There's been a lot going on in the WordPress world again: Support for the Classic Editor continues, Automattic buys Frontity and more than 1 million websites are affected by the security vulnerability in the popular WordPress plugin Redux. In the magazine, we dive deep into marketing topics such as Local SEO, YouTube SEO and customer acquisition and introduce you to our UX Engineer Thomas. Have fun reading! 🚀
Customer Acquisition for Agencies and Freelancers: Target Groups & Inbound Lead Generation
In order for your WordPress agency or your work as a freelancer:in to last, you need to constantly expand your client base. Without customer acquisition, it's not the best offer that wins in the end, but the one with the lowest price. We show you how to acquire, convert and retain new clients. Learn more
Local SEO in 2021 - the step by step guide
Do you want to improve the Google ranking of your local business? Learn how to optimise your entire internet presence so that your website is better found by potential customers in your city.
YouTube SEO for more views and more subscriptions
A YouTube channel can pay off in many ways. But how do your videos get as many clicks and views as possible? How are they more likely to be subscribed to? And what is YouTube SEO all about? Jan Tissler explains this and more in its new article.
New at Raidboxes: UX Engineer Thomas
Our Dashboard is the central tool for our customers - and we are constantly working to improve it. It's high time to welcome our first UX Engineer to the team: Thomas. Find out more in the interview.
WordPress
Support for WordPress Classic Editor extended
Before the release of WordPress 5.0, the Classic Editor Plugin was published to ease the transition to the new Block Editor. Contrary to the original plan, the Plugin will now be supported for at least another year.
Gutenberg 11.4 revised galleries & more
Another two weeks have passed and another Gutenberg Plugin update is here. What can you expect in the new version? Look forward to the reworked gallery block, duotone filters for images and more tools for block design!
Frontity joins Automattic
Automattic has acquired Frontity - the company behind a React framework for WordPress . From now on, however, the team will no longer work on its own framework, but will concentrate fully on Gutenberg .
Security
Security vulnerabilities in Redux - 1 million websites affected
Two vulnerabilities were found in the Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Plugin for WordPress , which is installed on more than 1 million websites. You have Redux installed? The team of Wordfence team explains what you have to do now.
WPScan & Wordfence publish WordPress Security Report
2021 is on track to be a record-breaking year for Plugin vulnerabilities in WordPress - according to the joint security report by WPScan and Wordfence security report. Read for yourself what the security WordPress status of is.
Web Design & Development
Crello vs. Canva: Which software is right for you?
Who is winning the race between Crello and Canva? With both tools you can create quick designs in your browser, but which is the better solution for you? Creative Bloq's detailed comparison will help you decide.
