👩‍🌾 Webgärtner's website guide

Am in the garden / Why are links underlined and blue?

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The "link" is so ingrained in the Internet as a design element that it is only perceived unconsciously. But when did they actually start appearing? A journey back to the

Caution trap / Attention! Rip-off attempt on the phone with the threat: "We'll delete your search on Google"

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In light of recent events, we would like to issue a warning about another scam involving phone scammers. One of our customers reports a call from a dubious company threatening to take her website offline.

Internal messages / The wood for the trees: A new newsletter system for MaiNetCare

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"Just a quick one" is probably the most fatal phrase there is. As soon as you think it, you realise it's going to take a really long time! To this

Website maintenance / WordPress beginner tips

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A few beginner's tips for daily (or occasional) work with WordPress. No secret hacks, but the little settings that help with the first steps with WordPress, but are easy to overlook

Website maintenance / WordPress security. Which measures are safe and pragmatic

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Above all, its widespread use and open architecture with numerous third-party extensions make Wordpress, which is basically not conspicuously insecure, a worthwhile target for hackers. Therefore

Website maintenance / Gerry 👩‍🌾 becomes Lottie 💃

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If you want to breathe a little more life into your website, you don't always have to reinvent the wheel. You can also conjure up wonderful animations from existing graphics. We show you

Website maintenance / List of measures for optimising the loading times of mobile pages

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This article contains a list of measures that you can take yourself to make your site load faster. A fast website is another factor in achieving a better ranking on Google

Website maintenance / Pagespeed and user-friendliness: Core Web Vitals as a ranking factor

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Increasingly, so-called experience factors, i.e. user-friendliness parameters, are playing a decisive role in Google's ranking. In particular, the Core Web Vitals, a series of measurements of the loading time of websites, are being taken more into account.

Caution trap / Caution trap: SMS parcel notification

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A current security issue with a high level of explosive potential is the current circulation of text messages with alleged parcel notifications including links to - supposed - shipment tracking. Under no circumstances should these links, or links in SMS messages

Internal messages, website maintenance / Statistics cookie-free: operate Matomo without cookies

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In the article on the topic of cookie consent, it has already been pointed out that website statistics with Matomo are also possible without cookies. Why are cookies used in Matomo at all and what are the consequences?

Website maintenance / Why the annoying cookie notices?

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In this post we explain why you've been seeing cookie consent windows on many websites for some time and whether they are necessary on your website.

Website maintenance / E-Commerce: Create webshop

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The ongoing coronavirus crisis is forcing many shops, especially smaller ones, to close their local shops for longer and longer periods of time. However, online retail is flourishing. In this situation, small retailers also have an opportunity,

Website maintenance / Pagespeed analysis made easy - measure the loading time of my homepage with a click of the mouse

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Pagespeed, the loading time of a website, is a topic that is once again gaining in importance in the development and operation of websites. Last but not least, Google is probably the most important

Website maintenance / Access data under control

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Convenience in dealing with access data and passwords often leads to security risks. Yet secure solutions are not that difficult.

Website maintenance / Sequence for WordPress updates

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For the secure operation of a WordPress site, it is necessary to regularly update both the basic system and the extensions. For reasons of operational security, it is advisable to follow a certain sequence

Caution trap / Recognising phishing emails - avoiding damage

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Again, running a website is like running a garden: Not everything that grows and thrives there is useful and desirable. Phishing e-mails, for example, are extremely annoying and dangerous.