On July 20, WordPress released their second major update for 2021, WordPress 5.8. This update represents a big step toward using Gutenberg and blocks for full-site editing! Here’s what you need to know: Full-site editing Full-site editing is exactly what it sounds like: the ability to edit any part of your site using the blocks …
When a client has been hacked or their site is running slower than they’d like, one of the first things we do is run a plugin audit to check for an abundance of plugins on their WordPress dashboard. It’s not unusual to find clients with dozens of plugins installed. And it makes sense, right? After …
“Managed WordPress host” is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot. But there’s not a single definition everyone agrees on, as a recent Twitter conversation showed. A couple of weeks ago, @benswrite asked his Twitter followers to share their thoughts on the best WordPress hosts. The factors people mentioned were varied, from simple, quick, …
Ah, it’s that time again. The WordPress Core team is releasing WordPress 5.7 on March 9th. Read on to learn more about what’s included in this update and what it means for your site. Gutenberg development This release incorporates all of the Gutenberg plugin releases that have happened to this point—specifically the features that have …
Gutenberg was first released with WordPress 5.0 a little more than two years ago. With the dramatic shift from the Classic editor to block-style editing, many bloggers were hesitant to make the change, opting to stick with the Classic editor instead. But Gutenberg is here to stay, and it’s been winning bloggers over steadily with …
When we designed our new-and-improved next-gen hosting platform from the ground up, we focused on performance and site speed. As part of that process, we identified tools that can negatively impact server performance. That includes things like the server control panel and hosted email. Traditionally, these use lots of resources. So we stripped them out …
At its most basic definition, a hosting company provides a way for its clients to make their websites available to others on the World Wide Web. Here at Agathon, however, we believe a host should do much more. For us, hosting isn’t just about providing the technology and infrastructure you need to get your website …
2021 is well underway, and you’ve probably set goals for your blog and business in the coming year. Setting goals is a good thing! But if you haven’t prepared your blog for growth, it can keep your site from reaching its full potential. Let’s talk about preparing your blog for the growth you’re working toward. …
WordPress 5.6 was released last week, on December 8, 2020. One of the main goals of this release is providing support for PHP 8, which includes some pretty big updates itself. In addition, this update moves WordPress closer to its goal of using a newer jQuery library (a JavaScript toolkit used extensively by WordPress itself …
PHP is a server-side programming language that undergirds WordPress itself. Basically, PHP allows your server to dynamically generate pages on your site as needed. Like WordPress, PHP is continually updated to address new security challenges, improve speed, and incorporate the latest technology. PHP 8 was released on Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2020). This is a …