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VPS vs VPN: Do You Need a Virtual Private Network or a Virtual Private Server

Updated on October 22, 2025 Jennifer Fan

VPS vs VPN may sound similar, but they serve completely different purposes. A VPS (Virtual Private Server) is a hosting infrastructure that gives your website or application speed, reliability, and scalability. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a security service that encrypts your internet connection and masks your IP address. Businesses often need both: a VPS to power their online presence and a VPN to protect sensitive data and remote access. Choosing the right tool depends on whether you need hosting performance, online privacy, or both.

Hunting Down the Best Free WordPress Website Builder

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Hunting Down the Best Free WordPress Website Builder

Whether you are using your WordPress website to fuel your online business or as a personal project, the key to making it look the best is to use a powerful website builder that allows complete control. There are a lot of different options currently available and each one has their own specific pros and cons.

How to Start and Learn Web Development

Updated on July 16, 2026 InMotion Hosting

How to Start and Learn Web Development

Have you heard about web development? Not web development like spider webs, but website development!

Some of the latest statistics show that web development jobs rank in the top ten of several popular job categories. Getting into the website development industry can be very worthwhile, but can require some patience with learning and acquiring clients.

What to Look For When Comparing WordPress Hosts

Updated on December 9, 2024 Guest Contributor

What to Look For When Comparing WordPress Hosts

It can be a tricky proposition when it comes to choosing a WordPress host from among the many options that are currently on the market. You have to take into account the different platforms and types of hosting options even before you begin to look at the individual companies that are offering hosting solutions.

5 Default WordPress Settings You Need to Change

Updated on January 23, 2024 Shay Bravo

Default WordPress settings are enabled to cater to most websites; however, because they are default, it’s better to change some of these for the security of your site.

In this article we will cover the default WordPress settings you should change after installation, and why, so you can continue building the website of your dream with peace of mind.

Do You Think Your Website Is Hacked?

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Do you think your website has been hacked? Is it not loading correctly, or is there a message saying that it was hacked? It can be overwhelming to know what to do. In this article, we want to help you take the first steps to securing and ensuring that your website is operating properly. Let’s go over several signs of a hacked website.

Choosing Between cPanel and Plesk – Web Hosting Control Panels

Updated on May 13, 2025 InMotion Hosting

cPanel vs. Plesk – Web Hosting Control Panels

When it comes to the control panel you should use for web hosting, the debate usually comes down to cPanel vs Plesk. These two control panels have been the leading administrative web panels for years, and they give users the best options when it comes to managing their websites.

InMotion Hosting and WordPress – Bringing the Community Together

Updated on January 23, 2024 Guest Contributor

With decades of experience in web hosting, we have observed every type of content management system (CMS) used to build websites. In 2003, the world of CMSs changed when Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little released a new CMS called WordPress. As the years went on, we began seeing more and more impressive websites built with WordPress. As our company grew, many of our team members became experts in WordPress.

What Is Whitespace and Why Is It Important?

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

We live in a time where there is so much information. When a designer or content creator sets out to create a new website or design, how can they compete against all of the other websites and content? What can make their content stand out?

How to Design Your Own Website

Updated on July 16, 2026 Guest Contributor

When you need to create a website, taking the first step can be the greatest challenge. Many online articles share how to build a website using a template. This is all great information, but the main step of building a professional website is the design. The design can be a bit complex. A great design is the core to building a successful website. Some drag-and-drop web builder templates don’t have a clean design, making it hard to communicate the right message to your audience. You need to clearly communicate what you sell or do; otherwise, your site’s existence is for not.

InMotion Hosting Considered as a Reliable Hosting Services Platform by a Respected Business Software Directory

Posted on September 7, 2018 InMotion Hosting

Trusted by thousands of businesses worldwide and known brands, InMotion Hosting is continuously working to provide everyone with state-of-the-art and reliable web hosting services. In light of this, various

Save Money and Increase Productivity by Running a VoIP System on Your Dedicated Server

Updated on April 17, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Could your dedicated server actually help you to save money? The immense power and adaptability of InMotion Hosting’s Dedicated Server solutions mean they can provide unparalleled control, performance, and security for your website. But, there are so many other things these systems can do that few of us have ever really stopped to consider. One idea could actually help you save money on your phone bills every month!

ATTENTION: WordPress ‘Ultimate Member’ Plugin Users! New Security Information

Posted on August 29, 2018 InMotion Hosting

ATTENTION: WordPress 'Ultimate Member' Plugin Users! New Security Information

Our partner security agency, Sucuri, recently shared of a new type of hack which has greatly affected many websites who use the WordPress plugin ‘Ultimate Member’ and who use a tagDiv theme (Newspaper and Newsmag). This hack causes websites to redirect to URLs such as utroro[.]com, murieh[.]space, and unverf[.]com. This hack can also display fake CAPTCHA images which ask you to click “Allow” in your browser’s notification area.

7 Ways to Clean Up Your WordPress Website

Updated on July 16, 2026 Guest Contributor

When it comes time to deep-clean your bathroom or kitchen, it makes you wonder how so much dirt and grime could appear in all of those cracks and crevices. Giving everything a good scrub is a good thing to do every few months. Not only is it good to deep-clean your kitchen and bathroom, but also your website. Believe it or not, your website can have a lot of ‘dirt and grime’ too.

Backing up Your WordPress Website with Jetpack Plugin

Updated on January 23, 2024 InMotion Hosting

Backing up Your WordPress Website with JetPack Plugin

Building a WordPress website is a significant investment of time and effort. What happens if your website gets hacked and/or defaced? Would you have a backup ready to quickly restore all of your hard work?