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The 2015 edition of the Automattic Worldwide WP 5k (#WWWP5k) is around the corner! Automatticians already hit the trail at our company meetup last week. It was early — the sun was barely peeking behind the mountains in Park City, Utah — but the air was crisp and the morning was perfect for running a 5k. (Staying fit…
During my time here at cPanel, I have noticed that there were a number of tickets that I worked on in Technical Support where questions were asked about how to do things related to how to host a site. My objective in this article is to introduce anyone who is interested in starting a hosting…
[embedded content] Whether you’re running a hosting operation with thousands of servers or just a handful, this talk will light up the ways EasyApache 4 and our new MultiPHP support can save time, lower operation costs, and increase flexibility for developers and site owners. Presenter: Jacob Perkins
Looking for more traffic? Social media is your best friend. Every Facebook like and retweet helps you grow your audience and attract more customers. To ace your online strategy, optimize your website for social media. From widgets to share buttons, here are five ways to integrate social media into your WordPress.com site. Social Media Icons Your website…
Ever wonder why companies like Apple or Amazon have such a cult following or why people love to use their sites as “inspiration” for their own website designs? I was one of these people back in my early days as a web designer. The first thing I’d do before starting a design project is look at…
So you’ve got people coming to your site, which is an excellent first step. However, now you need to keep them there for a while. Here are some quick tips on how to make certain a visitor isn’t just going to turn around and leave. 1. Make Sure the Message Is Primary Read moreInstalling and…
Veeam Replication between vSphere 5.x and vSphere 6 Compatibility A customer wanted to know if it was possible to use Veeam Replication between 2 different versions of VMware vSphere. The version being vSphere 5.5 and vSphere 6. The answer is yes as long as the Virtual Machine Hardware is running at the highest level or…
Content management systems have steadily increased in popularity across the internet. Whether it’s a personal blog or a company site, CMSs are becoming the new web standard. WordPress, arguably the most popular content management tool, is the framework behind millions of sites across the web, including the former cPanel.net. Because of it’s popularity, versatility, and…
Netapp Fpolicy Panic [ad name=”sysadmintutorialsSquare250″]There is a nasty bug within certain versions of Netapp Data Ontap where if you have fpolicy enabled on any vserver within your cluster, the node can crash, including multiple HA pairs at the same time. Netapp’s Bug ID is 800390 and it explains the following: When performing certain SAN SCSI operations…
Launching a magazine? At WordPress.com, you can choose from an ever-growing collection of themes. Here are four free and four premium themes to promote a wide variety of content. Canard Launched earlier this year, Canard showcases writing and photography in a nicely balanced layout. You can display up to five posts in a grid on your homepage, and if you publish…
[embedded content] Learn how to fully customize the behavior of cPanel & WHM by exploring the cPanel hook system. David will show you how to create unique functions that will open your eyes to the limitless possibilities of the software. Presenter: David Nielson
There are amazing free WordPress resources everywhere on the web, and nowadays, you can accomplish almost everything you need without spending a dime. That said, there are also several tools and services worth paying for because they bring something to the table others didn’t. In this article, we’ll be going over some software that is…
Websites have become an integral part of every business. With web marketing growing every year and an increasing reliance on social media and other web-based forms of communication, there are probably more people competing on the web than on any other forum. With that in mind, your website should be the foundation of your enterprise….
One solution to these problems is using an icon font. Icons are vectors so you can scale them infinitely and a lot of icons can fit inside a tidy little package which consists of a single file, bringing down your request count considerably. In this article, I’ll show you how to use icon fonts in WordPress…
Out-of-the-box, Libre is an understated, reader-friendly theme that’s already become a WordPress.com favorite. As movie review blog Empty Screens demonstrates, it’s both crisp and classic: Head to the Customizer, though, and you can build on Libre‘s strong foundation to create a site that reflects your unique POV. Change up the fonts Read moreHow To Create a Multilingual Online Store with WordPress Fonts…
Periscope is an up and coming social media app released by the owners of Twitter. It’s becoming a social media powerhouse in its own right. Almost a cross between Twitter and Skype, Periscope allows users to stream live video and broadcast it. If you have a Twitter account, you can link your Periscope account to…
In part 1 of this guide I had a look at the HTTP API in general. We learned what HTTP is, talked about the structure of HTTP requests and responses and how action types and URLs come together to determine what you receive in exchange for your request. In this post we are going to…
Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer. Earlier this month, Happiness Engineers Kathryn Presner and David Cole, Theme Wrangler Michelle Langston, and Community Organizer Jen Mylo attended the inaugural Tech…
In preparation, I thought I’d take a look at how HTTP works in general and how you can use native WordPress functions to work with it, opening up your products to integration with Twitter, Facebook, Mailchimp and all sorts of other tools. In this article – part 1 of 2 – I’ll show you the…
Whether you’re looking to build your first website or are planning to revamp your existing domain, you likely want greater traffic, better leads, and more sales. Fortunately, this is a popular enough goal that there are some brilliant ideas floating around about how to increase conversions for your website. Simple design, clean navigation, effective use…