Weekly WordPress News: Experience the new and improved Yoast SEO version 20 with a revamped user interface for settings. Easier, more intuitive, and fun to use. Upgrade now!

Yoast SEO, the popular SEO WordPress plugin, is launching its new version 20.0 today. The major update includes a revamped user interface for the settings section, making it easier, more intuitive, and fun to use. This release is now available for all Yoast SEO users on WordPress.

 New features include:

•  A sleek and modern interface
• Actionable SEO recommendations and guidance on best practices for every feature, toggle, and setting
• A simple search feature for quickly finding important SEO settings
• Granular SEO controls for every template and page type
• Integration controls for how Yoast SEO works with other plugins and software
• Advanced settings for managing crawling and indexing, including meta tags and structured data

 According to Yoast’s founder Joost de Valk, “We felt that the default WordPress admin design no longer suited us. Our product team was itching to take our experience to the next level. WordPress’ interface was holding us back a bit in that sense, as the admin interface outside of Gutenberg hasn’t really progressed for years.” Upgrade to the new version of Yoast SEO today to experience the improvements for yourself.

WORDPRESS NEWS AND ARTICLES

• https://wordpress.org/news/2023/01/the-month-in-wordpress-december-2022/ – The Month in WordPress – December 2022
• https://wptavern.com/open-source-initiative-and-openlogic-release-2023-state-of-open-source-report – Open Source Initiative and OpenLogic Release 2023 State of Open Source Report
• https://wptavern.com/wordpress-project-to-evaluate-replacing-slack-with-matrix-open-source-chat – WordPress Project to Evaluate Replacing Slack with Matrix Open Source Chat
• https://wptavern.com/awesome-motive-acquires-thrive-themes – Awesome Motive Acquires Thrive Themes
• https://wptavern.com/sqlite-database-integration-now-available-as-a-plugin-for-testing – SQLite Database Integration Now Available as a Plugin for Testing
• https://wptavern.com/wordpress-community-team-proposes-adopting-github-for-improved-collaboration – WordPress Community Team Proposes Adopting GitHub to Improve Collaboration
• https://poststatus.com/the-wp-agency-journey-with-mario-peshev-of-devrix-post-status-draft-138/ – The WP Agency Journey With Mario Peshev Of DevriX

TUTORIALS AND HOW-TOS

• https://barn2.com/blog/woocommerce-pre-order/ – How to Set Up Pre-Orders for Products in Your WooCommerce Store – Barn2
• https://flownotify.com/woocommerce-customize-order-status/ – How to Create a Custom Order Status in WooCommerce (Step-by-Step) – FlowNotify
• https://bootstrapped.ventures/food-blog-pictures/ – Food Blogging Tips: How to Take Pictures of Your Food – Bootstrapped Ventures
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-import-export-woocommerce-products-with-images/ -How to Import & Export WooCommerce Products with Images
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-err_connection_refused-error-in-chrome/ – How to Fix the ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED Error in Chrome
• https://yoast.com/meta-descriptions/ – How to create the right meta description

RESOURCES

• https://www.akkio.com/post/introduction-to-ai-decision-trees – A Practical Introduction to AI Decision Trees – Akkio
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/wordpress-plugins-using-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning/ – 10 WordPress Plugins Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• https://wpmayor.com/the-complete-guide-to-masterfully-secure-b2b-sales-process/ – The Complete Guide to Masterfully Secure B2B Sales Process in 2023
• https://www.wpbeginner.com/showcase/11-best-sales-page-wordpress-themes-for-marketers/ – 25 Best Sales Page WordPress Themes for Marketers
• https://www.wpexplorer.com/customer-feedback-survey-wordpress/ – Create a Customer Feedback Survey for WordPress
• https://www.sitesaga.com/best-wordpress-themes-for-core-web-vitals/ – 7 Best Podcast Hosting Platforms Reviewed For 2023