Tips this week include:

• Specialty Blocks and Reusable Block tutorials updated in the Gutenberg Ninja course

• Why to be careful which block plugins you use

• The new optin that BlogAid News subscribers can look forward to soon

• My first look at the new Google Search Console Insights beta, with screenshots

• A much needed, and way overdue overhaul is coming to GTMetrix

• The 4 posts you need to read right now for running your own speed tests

• Whether outbound links affect your SEO

• An SEO News wrap up for August from Team Yoast

• Why we are excited about Yoast investing in the WordProof plugin

• Why the WP Support Team is trying to curb paid plugin support in the free plugin forums and what else they really need to address

• A Gutenberg Block Patterns Resource List and why this is a game changer

• Plus why Block Patterns may be the death knell for page builders

• Why you need to stop opening links in a new tab