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Getting Started with your new WordPress Hosting plan
WordPress Hosting refers to hosting plans that are optimized specifically for WordPress.
Our UltraStack infrastructure ensures that your WordPress site is hosted on WordPress servers that deliver not only speed and reliability but also allow server-side caching.
In addition, all WordPress Hosting plans come with an advanced caching tool. This tool allows you to select your cache profile. The WordPress-specific profiles include Standard, Dynamic, and WordPress Multisite. Customizing your caching in cPanel will bring a new level of speed to your WordPress website.
Features
One of the best perks of WordPress Hosting is that each plan comes jam-packed with useful features. The articles below will help you maximize your WordPress Hosting account and give you a better understanding of how our WordPress-optimized servers help you get the best performance out of your website.
WordPress Hosting Basics
Getting started with WordPress Hosting is a simple process, but if you’re new to the CMS, it can seem overwhelming at first. Explore our WordPress Hosting basics articles for step-by-step directions that will walk you through how to install WordPress and help you become familiar with the tool.
Billing & Renewals via AMP
Billing for all InMotion Hosting accounts is done within your AMP (Account Management Panel), which controls all billing-related items associated with your hosting account.
Since you will be using AMP to manage all your billing-related needs, take time to read the following articles so you know how to log in to it and use it.
Transferring WordPress Websites
You shouldn’t be punished for moving your WordPress website to a new host, that’s why we offer free, no-hassle website migrations.
However, if you would rather take care of your website transfer yourself, the below articles will help you ensure your transfer experience is as smooth as possible.
Configuring Your WordPress Hosting
Once you have purchased a WordPress Hosting account and either transferred or set up your website, you’ll want to customize it to match your specific wants and needs.
Check out these articles for a walkthrough on how to configure WordPress and customize it to your desired specifications.
WordPress on Dedicated Servers & VPS
WordPress Hosting on a Dedicated or VPS server helps you get the most out of your website by providing you with dedicated resources on high-performance servers that can be tailored to match your needs.
If you decide to go for a VPS or Dedicated WordPress Hosting plan, there is some additional learning required.
Explore these articles for help setting up and configuring your VPS or dedicated server.
Troubleshooting WordPress Hosting
While WordPress is user-friendly and generally not too difficult to use, that doesn’t mean you won’t run into problems from time to time.
The below articles will help you tackle some common WordPress troubleshooting issues.
Jetpack Documentation
Jetpack is a powerful WordPress plugin giving you a full set of tools which assist with building, maintaining, and keeping your website running smoothly. From automatic website backups to protection from brute-force hacking, Jetpack comes packed with advanced features that anyone with a WordPress website can benefit from.
Explore these articles to learn how to install, setup, and use Jetpack.
Advanced Users
WordPress is a versatile tool that becomes even more powerful as you increase your knowledge and understanding of it.
After you have learned the basics, check out these helpful guides and tutorials to become a WordPress expert.
WordPress Hosting Community Support
Another great thing about WordPress is that it’s open sourced and has a fantastic, supportive community to help you learn about the CMS and expand your WordPress knowledge and skillset.
Explore these helpful resources to help you solve problems and master WordPress.
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- How to Remove Tags from WordPress
- How To Integrate WordPress and GitHub
- How to Optimize your WordPress Database With WP-Optimize
- Disable WordPress Autosave
- WordPress Troubleshooting Techniques
- How to Add Another Website to a WordPress Hosting Account
- How to Add Videos to WordPress
- Prevent Unauthorized WordPress Administrator Login Attempts
- How to Fix WordPress Login Temporarily Disabled
- How to Hide your WordPress Admin URL with iThemes Security
- Removing the Sidebar Links/Widgets in WordPress
- WordPress Through the Ages
- How to Create and Edit Pages and Posts in WordPress
- How to Enable a SSL on a WordPress Site
- What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress
- How to Disable Comments in WordPress
- How to Schedule Blog Posts in WordPress
- Free Gallery and Slider Plugins for WordPress
- Understanding WordPress Categories and Tags
- Mastering Your WordPress Site Structure
- Resource Guide — Types of Websites You Can Build With WordPress?
- How to Globally Change the Font in WordPress
- How to Create and Add a Logo To WordPress
- Create a Footer for WordPress
- How to Change the Header Image in WordPress
- How to Use a Custom Paypal Button in Your Website
- How to Add a QR Code using Your Paypal Donation Link
- How to Increase the Maximum File Upload Size in WordPress
- What Are the Best eCommerce Plugins for WordPress?
- Is VPS Hosting or Shared Hosting Right for Your WordPress Site?
- What Are Taxonomies and When Should You Use Them?
- What To Do When WordPress Won’t Publish Your Post
- A WordPress Guide to Google Analytics
- The Dedicated Opcode Cache Pool for WordPress
- How to Build a Post in WordPress
- How to Build a Page in WordPress
- How to Reorder Blog Posts in WordPress
- WordPress Plugin Spotlight – SeedProd – Maintenance Mode Plugin
How to Add Another Website to a WordPress Hosting Account
If you have subscribed to a WordPress Hosting account with InMotion Hosting, then you may decide that you want to host more than one website on your account. In this article, you will learn how many websites you can host and how to add another website to your WordPress Website Hosting account. How Many Websites Read More >
Is VPS Hosting or Shared Hosting Right for Your WordPress Site?
One of the most common questions a business owner has revolves around which WordPress website hosting type is right for them. Is it VPS vs shared hosting or maybe dedicated? You want to be cost-conscious, but still have the bandwidth and operating power needed to run your website efficiently. This often brings up the comparison Read More >
How to Secure Your Website With Sucuri for WordPress Hosting
In this article: This article describes how to use the Sucuri plugin for WordPress to secure your website. It also explains some of the benefits of using Sucuri for WordPress. NOTICE: Sucuri for WordPress is just one way to secure your website’s data. Check out the many features WordPress Hosting by InMotion Hosting including supplementing Read More >
How to Install and Set Up Simple Author Box for WordPress Hosting
In this article you can learn: How to Install How to Set Up Settings Author Information This article describes how to use Simple Author Box to display author information on a post. The instructions will guide you through how to install and set up Simple Author Box for WordPress Hosting. How to Install Simple Author Read More >
How to Install and Set Up Login LockDown for WordPress Hosting
This tutorial explains how to: Install Login LockDown Set Up Login LockDown This article describes how to secure your login page. You can learn how to install and set up Login LockDown to secure your WordPress website. NOTICE: Login LockDown for WordPress is just one way to secure your website. Check out the many features WordPress Hosting Read More >
Defining Managed WordPress Hosting
Users or creators of websites know that a web server is a requirement. Web servers provided by hosting services can vary widely in cost and complexity. They can also range in services and options. Generally, the more options or services that you want with your hosting service, the more expensive it will be. InMotion Managed Read More >
How to Optimize LazyLoad for WordPress Hosting
This article describes how to optimize LazyLoad for WordPress. You can learn how to change the threshold for LazyLoad and how to test LazyLoad functionality using Google DevTools. How to Change LazyLoad Threshold How to Test LazyLoad If you’re looking for a simple plugin lazy image loading, try Jetpack! How to Change LazyLoad Threshold LazyLoad Read More >
How to Install and Set Up LazyLoad for WordPress Hosting
If your website contains a plethora of images, then this plugin will help to improve your load time. Lazy loading enhances your website by only rendering images that are visible to the user. For example, if an image is at the bottom of the page, all your other (visible) content will load. The images will Read More >