GTmetrix is now powered by Lighthouse, delivering page performance test results that better reflect the user’s perception of how fast their websites are loading. Any business that wants to stay in business knows it’s essential to have a fast loading website. Websites that load quickly retain more visitors and perform better in search engines Google. We have written a number …
New 2FA Integrations and Other Upgrades with Defender Pro 2.4!
Just when you thought Defender, our answer to WordPress security, couldn’t get any better — with the release of v2.4, he’s now better than ever! Defender Pro now comes with two-factor authentication integrations, a new notifications interface, bulk actions for security recommendations, and more. These improvements help you customize your security options and streamline recommended security precautions. Here’s a breakdown …
Retiring Custom Sidebars
WordPress is continually evolving. As Gutenberg marches toward full site editing, it’s inevitable that some things will change and get left behind…like our Custom Sidebars plugin. Whether you love Gutenberg or don’t, the fact is that WordPress is heading toward a “full site editing” user experience built entirely out of using blocks. As has been covered extensively since WordPress introduced …
How to Get the Most Out of Integrated Video Tutorials
With our integrated videos plugin, you can embed high-quality educational tutorial videos on your site’s frontend and admin! Video tutorials are a great resource to share insightful information in an organized way for you and your users. The Integrated Video Tutorials plugin (IVT) functions as a perfect method to improve WordPress skills, onboard new users, and reduce support requests, making …
How to Get the Most Out of The Hub
With The Hub, you can easily manage, monitor, scan, access, and maintain unlimited WordPress sites — all in one place! Everything you need for security, performance, SEO, white labeling, and streamlined site management is available in just a few clicks. This article shows you how to get the most out of The Hub and how to use it to its …
How to Get the Most from Your Site Backups with Snapshot
Snapshot has been rebuilt from the ground up. It has the same sleek and easy-to-use interface, but it now stands proudly in front of a smarter API, plus a whole host of new features – including incremental backups and third-party storage destinations. It’s probably time we recapped how to get the most out of Snapshot… If you never thought of …
Keeping Your WordPress Sites Fully Backed-up with Snapshot and The Hub
Backing up your WordPress site(s) has never been easier. Regardless of your hosting setup, The Hub and Snapshot make keeping your sites fully backed up a breeze. Here’s how… Whether you manage one or multiple WordPress sites, keeping your site’s files and data regularly backed-up is an essential part of website maintenance and security. So, it’s important that the backup …
2020 Roadmap Roundup – Hot Off The (Word) Press!
So it’s been a hot minute since our last roadmap roundup. The last six months have been so jam-packed full of awesome features and releases that it would be practically criminal to not put a post together to present them in all their glory. Yes, this roundup is super overdue – we promise it will be worth the wait! We’ve …
Optimizing Your WordPress Site Performance with Smush, Hummingbird, and The Hub
If you manage multiple WordPress sites, logging into each individual site to tweak performance settings can be tedious and time-consuming. The Hub’s Performance tab lets you quickly optimize and manage site performance with Hummingbird and Smush from a single tab. The Hub is a complete WordPress management console that lets you manage one or more WordPress sites from one central …
Celebrating 1000 Editions Of The WhiP! + Special Giveaway
With its hand-picked selection of WordPress news and epic puns, The WhiP has been a welcome arrival in thousands of inboxes for over 6 years. And to celebrate our fav newsletter reaching the big 1K we’re doing an extra-special giveaway. May 14th, 2014. Just your typical Wednesday. All of Me by John Legend was the US number one, and we’d …










