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Building a Personal Athlete Dashboard — Where Things Stand I've been quietly building something I'm quite proud of, and it's reached a point where it's…
Read more → 26 Apr 2026Not as Google substitute. Not for slide decks. Not for summaries. For tools that work. The Projects page has three live examples — a crypto portfolio…
Read more → 2 Oct 2026Yoast SEO AI+ for Shopify is live today. The new plan combines Yoast SEO for Shopify with Yoast AI Brand Insights, giving you visibility into…
Read more → 2 Oct 2026Table of contents What our users told us So, why do people use Yoast SEO? We also asked AI what people think about Yoast SEO SEO for everyone: Thank…
Read more → 1 Oct 2026What Should You Automate With AI, and What Should Stay Human? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview AI gives…
Read more → 29 Sep 2026If you’ve been setting up MCP connections or agentic workflows, this release is for you. You ask an AI tool to check your site’s SEO.…
Read more → 25 Sep 2026Better Copy Starts With Listening to Your Customers written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Your customers usually describe your…
Read more → 24 Sep 2026How to Turn Customers Into Advocates for Your Brand written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most businesses already have…
Read more → 24 Sep 2026Rethinking the Customer Journey in the Age of AI written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing I spoke to Andy Crestodina’s audience at…
Read more → 23 Sep 2026This security release features a fix for a critical severity security vulnerability. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites…
Read more → 22 Sep 2026I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together…
Read more → 22 Sep 2026I’m happy to announce that I am now serving as president of the Open Website Alliance (OWA), representing the WordPress Foundation. The Alliance brings together…
Read more → 19 Sep 2026Building Better Business Relationships in the Age of AI written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview John Jantsch talks with…
Read more → 18 Sep 2026This security and maintenance release features 17 bug fixes on Core, 19 bug fixes for the Block Editor, and 11 security fixes. Because this is a…
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