Instagram links, TikTok carousel images and Accessible SEO – ICYMI October 2022
Welcome back to ICYMI October 2022. Every month, I summarise the latest news, trends and updates in digital marketing, specifically looking at social media, SEO and WordPress. Because you have enough to do without seeking out the latest algorithm changes. Let’s dive into what’s happened in October. Instagram testing profile songs Calling all MySpace babies,…
YouTube music for creators, TikTok Now and the Google Product Review update – ICYMI September 2022
Welcome back to the September 2022 edition of ICYMI, covering the latest digital marketing news, trends and updates. Whether you’re busy creating content or running your small business, I’m here to recap what’s happening with social media, SEO, WordPress and more so you can concentrate on what you do best. YouTube expands Creator Music The…
Instagram Creator Marketplace, Twitter adds long-form content and Jetpack launches individual plugins – ICYMI June 2022
Welcome back to the June 2022 edition of ICYMI, covering the latest digital marketing news, trends and updates. Whether you’re busy creating content or building your business, I’m here to recap what’s happening with social media, SEO, WordPress and more so you can concentrate on what you do best. TikTok introduce a trends discovery tool…
Instagram shorten Stories, Google Core update and the WordPress market drops – ICYMI May 2022
Welcome to ICYMI, covering the latest digital marketing news, trends and updates from the previous month. Things within this space move fast these days – take social media for example, we’re now bombarded with regular updates, algorithm changes and new features. I know you’re busy creating content and building your business, I’m here to recap…
WordPress 6.0: What’s new in this release?
WordPress 6.0 was released this week, containing more than 500 enhancements and 400 bug fixes with a focus on improving the writing and designing experience. Let’s take a look at what’s new and improved in the second major release of 2022. New with full-site editing As discussed in my round-up about WordPress 5.9, FSE (full-site…
WordPress 5.9: What’s new in this release?
Since the introduction of Gutenberg in WordPress 5.0, the team have been working on phase two of the roadmap focusing on Full Site Editing (FSE), Block Patterns, Block Directory and Block-based themes. And with WordPress 5.9 now on the way, we’re finally going to dig into those new features in the customisation phase. There’s a…
WordPress 5.8: What’s new in this release?
WordPress 5.8 was released this week, it’s the second major release of 2021 and comes with nearly 300 new features, bug fixes and improvements. It also combines a number of Gutenberg releases and takes us one step closer to Full Site Editing (FSE). In this article, I’ll dive into what to expect when you update…
WordPress version 5.5 or 5.6 broke my site, what now?
WordPress 5.5 was released this week (August 2020), bringing us a number of new and improved features including UI improvements in Block Editor, a new Block Directory, Block Patterns and default lazy load images. Despite the recommendation for developers to get ready for this update, it still caught many developers by surprise. And because of…
A look at what’s new in WordPress 5.3 (and how to safely update)
The next major WordPress update is coming and let me tell you, it’s a good one! I’ve been testing some of the new features, and I can’t wait for them to be made official. So, what can we expect? Its focus has been on Gutenberg editor improvements, more intuitive interactions, UI polishing, improved accessibility and…
Hello WordPress 5.0 and Gutenberg – What to do before updating and why you should wait until January
WordPress 5.0 is finally here! After two years of development and pushed deadlines – the latest version of WordPress is now available. It is being referred to as “the new era of WordPress” as it brings a number of changes that I’ll discuss below. I’m also sharing some information, tips and advice on how to…
An Introduction to Gutenberg Editor – New WordPress Feature (With Demo)
WordPress are making some changes as they introduce one of the biggest updates to the user experience in several years – the Gutenberg editor. If you’re fairly active within the WordPress community then there’s no doubt you’ve heard about Gutenberg since early 2017. If not then you may have noticed a message about it on…
