Why Matomo is the WordPress Analytics upgrade you need over GA4

Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the latest iteration in Google’s suite of analytics tools, has been met with mixed reactions due to its revamped interface and features. Many website owners, marketers, and everyone in between who’s accustomed to the familiar comfort of Universal Analytics have encountered several issues with GA4. And that’s putting it nicely. Issues have emerged, ranging from extended data delays to a lack of custom report transfers from the old platform. As a result, many people have had trouble adjusting to GA4’s features, l . . . [More]

Why Matomo is the WordPress Analytics upgrade you need over GA4

Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the latest iteration in Google’s suite of analytics tools, has been met with mixed reactions due to its revamped interface and features. Many website owners, marketers, and everyone in between who’s accustomed to the familiar comfort of Universal Analytics have encountered several issues with GA4. And that’s putting it nicely. Issues have emerged, ranging from extended data delays to a lack of custom report transfers from the old platform. As a result, many people have had trouble adjusting to GA4’s features, l . . . [More]

Pushing a WordPress site through development using Kinsta API endpoints

The Kinsta API isn’t only for monitoring your site’s security or fetching environment information. In fact, part of our philosophy here is to help you streamline your development workflows. As such, the endpoints can accompany you from your initial local setup to initial deployment and even your post-launch maintenance. The API can handle most tasks on your to-do list, such as creating environments, cloning sites, and much more. In this article, we’ll show you how you can develop sites while using the Kinsta API endpoints. Throughout, you . . . [More]

Pushing a WordPress site through development using Kinsta API endpoints

The Kinsta API isn’t only for monitoring your site’s security or fetching environment information. In fact, part of our philosophy here is to help you streamline your development workflows. As such, the endpoints can accompany you from your initial local setup to initial deployment and even your post-launch maintenance. The API can handle most tasks on your to-do list, such as creating environments, cloning sites, and much more. In this article, we’ll show you how you can develop sites while using the Kinsta API endpoints. Throughout, you . . . [More]

Tested: Google’s C3D, C2, and N2 virtual machines for Kinsta customers

Kinsta is a well-known, highly performant hosting platform built on top of the Google Cloud. While we’re not the only hosting provider leveraging Google’s infrastructure, we’re the only one that puts its customers on the fastest virtual machines available in each of the 37 Google data centers where our servers are located. Earlier in 2024, we migrated all our Managed WordPress Hosting customers to Google’s recently released C3D machines in all data centers where these faster VMs were available. This was the most significant upgrade to t . . . [More]

Tested: Google’s C3D, C2, and N2 virtual machines for Kinsta customers

Kinsta is a well-known, highly performant hosting platform built on top of the Google Cloud. While we’re not the only hosting provider leveraging Google’s infrastructure, we’re the only one that puts its customers on the fastest virtual machines available in each of the 37 Google data centers where our servers are located. Earlier in 2024, we migrated all our Managed WordPress Hosting customers to Google’s recently released C3D machines in all data centers where these faster VMs were available. This was the most significant upgrade to t . . . [More]

How to build a Chrome extension to manage your site’s plugins with Kinsta API and React

As a Google Chrome user, you’ve probably used some extensions in that browser. Have you ever wondered how they are built or if you could build one? This article guides you through the process of creating a Chrome extension, specifically one that uses React and the Kinsta API to manage plugins on WordPress sites hosted with Kinsta. What is a Chrome extension? A Chrome extension is a program installed in the Chrome browser and enhances its functionality. Extensions can range from simple icon buttons in the toolbar to fully integrated features . . . [More]

How to build a Chrome extension to manage your site’s plugins with Kinsta API and React

As a Google Chrome user, you’ve probably used some extensions in that browser. Have you ever wondered how they are built or if you could build one? This article guides you through the process of creating a Chrome extension, specifically one that uses React and the Kinsta API to manage plugins on WordPress sites hosted with Kinsta. What is a Chrome extension? A Chrome extension is a program installed in the Chrome browser and enhances its functionality. Extensions can range from simple icon buttons in the toolbar to fully integrated features . . . [More]

Integrating SvelteKit with headless WordPress

Headless WordPress has been a big trend in web dev spheres for a while now. Decoupling the front end and back end can lead to a finer degree of control, omnichannel applications, and some interesting usages of this new technology. Many developers have been enjoying experimenting with frameworks like Vue.js and React.js or even web frameworks like Django and Ruby on Rails, which are usually all but incompatible with WordPress. There are plenty of frameworks like these that work well with headless WordPress, but SvelteKit is a special one. The UI . . . [More]

Integrating SvelteKit with headless WordPress

Headless WordPress has been a big trend in web dev spheres for a while now. Decoupling the front end and back end can lead to a finer degree of control, omnichannel applications, and some interesting usages of this new technology. Many developers have been enjoying experimenting with frameworks like Vue.js and React.js or even web frameworks like Django and Ruby on Rails, which are usually all but incompatible with WordPress. There are plenty of frameworks like these that work well with headless WordPress, but SvelteKit is a special one. The UI . . . [More]

