Big news: Progress Planner is joining Your.Online
Big news: Progress Planner is joining Your.Online. Same mission, helping you make real progress on your site, now with a much bigger plan, AI and European hosting behind it.
Marieke van de Rakt
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Early adoption isn’t relaxing: the messy middle of technology implementation
Tech trends are expected to catch on fast, but reality usually has other plans. Marieke shows why habits and human error make innovation far messier than trend watchers claim. She also shares how the same thing plays out inside WordPress.
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Gen Z doesn’t Google like we do – and Gen Alpha may not either
Gen Z no longer “Googles.” They search on TikTok, YouTube, and ChatGPT. Their habits are reshaping how people find information. Learn what this shift means and how your content can show up wherever people ask their next question.
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Better together: Why FAIR matters now
In a time when democracy feels shaky, Marieke sees the WordPress community as a counter-example. As a community, we collectively steward something that matters. FAIR fits in this pattern. She explores why FAIR matters now and how it can keep our ecosystem resilient.
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Retention, branding, and that email
WordPress often focuses on attracting new users, but keeping current ones is just as vital. To help WordPress thrive, Marieke argues we need to spotlight the brand and build stronger relationships. Read her take on how WordPress can improve retention and engagement.
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From fighting procrastination to making real progress
Your core message is the thread that ties your brand together. At Progress Planner, ours evolved from fighting procrastination to helping people make real progress on their sites. Here’s why we changed it and how you can rethink yours too.
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Don’t use WordPress tags as #Instagram
Using WordPress tags like Instagram hashtags? That’s hurting your SEO. Too many tags create empty archive pages, waste crawl budget, and lower your site’s visibility. Learn why we add so many tags, why that’s a problem, and what to do instead.
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Progress Planner 1.6: Reclaim your momentum with Ravi’s Rewind
Missed a monthly badge? For Marieke, it crushed her motivation. Progress Planner 1.6 introduces Ravi’s Rewind, a new feature that lets you reclaim a missed badge from the past two months. If life got in the way, here’s your chance to reset your streak and get back on track.
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What plugins and crime have in common: Skewed distributions
What do WordPress plugins and crime stats have in common? Skewed distributions. Marieke links crime data to plugin installs, showing how a few dominate. She argues for helping smaller plugins gain visibility in the repositories.
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The road to WordCamp Europe: reflections and anticipation
As WordCamp Europe nears, this blog post reflects on our return as a sponsor. It highlights the role of independent voices at WCEU and shares how Progress Planner will contribute this year through live website reviews and community engagement.
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Why cornerstone content matters more than ever (and what to do about it)
Cornerstone content is the backbone of a strong website. In this post, you’ll learn what it is, why it matters more than ever in 2025, and how to structure it effectively to build long-term SEO success and strengthen your site’s foundation.
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Stop measuring the wrong marketing outcomes
Marieke challenges the obsession with performance metrics and reminds us that the most meaningful parts of marketing, like trust, resonance and brand, often can’t be tracked. Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts.