Before you can manage DNS for a domain from Platform i, the first step is adding it to your account. This guide will show you how to add a domain to Platform i that is not registered here. Add an External Domain Name If you have a domain that is already registered, you can add Read More >
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How to Use Email with Platform InMotion
After purchasing and configuring email with Platform i, you will gain access to the email management tool powered by cPanel. From there you can check/send email and perform other email-related tasks such as setting up forwarders, autoresponders, or spam filters. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use the email service with Platform i. Read More >
How to Purchase & Configure Email Subscriptions
In this guide, we’ll show you how to purchase and configure a new email subscription in Platform i. The emails section is for subscribers to access a cPanel email interface. But, if you are not a subscriber, you will be prompted to purchase a new email subscription for $1.99/month per email address. Once configured, you Read More >
Using the Database & File Manager in Platform i
If you’re an advanced user, you’ll sometimes want to make adjustments to your WordPress site that aren’t possible within the default WordPress dashboard. Platform InMotion’s file manager and database access make it easy to make changes to raw files and database tables by only offering the tools you need to complete advanced tasks. You get Read More >
UltraStack Utilities for Caching in Platform InMotion
Your Platform InMotion production site will have the ability to use NGINX caching on the server, this can result in faster website performance since it does not have to generate content in real-time. You can select from pre-configured profiles that are built for specific types of websites. Then you can set your purge settings using Read More >
Updating Your Billing Information
There may be times when you need to view or modify your billing information, contact details, or password for your personal or team account. This guide will show you how to view or make changes to your Managed WordPress account. Access Team Billing Information Update Contact Information Adding a Credit Card Change Credit Card Access Read More >
View & Change Profile Settings
There may be times when you need to view or modify your name, email address, phone number, or password. This guide will show you how to view or make changes to your Platform InMotion account. Note: If you want to manage a Team profile, see our full guide on Managing Teams With Platform InMotion. Access Read More >
How to Get Support from Platform InMotion
If you need help troubleshooting a website or server issue, you can access help options right from Platform i. Support is available for your team or personal account via ticket request or live chat. This guide will show you how to get support directly from Platform i. Get Support For a Team Starting a Chat Read More >
21 Reasons Your Website is Slow and How to Speed it Up
Slow websites can be a recipe for disaster for website owners. Research shows that 40% of people will abandon your site entirely if it takes more than three seconds to load. To put that into perspective: if 10,000 people visit your site every month, that means that 4,000 of them would leave and never come Read More >
How to Create a Website Stress Testing Plan
An important aspect of managing a website is benchmark testing in order to determine how it performs while under stress. This can help you identify any potential issues that may occur before it affects your live site. There are many ways that you can perform load testing and stress testing on your site, you must Read More >
Google PageSpeed Insights Versus GTmetrix
PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix are measurement tools for your website that can help identify and improve the performance of your website. We are going to describe each tool, how they work, and their differences. Our goal is to explain each tool and then recommend when to use one tool over the other. Website Performance Measurement Read More >
How Much Does PageSpeed Fluctuate?
When testing your site with the Google PageSpeed Insights tool you may have noticed that the results may vary over time. In this guide, we’ll go over this tool and explain why it might fluctuate over time, then explain what this means for a webmaster. How Do I Run a PageSpeed Insights Test? There are Read More >
How to Stress Test Your Website With ab (ApacheBench)
The ab command also known as ApacheBench is a command line benchmarking tool for testing the amount of time it takes your server to respond to HTTP requests. You can use this information to determine the estimated number of simultaneous requests your Apache HTTP server can handle before it begins to degrade the overall performance. Read More >
How To Load Test Your Site With k6
Servers are getting faster and faster, but there are still plenty of websites suffering from poor performance. There are many variables that might cause a website to load slowly, and there are websites that have good load times, but only up to a certain number of concurrent users. How can you find out how many Read More >
How to Update WordPress with Platform InMotion
With Platform InMotion you can quickly see any out-of-date items within your project at a glance. This can save time when you are managing multiple WordPress websites since you don’t have to login to the individual Dashboard of each site. If updates are available you can follow the link to login automatically and update with Read More >
How To Create and Manage Teams
With Managed WordPress, it’s easy to collaborate on website builds by creating Teams. Teams can be assigned to Projects where you can then add members and give them permission to access the areas they are working on. This guide will show you how to create and manage teams with Central. How to Create a Team Read More >
Using the WordPress Site Health Monitor
Maintaining good site health is a critical step when securing sites, optimizing for search engines, and providing a good user experience to visitors. Platform InMotion’s Managed WordPress Hosting plans include a site health monitor as part of the robust WordPress tool set. It instantly goes through a checklist of performance and security tests on your Read More >
Managing Subscriptions & Receipts for Platform i
With Platform i you have the ability to purchase addons or upgrades under your account or with a team account. You can then view or cancel these items as needed. This guide will show you how to manage subscriptions and receipts for your account and teams with Platform i. Managing Account Subscriptions & Receipts You Read More >
How to Create a New Project in Platform InMotion
In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a new project with Platform InMotion. A project is where you can manage a live or staged instance of a WordPress website. Platform InMotion makes it easy to manage and develop multiple sites in separate projects. You can build a site and do not have to Read More >
Managing Your WordPress Server
When you have a live server associated with a project, InMotion Central makes it easy to manage it. For example, you may want to connect with SSH keys, view your server’s hostname, or stop/restart the server. Once connected via SSH you have full control as the root user to modify your server as needed. This Read More >
