Disabling HTML comments in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson Almost all comment spam left on your WordPress site will have some sort of HTML embedded within it such as links. In this article, we will show you how to disable HTML within comments on your WordPress site so that links can no longer be embedded. First, log into your WordPress admin dashboard Now that Read More >
Protect your Joomla 3 admin dashboard from Brute Force logins Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle The Admin Tools Joomla component can be used to protect your Joomla website against brute force attacks. In a snutshell, a brute force attack is when hackers repeatedly guess your Joomla password over and over again until they get it right and login to your dashboard. Enabling the password-protect administrator feature within Admin Tools adds Read More >
Admin Tools Core – Installation guide for Joomla 3 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to install the Admin Tools Core Joomla component. With this component, you can perform certain administrative tasks such as password protecting your dashboard, changing your Joomla database prefix, and more. We’ll cover these topics in future tutorials. To install Admin Tools: Download the latest stable version of Admin Read More >
How to Create / Delete an FTP Account in cPanel Updated on January 22, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial: Create FTP Account Delete FTP Account Every account can use the cPanel (Control Panel) username and password for FTP, but additional FTP Accounts can be created and removed from your cPanel at any time. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the creation and deletion of an FTP Account. New to Read More >
Removing a category in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 13, 2020 by Scott Mitchell Now that you know how to add new categories to your PrestaShop 1.6 store, you will need to understand the proper way to remove them. Removing them is not as simple as deleting the category itself. You need to take into account the products that are within the categories themselves. Below is a quick tutorial Read More >
WordPress Heartbeat and Heavy admin-ajax.php Usage Updated on February 12, 2025 by Jeff Matson Introduced in WordPress 3.6 the WordPress Heartbeat API allows WordPress to communicate between the web-browser and the server. It allows for improved user session management, revision tracking, and auto saving. This article contains steps that should be undertaken by a WordPress expert. If you’re interested in optimizing your WordPress site without any extra effort we Read More >
Reordering Categories in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on October 13, 2020 by Scott Mitchell Once you have created several categories, you may want to rearrange them a bit. Perhaps you want to order them from the most popular to the least, or maybe you take the standard approach and order them alphabetically. In any case, you will need to know how to reorder them from within the back office. Read More >
Adding a category in PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on January 22, 2026 by Scott Mitchell What is a product category? Categories help to organize your products in order to help your customers find them easier. It divides them up into logical groups. These can be stacked so that you have larger categories, such as “Computers”, and then have smaller subcategories such as “Desktops” and “Laptops”. Follow the instructions below to Read More >
Importing your Tumblr blog into WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing the Tumblr Importer plugin Importing your Tumblr content Migrating your blog from Tumblr to WordPress can be an intimidating task if you have a large number of posts and done by hand, but thanks to the Tumblr Importer plugin, transferring all of your Tumblr posts to your WordPress site can be Read More >
How to display a JEvents Calendar in Joomla 3 Updated on June 7, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor After you have added new events to your Calendar, the next thing to do is display the calendar on your site so others can see! Adding an Events by month JEvents menu item in Joomla 3 allows users to be able to view/access the event. In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a Read More >
How to add an event in Joomla 3 using JEvents Calendar Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle In our last tutorial, we showed you how to create an Add an event page to allow users to create events within your JEvents Calendar in Joomla 3. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps a user would take to add an event. Click the link Now that you have added a menu Read More >
Creating an Add Event JEvents menu item in Joomla 3 Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle Now that you’ve installed the JEvents Joomla 3 calendar component, the next thing to do is allow users to add events. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to create a link on your site called Add an event. When users click this menu link, they’ll be taken to a form where Read More >
Artisteer 4 and Joomla 3.2 Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle Artisteer is a desktop program you can use to easily create templates for software such as Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. I’ve known of the software for a few years now, but have never used it. Today, I’ve decided to test out the software, and this article is a brief summary of my experience. Heads up! Read More >
Logging Into the PrestaShop Admin Dashboard Updated on November 15, 2021 by Scott Mitchell After you have installed PrestaShop either manually or via the Softaculous installer tool, you will be ready to log into your site and begin creating your store. The admin area, often called the back office, is the section of your store your visitors are not able to see. From here you will be able to Read More >
Prestashop 1.6 Release Update and Description Updated on March 31, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article: PrestaShop 1.6 Feature List PrestaShop 1.6 Update Progress UPDATE (03/17/14): PrestaShop 1.6 has been released! Download PrestaShop 1.6 here! Prestashop 1.6 incorporates Bootstrap 3.0 , FontAwesome, Sass Compass, and D3 Data to provide an efficient, responsively designed ecommerce storefront and back-end. Using feedback from merchants and developers, the administrator dashboard was re-designed Read More >
How to manually install PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Scott Mitchell InMotion Hosting customers can install Prestashop with Softaculous. PrestaShop has become one of the most popular shopping cart programs over the last few years. It can be installed very easily on most web hosting servers, especially here at InMotion Hosting. PrestaShop will allow you to create your own online store where you can sell products Read More >
10 recommended steps to lock down and secure WordPress Updated on August 12, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The following 10 steps will help you secure and protect your WordPress website against hackers. 1. Use a strong password Minimum password recommendations: – At least 8 characters total – Mixture of upper and lower-case letters – Numbers, punctuation or other non-alphanumeric characters Example weak password: secret1 Improved strong password: Z#hupsZ2M4!Z Take a look at how to create Read More >
How to Automatically Post WordPress Content to Social Media Updated on June 13, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing Social Networks Auto Poster Connecting social media accounts In this article, we will show you how to automatically post to all of your social media accounts using the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. This plugin is especially useful if you have a large number of social media profiles that you need Read More >
How to Install Drush Updated on September 13, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Drush, the Drupal Shell, is a command-line interface (CLI) application for managing the Drupal content management system (CMS). For users who enjoy working from the shell, install Drush to save yourself a lot of time in the long run. Drush allows you to configure modules and themes without logging into the Drupal dashboard. You can Read More >
WordPress comment spam prevention with Akismet Updated on February 19, 2025 by Jeff Matson Do you get a lot of WordPress comment spam? In this article, we will show you how to stop comment spam in WordPress using Akismet. Akismet is a powerful plugin that is bundled with all WordPress installations and is extremely effective in stopping spam comments on your WordPress site. Once you have completed this article, Read More >
