High-Performance WordPress Hosting with NGINX Reverse-Proxy Caching Updated on December 4, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor InMotion Hosting’s WordPress Hosting platform uses NGINX reverse-proxy caching technology to achieve the highest performance for sites using the WordPress content management system (CMS). A powerful, event-driven asynchronous web server capable of serving extremely high numbers of visitors very quickly, NGINX excels at serving static content (e.g. JavaScript files, CSS files, images, etc.), and when Read More >
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How to Add Another Website to a WordPress Hosting Account Updated on September 13, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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? Updated on November 29, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on March 15, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 Updated on March 11, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor 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 >
How to Configure Security Notifications in Sucuri for WordPress Hosting Updated on March 11, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article you can learn more about: This article describes the Sucuri plugin for WordPress and how it may be used to add security to your website. It also explains the various security alerts settings. NOTICE: Sucuri for WordPress is just one way to secure your website’s data. Check out the many features WordPress Read More >
WordPress Hosting: NGINX Cache Manager Advanced Options Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article, you can learn about the following: WordPress Hosting and NGINX Advanced Options This article explains the relationship between NGINX and WordPress Hosting. It also describes what the NGINX Cache Manager advanced options (in cPanel) do. By the end of this article, you will be familiar with how to configure these settings to Read More >
Sucuri for WordPress Hosting: Security Activity Auditing Updated on March 11, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article This article describes how to leverage the Sucuri plugin for WordPress Hosting to audit security activity. It also describes the benefits of using this plugin to secure your WordPress website. NOTICE: Sucuri for WordPress is just one way to secure your website’s data. Check out the many features WordPress Hosting by InMotion Read More >
How to Install and Set Up Sucuri for WordPress Hosting Updated on March 15, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article: This article describes how to install and set up Sucuri for WordPress hosting. This security plugin secures your website with features like: NOTICE: Sucuri for WordPress is just one way to secure your website’s data. Check out the many features WordPress Hosting by InMotion Hosting includes supplementing security for your website. Install Read More >
How to Install and Set Up CoSchedule for WordPress Hosting Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article What is CoSchedule for WordPress? How to Install CoSchedule for WordPress How to Set Up CoSchedule for WordPress This article describes how to install and set up the CoSchedule plugin for WordPress. Read on to learn more about this plugin and how it integrates your CoSchedule account with your WordPress website. Are Read More >
Using a Full-Width Editor Plugin for Gutenberg WordPress Hosting Updated on October 26, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Not satisfied with your current website host? Check out the web hosting solutions provided by InMotion Hosting! Occasionally, you might have the frustration of working with the new WordPress post and page editor (called Gutenberg) because it displays a post or page in the 610px width. This is typically defined by the theme you’re in. Read More >
How to Get Hosting for your WordPress Website? Updated on June 10, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor So, you have created this amazing WordPress site, but you’re dissatisfied with its current hosting service. Or, maybe it’s all still on the drawing board and you’ve got one thing blocking your vision and that is where does it need to be hosted? Consider the WordPress Hosting at InMotion Hosting as your solution! The hosting Read More >
How to Provide User Access in WordPress Hosting Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the conveniences of using WordPress hosting is the ability to have multiple people with different user access levels. These user access levels can be defined by the role you provide within WordPress. This enables you to provide access to multiple users who can access your site without providing them access to the hosting Read More >
Why We Use NGINX In Our WordPress Hosting Updated on July 7, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You may have heard a lot recently about the popular open-source web server application Nginx. It’s one of the most popular and well-regarded open-source software projects in the world. Making news recently, cloud provider F5 acquired the NGNIX company for a large sum of money in order to capitalize on the cloud computing craze. Along Read More >
Free Templates Built by BoldGrid for WordPress Hosting Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress Hosting by InMotion Hosting integrated with BoldGrid can help you to quickly create a beautiful website using Inspirations. An Inspiration is a combination of pre-defined content and design related to a specific category. Since these themes (designs) come “fully loaded” with content (based on selected category), they provide a structure (combined with BoldGrid’s intuitive Read More >