How to Create and Edit Pages and Posts in WordPress Updated on August 7, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Pages and posts are essential, foundational elements for all WordPress websites. No matter the purpose of your website, you will have pages, posts, or both for your site to function properly. There are a few differences between pages and posts, but creating and editing them is pretty much the same. Remember that when you edit or Read More >
How WordPress Helped Small Businesses During COVID-19 Updated on April 21, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In March of 2020, the US started to shut down due to COVID-19 and around 30 million small businesses felt the impact. As schools closed and people begin to shelter at home, small businesses immediately felt the pressure as foot traffic halted. Small business owners needed to adapt to the new stay at home environment Read More >
Ansible and Docker Updated on November 14, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When automating your data center infrastructure, it is important to understand the various technologies that are available to you, as well as how the individual technologies can be used in combination to better suit the individual needs of your operation. For example, both Ansible and Docker exist as solutions for the automation of server software Read More >
How to Wrap Text in Emacs Updated on February 22, 2022 by Christopher Maiorana Emacs is a high level open source cross platform text editor. The first time you open Emacs you might start typing and realize your text rolls right past the right margin of your editor frame and continues into nowhere. For most users, wrapping text (or, soft wrap) is more visually appealing, and helps keep a Read More >
Google Web Stories Creates Beautiful Content for WordPress Websites Updated on February 20, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Content is king. No, seriously. You may be tired of the saying but it’s still very much the truth. Engaging, shareable content on your website boosts audience interactions, encourages content sharing, and can help you maintain and grow website visits. However, creating sleek, engaging content can be time-consuming, especially if you’re a small business owner Read More >
Resource Guide — Top Free WordPress Form Plugins Updated on December 14, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor No matter what, when building a WordPress website, you can count on adding a forms plugin. Across all businesses, adding a form is a must. It’s the easiest way for visitors to get in touch with you and, at this point, is an element visitors expect to see. Adding a form is the easy part. Read More >
How to Log into Your WordPress Dashboard Updated on June 10, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the benefits of being an InMotion WordPress Hosting customer is that we can migrate your existing WordPress website to your InMotion Hosting account or easily get you set up with a site that has WordPress already installed. At that point, it’s just a matter of logging in and getting started. Once you have Read More >
How to Enable a SSL on a WordPress Site Updated on November 14, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial, we will show you how to enable your WordPress SSL, so you can connect to your website securely using an SSL certificate. For more information, see our guide titled “What is SSL and why is it important?“ Note: You will need an SSL Certificate before attempting to complete this tutorial. An SSL Read More >
How to Manage AutoSSL Certificates in cPanel Updated on January 3, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor After you have enabled AutoSSL, the free SSL that’s auto-enabled forever, in WHM, then the next step is to make sure that the certificates have been added to your account. You can manage the certificates in the cPanel using the SSL/TLS interface. The following article applies to Shared Hosting customers as well as Reseller customers. Read More >
Using Ansible Modules Updated on July 7, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the ways Ansible executes specific tasks is through the use of modules. Modules are discrete units of code that can be used in an Ansible playbook or directly from a command-line interface. By leveraging Ansible modules you can easily manage and maintain your Ansible deployments. In this article, we will outline how Ansible Read More >
How to Change the Title and Tagline in WordPress Updated on October 17, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Once you’ve installed WordPress, one of the first tasks you’ll need to complete is changing your title and tagline. The title and tagline in WordPress welcomes visitors to your website and quickly sums up its purpose. They also help promote a positive user experience for your visitors and encourage them to engage with your website. Read More >
How to Update WordPress Plugins Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Learning how to update WordPress plugins is vitally important for website security and usability. Keeping your plugins up-to-date helps harden your website security — closing doors hackers could use to access your website. It also ensures a positive user experience for your website visitors, making sure they are interacting with the most recent and compatible Read More >
How to Install Docker on CentOS 7 Updated on March 22, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Docker is a popular open-source tool used to create, deploy, and run applications by using containers. These containers are isolated, discrete packages that contain all of the software and configuration files necessary to run specific applications. In this article, we will outline some reasons why you might want to use Docker as well as the Read More >
How to Install Apache Tomcat 8 on Ubuntu Updated on October 20, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Apache Tomcat (sometimes referred to as simply Tomcat) is a popular open-source web server software used to set up Java-based server environments. The technologies used in Tomcat include Java Servlet, Java Server Pages, Java Expression Language, and WebSocket and provides an HTTP server environment ideal for running Java-based applications. Apache Tomcat can be installed on Read More >
How to Add a Navigation Menu to Your Sidebar in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Depending on your website goals, the sidebar area of your WordPress site can be a useful space for additional site navigation. Traditionally, the WordPress sidebar is reserved for blog navigation — housing links to your blog categories, tags, and archives so website visitors can search your content easily. Though, with the growth of WordPress, you Read More >
Resource — WordPress Guide to Social Media Integration Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Social media integration on your WordPress site is important for the overall growth of your online presence. Almost every successful business website you see today will have icons for their various social media platforms at the top or bottom of their site. They may also have social media feeds or reviews from their social media Read More >
What is the Difference Between Pages and Posts in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Even if you’re jumping into your first WordPress website, you’re probably already aware that pages and posts are important elements in the creation of your website. They help you build out your vision, creating the canvas where your content will be displayed and viewed by the world. But what is the difference between pages and Read More >
Real-time Blackhole Lists (RBLs) in WHM for Stronger Email Security Updated on November 3, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Before we discuss Blackhole Lists (RBLs), we need to cover some background information regarding email security on a VPS with cPanel. One of the first things a cPanel user should learn is how to block spam in cPanel with DNS records and prevent your emails from being marked as junk. Many guides cover a lot Read More >
How to Add Blog Posts to WordPress Using Email Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you’re unable to access your WordPress website or simply do not like the WordPress dashboard, you can use email to add blog posts to your website. WordPress does have a built-in feature to post blogs to your website, however, it’s pretty limited and does not allow you to configure blog post formatting. Meaning your Read More >
Broken Link Checker Plugin for WordPress Updated on February 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you’ve recently migrated your WordPress website, reassigned categories, or updated your URLs, you need to make sure your links, images, and videos continue to work properly with the new changes. Though it may seem like an easy task, no matter the size of your website, manually checking all of your links will prove time-consuming Read More >
