The Matomo Analytics Drupal module connects your Drupal site to your Matomo Analytics application and eases the process of modifying the tracking code to better suit your needs without advanced programming experience. The Drupal Matomo module tracking options include: Using the right on-site web analytics software for your needs will prove to be a valuable Read More >
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How to Use Elementor Website Builder
In this guide, we’ll show you how to use Elementor for WordPress. This website builder is another way to create pages and posts in WordPress using a visual-based editor. If you find the default Gutenberg or Classic WordPress editors too limited or difficult to use, this may be a good alternative for you to try. Read More >
How to Install the Matomo Analytics WordPress Plugin
Matomo Analytics, formerly Piwik Analytics, is one of the most popular Google Analytics alternatives available today. The open source web analytics suite has a long list of features and over 50 plugins available to customize user interaction and tracking and for your marketing and privacy needs. The recommended shell_exec PHP function cannot be enabled on Read More >
How to Manage WooCommerce Orders and Customers
Viewing and managing a WooCommerce order along different phases of the buying process is an important function in your overall management. In this guide you’ll learn about how to manage individual orders, how to view previous orders, and you’ll further learn how to set up manual orders. And after the orders have been fulfilled, you’ll Read More >
WordPress is the most popular website platform largely due to its expandability and ease-of-use. No matter your skill level, you can quickly launch a website with rich functionality using the addition of WordPress plugins.
But what are WordPress plugins and how do you use plugins in WordPress?
The open-source nature of WordPress allows for the complete customization and scalability of your website. However, not all users can or want to add custom code to their WordPress site. With plugins you can easily customize your website, adding complex functionality and interactive elements, without the fuss of code.
What Are WordPress Plugins?
WordPress Plugins are third-party pieces of software you are able to search for and install via your WordPress dashboard. Plugins are developed to improve performance or add additional functionality to your website that is not included in the standard installation of WordPress.
For example, you can install security, caching and SEO plugins to help protect, speed up, and optimize your site for your users. You can install form plugins to capture end-user information or a gallery plugin to create a better layout for your images.
Below we’ll outline essential plugins to help optimize your website management and end user experience.
Getting Started with WordPress Plugins
Learn how to install a plugin, as well as the best plugins for any WordPress beginner:
Essential WordPress Plugins
There are thousands of WordPress plugins available, but only a few are essential for the successful upkeep of your website. Here are some of our recommendations:
WordPress Plugins for Advanced Tasks
WordPress plugins are also great for adding complex functionality to your website. With plugins you can add an online store, one-click login, and more:
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How to Use the WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner
The WordPress Advanced Database Cleaner plugin is an easy way to remove unnecessary content and data that is taking up space in your database tables. Over time your WordPress website collects data such as trashed comments, old Post revisions, and spam. This can fill in your database tables and build up over time, eventually causing Read More >
Setting Up Payment Gateways and Shipping for WooCommerce
A key part of your WooCommerce store is its ability to accept money from your customers. In order to do this, a payment gateway must set up that allows for the payment to be processed. After payment, if your customer is not picking the product up from you or having the product personally delivered, then Read More >
How To Install and Serve Gitweb on NGINX in Debian
Gitweb is the free and easy alternative to GitHub for anyone looking for a simple way to view and share git repositories online. You don’t get all the attractive features like easy HTTP cloning, actions, and metrics, but you get a minimalist web front end for displaying your git repositories; and for many use cases Read More >
How to Identify Intensive Plugins in WordPress with P3
Note: As of 10/13/22 this plugin is no longer available. If you are having trouble with plugins our WordPress Troubleshooting guide can help narrow down the cause. We also recommend our guide on How to Stress Test Your Website which also goes over the top 3 load testing tools. The P3 (Plugin Performance Profiler) tool Read More >
A Beginner’s Guide to WPGraphQL
Creating queries to interact with data in the backend of WordPress can be difficult without using a few tools. One of the more recent plugins that can be added for this purpose is the plugin called WPGraphQL. With this plugin, you can create queries using the GraphQL syntax that has become a developer favorite in Read More >
How to Use the WordPress Business Directory Plugin
The WordPress Business Directory plugin adds a new level of interaction to your WordPress site. Create your own customized site for ratings and reviews where visitors can add their own feedback. Make a directory for a local club, or private listing of local businesses for your employees to use. These are just some of the Read More >
5 Common Reseller Hosting Issues You Can Avoid
Like any business, reseller web hosting requires that you have some knowledge of the product that you are selling. You should understand your customer’s expectations and provide both business and technical proficiency that will help earn your customers’ (or potential customers) trust. The following is a list of common reseller hosting issues that customers have Read More >
Redux – Gutenberg Blocks Library for WordPress
If you’re looking for a way to increase the options that Gutenberg blocks offers, then look no further than Redux – Gutenberg Blocks Library & Framework. With over a million installs and thousands of possible sections and templates, you may be overwhelmed with the creative possibilities that you are given for your WordPress site. We Read More >
Ansible IT automation software allows you to manage software deployments to remote servers with human-readable configuration files. InMotion Hosting recommends several ways to use Ansible.
For small deployments, we recommend our free Ansible Control Node. This is a bare bones Linux container completely separate from the servers it will manage. The Ansible Control Node is included with your first purchase of our Cloud Server or Bare Metal Dedicated Server.
For larger deployments, such as a Private Cloud to run multiple Cloud or Bare Metal servers, we recommend setting up a dedicated Cloud Server or using a virtual machine (VM) in your Private Cloud as your Ansible Deployment Server. This is a more advanced scenario for System Administrators. Get started with our guide to Install Ansible on a Linux Server.
For free Ansible support, please ask a question in our Community Support Center. For paid support, please contact our Managed Hosting team.
For bug reports and related issues, please let us know on our InMotion Github page.
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How to Update the WHOIS Data for your Domain
In this guide, we will show you how to update the WHOIS data for your domain in the Account Management Panel (AMP). When a domain is registered, it is required by ICANN to have accurate contact information listed in the WHOIS record. This allows the public to view the information regarding the owner of a Read More >
How to Use WP Super Cache
WP Super Cache can help optimize your WordPress site to load faster and use fewer server resources. This provides a better experience for visitors to your site and can help your search engine optimization (SEO) efforts. Follow along and we’ll explain how WP Super Cache works and how you can use it to improve your Read More >
How to Use Bootstrap in WordPress
Using Bootstrap in WordPress can give you many opportunities to create pages, posts, or even a theme with some very distinctive features. Bootstrap is a framework that will allow you to create responsive websites that will work with a variety of devices and screen sizes. You can also use it to extend the functionality of Read More >
How to Install a Private Search Engine with Searx on Debian
If you’ve ever complained about big search engines like Google and Bing logging your search activity and profiting from it, you’ve probably been greeted with the same sarcastic reply: “Ha, then why don’t you just create your own search engine?” The joke behind that reply is that it would be impractical to try to have Read More >
How to Install WordPress Plugins
One of the best things about WordPress is the ability to add features using WordPress Plugins. WordPress comes with a lot of tools to build a website, but expanding it with plugins can help customize your site to fit your needs. Use plugins to add custom forms, widgets, search engine optimization (SEO) tools, or even Read More >
Changing File Permissions in cPanel
In this tutorial, we will show you how to change file permissions in cPanel. Each file and directory (folder) in your account has permissions that control who can read, write, and execute that file. When files are created, default permissions are assigned. Most users won’t need to change permissions, but there are times when an Read More >
