Web Design Solutions Digest for November 19, 2024

by Foster D. Coburn III | Nov 19, 2024 | Web Design Solutions Digest

Responsive Website, WordPress 6.7, WP Engine Tracker, posting frequency, favicons, Comic Sans, Final Cut Pro, Bluesky and Jell-O salad. I’m holding off on updating to WordPress 6.7 until at least the first bug fix is released and I’ve heard of a number of issues with those who have installed it. I typically do hold off installed each major release, but I’m hearing of far more problems with this one. Below you’ll find all of this week’s news, so check out all the headlines.

• Read this post on the Web Design Solutions Unleashed site!
• Read Tech News Digest for November 15, 2024 on Graphics Unleashed!

• How to Customize Your WooCommerce Cart Page for More Sales!
• How to Make a Responsive Website in 2024 (No Coding)
• Divi Dash vs Competitors: Which One’s Best For WordPress Management?
• Getting ready for PHP 8.4: some code changes landing in 6.7
• Slow WordPress Site? Our Free Site Speed Tool Can Help
• 28,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read and Deletion Vulnerability in WPLMS WordPress Theme
• ACF: Annual Survey 2024 Results
• We’ve renamed our WordPress hosting plans and boosted resource limits
• Step-by-Step: Blocking IP Addresses in WordPress
• Addressing Misguided Security Reports: Why MainWP is Updating Its Connection Process
• WordPress Database Scanning For Malware Released in Wordfence CLI 5.0.1
• WordPress 6.7 Released – This Is Why It’s A Winner
• 8 WordPress Plugins for Managing Event Registrations
• 4,000,000 WordPress Sites Using Really Simple Security Free and Pro Versions Affected by Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
• WordPress 6.7 “Rollins” Released With New Default Theme, WordPress.org Experiences Outage
• WordPress Security Plugin Vulnerability Endangers 4 Million+ Sites

• Boost Your Black Friday Sales: Top Marketing Strategies for Success
• How to simulate color-blindness and other visual impairments, in your web browser
• It’s time to disrupt the “timeless content marketing strategy”
• How Often Should You Blog? Tips For Ideal Posting Frequency
• Why Great Marketing is Risky as Hell
• You don’t need to build a personal brand.

• Latest Google AIO Updates May Impact SEO
• SEO Trends For 2025
• Digital Marketers See Schema Structured Data Shifting Beyond SEO
• Google November Core Update: 6 Insights From Millions of Queries
• Google SERPs Without Favicons Is A Glitch
• Google’s Updated Machine Learning Courses Build SEO Understanding
• 12 Low-Hanging Fruit SEO Tactics You Can Implement Today
• Bad & Toxic Backlinks You Should Avoid
• 6 Web Hosts Ranked By Core Web Vitals: One Outperforms All
• Google Analytics 4 (GA4) Users Report Data Collection Issues
• SEO Reports: Which Metrics Matter & How To Use Them Well

• The new MSN logo feels like a journey back in time
• The Guggenheim’s new logo is a modern masterpiece
• The hidden meaning in HBO’s The Penguin logo may be a happy accident…
• Exclusive: Getty Images Enables More Custom AI Creations
• ‘Comic Sans belongs in a museum’: Designers defend the world’s most divisive font
• Digital artist Guillermo Flores Pacheco is “very proud” to be the first Mexican artist to design a Adobe Photoshop splash screen
• Android Now Has an ‘Anti-AI’ Camera App Called Zerocam
• Apple’s AI-infused Final Cut Pro 11 is now available
• Apple’s latest Final Cut Pro update could spell doom for competitors
• Apple Smells Blood in the Water
• Here’s why nobody uses these colours in logo design

• YouTube tests adding TikTok’s swipe-up gesture to full-length videos
• How to use Bluesky Social: Everything to know about the popular X alternative
• Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week
• TikTok launches integration with Lemon8, as US ban looms
• 7 things to know about Bluesky before you join – and why you should
• How to migrate from X to Bluesky without losing your followers
• Done With Elon? How to Get Started on Bluesky Social
• X Lost Record Number of Users After Election Day
• Brace Yourself for Ads on Threads in January
• Bluesky’s stormy day: How its explosive growth led to inevitable outages
• 7 things to know about Bluesky before you join – and why you should
• Spotify Takes Aim at YouTube in Battle for Podcasts
• X Just Gave Us Another Good Reason to Delete the App
• Signal Private Messenger Review
• Bluesky says 1 million people signed up for the platform in last 24 hours
• Maybe Bluesky has “won”

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• Bake ‘Baby Bread’ as a Celebration of Life and Death
• I Was Prepared for Blending Cultures. I Was Not Prepared for Jell-O Salad

If you see some important news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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Web Design Solutions Digest for November 12, 2024

by Foster D. Coburn III | Nov 12, 2024 | Web Design Solutions Digest

Web design trends, WebP, WPEngineTracker, Favicons, ChatGPT Search, nofollow links, typography trends, ACDSee, Pixelmator, Cosmos and leaving X. Those are just a few of the topics covered in this week’s news. Check out the full list of the headlines below to learn more.

