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If You’re A WordPress User, You’ll Want To Make Sure Not To Miss The Most Recent Update

Published on Mon, May 21, 18 at 2:00 am CDT | Updated on Sun, May 20, 18 at 6:39 pm CDT by Drew McManus

Just a quick geek-oriented post today: if you’re a WordPress user and run one or more sites, you probably noticed the recent 4.9.6 update. This one’s a little different than typical updates in that it includes a few key changes that help you make your site compliant with the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations. I published an article at ArtsHacker that covers those changes along with instructions on …

How to Avoid #SadStructuredData

Published on Fri, May 11, 18 at 2:00 am CDT | Updated on Thu, May 10, 18 at 4:48 pm CDT by Drew McManus

In order to really maximize your content in Google search results, you should be taking advantage of structured data. If you’re curious about why structured data is important, the simple explanation is without it, Google can’t really distinguish if your event is an event, a blog post, a press release, or a general article. That means those cool event dates/times which automatically show up in search results won’t happen if you …

Time To Get Stable

Published on Fri, Apr 27, 18 at 2:00 am CDT | Updated on Thu, Apr 26, 18 at 6:18 pm CDT by Drew McManus

I recently published installment 5/6 at ArtsHacker.com on how to combat post net neutrality slowdowns. This installment focuses on how to best handle the necessary (and increasingly challenging) task of keeping core platform, theme, and plugin code up to date. No doubt about it, open source publishing platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.) are loaded with positives. At the same time, one of the growing challenges is making sure the combination of …

Time To Get Your GDPR On

Published on Wed, Apr 18, 18 at 2:00 am CDT | Updated on Wed, Apr 18, 18 at 2:52 pm CDT by Drew McManus

On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations related to personal data collection will go into effect. A quick google search will produce a wide range of sources capable of providing an overview but in a nutshell, it means that if your organization processes personal data of EU citizens, you must comply with required consent measures. If your organization collects and stores user EU …

What Are Your Go-To Grant Resources?

Published on Tue, Jan 16, 18 at 2:00 am CDT | Updated on Mon, Jan 15, 18 at 4:36 pm CDT by Drew McManus

I published an article at ArtsHacker that highlighted the Artwork Archive’s Complete Guide To 2018 Grants and Opportunities resource. Having something focused exclusively toward individual artists was something that felt very unique and it got me wondering about similar resources for individual artists or chamber groups. To that end, I’m curious to learn more about any resources you’re aware of and why you find them useful. Take a moment to point …

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