“Everything easy is hard again”
This is the first issue I publish here on the website. This issue was never sent to anybody by email, it was read live on our Meetup instead.
I have added some nice content I found during May and this is how the issue might have looked if this website and newsletter was live by the time.
We have of course GDPR as the star of this month, but also Gutenberg, amazing news about Magento and a really nice read for the weekend too.
GDPR is here!! Are you ready?
Well, I am sure this is not something new for your, we have been talking about this for a long time know, and I can bet you have received at least 10 or 20 emails asking you to confirm your data. I have created myself a “not that small” guide for small businesses that should help you to understand better what do you “actually” need to do to complain with the GDPR law. At the end of that post there are also several nice links with extra information. I think you will find it useful. GDPR
angelfplaza.com
New WordPress version 4.9.6
The new version of WordPress, 4.9.6 is centered mainly on GDPR. It adds some nice features like exporting and deleting personal data and a guide to create a PrivacyPolicy page. There is still work to do but they have done a great work with that. You can read the whole changes on the link. WordPress Updates
wordpress.org
WordCamp Europe and Gutenberg
WordCamp Europe is this weekend in Belgrado and you know, 18% of the talks are about Gutenberg!! Without including a workshop and the Matt interview, which is going to be about Gutenberg too for sure. Check the program and watch it online if you cannot assist. WordPress Gutenberg
2018.europe.wordcamp.org
Happy 15 years WordPress!
The 27th of may was the 15th annyvesary of WordPress. That is a lot. The people from 93digital have put together a nice website that shows the evolution of WordPress on all these years. There is also a page showing all the events that happened all around the world with the community celebrating the birthday. WordPress
93digital.co.uk
PHP 5.6 Support is ending soon!
PHP 5.6 support is ending by the end of 2018. So if you are not using yet PHP7.X, you should start working on that as soon as possible. We do not want to do the same thing we did with GDPR on this. Hosting
php.net
Chrome to hit harder non HTTPS websites in July
Chrome 68, the next update to one of the most important browsers, is going to bring a bigger notification for websites that do not use https. It is due to be released on July, so make sure you transform your website to HTTPS as soon as possible if you haven´t done so far. Google
google.com
How much time do you spend updating your WordPress?
Sure that not enough, because it is not your job to do that. You have better things to do for your businesses, but a website needs to be updated and supported. So you could try WPHercules: a maintenance service for WordPress businesses. Service WordPress
wpherc.com
Adobe acquires Magento
Impresive news for the Ecommerce World. Magento, one of the top open source solutions for ecommerce, has been bought by Adobe. We know that Adobe is not a great friend of Open Source so this could be a huge impact on its ecosystem. Nobody knows what is going to happen so far, so we can just wait and be alert. The link on top goes to the techcrunch news, and this one is the magento blog and the adobe website. News
Techcrunch.com
Everything easy is hard again
Imagine that you create websites for 12 years, then you stop doing that for the past 3 years and after that you comeback to see what is going on here and learn what is the latest technology you should use. Fun to read and some food for thought too. Weekend Read
frankchimero.com
Breathe
I really do not know how did I find this app/tool but it is a cool concept. It just help you to breath, just that. Remember to breathe. We all need to be remembered this sometimes. Save the link. webapp
calm.com
WorldCup is live!
If you are like me and you like sports as much as computers and websites, or more than computers and websites, then you would love the WorldCup. Here is a link to a Calendar ical so you can add all the games to your personal calendar and know what is happening everyday. Let the games begin!
IcalShare
Another way to publish/find your job
This month we do not have any sponsored jobs because is the first edition we do this, so I am posting this web page instead. It is a great new project that try to improve the whole process of finding a job, with transparency as the most important thing.
honest.work
1/ I don’t trust hockey stick curves. Not on their own, anyway – which is often how they are presented in tweeted out infographics, demo days, etc. Hockey sticks can be gamed. They can show low-quality growth. And you need the right tools to figure out if they’ll sustain.
— Andrew Chen (@andrewchen) May 16, 2018
