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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!
Normal shared hosting is pretty basic. You get a Linux server, with the ability to install a few applications, and that’s it. Cheap web hosting doesn’t include any additional features like a real CDN, backup solutions, or dynamic caching. Which is what makes NameHero so different from other hosts on the market. Unlike the big […]
Most blog titles will be plain text. That’s what users expect generally and it’s what they like to see on Google. It’s a fine line between standing out in the SERPS and being seen as spam. It’s possible if you do it carefully. Sometimes you may have seen additional character sets in the titles of […]
Smartphones and tablets have truly changed the way we consume content. And it’s not just handheld devices, but even normal laptops and computers come in such a bewildering array of sizes, that it might seem impossible to optimize for all of them. But there’s no turning back the clock. 2018 was the year when mobile […]
Everyone knows that CDNs are only for static content. CSS, JS, images, and font files for the most part. The “static” is what makes CDNs efficient. The idea is that a piece of content needs to be retrieved only once per EDGE server (not once in general), and then users are served a copy of […]
Cloudflare can sometimes be one of those “hit and miss” applications. Their services are so comprehensive, that it’s very easy to overlook a configuration error. Each website needs to figure out what works and what doesn’t within its own unique environment. In this article, I’ll talk about Railgun. Ryan has already explained how to set […]
Well before WordPress’ Gutenberg was released, I tried it out in its various beta forms and absolutely hated it. In fact, I’d written a post here on NameHero about why it was annoying as hell. But since this was what we had to work with, I forced myself to switch to the block editor for […]
In a crowded marketplace, web hosts need to find ways to differentiate themselves with value-added offerings. Some go with freebies like a free domain, or domain privacy. Others differentiate themselves with features like staging, and dynamic caching. Very few hosts provide server level dynamic caching out of the box on their basic shared hosting plans. […]
Most WordPress users don’t have to mess around too much with files and folders. Even advanced users need to usually only modify functions.php, and the theme files. And they can do this easily from within the WordPress interface itself via the in-built editor for plugins and themes. However, if you set up WordPress regularly for […]
Setting up a website means you often need to set up a whole bunch of related services – not just hosting. Some of these are: Domain name The hosting itself A CDN A backup service These are the bare minimum necessary for a modern site. There are a lot of other optional services depending on […]
Images form the largest part of modern web pages. Especially when you consider that Google likes “rich” web pages with lots of media. As a result, optimizing the delivery of your images is critical. Here are four ways to optimize your images in WordPress, with screenshots. Method 1: At Least 1200 px in Width When […]