WordPress powers over 40% of the web, yet most site owners never unlock its true performance potential because they’re drowning in plugin conflicts, theme bloat, and generic hosting advice. Our WordPress articles expose the optimization techniques that separate fast-loading sites from abandoned ones, reveal which popular plugins secretly devastate your server resources, and explain when managed WordPress hosting becomes essential versus wasteful spending. Whether you’re battling security vulnerabilities or scaling an eCommerce empire, understanding WordPress architecture transforms your site from functional to formidable. Experience InMotion’s WordPress Hosting built specifically for speed and WordPress optimization.
WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, powers over 40% of the Internet’s websites. Once a simple blogging platform, WordPress has evolved into a powerful site-building tool capable of meeting almost anyone’s needs. Among the most complicated sites to build on any platform, eCommerce sites rest firmly within the wheelhouse of today’s WordPress developer. So, how can you set up an eCommerce website using WordPress?
Long an industry leader in web hosting, InMotion Hosting has taken steps to improve its services even more with its NEW WordPress Hosting, which provides a combination of hardware and software designed to further enhance speed, performance, and reliability of any WordPress site.
Everyone loves a fast-loading website. Website owners, site visitors, and even Google all have a special place in their hearts for websites that load quickly and efficiently. Excessive load times can drive away site visitors, prevent conversions, and cause a site to rank lower in search engine results pages.
Every couple of years you need to update your website to ensure it has a fresh, modern look and makes use of the latest developments in web design. A website that looks out of date can damage your credibility and ultimately cost you clients. Before you can begin a redesign, however, you need to start planning what you want out of your updated website and what the finished product should look like. The following three-step process will help you prepare for your redesign and ultimately give you the website you want.
You only get one chance to make a great first impression, and nowhere is that more true than when you launch your new WordPress site for the entire world to see and enjoy. That being said, you want to make sure that you are addressing the twelve most important things that every new WordPress site should be doing prior to launch. Following these guidelines translates into the peace of mind you need knowing that your site is prepared for everything the internet and its users will have to throw at you as you begin your online WordPress endeavor.
As the year 2015 winds down to a close, it’s time to start looking forward to 2016 and beyond. Digital marketers and SEO professionals are always looking to the future so they can be ready for the changes that are no doubt coming. Google is constantly pursuing a better search experience. This results in changes to how they index and rank pages, resulting in changes to SEO tactics.
Internet security has always been a major concern for businesses and website owners. In today’s online world, these threats are becoming more and more widespread and diverse in nature. With so many attack vectors and vulnerabilities being discovered daily, it’s more important than ever that you keep a close eye on potential security risks. In this article, we’ll go over some of the best practices you can employ to keep yourself and your website protected.
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending WordCamp Raleigh where I represented InMotion Hosting as well as spoke on WordPress optimization. As with all other WordCamps I have attended, there were incredible discussions and memorable relationships made all around.
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This past weekend the 2014 Word Camp Los Angeles event took place at the beautiful California State University Los Angeles campus. The event brought together over 400 WordPress users and supporters to engage, share, learn, and experience being a part of the WordPress Community. As proud sponsors, we attended both Foundation Friday and Saturday Sessions. On Friday we had Maria Abugan(
I recently had the pleasure of visiting beautiful Portland, Maine for the first ever WordCamp Maine. Living in the city for so long and only traveling to large cities for WordCamps, I wasn’t sure of what to expect with a brand-new WordCamp out in the middle Maine. Well, to my surprise, it was an amazing trip full of wonderfully knowledgeable individuals who truly cared about WordPress as well as open source software.
This past weekend, I got to do two things I’ve been putting off for awhile. Visit Chicago, and go to a WordCamp. I’m glad I finally did, because I got to see an awesome city and meet a ton of amazing people that help make up the close-knit WordPress community.
I had the privilege and opportunity to attend the WordCamp party in The OC last weekend. The party started on Friday night and didn’t stop until Sunday night. Along the way I learned a lot about life, love, and the proper maintenance and structure of WordPress plugin directories.
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending WordCamp Philly. From the pre-WordCamp speaker/sponsor dinner to the after party, I greatly enjoyed every moment at WordCamp Philly. All of the organizers, volunteers, speakers, and sponsors truly made it an extraordinary event.
Hosting a WordPress site is easy, but efficiently hosting a WordPress site is the hard part. Sure, you could easily just install WordPress, install a theme that looks good, maybe install a few plugins, and leave it there, but efficiently hosting and maintaining a WordPress site can be more difficult.
So, you started a business and it was successful. Awesome! Then, you decided to expand to the internet to increase your foot traffic, sales, or company recognition. Great! Now that your business is represented online, the breadth of possibilities is practically endless. A solid online presence is a great way to display the important aspects of your business and to increase the effectiveness of a marketing strategy. We are in a mobile, digital age, so in order to meet the needs of your clientele, having a website that works on all any device, regardless of screen size is a necessity. Developing a responsive site design is the way to achieve this.