India is a very under served market for web hosting. When web hosts choose to host in Asia, they usually choose Singapore. Here's a list of web hosting companies with Indian data centers. Some of these are Indian web hosting companies, and others are … [Continue reading]
Bluehost Free SSL Finally Arrives – Will GoDaddy Follow?
I woke up this morning to the good news that Bluehost free SSL is now available with Let's Encrypt for ALL its hosting plans - not just WordPress. This is great. I went over to check their website, and it's true: Bluehost Free SSL is now available … [Continue reading]
cPanel Login URL List for Major Hosting Providers
cPanel can be a bit difficult to find. So here's the cPanel login URL list for the big hosting services (but read more below!): If your DNS hasn't propagated yet, you can try replacing your domain name (example.com) with the IP address of your … [Continue reading]
7 Reasons to Not Switch to the Gutenberg WordPress Editor
Update: After many years, I've changed my opinion about Gutenberg. Automattic has fixed many of the annoyances I've outlined and others I've gotten used to. On the flip side, I've come to embrace the ability of Gutenberg to transform a page from just … [Continue reading]
How to Get the InnoDB Buffer Pool Size via SSH
InnoDB is the default storage engine for MySQL databases - the same one that runs WordPress. To optimize speed, InnoDB stores frequently queries and indexes in cached memory. This way, we don't have to query the database from disk each time. The … [Continue reading]
How to Use SSH from cPanel to Access your Site
Website admins cover a wide range of skill levels. For the absolute beginner, cPanel can get a bit overwhelming with all its complicated functions that they will likely never use. On the other end of the spectrum, there are those for whom cPanel is … [Continue reading]
How to Access your Site over SFTP Using cPanel
If you want to access the files on your site, FTP is a great option. It's easy to use, fast, you can upload and download files with ease, and perform most file operations with the click of a button. However, your FTP passwords and all subsequent data … [Continue reading]
How to Calculate Values in WordPress Posts
Let's say you store some data in MySQL database that you retrieve via a shortcode. This shortcode returns a dynamic value that's updated in real-time. Great! Now, what if you need to perform some calculations on that value? Let's say it's as simple … [Continue reading]
Tutorial: Exclude Logged in WordPress Users with Google Tag Manager
This tutorial will explain how to configure Google Tag Manager (GTM) to exclude logged-in WordPress users from triggering the Google Analytics tracking code. It assumes you have already: Set up Google Analytics 4 - GA4Added GA4 to Google Tag … [Continue reading]
How to Display a Single Cell in Google Sheets in WordPress
Sometimes you need to publish dynamic data in WordPress. Whether it's changing prices, the score for a game, or stock prices. Google Sheets is a great way to achieve this. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to display the value of a single cell in … [Continue reading]