WP Engine just announced the launch of a new plugin called, Genesis Custom Blocks, this is not to be confused with their page builder plugin, Genesis Pro. This new plugin is awesome! It will save you a ton of time when building custom blocks for the WordPress block editor, and allow you to reduce the … Read more
In this article I’ll share behind the scenes look at this new Page Builder, Genesis Pro, and some insights into what I think WP Engine and the Genesis team are doing to enhance the use of Gutenberg and the StudioPress themes. Ok Look. let’s talk about the elephant in the post first. Yes, I’m a … Read more
In this article I’ll discuss some pros and cons to hosting client sites. I’ll also share strategies on how to do hosting, but more importantly how to do it with high profitability. If you’re building WordPress websites you have a really good opportunity to generate monthly recurring revenue by offering to host your clients website. … Read more
It’s official, WP Engine has been supporting PHP 7 since July 2016, is your site ready for the upgrade? Like everything else at WP Engine, they have made this really simple for you to check your site before upgrading to PHP 7. With two very simple steps you can verify your site is ready for PHP … Read more
Over the past couple of years, it seems like every hosting company has launched a hosting plan for WordPress users. Some have created new environments intended to support the resource requirements and security necessities WordPress demands, others just create an illusion of Managed WordPress hosting by putting a new product name on their site, “WordPress Hosting” … Read more
This topic, website hosting dilemma, comes up with every client I’ve ever worked with. Now available: Managed WordPress Hosting and What to Expect an updated view of WordPress hosting and the pitfalls of GoDaddy Managed WordPress Hosting. And the discussion usually starts with GoDaddy. Let’s be honest, the prices are appealing and their probably the better … Read more
Many of our clients want to know what website hosting solution they should use. And until recently, I was always a bit hesitant to offer any suggestions. Only because so many of the hosting providers are unreliable. For the past 14 months, we’ve been using Rackspace Cloud Servers for our websites and some clients sites, … Read more
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