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I'm a NameHero team member, and an expert on WordPress and web hosting. I've been in this industry since 2008. I've also developed apps on Android and have written extensive tutorials on managing Linux servers. You can contact me on my website WP-Tweaks.com!
Earlier, I’d written about when to move from shared hosting to a VPS. However, migrating to a VPS from shared hosting is no easy matter. You need to know what you’re getting into if you intend to manage the VPS independently. Even with a fully managed NameHero VPS, there’s no escaping the tasks you need […]
A while back, I decided to finally uninstall Jetpack from my WordPress installations because I no longer wanted to have a single software that did everything. Even if I disabled the modules I no longer wanted so much code cluttering my site. The original Jetpack plugin is huge. However, Jetpack recently started breaking its mammoth […]
Shared web hosting is a wonderful thing. It lets anyone start their website for a few dollars a month, without locking themselves into a software platform that stops them from migrating to other services. It’s by far the most common form of hosting, and especially with a good web host like NameHero, it can serve […]
When you sign up for NameHero hosting, you can purchase additional backup space during the checkout process as shown here: You can use this additional backup space to store up to 30 days of backups on NameHero and restore them to any point in time. But which plan should you get, and how much backup […]
When you buy a domain, you’re often given the option to purchase an additional domain privacy service. For some, ID protection is worth the freedom from spam, while others choose to keep their information public for reputational purposes. Here on NameHero, you can buy it by clicking the “ID Protection” box as shown here: So […]
For a long time, I used Cloudflare page rules for my most important redirects. In fact, I’d written an article on using Cloudflare to speed up websites, and page rules for redirects were one of the tips I shared. Since then, however, Cloudflare has created a whole new system for page redirects. The new configuration […]
Earlier this year, I wrote about how to avoid accidentally editing your reusable blocks in WordPress Gutenberg. However, the new WordPress version 6.0 adds this functionality by default to the WordPress editor, and it comes with some nice perks as well! Here’s how it works. Locking Blocks in Gutenberg While the earlier plugin only worked […]
It looks like we’re finally getting a new Table of Contents (ToC) block in Gutenberg! It’s not out for release publicly yet, but I was able to test a nightly version of the plugin and it looks really good! Very easy to use, and it has the option of converting the ToC into a static […]
For the past few days, because of a shoulder issue, I’ve decided to use my keyboard as much as possible. Solutions like Vimium for browsing web pages are great, but the real challenge is WordPress. I spend so much time creating and editing posts, designing blocks, and rearranging elements, that if my strategy was to […]
Earlier, I’d written about how to create a category page in WordPress using the new and improved WordPress 6.0 Query Loop block. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work if you want to include all post types. The query loop block has an option on the right-hand side that allows you to choose either posts or pages for […]