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Eco-mode: reducing energy consumption of WordPress sites

21 April 2023 | 2 Comments Leonidas Milosis

A few weeks back, CloudFest organized its yearly Hackathon and Yoast was proud to be a partner and sponsor for this edition. During this event, developers and other web professionals from around the globe came together to solve some real-world problems. While having lots of fun! Of course, we couldn’t sit back and just enjoy …

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What are breadcrumbs? Why are they important for SEO?

13 April 2023 | 4 Comments Edwin Toonen

Breadcrumbs are an essential part of almost every good website. These little navigational aids don’t just tell people where they are on your site, but they also help Google work out how your site is structured. That’s why adding these helpful little pointers makes a lot of sense. Let’s take a look at how breadcrumb …

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What are breadcrumbs? Why are they important for SEO?



How to speed up your WordPress website: 12 tips to start optimizing website for speed

1 February 2023 | 4 Comments Edwin Toonen

We’ve said this time and time again: a fast website is necessary for SEO. In a sea of similarly good (or not-so-good) results, Google will favor fast pages that can deliver a good user experience to searchers. If your goal is to attain higher rankings and drive organic traffic from Google, you need to speed …

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How to speed up your WordPress website: 12 tips to start optimizing website for speed

Performance improvements in WordPress 6.1: enhanced database peformance and more

4 November 2022 Edwin Toonen

WordPress 6.1 – the last major release of 2022 – is finally here! This release is a step in the right direction for full-site editing, bringing various customization options and improvements to the content creation and site creation experience. We’ve covered some notable changes in this update, which you can check out here. This post …

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Performance improvements in WordPress 6.1: enhanced database peformance and more

WordPress 6.1: Enhancing the full-site editing experience

2 November 2022 | 1 Comment Amy Lees

Have you heard the news? WordPress 6.1 is out! Welcome to the third and last major WordPress release of 2022. This release continues to build, iterate and refine the full-site editing experience introduced in WordPress 5.9 earlier this year. It brings us new possibilities to easily change up the styling of our website, spice up …

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WordPress 6.1: Enhancing the full-site editing experience

Product identifiers like SKU and GTIN are essential for ecommerce SEO

20 September 2022 Edwin Toonen

Every product you buy has — or should have — a unique code identifying it. This product identifier comes in many forms, like an SKU, EAN, ASIN, or ISBN, depending on the product, where you sell it, or the area where you live. Adding a unique product identifier to your product is essential if you …

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Product identifiers like SKU and GTIN are essential for ecommerce SEO