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WordPress 7.0.3 fixes several security vulnerabilities. Back up, then update ASAP. Let us know if you need help with your WordPress maintenance! 🆙

WordPress 7.0.3 release – WordPress News August 6, 2026 By John Blackbourn in Releases, Security WordPress 7.0.3 release WordPress 7.0.3 is now available WordPress 7.0.3 is now available which features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. You can update to Wor...

What retail websites need to know about AI search, including crawl efficiency, structured feed optimization for Agentic Commerce Protocol & Universal Commerce Protocol, & attribution [podcast] 💵

How AI Search Is Reshaping Retail Media and Discovery Enterprise retailers index only 40-50% of their product pages. Joe Doran, Chief Product Officer at Botify, analyzes AI search readiness across retail sites where 9 of 10 products contain three to seven feed errors or missing fields. The conversation covers crawl efficiency and rendering gaps that le...

We built a new service page for an engineering firm, to support their marketing efforts. Let us know if you need help with your content, website, or digital marketing! 💻

We added logic to several Mailchimp automations for a furniture company, to improve their email marketing. Let us know if you need help with your digital marketing! 📧

Google Search Console can now track how your Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube content performs on Google Search, Discover, and Google News 📊

Platform properties roll out globally, plus a new social and video performance guide  |  Google Search Central Blog  |  Google for Developers Home Search Central Google Search Central Blog Platform properties roll out globally, plus a new social and video performance guide Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Earlier this month, we announced platform properties for Search Console, allowing you to track how your social and video posts on Instagram, Ti...

How to ensure your content helps rather than hurts your SEO, & tips for safely using AI to create content [podcast] 📈

#1020 - WP-Tonic Show: The Next SEO Apocalypse For Mount AI Google’s Next SEO Apocalypse: The Scaled AI Content Crackdown Is Coming The next SEO apocalypse is here. Discover how Mount AI is reshaping search rankings and what you must do to survive the shift. Don't get left behind. With Special Guest Michał Suski, Co-Founder of SurferSEO Michał Suski ...

How local SEO has been changed by AI, & what local businesses should do to improve local SEO [podcast] 📍

How Local SEO is Evolving in AI Discovery Local pack ads grew from 1% to 22% of tracked searches. Joy Hawkins, owner and president of Sterling Sky, has led over 1,000 local SEO tests across nearly two decades to determine which ranking factors actually drive results for local businesses. This conversation covers why algorithmic domain-wide....

Google is using AI to call businesses on behalf of customers to book appointments, check restaurant wait times, & check price & availability of products/services. Here are tips for handling those calls. [podcast] 🤖

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ZjxzhCw6lXO07KcWJEyEC

Is Your Business Ready When Google’s AI Calls?📞 Local SEO in 10 · Episode

Another 5-star review! "They have also done a great job with SEO, website development and managing our marketing Ads. They have moved the needle for our business development making it easier for us to focus on the technical services we provide." ⭐️

How C2PA Content Credentials records the origin and edits of digital content, which can help determine if images and videos are real or fake (especially useful with the glut of AI-generated content) [podcast] 📸

Digital Provenance - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast With modern AI tools, how do we know which images and videos are real and which ones are generated? Wouldn’t it be helpful to...