Why I Like WordPress for My Affiliate Website Network
I have a small collection of affiliate websites, and I’ve found that I like using WordPress to build and manage this type of website. There are a few specific reasons that I have identified that contribute to my liking of WordPress for this type of site. When it comes to building affiliate websites, I’m less […]
External Backups Now Possible in ManageWP Orion
I was happy to see that I can now configure Orion to store backups externally, since I like to be able to keep backups in a storage location that I control when possible. One thing I was surprised to see was that there is an additional $.10 per gigabyte fee attached to backups, it is […]
The Final Transition from Classic ManageWP to Orion
It looks like it will now just be a matter of a few weeks before the Classic ManageWP is killed for good and all ManageWP users are pushed to the new Orion system exclusively. I, for one, am ready for this. At this point I don’t go back into the Classic ManageWP interface for anything […]
Why I Like Microsite Masters for Keyword Position Tracking
I still find keyword position tracking useful enough for my own purposes – so I use a service called Microsite Masters to handle the tracking for me. Wait, Isn’t Keyword Position Tracking Dead? The concept of keyword position tracking isn’t as big of a deal as it used to be, at least in my experience. […]
Advantages of Using One WordPress Theme for All My Sites
When trying to manage many WordPress sites on a daily basis I find that it can be highly advantageous to use as few WordPress themes as possible among them all. The more different WordPress themes that I employ onto my sites, the more unique management issues I introduce to my environment. For that reason alone, […]
Upgrading MySQL with WHM/cPanel
MySQL updates are important. You will want to make sure your web server always has the latest stable version of MySQL running so that you can stay on top of any security issues or patches that are issued. Reading through the MySQL update documentation can be a little bit intimidating depending your skill level as […]
My Namecheap Review: Why Use Them for Domain Names and SSL?
I’ve used a few different domain registrars, going back to around 1999 or so. I’ve never really had any particular preference or favorite during that entire time. I’ve always just gone with whatever registrar seemed to be the cheapest, whatever had easy to use management tools, and whatever didn’t annoy me with crappy user interfaces. […]
How to Backup a MySQL Database in cPanel
Downloading a MySQL database backup with cPanel is easy. Here’s how to do it. Log into your cPanel and look for the Backup option in the Files section. Click on that Backup link and you will see a page that gives you options to download full site backups, home directory backups, MySQL backups and email […]
How to Make WordPress Websites Load Faster
There are a few key techniques I use to get my WordPress websites to load as quickly as possible. I’ll share them here, hopefully this helps somebody out there squeeze some juice of of their websites and their web hosting. VPS Web Hosting It helps a lot to have a bit more of a serious […]
SSL Certificate Types & Differences
When setting up and SSL certificate for your website you will run into three types of certificates being offered by the major providers. Here is what they are and how they differ. Domain Validated SSL Certificates These types of SSL certificates are the cheapest and they are also the quickest to obtain. “Domain Validated” means […]
Building a Record Label Website with WordPress
I started a small record label so that a friend and I could publish our music. We’re hobbyists with lots of ideas, and just needed some way to get our stuff out there, publish it, and make it official. And that led me to attempting to build a record label website with WordPress. Why WordPress? […]
Using MarketPress with WooCommerce Themes
I recently set up a website using the MarketPress E-Commerce Plugin for WordPress as the e-commerce portion, you know, for the products, carts and checkout stuff. I’m really liking it so far, it seems like a great value. E-Commerce Specific WordPress Theme or Not? However, never having used WordPress for e-commerce before, I was little […]