Generally, there are a few ways to display images on your WordPress website. You can use a gallery, display them one image at a time in posts or pages, add them as a featured image, add them to a header, or use some type of rotating image display that we often call a slideshow. A 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 Blog over Email with WordPress
In this article Setup WordPress to blog over email Want to blog quickly but don’t have time to log into your Dashboard and create a Post? A good solution for you is to blog over email. Do you have guest contributors? You can give them a secret email address for submitting Posts to your site. Read More >
Upload Episodes in Podcast Generator
After you configure Podcast Generator, you’ll want to upload your first episode before you submit your podcast to iTunes. Podcast Generator offers multiple methods to accomplish this. If you need more disk space and performance to accommodate more podcast episodes and listeners, you can get your content transferred to our VPS host for free today Read More >
Submit Podcasts to iTunes with Podcast Generator
After configuring Podcast Generator, you’ll want to ensure your podcast is ready for iTunes once you upload your first episode. Doing this helps you reach more potential listeners from multiple podcasting platforms as well. Because many podcast platforms require similar standards for approval, Podcast Generator has specific settings to help you ensure your podcast is Read More >
How to Create a Marketing Pop-Up in WordPress
With WordPress, there are plugins available to simplify the creation of pop-ups for the purpose of marketing. But, keeping track of marketing promotions can be a difficult task. Everything from tracking the incoming email submissions to conversion rates should be monitored. Using this data, you can deduce the success of the marketing campaign. The Hustle Read More >
Install Podcast Generator with Softaculous
You don’t need a SoundCloud Pro account or WordPress website just to distribute podcast RSS feeds to iTunes. The open source Podcast Generator content management system (CMS) is specifically made for this task. It doesn’t use a database and allows episode uploading via website, cPanel or FTP. You can install Podcast Generator manually via www.podcastgenerator.net. Read More >
Intro to the Hustle Marketing plugin for WordPress
Website marketing can consume large amounts of time and effort. If you are using WordPress, there are many tools for managing your campaigns. With over 80,000 active installs, the Hustle plugin is one of the most popular and commonly used marketing tools. Promote a new product or service and track the conversions all from your Read More >
Adding a Mobile Friendly Gallery in WordPress
Do you need an image gallery for your site, but most of your visitors are on mobile? Making the gallery look just right on a phone or tablet can be troublesome since most are designed for larger monitors. Luckily there’s a photo gallery plugin that is designed to be displayed on mobile devices. Photo Gallery Read More >
How To Install MediaWiki On Your Domain
Now that we know what a wiki is and why you should use MediaWiki, it’s time to learn how to install MediaWiki on your server. How To Install MediaWiki with Softaculous The Softaculous installation is by far the easiest way to install MediaWiki on your domain. Log into your cPanel Under Software select Softaculous Apps Read More >
What Is a Wiki?
Unlike a conventional content management system (CMS), which specializes in creating and managing multiple pages of a website, a wiki is a system designed for collaboration between multiple participants and where all changes are archived for future reference. While many of the core features of wikis have been integrated into other CMSs (like WordPress), Mediawiki Read More >
Test WordPress Accessibility with Access Monitor
While WP Accessibility helps improve WordPress accessibility compliance, Access Monitor schedules different types of accessibility tests within your WordPress dashboard. Now, you can save and compare test results instead of depending on external web apps such as WAVE.Webaim.org. Accessibility is becoming a more known aspect of overall website performance whether you’re using our Nginx-powered WordPress Read More >
Ultimate Addons for Gutenberg Plugin
Since WordPress switched to using the Gutenberg editor, it has made building a site easier. You can build a site in sections also known as blocks. This block-based interface saves time since they are preformatted based on their purpose. But, what if you don’t see the block that you need for your website? No need Read More >
Using a Full-Width Editor Plugin for Gutenberg WordPress Hosting
Not satisfied with your current website host? Check out the web hosting solutions provided by InMotion Hosting! Occasionally, you might have the frustration of working with the new WordPress post and page editor (called Gutenberg) because it displays a post or page in the 610px width. This is typically defined by the theme you’re in. Read More >
How to Add an Instagram Feed to Your WordPress Site
Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms in the world. Adding an Instagram feed to your WordPress site can help you interact with visitors and convey your message further. For example, if you are a charitable organization, you can post pictures of your events on Instagram and they will automatically post to Read More >
How to Suspend/Unsuspend Email Accounts in cPanel
Have you noticed problems with an email account? Maybe it was sending out spam and you suspect it’s been hacked. A good solution is to suspend the email account or put outgoing email on hold. This will stop the email transmissions immediately, which can protect your mail server from being blacklisted or flagged for spamming. Read More >
How to Use Contact Form 7 to Create a WordPress Form
When you’re on a company’s website and decide that you want to contact them directly, you’ll likely look for contact information and social media links. You’ll usually find an email address, phone number, and/or contact form. Contact forms are a popular method for feedback and customer service requests for many reasons: You can’t do all Read More >
10 Ways to Secure WordPress
WordPress content management system (CMS) tutorials focusing on security can help you find better ways to secure your website. Whether you’re a seasoned WordPress developer or a new user learning how to customize WordPress, there’s always something that could better secure your website. Below we cover 10 ways to secure WordPress websites. Want the performance Read More >
How to Create a Jitsi Meeting
Learning how to create a Jitsi meeting will give you a reliable backup solution if your primary conference app fails you. Jitsi Meet, a free open source video conference web application, doesn’t require an account or personal information to get started. Because of this, Jitsi is a great way to quickly set up a teleconference. Read More >
Getting Published With WordPress
In this WordPress tutorial, you’ll learn everything you need to know about publishing in WordPress. Remember, with WordPress you can publish pages and posts. What’s the difference? They’re very similar. You can think of pages as static items, like an “About Me,” “Team,” “Contact Us,” or “Testimonials” page. Conversely, posts are more like log entries, Read More >
How to Customize the WordPress Theme Appearance
(This article assumes you have a live WordPress website. Not quite there yet? That’s okay! We can get you up and running with WordPress Hosting.) WordPress makes building a website as easy as possible. But, learning how to customize WordPress sites can take time, since it has so many features. The Dashboard interface is where Read More >
