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Yoast SEO now works with Elementor’s new atomic editor

Elementor recently introduced a new way to build pages, called the atomic editor. If you’d switched to it, you may have noticed something annoying: Yoast…

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AI Has Leveled the Marketing Playing Field

AI Has Leveled the Marketing Playing Field written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Episode: Overview Most small business owners assume neuromarketing…

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The June 2026 SEO Update by Yoast recap

Each month, we host the SEO update by Yoast covering the latest in search and AI. In this edition, Carolyn Shelby and Alex Moss discussed…

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The First AI Leaders Graduates

On June 23, around 40 students from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), Louisiana Tech University, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette were celebrated…

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Why Video Marketing Builds Customer Trust in the Age of AI

Why Video Marketing Builds Customer Trust in the Age of AI written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Catch the Full Eisode: Overview Automation is…

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Browse the New Mercantile Swag Store

Mercantile, the official swag store of the WordPress project, has a newly redesigned storefront with a catalog that now sits front and center, and a…

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Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship Opens for WordCamp US 2026

Applications are now open for the 2026 Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship, which supports one active WordPress contributor who identifies as a woman and has not…

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Your Marketing Doesn’t End When Someone Buys | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 6

Your Marketing Doesn’t End When Someone Buys | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 6 written by John Jantsch read more at…

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Global Partners Across the First Half of the 2026 WordPress Event Season

This post recaps how the WordPress project’s five Global Partners — Jetpack, WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Bluehost, and Hostinger — supported community events during the first half…

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The 4 Marketing Channels You Actually Control | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 5

The 4 Marketing Channels You Actually Control | 7 Steps to Small Business Marketing Success – Episode 5 written by John Jantsch read more at…

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Your Marketing Probably Has All the Pieces. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough

Your Marketing Probably Has All the Pieces. Here’s Why That’s Not Enough written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Most founders who’ve been…

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New: Yoast releases performance optimizations for larger websites

With our latest 27.8 release, we introduced performance optimizations that should reduce loading times throughout the plugin’s functionalities, especially noticeable in large sites with lots…

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