The Social Media Links Block and Field Drupal module provides an elegant way to list your social media accounts without disrupting user experience. This nicely compliments the AddToAny Drupal social media plugin which allows users to instantly share your blogs among their social networks. Remember, a solid search engine optimization (SEO) strategy consists of more Read More >
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WordPress
While WordPress initially began as a blogging platform, it has grown into one of the most popular Content Management Systems used in creating all types of websites today.
BoldGrid
BoldGrid is a WordPress plugin suite that makes building websites a breeze. With fully generated sites, all you need to do is install it and then customize the content to make it your own!
Laravel
Laravel is a versatile and sophisticated PHP framework designed for building scalable and maintainable web applications with elegant syntax and powerful tools. Discover the power and elegance of Laravel through our step-by-step guides.
Moodle
Moodle is a free open source software for designing educational courses. Moodle is an abbreviation for Modular Object-Oriented Learning Environment. The software is also known as an Online Course Management System or Virtual Learning Environment.
Joomla
Joomla is an open-source content management system (CMS) for creating and managing websites, known for its flexibility and extensibility. Learn more about Joomla in our education channel!
Drupal
Create a powerhouse website with the help of the Drupal Content Management System. Make it even better with the large list of add-on modules. Conquer the competition by learning about Drupal here.
eCommerce
WooCommerce
WooCommerce is the official WordPress eCommerce system. It brings you the ease and simplicity of WordPress with powerful eCommerce features.
PrestaShop
PrestaShop is the most reliable and flexible open source eCommerce software. Built with a responsive interface per input from experienced designers and eCommerce business, the software is used by over 200,000 merchants online.
OpenCart
Looking for a complete guide for setting up an online store? Our OpenCart tutorials cover everything you need to know to get an online store up and running.
Magento
Magento is one of the most successful eCommerce systems in recent years. It has many powerful features and is very integrated compared to some other ecommerce systems. It is very popular with larger companies and many shops graduate to Magento after starting on more simple systems. Visit our Magento Hosting if you are not a current customer.
OpenCart
Looking for a complete guide for setting up an online store? Our OpenCart tutorials cover everything you need to know to get an online store up and running.
Our Software Tools
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cPanel is your tool for managing your hosting account. From creating email address to configuring database, cPanel’s tools will help get the job done.
WP-CLI
WP-CLI (WordPress Command Line Interface) is the a powerful tool built to allow the management of your WordPress sites through the Command Line Interface (CLI). Typically utilized by advanced users, our comprehensive guides can help anyone familiarize themselves with using this efficient tool to manage WordPress.
WebHost Manager
WHM is a tool only available to VPS Hosting and Dedicated Hosting users that allows you to, in essence, manage your server as your own web host.
EasyApache
EasyApache is the PHP and Apache configuration software built by cPanel. EasyApache can be complex but simple to use to control your PHP and Apache environments.
Email Setup & Deliverability
Everything Email
From basic setup to how to get the most out of your email, we’ll get you off to a good start with your new email accounts.
How to Configure the AddToAny Drupal Module
Browser and Drupal social media plugins help visitors share your content among their online networks. The AddToAny Drupal module adds a small group of buttons at the bottom of your pages. This is common among a lot of popular blogs and they’re small enough to have no negative impact on user experience (UX). This makes it Read More >
Comparing the Classic Editor Toolbar to the Visual Editor in WordPress
Surprisingly, many people who use WordPress are still using the Classic Editor when it comes to working on Posts or Pages. As of WordPress 5.0 (and higher), the Gutenberg editor has become the default editor, but you can still load the Classic Editor as a plugin and use it. As the Gutenberg editor matures, more Read More >
How to Configure the Real-time SEO for Drupal Module
XML Sitemaps and meta tags can be set-and-forget configurations. But their benefits won’t sustain well without good copywriting for search engine optimization (SEO). Real-time SEO for Drupal resolves this by analyzing your articles and basic pages as you write. Therefore, you can make necessary changes in real-time to ensure your content has good SEO and Read More >
How to use the Block Visibility Plugin for WordPress
There are times when you may be working with a WordPress post and you have content that you want to have visible at a certain time, on a specific device type, or just for some people. This can be done with a useful plugin called Block Visibility. This plugin allows you to control content by block Read More >
How to Contact Drupal Developers
Being told by technical support that “you’ll need to contact a Drupal developer” for issues with a PHP-based content management system (CMS) rarely feels satisfying. Enlisting a third party web developer/designer for assistance means more work and research. You need to find a developer with some important traits: These are the same traits that helped Read More >
