WordPress

Running a blog is time-consuming, and writing for it is just half of the job. You also need to maintain the software on your server to ensure it’s secure and speedy. For WordPress users, this adds myriad jobs to the to-do list, but neglecting maintenance can leave a hosting account open to attack. With that […]

Running a blog is a rewarding project for many writers. But wouldn’t it be great to increase those rewards by making a little (Or a lot!) of money? After all, writing articles and posts takes a huge amount time, and many bloggers give up any hope of ever being paid for those hours. That needn’t be […]

Create a brand. Check. Find and set up the best hosting plan for your site. Check. Install WordPress. Check. Create a blog and put a post up. Check. Let the blog sit abandoned while you continue to run your business and watch your site traffic dwindle. Um, yeah, it’s time to do something about that. […]

That’s right. We said it. We’re going to give you three reasons WordPress is a great platform to build your website, and we’re not going to argue with you about it. Nope. Don’t even try. Besides, once you read these reasons, you won’t be able to argue anyway. You’ll be too busy setting up your […]

WordPress has made a name for itself by providing website owners with a powerful and flexible platform for crafting professional and compelling sites. With more than 73 million WordPress sites on the Internet, it’s clear this popular Content Management System (CMS) is the go-to site building tool for site owners around the world. And while […]

You’ve heard lots of people say WordPress is the way to go when building a site. Heck, we’ve said it here. It’s a powerful content management system (CMS) that just about anyone can use. The back end interface is very user-friendly, and by choosing a theme and adding plugins, you can easily customize your site […]

Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has announced a new plugin called Jetpack. It adds many of the features offered by their WordPress.com hosted solution to self-installed WordPress instances, including updated states, grammar checking and more. But Jetpack is more than just a great plugin. It actually represents a major change in the way many hosts install […]

Many hosts now offer their own WordPress theme galleries, packed full of professional quality layouts for your site or blog. Is it worth signing up to a host just to bag a free premium theme?

A major WordPress hack has hit Go Daddy, Bluehost and Media Temple customers. The cause is unclear, but it’s an ongoing problem. Some users report similar problems with their Joomla and ZenCart installs. About the Hack The hack appears to have originated at the hosting provider level; hackers seem to have been able to infiltrate multiple accounts […]

Page.ly is a hosting company with one focus: WordPress hosting. Page.ly’s customers can’t install anything else, nor can they work with more than one domain at a time. Despite its instant setup and obvious simplicity, Page.ly does have some limitations that not everyone will be comfortable with. What is Page.ly? Page.ly works WordPress into the signup […]

Over time, the number of WordPress comments in your database can grow at an alarming rate. On a popular blog, you could find yourself with thousands of comments sitting in the ‘Awaiting Moderation’ queue. Unfortunately, WordPress provides no simple way of cleaning up comments. There’s a mass edit tool, but it’s not particularly versatile. In […]