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Can You Make an Impact With Free JavaScript?

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Many websites on the “modern” web use JavaScript to create a more interactive experience. However, this extra interactivity can cause performance issues not only for the website but for your personal computer as well. But beyond the performance issues, non-free JavaScript (that is, proprietary JavaScript with obfuscated code) can create security and privacy concerns for users. Many web users (and developers) would prefer to use free, open source JavaScript, so that they know what the code is doing, and can have the code independently reviewed — if desired. For many, it’s always better to have options.

IDE Vs Text Editor (Which Is Best For You?)

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Much of the work you will accomplish in the course of updating and maintaining websites can be made significantly easier through the use of a good text editor or integrated development environment (IDE). Who doesn’t want to work smarter instead of harder? If you are using some default text editor or web interface for editing system files, it’s like digging a hole with a spoon instead of a hydraulic-powered backhoe. It makes

Favorite SEO Blogs from Around the Web

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

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In the search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) world, it’s often difficult to know to where to turn, and what projects to tackle. So much is required to form a well-rounded search strategy. There’s the technical considerations, making sure your site is adequately crawl-worthy, the softer skills like content generation, and keyword targeting. There’s a mix of both harder and softer skills. Once you’ve identified a good strategy, what kind of data will you measure and how will you know if the data you’ve chosen to measure indicates what you think it does.

Understanding How to Get a Dedicated Server for Gaming

Updated on January 6, 2026 InMotion Hosting

While most modern online video games provide their own servers, some games such as Minecraft or Valheim allow users to create servers on 3rd party services. By creating your own dedicated gaming server, you can set up a persistent online gaming environment for you and your friends to use whenever you want. In this article, we will discuss the purpose of dedicated gaming servers and explore some of the benefits of setting up your own server.

Text Vs Blocks

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Text or blocks? Which one is best for you?

You have no doubt noticed that the WordPress approach to content creation is changing. The emphasis has shifted more toward on-page editing in the browser. This essentially means blocks over text. The pros and cons of taking a content first approach as opposed to an all-in-one design and content approach can produce different results. Each approach provides unique opportunities as well as trade-offs.

RIP: Brackets Text Editor Reaches End Of Life

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

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The Brackets text editor, a “modern, open source text editor that understands web design,” is reaching its end of life, and will no longer be supported by Adobe. However, the life of the project, to whatever extent possible, may continue on the original GitHub page, which will remain open.

WordPress Costs Over Long Term Growth

Updated on March 19, 2025 InMotion Hosting

WordPress is a great content management system to get your website started and support you as your business grows. As you probably already know, WordPress is free software. This means it’s free for you to use the software, but many goods and services associated with managing a website carry their own costs. In this article, you’ll see how website costs can be budgeted, so you can make informed financial decisions.

Rank Math SEO Plugin Review

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

There are a lot of SEO helper tools on the market. And it’s getting more difficult to try them all. In this article, you will get a closer look at the Rank Math SEO plugin for WordPress and how it can help your website pages and posts make a better showing for search engines.

Stolen Content: How to Find and Remove It

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

A popular question we see asked is “How to find and remove stolen content?”

If you come across your content on another website it’s a natural response to wonder how it got there and what you can do to get it taken down.

Citing Sources in Blog Posts

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Citing sources gives your work an extra layer of authority. It doesn’t do all of the work for you, but with the power of a simple citation you can import virtually unlimited bodies of knowledge into your own work without having to cover all that ground yourself. You can point to the experts, reference the gurus, and at the very least provide extra context to the information you are presenting.

2021 Make WordPress Hosting Team Reps Announced

Updated on January 23, 2024 Guest Contributor

The 2021 Make WordPress Hosting Community team announced new team representatives on March 30 following a nomination process and request for feedback.

The Hosting Community team was established to help create a community for hosts and hosting companies that host WordPress. The team works to improve the WordPress’ end-user experience in various hosting environments through industry collaboration and user education.

What is LiteSpeed?

Updated on July 10, 2026 Carrie Smaha

In addition to web server software such as Apache, there are other web server software options available. One of these alternatives is LiteSpeed Web Server. Unlike Apache, LiteSpeed is proprietary software and is not free. In exchange for this increased cost, LiteSpeed offers better performance and newer features than similar web server software.

Data Center Automation Overview

Updated on May 3, 2024 InMotion Hosting

While reading about current web hosting technologies, you have likely seen mention of automation being used in data center operations. Data center automation is becoming increasingly popular for large-scale data centers and offers clear benefits for both hosting providers and end users. By automating the deployment of operating systems, software packages, and server configurations you can increase productivity, reduce overhead, and provide a more reliable experience overall. In this article we will explore the concept of data center automation and discuss some of the benefits of automating data center operations.

What is IPMI?

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

One of the underlying technologies of many data center operations is IPMI. IPMI stands for Intelligent Platform Management Interface and allows remote users to interact with servers independently of the server itself. Tasks such as installing