It's that time of year again when you're bombarded with bargains, deals and limited offers. Don't get us wrong: we love the run-up to Christmas. But instead of offering Black Friday discounts, we'd rather plant 10,000 trees. Read on for useful tips on conscious consumption and how sustainable WordPress hosting can be. 🌱

Conscious Consumption: How to use Cyber Monday Responsibly
The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it an increase in sales, returns, waste and stress. Find out how you can maintain a healthy state for people and the planet without jeopardising your bottom line as a shop owner. Learn more

Project management for agencies & freelancers
You want to plan your projects better? The right project management determines whether your customers are satisfied with you. We show you which strategies help you with project planning.

Optimise Meta Description in WordPress
Tweaking your meta descriptions is an important part of your SEO strategy. Niels Neumann explains what you need to keep in mind when writing and how you can store and change the meta description in WordPress .
WordPress
Gutenberg Demo site gets a redesign
The official Gutenberg demo site at WordPress .org could soon receive an update that better reflects the possibilities of the editor. Are you curious to see how minimalist and colourful the new design will look?
Gutenberg 11.9 - better navigation and block theming
The new Gutenberg version 11.9 is the last to go into the core with the release of WordPress 5.9 on 14 December. A good reason to take a look at the new features and improvements in the Block Editor.
Plugin Review: Create Notification Banner easily
Notification banners are so commonplace that one almost wonders why the function is not integrated into WordPress Core. With this in mind, the team at WP Tavern took a look at ElmaStudio 's Aino Notification Banner Block Plugin and draw a conclusion.
Security
GoDaddy data breach affects 1.2 million WordPress customers
A hacker has gained access to the personal data of more than 1.2 million customers of the US web host GoDaddy. Subsequent investigations revealed that the person had had access to the company's servers for more than two months, Heise Online reported.
Update 29.11.21: According to the latest information, GoDaddy resellers such as Domain Factory, Heart Internet, Host Europe, among others, are also affected by the data leak.
Online Marketing
4 Accessibility Checks for Accessible Content
SEO and accessibility go hand in hand. But did you know that Yoast SEO and WordPress Block Editor have built-in tools that warn you about common mistakes? Learn how to test your content for access ibility.
Business
WordPress Annual Survey 2021: Findings and Trends
Every year, the WordPress community gives its valuable feedback in a survey. Check out the previous year's results from more than 17,000 responses and take part in the WordPress survey 2021 now!