• Read this post on the Web Design Solutions Unleashed site!
• Read Tech News Digest for November 8, 2024 on Graphics Unleashed!

• 9 Web Design Best Practices In 2024
• How Divi Dash Helps You Stay on Top of WordPress Updates
• 8 Web Design Trends That Are Relevant In 2024
• Responsive Design: What Is It & Why Is It Important?
• Press Forward is Funding WordPress Publishers
• Converting WordPress Uploads to WebP
• WordCamp Asia and WordCamp Europe Added to Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Program
• 28,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Read and Deletion Vulnerability in WPLMS WordPress Theme
• WooCommerce Set to Launch New Logo in 2025
• Accessibility Checker November 2024 “Fixes” Release Showcase

• Favicons and your online brand: Make sure you stand out!
• The future of marketing happens here
• Create an Effective Event Marketing Plan in 8 Steps

• ChatGPT Search vs. Google vs. Bing: Search Results Review
• Making Social Media & SEO Work Together
• ChatGPT Search May Have A Shot At Google
• What Is A Google Broad Core Algorithm Update?
• ChatGPT Search Indexing: Essential Steps For Websites
• I Analyzed 300K Keywords. Here’s What I Learned About AI Overviews
• When To Use Nofollow On Links & When Not To

• Everything Apple Needs to Do to Win Over Adobe Lightroom Users
• These could be the biggest typography trends of 2025
• Viral ’80s logo redesigns are a nostalgic delight
• ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2025 is an All-in-One Photo Editor
• What is Recraft, the infinite-canvas AI image generator aimed at ‘pro designers’?
• Audi scraps its logo in bold new EV brand
• Impressive new tech can automatically map 3D spaces
• Apple and Pixelmator could be Adobe’s greatest threat yet
• The Flashback Camera Secures a $330K Investment on Australian ‘Shark Tank’
• The Likely Future of Apple Photos Is What Photomator Is Now
• I’m shocked that Coca-Cola remade its iconic Christmas ad with AI
• The new Chester Zoo logo has a powerful hidden meaning

• What is Cosmos, the Pinterest alternative for creatives?
• Meta details ‘adult classifier’ tool for catching teens who lie about their age on Instagram
• Meta to Use AI to Find Kids Lying About Their Ages on Instagram
• Canada orders TikTok to shut down its business operations in the country due to ‘national security risks’
• TikTok Makes It Easier to Post, Share Music From Apple Music, Spotify
• How to manage Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads all from one free app
• How to easily fly away from X to Bluesky without losing your flock – for now
• Australia Moves to Ban Social Media for Kids Under 16

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

If you see some important news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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Web Design Solutions Digest for November 5, 2024

by Foster D. Coburn III | Nov 5, 2024 | Web Design Solutions Digest

WordPress plugins, Automattic staffing, Divi 5 Public Alpha 2, parasite SEO, ChatGPT search, Charlie Brown, Pixelmator, Instagram and Subway meat. The US election is today and that means the political ads and political Web sites will be coming to an end. The world of WordPress has had its own drama lately and that is still ongoing. Catch up on all the news of the week in the headlines below.

• Read this post on the Web Design Solutions Unleashed site!
• Read Tech News Digest for November 1, 2024 on Graphics Unleashed!

