Logo: Beatriz Fialho Production: Chloé Bringmann Song: Fearless First …

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Get a FREE Nursing Home Layout Pack for Divi

Hey Divi Nation! Thanks for joining us for the next installment of our weekly Divi Design Initiative where each week, we give away brand new, free Divi Layout Packs from our design team to you. This time around, the design team has created a beautiful Nursing Home Layout Pack that’ll help you get your next …

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E-A-T SEO and YMYL: Everything You Need to Know

Google considers many factors when ranking content in its search results. Some of these”signals” affect rankings directly, while others indirectly impact them. E-A-T or Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness are Search Engine Optimization (SEO) elements that Google values. Still, they’re also tough to measure. In a nutshell, E-A-T SEO is essential for content that falls under …

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What SEO Skills Do You Need to Improve Your Website?

A lot of work goes into building and designing a professional, functional, and accessible website. However, if you want your site to rank well in organic search results, it’s essential to focus on optimizing your site for SEO. Doing so takes time, and you will need to learn many SEO skills that you can use …

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How to Add a Fullscreen Hero to Your Divi Blog Post Template

Fullscreen hero sections look great on any web page, but they’re especially interesting on blog posts. Even though the featured image is fullscreen, there are lots of design options for placing the title and meta text. This is easy to do with the Divi Theme Builder. In this article, we’ll see several ways to add …

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Do 301 Redirects Impact SEO?

There are several ways to redirect users and search engines from one URL to another. 301 redirects, in particular, tell browsers that a page moved permanently. That means the old URL isn’t in service anymore and that the browser can send users to the page’s new location. This setup can come in handy in multiple …

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How to Submit Your XML Sitemap to Yandex Webmaster Tools

Webmaster tools offer various ways to boost your Search Engine Optimization (SEO). They’re available through platforms such as Google Search Console, Bing, and Yandex. We recommend submitting your sitemap to Yandex Webmaster tools if you haven’t already. Doing so can help you optimize your website and gain worldwide visibility you may not get otherwise. The …

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20+ Helpful Footer Tutorials for Divi

There are lots of great Divi tutorials on the Elegant Themes blog. You can learn to do just about anything with Divi with these tutorials. This includes how to design a great footer. In this article, we’ll look at over 20 helpful Divi footer tutorials that you can use with the Divi Theme Builder. All …

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10 Digital Products You Can Sell on Your WordPress Site

Selling tangible goods online is an excellent way to make money. However, it’s not the only option you have. As the world continues to move toward an electronically-driven environment, you can also sell digital products to earn an income. The trick is deciding what you can offer your customers. If you’re interested in e-commerce, selling digital …

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TLS vs SSL: Which Protocol Should You Use?

If you’re a website owner, you probably want to know how to make your site as secure as possible. Securing your website and converting it to HTTPS should be a priority. You have likely heard two terms floating around that are essential to getting you there: TLS vs SSL. What do they mean? Is one …

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84,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Three Plugins With The Same Vulnerability

On November 5, 2021 the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team initiated the responsible disclosure process for a vulnerability we discovered in “Login/Signup Popup”, a WordPress plugin that is installed on over 20,000 sites. A few days later we discovered the same vulnerability present in two additional plugins developed by the same author: “Side Cart Woocommerce (Ajax)”, …Read More

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Do Internal Links Help SEO? Yes! Here’s How and Why

Imagine going to Amazon’s homepage and finding a bunch of products listed but no way to get to any of them. Or using Google to search for an item you want to buy and finding…nothing. Internal links are the highways of a website. Without them, it’s nearly impossible for a visitor to get around—or for …

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WordPress 5.9 RC 2

The second Release Candidate (RC2) for WordPress 5.9 is available! The final release is slated for January 25, 2022.
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