How to Disable WordPress Plugins
In this tutorial, we will show you how to disable WordPress plugins from the Dashboard, then how to disable a single plugin or all plugins by renaming the folder in cPanel File Manager. When troubleshooting a WordPress issue, it may be necessary to disable the plugins. You can easily disable (deactivate) plugins from the WordPress Read More >
How to Configure the Schema.org Metatag Drupal Module
When it comes to search engine optimization (SEO), schema SEO is one of the most commonly overlooked steps. Part of that is because it can be a pain to do manually. This is why we recommend using a Drupal schema module. There are many free online tools that can help you create one, but many Read More >
How to Use the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module
Search engine optimization (SEO) involves every aspect of your branding efforts: The Metatag Drupal SEO module helps with a lot of the core and social media components. But you still need to address the final item on your SEO checklist: a Drupal XML sitemap. Discover the ultimate in Drupal Web Hosting. Elevate your website’s performance, scalability, Read More >
How to Create a Thumbnail Image Using cPanel
In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a thumbnail image using the Thumbnailer tool included in cPanel. This is an easy way to quickly resize (or scale) a large image since thumbnails load faster. This can result in overall improvements to page speed and a better user experience. cPanel features many tools designed Read More >
How to Create a WordPress Staging Site With BoldGrid
In this guide, we’ll show you how to create a WordPress staging site using Cloud WordPress by BoldGrid. A WordPress staging site is a good way to safely test new plugins and themes, or build a new website without making changes to your live site. BoldGrid offers a tool called Cloud WordPress that lets you Read More >
How to Hide WordPress Admin Login with WPS Hide Login
By default, most WordPress login pages can be accessed by adding “/wp-admin” or “/wp-login.php” to the end of a URL. Once a hacker has identified your login page, they can attempt to guess your username and password to access your Admin Dashboard. Learning how to hide WordPress Admin login pages is a good security measure Read More >
How to Install a WordPress Theme
There are thousands of free and commercial themes available to customize the look of your WordPress site. In this tutorial, we will show you how to find and install a WordPress Theme from within the Admin Dashboard and also how to manually install a Theme you have downloaded. Install a WordPress Theme With the Built-in Read More >
Improve SEO with the Metatag Drupal Module
Drupal Metatag provides many advanced features to negate the need for search engine optimization (SEO) modules that only add one or two features. This is great because Drupal SEO should always be a high priority for branding and marketing efforts. However, you don’t want to compromise website security and performance to reach more potential customers. Read More >
How to Create a Website with Dolibarr ERP Software
Dolibarr is an open-source customer relationship management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that can manage every aspect of your business processes: Dolibarr is available for easy installation via the Softaculous Instant Installer. A business looking to get the most from the ERP software can develop a website with the content management system (CMS), Read More >
How to Configure the EU Cookie Compliance (GDPR Compliance) Drupal Module
There are many General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) modules for Drupal. Such modules control one or more of the following functions to meet GDPR requirements: The EU Cookie Compliance (GDPR Compliance) in Drupal does all of these. This helps your branding by showing visitors you value their security and privacy. Below we’ll cover how to: Read More >
Create a WordPress Plugin: A Tutorial
In this guide we’ll walk you through creating your very first WordPress plugin. This will just be a simple plugin that adds some extra info to all of your posts. Using these same steps you can design and implement your own WordPress plugins! Remember, this is just an instructional plugin meant to show you the Read More >
How to Change a WordPress Theme
In this guide, we’ll show you how to change a WordPress theme in the Database and directly in the Dashboard. Changing your WordPress theme is useful if you’ve outgrown your current theme or need a theme that supports eCommerce or online classes. If you don’t have access to the dashboard, the theme can be changed Read More >
How to Enable WordPress Debugging
When your website is live and available to viewers, you will not want to advertise any error messages that can be displayed when WordPress debugging is enabled. This can lead to security issues or disruption to your website. However, there are times when it may be necessary to enable WordPress debugging so that you can Read More >
How to Install PIP Modules
Installing PIP, short for “Python Installs Packages,” grants access to Python applications that aren’t installed alongside Python. They might also be unavailable from your Linux server’s native package manager – apt (Debian/Ubuntu), yum (CentOS), emerge (Gentoo), zypper (openSUSE), etc. The Python Package Index (PyPI) – PyPI.org – includes Python packages for many essential use cases Read More >
