In this article, we will cover advanced configuration topics for the WordPress/NGINX Stack on VPS and Dedicated Servers. This includes setting up custom defaults, per-domain include files, and connecting NGINX to external applications, such as Node.js, Python, or Tomcat/Java apps.
John-Paul Briones
John-Paul is an Electronics Engineer that spent most of his career in IT. He has been a Technical Writer for InMotion since 2013.
How to Use the Facebook Sharing Debugger Tool
When a visitor shares a Page or Post from your website to Facebook, Facebook’s API scrapes or reads through your Page/Post content. If it is able to detect specific HTML Open Graph Markup then it will use these details for the post that will appear on Facebook, when shared. If the markup is not detected Read More >
How to Re-OS Your Cloud Server in AMP
InMotion Hosting’s Cloud Server Hosting expands your capabilities and options when it comes to Operating Systems (OS). Currently, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian are available options to choose for your OS. With the tools available in your Account Management Panel (AMP), you can choose (from the available options) an alternative OS to replace your original selection. Read More >
How to Whitelist, Blacklist, and Ignore Addresses in BoxTrapper
As we continue our series on the BoxTrapper tool, we will now show you how to use the Whitelist, Blacklist, and Ignore list in BoxTrapper. This allows you to control who is and is not allowed to email you. This can increase the chance of valid emails being delivered successfully and help reduce the amount Read More >
How to Install a LAMP Stack on Debian
There are a variety of options you have to customize your Cloud VPS. The most popular combination of software used for web servers is commonly know as the LAMP Stack. LAMP is actually an acronym consisting of the following softwares (intended to run the web server): Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. Since Debian is already Read More >
How to Create a Custom Page for WHMCS
In This Tutorial: Create PHP File Add PHP Code Create Template File Add HTML Code WHMCS is a system designed to automate and manage many common web hosting tasks for resellers. For instance, WHMCS can handle the point of sale, billing, and setup of a new account, including provisioning it on the server. WHMCS creates Read More >
How to Select a Home Screen (iOS) App Icon for Your Website
iOS device users have an option to Add to Home Screen from the Share menu. This option allows the user to save the URL to their Home Screen for quick access. If you have installed the Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator plugin, then you can customize the image that is used (as the App Icon) on their Read More >
How to Install Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator
Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator is a great tool you can use to customize your favicon (or site icon). This unique plugin extends the functionality of the favicon across various devices (including iOS, Android, and Windows) by generating compatible images and unique code for each browser/device/operating system. In this guide, you can learn how to install the Read More >
How to Install the AddToAny Share Buttons Plugin
Social media is an easy way to help increase the number of visits to your website. Allowing your visitors the ability to share content from your website to social media helps you to spread your content throughout the internet. In this guide, you can learn how to install the AddToAny Share Buttons plugin to display Read More >
Set the Description of WordPress with Open Graph
When a visitor shares a Page from your website to Facebook, there are particular details that Facebook looks for to generate a post containing a preview of your content. These details, also known as Open Graph Markup, can be modified using the Open Graph for Facebook, Google+ and Twitter Card Tags plugin for WordPress. With Read More >
How to Install the Open Graph Plugin
If you have installed the AddToAny Share Buttons plugin for WordPress, then your visitors are able to share content from your website to Facebook. Facebook takes advantage of Open Graph Markup to obtain the details needed to generate a post that contains a preview of the content (ie: Page, Post, etc.) being shared. Open Graph Read More >
How to Set the Image of Your WordPress Page Content when Sharing to Facebook
When a visitor shares content from your website to Facebook, there is specific metadata that needs to be present to generate a post with a preview of the content being shared. This information, also known as Open Graph Markup, can be modified using the Open Graph for Facebook, Google+ and Twitter Card Tags plugin for Read More >
How to Edit BoxTrapper Confirmation Messages
As we continue our series on BoxTrapper, we will now show you how to edit your BoxTrapper Confirmation Messages in cPanel. This allows you to customize the blacklist, verify, verifyreleased, and returnverify messages. Below is a description of how these messages are utilized in BoxTrapper. Message Description Blacklist This message is sent when a sender Read More >
How to Add a Facebook Share Button to Your WordPress Website
Social media is a great resource to help drive traffic to your website. Allowing your visitors the ability to share content from your website to Facebook can provide an avenue, much like putting your ad in the Yellow Pages, for example. In this guide, you can learn how to use the AddToAny Share Buttons plugin Read More >
How to Configure BoxTrapper Settings
After enabling BoxTrapper you may want to configure your BoxTrapper settings. This includes adding forwarding addresses, enabling automatic whitelisting, and setting how long to keep logs and messages in queue among other settings. This ensures you are getting the most out of your Boxtrapper tool and valid emails are not being blocked. Configure BoxTrapper Log Read More >
How to Get Started with BoldGrid Using a Host File Modification
In This Tutorial: Prepare WordPress Hosts File Mod Install WordPress Install BoldGrid Initialize BoldGrid A hosts file modification is a convenient way to manipulate your computer to force your domain to resolve to a particular IP address. For instance, if you are hosting your website with a third party and plan on building a BoldGrid Read More >
Optimize WordPress Guide: Tuning for VPS & Dedicated Servers
In this article, we walk through the process of tuning your VPS or Dedicated Server for the best performance on our WordPress Optimized or PHP-FPM stack. On our Managed WordPress Hosting platform, the server is managed by our system administrators, and tuned out-of-the-box for optimal performance for most users. However, some users or resellers may need the additional flexibility afforded by the VPS and Dedicated platforms.
How to Enable Boxtrapper in cPanel
As we continue our BoxTrapper series, we will now show you how to enable BoxTrapper in cPanel. This allows you to utilize the BoxTrapper tool to reduce the amount of spam you receive. For more information on this tool see our full guide How can I use BoxTrapper to help prevent Spam. We recommend using Read More >
How to Install the WordPress Importer Plugin
In this guide, we will show you how to Install the WordPress Importer plugin. This plugin allows you to import Pages, Posts, Authors, and Categories into your WordPress website. When migrating Pages and Posts from another location, it can save time since you do not have to mannually export and import them into the database. Read More >
Network Maintenance-Possible Support Delays
IMPORTANT: This maintenance will NOT disrupt connections to the Data Centers that house our customer’s servers/websites. This announcement is simply to notify our loyal customers of the imminent reduction in our availability to provide support during this maintenance. Planned Maintenance In an effort to improve the stability and availability of our Support Center, maintenance is Read More >
