On Wednesday, WordPress 3.1 was pushed out to the masses, the first major release in 8 months, and it sparked an intense flurry of activity as bloggers, hosts and other site administrators rushed to bring their versions up to date. However, unlike the previous security updates, this release makes significant changes to the way that [...]
If you run a website long enough, the day is going to come where you need to ask your support team for some kind of assistance. Whether your site is down, you need help fixing some kind of error or you need a new feature enabled, you’ll have to file a support ticket and get [...]
Though Amazon S3 has always been a compelling option for hosting static files such as documents, images and other downloaded/embedded objects within a site, it hasn’t been very practical for hosting a website itself. This is because Amazon S3 lacked two key features necessary for website hosting: firstly, the ability to setup a root document [...]
If you do Web development long enough, whether professionally or just as a hobby, you’ll probably find yourself building a website for someone with a lot less experience than you. It could be a client, a favor to a friend or perhaps even a gift for a family member. You’ll get it all started and [...]
Byrne Reese is a former project manager at Movable Type and current chairman of the project’s open source spinoff, Melody. Recently he wrote a controversial piece about the battle of the blogging software: How did WordPress Win? Movable Type was WordPress’ rival, but it failed to keep pace with the fast-moving industry. In 2004, it hit licensing [...]
When it’s time to tweak your website, you might want to use a test version to perfect your changes before they go live. The changes you’re working on may include a new theme, a new CMS or a major upgrade to an application. You may just need to tweak a script. Doing this on a [...]
To most people, especially those who don’t work primarily on the Web, GoDaddy is best known for its racy commercials, in particular those screened for the Super Bowl. GoDaddy has often stirred controversy with its commercials, but this year the build up was even greater than usual because the company has been promoting the announcement [...]
As WordPress grows, theme makers are specialising and diversifying their creations. One theme, Swift Basic, claims to be the “fastest loading” WordPress theme on the block. A test by WP Addict [no longer online] suggested that themes may influence site loading time. But what makes one theme perform better than the rest?
If you live in Canada, bandwidth for your home connection is about to get a lot more expensive. Recent changes from the Canadian Radio-Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) means that Usage Based Billing (UBB) is coming to Canada. This means that Canadians, previously accustomed to unlimited or nearly-unlimited bandwidth caps on their Internet connections, may be facing [...]
Finding a good hosting account isn’t just about finding the cheapest account that you can survive on, it’s about finding the best one for both you and your site, meeting your needs at the best possible price. But while no one likes to overspend on hosting, there are plenty of situations where you should be [...]