Month: April 2023

.barcelona to take part in the upcoming WordCamp Barcelona

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WordCamp Barcelona is back on 5 and 6 May after nearly five years. The event focuses on WordPress, which turns twenty as the most widely used open-source content management system in the world.

WordCamp Barcelona is organised for members of the various active WordPress communities in Catalonia and we will be there with the .barcelona domain.

The event is divided into two parts. Community Day is being held in the auditorium at the Cotxeres de Sants community centre on Friday, 5 May, while a day of talks is being held at the Ciutadella Campus of the UPF on Saturday, 6 May.The event offers the chance to meet other professionals and members of the WordPress community and attend talks, lectures and workshops on a wide array of topics for users of all levels. More information and tickets here.

How to reduce your website’s bounce rate

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Reducing the bounce rate for your website or blog is a key factor in improving its health. The bounce rate measures the percentage of visitors to the site who then leave without visiting more pages or engaging with it. There may be various reasons for this, including technical issues, UX issues, poor content or a poor content structure etc.

Calculating a bounce rate is easy and is done with website statistics tools such as Google Analytics or Matomo. However, it’s important to bear in mind that there’s no such thing as a good or bad bounce rate, as it depends on what type of site is being measured. For instance, a landing page or a final content page can have a high bounce rate, but this is not necessarily a bad thing if the page requires no additional engagement.

The following tips can help reduce the bounce rate for a website or blog:

  • Check the speed of the website and optimise its images, as a slow-loading page can turn visitors away before they engage with the content.
  • Improve the structure of content and the user experience: make the content more interesting and relevant, improve the accessibility of the site through responsive design,enabling users to view it from their mobile or tablet.
  • Guarantee the security of the website, through an SSL security certificate or by including legal texts (privacy policy, legal notice, cookie notice and contractual conditions where applicable).
  • Including internal links on pages can be a good way of reducing the bounce rate for your website or blog. This way users will engage with the different sections, pushing up the time spent on the website.

In summary, it’s important to keep an eye on the bounce rate for your website or blog, as this is an indicator of its health and will help you understand what changes you can make to improve user experience.

Return of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival

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Architecture’s got the dot again at model.barcelona from 20 to 30 April, with the second edition of the Model Barcelona Architectures Festival set to turn the area around the Parc de les Glòries into a lab for architectural experimentation.

The main concept for this year’s festival is “Radical empathy” in design, architecture and the city, based on spaces for research, dissemination, experimentation and celebration. The areas for this edition of the festival are:

  • Between species: cities are an ecosystem with a balance between multiple species, not just humans.
  • Between cultures: the city must be a place where each new inhabitant and their stories and traditions can fit in while maintaining a shared identity and memory.
  • Between classes: the architecture and urban planning of cities must balance out the class divide.
  • Between generations: a city for all is only possible if it includes all sorts of people.
  • Between materials: cities must be rebuilt using sustainable materials and methodologies which reduce the material footprint.

At the model.barcelona domain you’ll find the full programme for this citizen celebration: workshops, debates, exhibitions, literature and more. Come along and have your say!

Barcelona’s young people have got the dot

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If you’re aged between 12 and 35, you’ll find all the free resources on everything of interest to you at the website joves.barcelona, with information on studies, work, housing, emotional well-being and more. You also have access to 18 points for young people located all around Barcelona.

What content does this .barcelona domain offer?

  • Studies and training: discover the full range of education options available and which ones are best for you. You’ll also find information on study rooms, official language schools, grants and much more.
  • Work: whether you’re looking for your first job, out of work, looking to change sector or start your own project, you’ll find personalised advice on how to do it. 
  • Housing: advice on looking for a flat or a room, what support is available to help you pay the rent, information on saving energy at home and all things related to housing. 
  • Well-being: discover the municipal services and resources for emotional and psychological support, sexual and reproductive health, physical activity and sport.
  • Activities: get the most out of your free time with all the cultural and recreational options available to young people.

And if you want to keep up with what’s going on at joves.barcelona, you can keep up to date with everything via Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and the newsletter.