• How to Create a Coffee Shop Website (Quick & Easy)
• Fake “Fix It” Pop-Ups Target WordPress Sites via Malicious Plugin to Download Trojan
• Writing a WordPress plugin to generate image alt text with AI Services
• 10,000 WordPress Sites Affected by Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability in AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress Plugin
• The Plugin Paradox: Enhancing Your WordPress Site Without Overloading It
• WordCamp Europe Seeks New Host City for 2026

• DGAF: Why unhinged brands could be the safest marketing path
• Beyond Pageviews: Measure Content Performance And User Engagement In GA4

• Meta is reportedly working on its own AI-powered search engine, too
• 6 SEO Practices You Need To Stop Right Now
• The Billion-Dollar World of Parasite SEO: How to Cash In
• OpenAI just upgraded ChatGPT with a search engine to rival Google
• OpenAI launches ChatGPT with Search, taking Google head-on
• ChatGPT Search will do the legwork for you
• SearchGPT Launches As ChatGPT’s Real-Time Search Feature

• Amazon just tweaked its controversial app icon again
• ‘If you don’t use AI you can’t compete’, Adobe VP tells me
• Upscaling App Gigapixel 8 Leans Heavily Into Using AI to Repair Pixelated Photos
• CyberLink PowerDirector 365 Review
• Canon’s new lens makes it easier and cheaper to shoot 3D VR content
• Apple Shortcuts Trick: How to Convert iPhone Photos From HEIC to JPG
• This Charlie Brown character design secret is a real head-scratcher
• Adobe’s Promising Generative AI Tools Have Room to Grow for Photographers
• Apple vs Adobe: One is Clearly Better at AI Photo Clean Up
• The Spectacular Winners of Weather Photographer of the Year
• This impressive AI art tool gives control back to artists and “rethinks how AI art should work”
• Apple Acquires Photo Editing Software Company Pixelmator
• It’s a Big Deal That Apple is Getting Back into Photo Editing Software
• The best typography of the 1980s, as chosen by design experts

• Instagram Reduces Video Quality for Less Popular Content
• Instagram Launches New Feature To Help Creators Sort DMs

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• Subway Sued Over ‘Misleading’ Amount of Meat in Ad Photos of Sandwiches
• Person accidentally poisoned 46 coworkers with toxin-loaded homemade lunch

If you see some important news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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Web Design Solutions Digest for October 29, 2024

by Foster D. Coburn III | Oct 29, 2024 | Web Design Solutions Digest

WordPress Maintenance Plan, Mullenweg lawsuits, online presence, trending keywords, Adobe Fresco, Adobe Substance 3D Designer, TikTok and mummy cheese. While the WordPress drama hasn’t drawn as many headlines this week, it is still ongoing on heading to courtrooms. I sure hope there will be a resolution soon so all of us can get back to focusing on building great Web sites. Below you’ll find all the headlines in this week’s news.

• Read this post on the Web Design Solutions Unleashed site!
• Read Tech News Digest for October 25, 2024 on Graphics Unleashed!

• Top Features Of Divi Dash For Busy WordPress Agencies
• How to Create a WordPress Maintenance Plan for Your Clients
• How To Redesign Your Website
• A developer’s overview of Twenty Twenty-Five, the next default WordPress theme
• WordPress Themes Repository Now Houses 1000 Block Themes

• How to Build Your Online Presence (10 Key Steps)
• The biggest threat to free speech and democracy isn’t speech, it’s amplification

• 12 reasons your page won’t rank – even though it’s optimized
• Google’s Answer on Ideal Content Length for SEO
• A Guide To 301 Vs. 302 Redirects For SEO
• Google’s Mueller Dismisses Core Web Vitals Impact On Rankings
• How to Find Trending Keywords for SEO
• A New Era Of SEO: Leveraging YouTube, LinkedIn, And Cross-Channel Strategies For Success
• Google’s SEO Tip for Fixing Canonical URLs
• How Compression Can Be Used To Detect Low Quality Pages

• Adobe’s new 3D tool is more powerful than you might think
• Adobe’s already got competition for its radical new AI art and design concepting app
• Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Puts 8K in an Action Cam
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• AI-Powered Photo Editor ON1 Photo RAW 2025 Is Available Now
• Adobe Competitor Canva Used by 95% of Fortune 500 Companies
• These spooky McDonald’s ads are minimalist perfection
• What is colour grading? Everything you need to know
• Adobe Fresco is now completely free for all
• I Tried All the Latest Adobe Apps. This One Wowed Me Most
• Why Project Know How is the most important tool Adobe announced at Sneaks
• Adobe Substance 3D Designer 14.0 review: stylisation at your fingertips
• How to master ZSphere basics on iPad

• TikTok Parent ByteDance Confirms Fired Intern Sabotaged AI Training
• Internal Documents Shows TikTok Becomes Addictive After 35 Minutes
• Bluesky Readies Subscription Option, Says It Won’t Be Like X Premium

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• This Mummy Cheese Is Full of Ancient Secrets
• Foraging for America’s Forgotten Fruit

If you see some important news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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Web Design Solutions Digest for October 22, 2024

by Foster D. Coburn III | Oct 22, 2024 | Web Design Solutions Digest

Security requirements, WordPress drama, Divi 5, parasite economy, FAQ pages, backlinks, typography, Adobe updates, YouTube features and medieval cake. It was another frustrating week in the world of WordPress with Matt’s erratic behavior and you’ll find plenty of stories about that. In addition, there was a lot more in this week’s news.

