Manually Install Joomla 4.0 Updated on November 3, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor After 9 years of diligent work, Joomla developers have reached the major milestone of Joomla version 4.0. This article will walk you through how to manually install Joomla 4.0 in two major steps – the database setup and the webserver installation. Note that these instructions will be using a cPanel-based web server installation using the Read More >
WordPress 5.9 Release Date and Planned Features Posted on August 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress 5.9 will be released in December 2021. It will be the third and final major release of the year. This release will be led by WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg. Most of what is expected for WordPress 5.9 is yet to be determined, but this article will cover the information that is available regarding Read More >
Force HTTPS on Joomla 4 Updated on March 16, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the first things you should do when you install a new website is install an SSL certificate, free or paid, to encrypt traffic. Then, you must force HTTPS on Joomla 4 traffic. Neither are difficult tasks to complete and both instantly secure Joomla for you and your visitors. cPanel server hosting includes AutoSSL, Read More >
Sucuri for WordPress: Remote Malware Scan Updated on August 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The Sucuri Security plugin offers a Remote Malware Scan tool you can use to protect and clean your WordPress site. For the best performance, this should be part of your site before you have an issue. Do keep in mind this only monitors the Core WordPress files. This means that malware hiding in your plugins, Read More >
Enable and Customize Joomla 4 User Registration Updated on August 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Joomla 4 user registration is disabled by default. For many website owners, this is a more preferred method to secure Joomla from cyber attacks and unauthorized users. This could become overwhelming for eCommerce sites and forums, though. Fortunately, enabling Joomla user registration and custom registration forms is a painless process. Allow Joomla 4 User Registration Read More >
Joomla 4 Accessibility Features Updated on March 9, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Improving Joomla 4 accessibility is painless and fast. No third party plugins required to get started. All you need to do is enable the web accessibility plugin that’s already included in your installation. Enable Joomla 4 Accessibility Features Log into your Joomla 4 administrator dashboard (e.g. https://example.com/administrator). Select System from the sidebar. Under Manage, select Read More >
Creating Joomla 4 Redirects Updated on August 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Creating URL redirects for dead links is one the easiest methods for improving Joomla search engine optimization (SEO) in larger websites. This Joomla 4 SEO method is easy with the pre-installed Redirects module. There’s no need to install a third party redirect plugin, though there are plenty available for other SEO tasks. Below we’ll cover Read More >
Joomla 4 Security HTTP Headers Updated on August 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Learning how to secure Joomla 4 is easier than ever before. With the pre-installed HTTP Headers Joomla plugin, you can add up to ten security HTTP headers to protect your data against next-generation cyber attacks. How to Secure Joomla 4 with HTTP Headers Log into your Joomla 4 administrator dashboard (e.g. https://example.com/administrator). Select System from Read More >
Kanban Project Management with Drupal Burndown Module Updated on September 13, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Burndown is a native Drupal agile project management tool. It provides support for both kanban and sprint-based projects and several forms of task-size estimation. The module is designed for flexibility and extensibility, but it has sensible defaults in place: just turn it on, navigate to the Burndown dashboard from your menu, and start adding projects. Read More >
Understanding Website Character Encoding in cPanel Updated on November 5, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Website character encoding can be a huge issue if you are not using standard characters on your website. For example, if you open a file in the Editor within cPanel and do not choose the correct character set, the editor may delete code or display characters incorrectly. This can often happen when you are editing Read More >
How to Upload a File With cPanel File Manager Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The cPanel File Manager makes it easy to upload a file to your account. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when trying to verify ownership of the site for Google Search Console. If you are unfamiliar with File Manager in cPanel, please see our article on Using the cPanel File Manager. In this example, we’re Read More >
How to Edit HTML Code in cPanel Updated on October 22, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor It’s inevitable that you will have to edit HTML code for your website. Maybe you need to update the path for an image or change the paragraph text on your website, for example. If you have minor changes to make that can be done quickly, you can use the HTML Editor in the cPanel File Read More >
Save This: Emacs Magit Command Cheat Sheet Updated on November 2, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana The Magit Git interface, for Emacs, provides both trivial and elaborate integration with Git right from within your Emacs text editor. Below, you will find a ready and easy cheatsheet for the basic (and more advanced) Git commands you can run from the Magit interface. The Very Basics The Staging Index (Applying Changes) Transient and Read More >
How to Edit Email Server Settings in iOS (14+) Updated on July 30, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Users of iPhones or iPads may occasionally need to edit email server settings in iOS so that they can use email on that device. The changes to the port settings in iOS can only be made to an existing email account. If you need to set up an account on your device, then go to Read More >
Managing Widgets with Blocks in WordPress 5.8 Updated on January 28, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the great new features of WordPress 5.8 is the option to add widgets through blocks. Previously, widgets were managed through the WordPress administrator dashboard and also through the front end using the Customizer. However, managing widgets can now also be accomplished through blocks in the page or post editor. This tutorial will walk Read More >
Write Freely RSS Feed And How To Use It Updated on November 2, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana There are many different ways you can share your Write Freely blog with the world. One of the most powerful ways to do so is through the built-in RSS feed. RSS “syndicates” your blog posts into a feed that updates whenever you publish new content. This way, anyone who uses an RSS feed reader as Read More >
How to Create a Static Page in Write Freely Updated on November 15, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana What is a blog anyway? A blog is basically an index of “posts,” most commonly sorted in reverse chronological order and dated. However, many blogs are not merely blogs. Some blogs require the use of static pages. A static page is a singular page on a website that contains up-to-date informatin and is regularly updated. Read More >
Creating Backups for MyBB Updated on October 22, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Different types of site backups serve different situations. While InMotion offers a full Backup Manager, and cPanel has the capability for full account backups, there are times when a more precision backup solution is in order. It’s easy to create backups for MyBB using cPanel’s file management tools. It can be a good idea to Read More >
Save Keyboard Macros as Functions in Emacs Updated on November 15, 2021 by Christopher Maiorana There will be many instances in which a valuable sequence of commands may need to be repeated an indefinite amount of times. Instead of endlessly typing and re-typing the same set of commands, you can use keyboard macros in Emacs to record and save those key command sequences as functions that can be called upon Read More >
Install a MyBB Plugin Updated on July 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor MyBB Plugins are small pieces of programming you can add to your site to add some new functionality to it. You may be familiar with WordPress plugins, but MyBB has its own set of interesting and well-crafted plugins too. They’re easy to install, and can add some especially advanced functionality to your site. How to Read More >
