#278 WP-Tonic Friday Round-Table Show 23rd of March

Sallie Goetsch, John Locke, Morten Rand-Hendriksen, Chris Badgett, Mendel Kurland, John Locke, Adam Preiser and Tom McKraken joined host Jonathan Denwood for episode 278 of the WP-Tonic roundtable March 23, 2018

This show is brought to you by our sponsor IntelligenceWP. IntelligenceWP is a plugin that helps you make actionable sense from the information Google analytics provides.

1st: Story
Is “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” (John Locke) a fair statement? Should your data be collected and used without your knowledge or approval? Should privacy be a given or should the user expect their data to be used elsewhere? Listen in to the discussion for pointed discussion on both sides of the argument.

2nd: Story
Google analytics getting data to help your business – conversion tracking Ninja forms. Is this necessary? Is this useful? Does A.I. really know what you need/want before you do?

3rd: Story
Does your site look good on all devices? According to Adam Preiser your site should be updated every 2 years. Listen in for the latest on mobile responsive websites and discussion regarding algorithms.

This Weeks Discussion Stories

1 - A Plea For Plugin Developers to Stop Supporting Legacy PHP Versions

https://wptavern.com/a-plea-for-plugin-developers-to-stop-supporting-legacy-php-versions

2- Facebook Fallout

Scott Galloway, NYU Stern School of Business, discusses what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should be doing as a leader in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.

Mark Zuckerberg

Sheryl Sandberg

Cambridge Analytica

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/03/20/nyu-professor-facebook-scandal-is-a-textbook-case-study-of-how-not-to-handle-a-crisis.html

3 - Preparing Your WordPress Site for the Upcoming Google Mobile-First Index

https://kinsta.com/blog/google-mobile-first-index/

4 - Let’s Encrypt Wildcard Certificates Are Now Available

https://wptavern.com/lets-encrypt-wildcard-certificates-are-now-available

5 - How BBC Interactive Content Works Across AMP, Apps, And The Web

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2018/03/bbc-interactive-content-amp-apps-web/