In this tutorial: Activate File Editor Using File Editor As we continue our series on the All in One SEO Pack, we will now show you how to use the File Editor feature. This allows you to directly edit the robots.txt and .htaccess file for your WordPress site. First, we will walk you through enabling Read More >
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Planned Maintenance: In order to improve security and stability our fleet of servers will be rebooted. This temporary disruption of service is not expected to last longer than fifteen (15) minutes. When Will This Occur? Monday March 5th at 11 PM – Tuesday March 6th at 5 AM (EST). Who Will be Impacted? Customers with Read More >
How to Customize your Typography in the Storefront Theme
As we continue our series on the Storefront theme, we will now show you how to customize your Typography. This can help brand your WooCommerce store by making the colors match your brand or better suit your website style. We will walk you through changing your heading, text and link/accent color. We will also show Read More >
How to Create a Jekyll Site
In this tutorial: How to Create a Jekyll Site How to Add Posts to Your Jekyll Blog How to Add Pages to the Jekyll Site Reviewing our Jekyll series, we have already learned what Jekyll is and why you might want to use it for your site. We’ve also learned how to install Jekyll. Make Read More >
How to Update Your Web Browser
A Web Browser is the application that is used to display websites on the Internet. The most common web browsers are Chrome (Google), Safari (Apple), Firefox (Mozilla), and Internet Explorer/Edge (Windows). If you are using an older version of any of these applications, it is strongly recommended that you update it, to ensure that security Read More >
How to Change Your Server’s Hostname Using WHM
A hostname is a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), used to identify your server. By default, your VPS/Dedicated server has a generic hostname assigned to it. For example, vps####.inmotionhosting.com or ded###.inmotionhosting.com. However, you can customize your hostname to improve your ability to send email from your domain/server. In this guide, you can learn how to Read More >
Accessing Your Website via IP Address
While working on your website, you may find yourself looking to connect to the website via IP address. In this article, we will outline various reasons why you may be unable to visit your website via IP address alone. Bear in mind that the differences in access may depend on the account type you have Read More >
How to Troubleshoot the White Screen of Death in WordPress
A common issue that WordPress users sometimes encounter is the dreaded “White screen of death.” Basically, when trying to access your WordPress site or Administrator dashboard, the screen is simply a blank white screen with no indication of an error. It is a frustrating issue as it can sometimes only affect a portion of your Read More >
How to Disable Caching in the .htaccess File
There are times when you must disable caching of your website files. To achieve this, you need a way to force any web browser accessing your site to not cache one or more types of files. For Apache web servers, the best solution is to edit .htaccess to disable caching. Common reasons for not wanting Read More >
How to Install Redis on Your VPS/Dedicated Server
You may have already heard about Redis databases. Likewise, you may have noticed that many websites use Redis as an object cache to serve pages faster. In this article, we’ll show you how to install Redis on your VPS or Dedicated server. How To Install Redis Add EPEL repository, if needed: yum -y install epel-release Read More >
How to Add a Passphrase to Your Account Using AMP
When you contact InMotion Hosting, for security and privacy, you will be asked to verify your account. You can provide account verification with either the last 4 digits of a credit card on file, an AMP Hashcode, or a Passphrase. A Passphrase can be any word/phrase that you would provide in lieu of the AMP Read More >
How to Add and Delete Menu Items Using WP-CLI
In This Tutorial: Add Menu Item Delete Menu Item WordPress Hosting plans offered by InMotion Hosting feature WP-CLI. This means that you can manipulate various aspects of your WordPress website, directly from the command line. In this guide, you will learn how to use the wp menu command to add and delete menu items, using Read More >
How to Find Post Details Using WP-CLI
In This Tutorial: List Post Details List Page Details WP-CLI allows you to manage your WordPress website(s) from the command line. It’s even simple to gather important details about your existing content, like posts/pages for example. These details are needed in the syntax of commands to manipulate the various components of your website. In this Read More >
How to Use a Custom Domain with GitHub Pages
In our previous GitHub Pages article, we showed you how you can create a static site and host it in your GitHub repository. This is a simple option for creating a site—with considerable limitations. Your GitHub Pages site will have its own URL based on your username and the name of the repository. However, you Read More >
How to Host a Static Site with GitHub Pages
In this article we’ll show you how you can easily host a basic website on your GitHub account using GitHub Pages. This can be valuable if you require an offsite resource to redirect visitors to in case of emergency hosting situations. For example, if you are undergoing maintenance or switching servers, you will be able Read More >
How to Assign Menus to Locations Using WP-CLI
Once you have created a menu, you can display it on your website by assigning it to an available location. The available locations are determined by the theme you are using. WordPress themes include various menu locations built-in, where you can assign menus to appear. In this guide, you will learn how to assign a Read More >
How to Find Details of Menus Using WP-CLI
In This Tutorial: List Menus List Menu Locations List Menu Items Knowing certain details about your menu(s) is important for managing them via the command line. For instance, if you want to display a particular menu on your website, you must know the available locations to include in the syntax of the command. However, thanks Read More >
How to Create and Delete Menus Using WP-CLI
WordPress Hosting by InMotion Hosting includes WordPress Command Line Interface (WP-CLI). This convenient tool allows you to work on your WordPress website(s) directly from the command line. Once you are familiar with the syntax and available commands, you will be able to quickly modify common elements of your website(s), like menus. Menus are essential for Read More >
How to Provide Manager Feedback
In this tutorial: Submit Feedback Remove Feedback Requests At InMotion Hosting we welcome your feedback since it helps us provide a better service. If you want to submit feedback to us regarding an experience you had with Tech Support or you just want to provide a comment or complaint, feel free to notify us directly. Read More >
How to Enable PHP-FPM Using WHM
To achieve seamless integration, it’s crucial to have reliable PHP hosting services that support PHP-FPM. This ensures your website benefits from faster load times and is better able to handle spikes in traffic. PHP-FPM is an improved PHP handler that uses a pool of workers (per domain) to quickly process PHP scripts. Once the script Read More >
