Year: 2020

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Urgent: Your website, and those you use, may not work in Chrome from February 4th, 2020

Chris Grant (he/him) January 24, 2020 0 Comments
Chrome is changing the way websites and cookies work by default. In preparation for this change, we have updated our website analytics and our Midas Connector WordPress plugin. This is a courtesy notification that web sites you use, if run in Chrome, may not work as expected once Chrome 80 is released on February 4th, 2020. Prior to February 4th 2020, you should test to confirm if any updates are...
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4 tips for managing WordPress plugins in 2020

Chris Grant (he/him) January 22, 2020 0 Comments
Updating your WordPress plugins is most easily achieved from the Plugins tab in the WordPress dashboard. From there you can see which plugins have updates available, after which it’s a matter of hitting Update now to install the new versions. Minimise the number of plugins you have. Always remove plugins if you aren’t using them anymore. Keep your attack surface area as small as you can....
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The new Microsoft Edge is out of preview and available for download

Chris Grant (he/him) January 16, 2020 0 Comments
A little over a year ago, Microsoft announced plans to rebuild it's Edge web browser on the Chromium open source project with the goals of delivering better compatibility for everyone, less fragmentation for web developers, and a partnership with the Chromium community to improve the Chromium engine itself. This week, at Ignite, Microsoft unveiled their new vision for the web and search, a...
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Google is killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used anyway

Chris Grant (he/him) January 16, 2020 0 Comments
Today, Google shared an updated timeline for when Chrome apps will stop working on all platforms. June 2022 is when they’ll be gone for good, but it depends on which platform you’re on (via 9to5Google). Previously, we knew that Chrome apps someday wouldn’t work on Windows, macOS, and Linux, but today, Google revealed that Chrome apps will eventually stop working on Chrome OS, too. A Chrome...
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Get your business off to a great start in 2020 with a new website or refreshed website design

Chris Grant (he/him) January 01, 2020 0 Comments
With a new year and a new decade upon us now is a great time to take stock of your website and ask yourself if it is still working as hard for your business as you’d like? Customers like to see that businesses are keeping up with the latest digital trends, if your website feels dated to a customer there’s a big risk they might go elsewhere! Even if you’re not in the market for a full...
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