The O’Brien Media Digital Insider Blog

WordPress

4 tips for managing WordPress plugins in 2020

Updating your WordPress plugins is most easily achieved from the Plugins tab in the WordPress dashboard.

Chris Grant (he/him) 22nd January 2020 9:20 pm

Microsoft

The new Microsoft Edge is out of preview and available for download

This week, at Ignite, Microsoft unveiled their new vision for the web and search, a colorful new icon, and outlined how they see Microsoft Edge + Bing as the browser and search engine for business. The new Microsoft Edge is now available to download on all supported versions of Windows and macOS in more than 90 languages. Microsoft Edge is also available on iOS and Android, providing a true cross-platform experience.

Chris Grant (he/him) 16th January 2020 5:49 pm

Find out the latest news from Google

Google is killing off Chrome apps, which nobody really used anyway

Google has 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.

Chris Grant (he/him) 16th January 2020 4:56 pm

2020 with different colours and different positive vectors

Website Design

Get your business off to a great start in 2020 with a new website or refreshed website design

Even if you’re not in the market for a full redesign there are big benefits to giving the content on your site a quick once over and updating where necessary. Websites that are updated frequently appear higher in Google search results so the more often you refresh your website content the better your chances of appearing before your competitors in search results.

Chris Grant (he/him) 1st January 2020 5:22 pm

a person using laptop and checking OBrien Media website

Business

Looking for a new website? Get an instant estimate today…

Whether you need a small business site with a few pages and a contact form or something more complicated our instant estimate tool can give you a guide price and we’ll follow-up with you to produce a solid plan for your new or redesigned website accommodating your budget and requirements.

Chris Grant (he/him) 31st December 2019 7:34 pm

WooCommerce

January 2020 will see new minimum requirements for WooCommerce 3.9

When WooCommerce 3.9 is released in January, it will have new required versions of WordPress and PHP. Running WooCommerce 3.9 will require a site running WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.0 or newer.

Chris Grant (he/him) 11th December 2019 10:01 am

Ecommerce latest news

Did you know that 90% of UK shoppers use Amazon? Three top marketplace trends for 2020

Recent research discovered that 90% of UK shoppers use Amazon with over 40% accessing its Prime subscription service. On top of this staggering stat, one-fifth of Amazon shoppers use the service once a week. Yet the dominance of marketplace shopping extends far beyond Amazon. Last year, $1.66 trillion was spent globally on the top 100 online marketplaces. But it’s not just sales volume that’s exciting about online marketplaces. They are a hotbed of innovation and leading e-commerce best practices across all markets.

Chris Grant (he/him) 10th December 2019 2:00 pm