Now that PHP version 7 has been available for a while and many web hosting companies are now supporting it, the question you may be asking is, should I now upgrade to PHP 7? While WordPress and Joomla are now recommending PHP 7, and there are many benefits to this latest version of PHP, here
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Is WordPress or Wix.com the better option for creating your business’s website? We’ve previously tackled this question from a more general perspective—see Traditional Web Hosting vs Website Creation. And, we’ve also looked at a particular WordPress website builder in comparison with Wix—see BoldGrid vs Wix. However, I think we need to take a closer look
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In my exclusive interview with David Vogelpohl, VP of Web Strategy at WP Engine, we discuss the current and future landscapes of WordPress—along with how to build some really cool WordPress applications, how WordPress compares with Wix.com, and what you need to keep in mind for enterprise-wide WordPress solutions. Here are some excerpts from the
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WP Engine’s managed WordPress hosting customers can now secure their websites for free using Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates. In the past, SSL was mostly used by ecommerce sites for added security. However, these days all websites can benefit from SSL—and in fact if you haven’t already done so, you should definitely consider switching to https.
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WordCamp Los Angeles 2016 was again held at Cal State L.A. this past weekend. As always, this conference provided the perfect opportunity for all those involved with WordPress (i.e. Developers, Consultants, Bloggers) to network and pick up some new skills. Also as in past WordCamps here, there was a vendor area where most of the
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WordPress version 4.6 has now been released. And continuing with the recent trend of including some intriguing and helpful features with their new releases, WordPress 4.6 contains some noteworthy improvements. Also, continuing with their jazz theme, WordPress 4.6 is named Pepper—after the baritone saxophone player Park Frederick “Pepper” Adams III. Streamlined Updates In WordPress 4.6,
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In our latest video below, we recap our Best Managed WordPress Hosting Providers comparison study results. We wanted to see how some of the more expensive premium WordPress hosting plans stack up against each other. The WordPress web hosts we tested were WP Engine, Flywheel, Media Temple, and DreamHost/DreamPress 2. In addition to examining the
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WordCamp OC 2016 was held this past weekend July 9th and 10th. This year’s Orange County, CA event was held at UC Irvine. The new campus location provided more room and parking for the attendees. And as always, this WordCamp conference provided an ideal environment for WordPress developers, consultants, and bloggers to network, exchange ideas,
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Final in a series of blog posts on highly functional yet lesser known WordPress plugins. While you might be familiar with Google Analytics and web stat programs such as Webalizer and AWStats, you might be surprised to find out that you can also receive stats on your WordPress site from various plugins that are available
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Fourth in a series of blog posts on highly functional yet lesser known WordPress plugins. There may be times when your users need to upload files to your WordPress website. Whether they want to share certain information, photos, etc., or they need to submit some type of file for your approval, you’ll be happy to
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