• Read this post on the Web Design Solutions Unleashed site!
• Read Tech News Digest for September 13, 2024 on Graphics Unleashed!

• How To Manage WordPress Clients Efficiently with Smart Tools
• Jetpack 13.9.1 Patches a Critical Security Flaw
• Ian Stewart to Lead WordPress.com
• WooCommerce Security Essentials for Store Owners
• Security requirements and 9 best practices for robust e-commerce websites
• Elementor 3.25 Developers Update
• CubeWP Framework 1.1.17: New Theme Builder, Dynamic Post Cards & More

• The Parasite Economy: An Upside for Creators
• Google Just Completely Rebuilt Its Shopping Experience
• 25 Best Examples Of Effective FAQ Pages
• Private Equity Firm Permira Acquires Squarespace for $7.2 Billion
• Branding has changed. You now need a sonic identity too

• Google Explains How Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) Is Measured
• When In Your Digital Marketing Journey Should You Start Doing Schema Markup
• Google’s Martin Splitt Shares 3 SEO Tips For Multilingual Sites
• The Google Travel Takeover And What It Means For SEO
• Ask An SEO: What Links Should You Build For A Natural Backlink Profile?
• Bing Webmaster Tools Update: More Data, Recommendations, Copilot
• How SEO Can Capture Demand You Create Elsewhere
• Try This Quick and Easy Trick to Get Better Google Results Instantly
• Behind the scenes: How AI is reshaping Google
• A Guide To Robots.txt: Best Practices For SEO
• Google Warns Against Over-Reliance On SEO Tool Metrics
• 12 Essential Steps In Building A Winning SEO Strategy

• Adobe announces a ton of ‘creator-first’ AI features
• The 17 best typography tutorials
• Adobe Moves Deeper Into Generative AI With Firefly Video Model
• Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro
• The DJI Air 3S is a Dual-Camera Drone With a Bigger Sensor and 10-Bit Video
• Adobe Lightroom Promises Much-Needed Performance Gains
• Adobe’s New Adaptive Profile Uses AI to Non-Destructively Improve Photos in One Click
• Adobe Firefly Video Is the First Commercially Safe Generative AI Video Model
• Adobe Premiere Pro Receives Its Most Significant Update in Years
• Photoshop Now Automatically Removes All Those Pesky Distractions
• This candle features an unfortunate design oversight
• I just saw an Adobe MAX demo of Illustrator’s new AI tool, and now I want to get back into vector art
• Warm up exercises for drawing: create better characters with these quick exercises
• ‘Nothing like this has been done before for Bond’: Behind the design of the stunning new James Bond book covers
• Video editors are already impressed by Adobe’s AI video editing tool in Premiere Pro
• ZBrush for iPad: 10 beginner tips to get started in mobile 3D modelling
• Canon EOS R5 Mark II Review
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• Adobe MAX attendees are getting tired of the relentless focus on AI
• Monotype partnership suggests Picsart has ambitions to take on Adobe and Canva
• Adobe’s new image rotation tool is one of the most impressive AI concepts we’ve seen
• Everyone hates Nottingham Building Society’s new logo – even the city’s official Robin Hood actor

• TikTok Lays Off Hundreds of Staff—to Replace Them With AI
• The internet’s homepage
• Instagram’s latest feature is a digital business card for your profile
• YouTube Gets a Big Update With Sleep Timer, Miniplayer, AI Replies
• YouTube’s New Content Credentials Point Toward a More Transparent Future for Video Content
• X’s depressing ad revenue helps Musk avoid EU’s strictest antitrust law
• Instagram’s New Teen Accounts: What Parents and Kids Need to Know

Each week we’ll share a meme that we find thought provoking or just plain funny.

• The Decadent Diet of Aleister Crowley
• The British Bake Off That’s Resurrecting a Forgotten Medieval Cake
• When Tomatoes Were Blamed For Witchcraft and Werewolves

If you see some important news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.

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