How to build a WordPress theme with React

This hands-on article harnesses WordPress’s flexibility and React‘s powerful user interface (UI) for theme development. It demonstrates how integrating WordPress and React elevates your WordPress projects by walking you through the steps needed to create a theme. Prerequisites To follow along with this article, you should have the following: A WordPress site. Kinsta provides multiple setup options, including local development with DevKinsta, a user-friendly MyKinsta dashboard, or programmatically via the Kinsta API. Node.js and npm ( . . . [More]

How to build a WordPress theme with React

This hands-on article harnesses WordPress’s flexibility and React‘s powerful user interface (UI) for theme development. It demonstrates how integrating WordPress and React elevates your WordPress projects by walking you through the steps needed to create a theme. Prerequisites To follow along with this article, you should have the following: A WordPress site. Kinsta provides multiple setup options, including local development with DevKinsta, a user-friendly MyKinsta dashboard, or programmatically via the Kinsta API. Node.js and npm ( . . . [More]

How Speculative Loading can boost your WordPress site’s page speed

Today, web pages are packed with images, videos, and interactive elements that aim to enhance the user experience. However, these elements can slow down your page’s load time. As technology advances, one goal remains constant: performance. Everyone hopes for their web pages to load at lightning speeds. One way to make web pages load faster is to prerender or prefetch them before a user navigates to them. A brief history of prerendering In 2011, the Chromium team introduced an early form of prerendering to the Chrome browser through the tag . . . [More]

How Speculative Loading can boost your WordPress site’s page speed

Today, web pages are packed with images, videos, and interactive elements that aim to enhance the user experience. However, these elements can slow down your page’s load time. As technology advances, one goal remains constant: performance. Everyone hopes for their web pages to load at lightning speeds. One way to make web pages load faster is to prerender or prefetch them before a user navigates to them. A brief history of prerendering In 2011, the Chromium team introduced an early form of prerendering to the Chrome browser through the tag . . . [More]

CHR Welcomes Orlena Cowan-Bailey as New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) recently welcomed Orlena Cowan-Bailey, SHRM, SCP, as the new agency’s new Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Cowan-Bailey brings nearly 20 years of progressive Human Resources (HR) leadership experience to CHR, with expertise in a full spectrum of HR processes, DE&I strategy, and more. She joins CHR from The Hartford, where as an Employee Relations Consultant, she managed complex employee relation matters while fostering inclusive and human-centered wo . . . [More]

CHR Welcomes Orlena Cowan-Bailey as New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Nonprofit behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) recently welcomed Orlena Cowan-Bailey, SHRM, SCP, as the new agency’s new Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I). Cowan-Bailey brings nearly 20 years of progressive Human Resources (HR) leadership experience to CHR, with expertise in a full spectrum of HR processes, DE&I strategy, and more. She joins CHR from The Hartford, where as an Employee Relations Consultant, she managed complex employee relation matters while fostering inclusive and human-centered wo . . . [More]

Restricting IPs and monitoring activity using the Kinsta API

We talk a lot about how your WordPress website’s security is not a set-and-forget task. It needs constant and vigilant monitoring from you, and the job can be daunting. In situations where you have to monitor the security of multiple websites, the Kinsta API can be one of your key tools. This is especially true where you manage a number of unconnected sites. In these situations, you’ll want the automation and visibility the API can give you. In this post, we’ll explore using the Kinsta API for better security. The main focus will be block . . . [More]

Restricting IPs and monitoring activity using the Kinsta API

We talk a lot about how your WordPress website’s security is not a set-and-forget task. It needs constant and vigilant monitoring from you, and the job can be daunting. In situations where you have to monitor the security of multiple websites, the Kinsta API can be one of your key tools. This is especially true where you manage a number of unconnected sites. In these situations, you’ll want the automation and visibility the API can give you. In this post, we’ll explore using the Kinsta API for better security. The main focus will be block . . . [More]

An introduction to WordPress coding standards

Coding standards in WordPress development are pivotal for a robust and sustainable codebase. They serve as guidelines and conventions that developers adhere to when writing code, helping enhance collaboration, streamline maintenance, and ensure overall reliability. Moreover, coding standards safeguard against common pitfalls and errors, improving code quality. In WordPress development, where multiple contributors often collaborate on a single project, coding standards underpin effective teamwork. They facilitate communication, mitigate potentia . . . [More]

An introduction to WordPress coding standards

Coding standards in WordPress development are pivotal for a robust and sustainable codebase. They serve as guidelines and conventions that developers adhere to when writing code, helping enhance collaboration, streamline maintenance, and ensure overall reliability. Moreover, coding standards safeguard against common pitfalls and errors, improving code quality. In WordPress development, where multiple contributors often collaborate on a single project, coding standards underpin effective teamwork. They facilitate communication, mitigate potentia . . . [More]