Month: March 2020

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Coronavirus: What we’re doing (updated daily)

Andy Smart March 11, 2020 0 Comments
Our plan in brief With Coronavirus (COVID-19) now at the pandemic stage we're implementing additional measures to ensure we can continue to serve our customers during the coming weeks and months. We are taking steps to limit the risk of infection in our Swindon office and encouraging team members based outside of Swindon to do the same. Our distributed team means that team members already work...
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WooCommerce 4.0 is now available, but is not fully backwards compatible

Andy Smart March 11, 2020 0 Comments
WooCommerce 4.0 is a “major” release. This means that this version is not fully backwards compatible with sites running various versions of WooCommerce 3.x. Therefore, we recommend testing the upgrade on a staging site copy before upgrading your live store and creating a backup of your code and database. Please see this guide on the WooCommerce website for more details. What’s new in...
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Attackers using the Coronavirus as a phishing trap

Andy Smart March 10, 2020 0 Comments
The coronavirus outbreak is being used in phishing attacks according to researchers at Proofpoint. Attackers are taking advantage of the widespread concern about the virus to lure people into phishing traps using conspiracy theories about “unreleased” cures. One example describes a ‘confidential cure solution’ before giving users the option to follow a link through to a fake website...
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Coronavirus Action Plan

Andy Smart March 10, 2020 0 Comments
The current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, which began in December 2019, presents a significant challenge for the entire world. O’Brien Media is working rigorously to the guidelines provided by the Department of Health & Social Care to minimise the risk of infection. Health & Safety The health and safety of staff and customers will always be our number one priority. We have put...
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Google My Business advises businesses affected by Coronavirus to update their listings

Andy Smart March 09, 2020 0 Comments
Google is asking businesses to update its Google My Business listings if the business is affected by COVID-19. Google posted a new help document describing that businesses can update their business hours, phone numbers, business descriptions and/or use Google Posts to share more information. Google’s help document. Google placed a notice at the top of the Google My Business support pages...
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