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This week: Handy and time-saving Slack integrations, plus hacks for adding BG images in WP. [View in browser]( This Week On The Blog A bunch of handy and time-saving Slack integrations and hacks for adding BG images in WordPress. --------------------------------------------------------------- Just For Laughs... --------------------------------------------------------------- Boost Your Business Productivity With These Time-Saving Slack Integrations Did you know Slack has more than 2,000 integrations? 😱 In this post, we take a look at some of these powerful integrations and how you can [use them to be more productive at work, while sprinkling in some fun]( --------------------------------------------------------------- How To Properly Add Background Images To Your WordPress Site Adding a background image to your WordPress site is easy, right? For the most part, yes. Unless your theme doesn’t support it. In this article we cover all the different ways to do it - [so you can ensure your sites stand out from the crowd.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The DEV's Pixels Share-worthy, fun, and free WP comics, all hand-sketched by our talented in-house designers. [Check out our full collection here.]( Our latest caption contest winner has been found! 🖊🥇 Congrats to Scott who scored himself a free year of our Agency plan, plus 50% off for life. 👊 The comic has now been added to our directory, complete with the winning caption. Keep an eye out for the next contest. 👀 --------------------------------------------------------------- From Around The Tracks 🚆 [This Week at WordPress.org (December 6, 2021)]( - Post Status [Amazon Web Services Outage Is Resolved, Restoring Service For Many Websites & Apps – Update]( - Deadline [Gravatar Says It Was Not Hacked After “Have I Been Pwned” Service Notifies Users of a Breach]( - WPTavern [WordPress 5.9 Beta 2]( - WP.org [Over 200 Newspapers Are Suing Facebook and Google for Decimating Their Advertising]( - Gizmodo [B2B Keyword Research Done Right With Practical Examples]( - Search Engine Journal --------------------------------------------------------------- Thirsty For More Blog Goodness? Visit the [WPMU DEV Blog]( for more WordPress wisdom, and enough tips, tutorials, and reviews to last you a lifetime. Help us share the love! Forward this edition to someone who would enjoy it. Thanks for reading, see you on the next one. 👊 [Link to WPMU DEV Home page]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( INCSUB PO BOX 548 #88100, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35201, UNITED STATES You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.