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Linus Torvalds the creator and the principal developer of the Linux kernel announced the release of Linux kernel version 5.0. This release increases the major kernel version number to 5. from 4.x. The new change does not mean anything and does not affect programs in any way. From the mailing list: Te overall changes for…
Having broken links on your WordPress site is bad news for both your human visitors and your site’s SEO, so learning how to fix broken links in WordPress is an important part of running a successful WordPress site. In this post, we’ll dive into a deeper explanation for why broken links are something worth seeking…
Launched in 2010, Instagram is a free photo and video sharing platform that was initially offered only on iOS. However, in a few short years, it became a staple of social media, with Facebook scooping it up for $1 billion in 2012. One of the biggest recent changes for the platform was ditching app-exclusivity, giving…
Do you have a website and want to set up your DNS records? Using Cloudflare makes it a lot easier to set up your DNS records than if you were to manually set them up with software like bind9. This article will describe step-by-step how to set up Cloudflare DNS for your domain. A Quick…
Get Our Free Beginner’s Guide to Digital Marketing This free guide is chock-full of pointers and resources that will show you EXACTLY how to dive into the world of digital marketing. Consider an average salary of $40,363 for junior positions (and $63,502 for mid-level roles) and the 30 percent job growth rate between 2011 and…
Let’s say you run a movie review blog and you’d like to present an organized list of the most recent weekend box office returns. How do you go about doing that on your WordPress blog? Now, think about managing a company that sells software. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a comparison table to show…
What is Parallax Scrolling or Parallax Scrolling web design? Parallax Scrolling can be stated as a special type of scrolling technique, where the background images move slower than the foreground images. It creates a sense of depth on the 2D website. Parallax Scrolling is one of the most trending web design techniques that give the experience…
Feeling stuck? Take this 3-minute quiz to figure out your next—and best—career move. Figure out your career change personality, plus some easy ways you can take action starting today. Here’s to a better work life in 2019. About The Webinar Career ruts are all too common. Even the best laid plans can backfire, and even…
Feeling stuck? Take this 3-minute quiz to figure out your next—and best—career move. Figure out your career change personality, plus some easy ways you can take action starting today. Here’s to a better work life in 2019. Last year, my firm was looking for an Executive Assistant. In a small (but busy) office, this is…
View Comments WP Rocket – a caching plugin for WordPress is one of the most popular premium products out there. But is it effective? Is it worth the price you pay? And what difference will it make to your site? This product has been consistently rated as the easiest and fastest ways to improve the…
You may think you have an entrepreneurial spirit coursing through your veins, but not all capitalists are created equal. Depending on your dominant personality traits, the way you conduct business will vary greatly from your peers. So what kind of entrepreneur are you? We break down the common types, as well as how you can…
Get Our Free Beginner’s Guide to Digital Marketing This free guide is chock-full of pointers and resources that will show you EXACTLY how to dive into the world of digital marketing. If you’ve read our article What is Digital Marketing, you know digital marketing refers to all the online strategies used to sell products and…
We’ll be the first to admit it, most of us at Kinsta are data junkies. We love looking at large data sets to see if we can spot a new trend, or gain any additional insights into changes that might impact the WordPress hosting industry or our business. Hosting thousands of WordPress sites allows us…
Figma is a free-to-use design application, but it also offers added features for paying subscribers. Let’s take a look at the differences between Figma’s three pricing tiers. Note: this is part of our regularly updated learning guide The Designer’s Guide to Figma. [embedded content] Figma’s Three Pricing Tiers These are the tiers on offer: Free Professional…
I recently read that TCP BBR has significantly increased throughput and reduced latency for connections on Google’s internal backbone networks and google.com and YouTube Web servers throughput by 4 percent on average globally – and by more than 14 percent in some countries. The TCP BBR patch needs to be applied to the Linux kernel….
In our work as web designers, we’re always looking for ways to streamline our workflows in ways that allow us to finish projects faster without compromising on the quality of our design work, and even improving it. That’s a good habit to have, but if we’re not careful we can spend so much effort looking…
Directory websites can be extremely popular–and with good reason. They allow us to quickly find a restaurant, discover all the movie theaters in our area, find a car mechanic or a plumber, or any other type of service provider or attraction with a few clicks of the mouse. In essence, a directory website is a…
Clear your schedules and mark your calendars for March 7-8, 2019. The first ever WordCamp Nordic is taking place in Helsinki, Finland, and we are beyond excited! This is one WordPress event you don’t want to miss. Eleven team members from Kinsta will be attending, and we would love to meet and chat with all of…
We’re in Toronto to chat with the 1Password team and hear how user feedback shaped their Android app experience both on mobile and Chrome OS. Centered is a video series exploring the intersection of design, product, and people around the world, hosted by Google’s Yasmine Evjen. This video is also subtitled in Chinese, Indonesian, Italian,…
If you want to create a flexible website design that you can easily convert into multiple themes, then try our new course, Create a Themeable Site Design in Figma. What You’ll Learn Figma is a superb vector-based tool for interface design. As part of its suite of functionality it includes a “styles” system, whereby various…