Artisteer 4 and Joomla 3.2 Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle Artisteer is a desktop program you can use to easily create templates for software such as Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress. I’ve known of the software for a few years now, but have never used it. Today, I’ve decided to test out the software, and this article is a brief summary of my experience. Heads up! Read More >
Logging Into the PrestaShop Admin Dashboard Updated on November 15, 2021 by Scott Mitchell After you have installed PrestaShop either manually or via the Softaculous installer tool, you will be ready to log into your site and begin creating your store. The admin area, often called the back office, is the section of your store your visitors are not able to see. From here you will be able to Read More >
Prestashop 1.6 Release Update and Description Updated on March 31, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article: PrestaShop 1.6 Feature List PrestaShop 1.6 Update Progress UPDATE (03/17/14): PrestaShop 1.6 has been released! Download PrestaShop 1.6 here! Prestashop 1.6 incorporates Bootstrap 3.0 , FontAwesome, Sass Compass, and D3 Data to provide an efficient, responsively designed ecommerce storefront and back-end. Using feedback from merchants and developers, the administrator dashboard was re-designed Read More >
How to manually install PrestaShop 1.6 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Scott Mitchell InMotion Hosting customers can install Prestashop with Softaculous. PrestaShop has become one of the most popular shopping cart programs over the last few years. It can be installed very easily on most web hosting servers, especially here at InMotion Hosting. PrestaShop will allow you to create your own online store where you can sell products Read More >
10 recommended steps to lock down and secure WordPress Updated on August 12, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The following 10 steps will help you secure and protect your WordPress website against hackers. 1. Use a strong password Minimum password recommendations: – At least 8 characters total – Mixture of upper and lower-case letters – Numbers, punctuation or other non-alphanumeric characters Example weak password: secret1 Improved strong password: Z#hupsZ2M4!Z Take a look at how to create Read More >
How to Automatically Post WordPress Content to Social Media Updated on June 13, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing Social Networks Auto Poster Connecting social media accounts In this article, we will show you how to automatically post to all of your social media accounts using the NextScripts Social Networks Auto-Poster plugin. This plugin is especially useful if you have a large number of social media profiles that you need Read More >
How to Install Drush Updated on September 13, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Drush, the Drupal Shell, is a command-line interface (CLI) application for managing the Drupal content management system (CMS). For users who enjoy working from the shell, install Drush to save yourself a lot of time in the long run. Drush allows you to configure modules and themes without logging into the Drupal dashboard. You can Read More >
WordPress comment spam prevention with Akismet Updated on February 19, 2025 by Jeff Matson Do you get a lot of WordPress comment spam? In this article, we will show you how to stop comment spam in WordPress using Akismet. Akismet is a powerful plugin that is bundled with all WordPress installations and is extremely effective in stopping spam comments on your WordPress site. Once you have completed this article, Read More >
Optimizing WordPress themes with the Theme-Check plugin Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this tutorial: Installing the Theme-Check plugin Using the Theme-Check plugin In this article, we will show you how to optimize your WordPress theme using the Theme-Check WordPress plugin. While this plugin will not provide every solution to optimize every aspect of your WordPress theme, it will provide some excellent helpful tips for theme developers Read More >
309: Locating your database name in Drupal Updated on October 12, 2023 by Scott Mitchell There may come a time where you will need to know your specific database name for your Drupal website. Perhaps you need to connect to it via a remote MySQL program to take a look at some tables, or maybe you are in the middle of transferring a site and need to know what database Read More >
Changing the Maintenance Mode Message in Drupal 8 Updated on September 13, 2023 by Scott Mitchell It is sometimes best to set your site to maintenance mode when working on fixes or implementing changes. When doing so, you may also want to change the message that displays to your visitors to be more specific so that your visitors are kept up to date. Below is a quick guide to teach you Read More >
How to Change your WordPress admin URL with Lockdown WP Admin Updated on March 7, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note: The Lockdown WP Admin plugin is no longer supported in newer versions of WordPress. Because WordPress brute force attacks are on the rise, using a WordPress plugin like Lockdown WP Admin can help by allowing you to change the WordPress default login URL. This way attackers won’t have access to your admin login form, Read More >
Changing your URL in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to change your URL in Mediawiki. This is useful when testing your site on a Shared SSL, or when you want to modify your domain name. It will be accomplished by editing the LocalSettings.php file. For this article I am changing the URL from: https://example.com/mediawiki to: https://secure49.inmotionhosting.com/~userna99/mediawiki Read More >
308: Enabling Maintenance Mode in Drupal 8 Updated on September 13, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When you are working with your site, either in the initial build or adding new content, you may want to set the site to Maintenance mode. Drupal 8 allows you to set the site so that visitors will see a customized message while those that have a specific permission will still be able to view Read More >
Menu Location settings in Joomla 3 Updated on June 7, 2023 by Brad Markle Joomla Menu Location Settings: Available Options What does this setting do? How to change When configuring menu items in Joomla 3, the Menu Location setting controls which menu the item belongs to. If you want to move a link to a different menu, you need to change the link’s (aka menu item’s) Menu Location setting. Read More >
Template Style settings in Joomla 3 Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle The Template Style setting for Joomla 3 menu items controls which Joomla template the target page will use. This means that you have the ability to use certain templates for some pages but not others. In a standard installation of Joomla 3, you will have the Protostar template and the Beez3 template installed. In this Read More >
Target Window Settings in Joomla 3 Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle When working with menu items in Joomla 3, one of the settings you will find is Target Window. This setting controls which browser window the menu item link will open into. In this tutorial we will review the available options for Target Window: Parent, New Window With Navigation, and New Without Navigation. Target Window Options Read More >
Showing older content with the TimeTunnel WordPress plugin Updated on June 9, 2023 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will be taking a look at the TimeTunnel plugin for WordPress and that can be used for displaying older posts within your WordPress site. What is the TimeTunnel plugin? TimeTunnel is an excellent plugin that can be used on long-standing blogs and news sites to display previous posts that were published Read More >
Checking 404s with the CrawlForMe WordPress plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by Jeff Matson In this article, we will take a look at the CrawlForMe plugin for WordPress and what it can be used for within your WordPress site. What is the CrawlForMe plugin? CrawlForMe is a simple plugin that does a great job of locating broken links within your WordPress site. Using it, you will be able to Read More >
Changing Page Display options for Joomla 3 menu items Updated on June 8, 2023 by Brad Markle When creating a Joomla menu item, you will find that most menu item types have Page Display settings. In this article, we are going to review two of the options found within Page Display settings: Browser Page Title and Page Heading. What do these settings do? In our testing, we are working with a Login Read More >
