Month: March 2026

WordPress 7.0’s New Dashboard: The Biggest Admin Redesign in Over a Decade

Chris Grant (he/him) March 31, 2026 0 Comments
The WordPress admin dashboard, the screen you see when you log into the back end of your website, has not had a serious visual overhaul since December 2013. That is not a typo. For over twelve years, the interface has received incremental updates and new features bolted on, but the underlying look and feel has remained fundamentally the same. WordPress 7.0, landing on 9th April 2026, changes...
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X Pro (TweetDeck) Locked Behind Premium+: What You Need to Know

Chris Grant (he/him) March 30, 2026 0 Comments
If you manage social media for a living, you probably have a soft spot for TweetDeck. The multi-column dashboard that let you monitor feeds, lists, searches, and multiple accounts all from one screen was, for years, one of the best free tools on the internet. Then Elon Musk bought Twitter, rebranded it as X, and slowly turned the screw. TweetDeck was rebranded to X Pro in 2023 and moved behind a...
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WordPress 7.0: What Hosting Providers and Developers Need to Know [with FAQ]

Chris Grant (he/him) March 28, 2026 0 Comments
WordPress 7.0 arrives on 9th April 2026, and for those of us who manage hosting environments and maintain client sites professionally, this release carries more weight than most. It marks the beginning of Phase 3 of the Gutenberg project, introduces architectural changes that will ripple through the plugin and theme ecosystem, and raises the minimum PHP version for the first time in some years....
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WordPress 7.0 Is Coming 9th April 2026, What It Means for Your Website [with FAQ]

Chris Grant (he/him) March 28, 2026 0 Comments
WordPress 7.0 is landing on 9th April 2026, and it's a big one. Not the kind of update where a few things shift around and you barely notice. This is the most significant release since the block editor arrived back in 2018, and if you own a WordPress website, it's worth knowing what's changing and why it matters to you. If you need help updating your website, testing your WordPress theme, or...
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Google’s March 2026 Spam Update: What You Need to Know

Chris Grant (he/him) March 26, 2026 0 Comments
Google has started rolling out a new spam update — and if your website relies on search traffic, it's worth knowing what's happening, what it could mean for your rankings, and what to do if you're affected. The March 2026 spam update began rolling out on 24th March and is expected to take a few days to complete. It applies globally, across all languages. What Is a Spam Update? Spam updates are...
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2026 IP address changes – FAQ

Our datacentre partner is making network improvements which require some server IP addresses to change. An IP address is the numerical address that helps internet traffic find your website or server. This article explains what the change may mean for your website and when you may need to take action. Will my website go offline? No planned downtime is expected. The existing and new IP addresses...
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