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While surfing the web, you may have come across either an “HTTPS” or “HTTP” prefix at the beginning of a url. Now, the million-dollar question is, what does HTTPS stand for, what does it do, and how is it different from HTTP? Read on to find out all about website HTTPS and why you need it on your site. HTTPS: What Does it Mean? The term HTTPS stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure, while its counterpart, HTTP, is Hypertext Transfer Protocol. Both concepts generally relate to the protocol that transmits information such as payment card details, personal information, and login […]

As a professional web developer, you probably manage a large portfolio of websites with different requirements. Therefore, you may be looking to switch to a more cost-efficient hosting solution without compromising the quality of your clients’ sites. This is where cloud hosting comes in handy. This alternative to common hosting technologies has grown in popularity, primarily because it offers more flexibility and better site performance at affordable costs. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at cloud hosting and why you may want to use this solution for your clients’ sites. Then we’ll show you how to get started […]

Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @wpdavidv, or […]

In March of 2020, the world stopped. People were forced to go inside and our way of life changed completely. What started as two weeks turned into over a year and we continued to be apart from our loved ones. While things outside slowed to a halt, the WordPress community never stopped pushing and growing. While the rest of the world slowed down, WordPress hit the gas.. Now, in December 2021, we can see and feel hope. Things are opening up, people are traveling, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg presented his State of the Word to a room full of […]

Welcome to Press This, the WordPress community podcast from WMR. Here host David Vogelpohl sits down with guests from around the community to talk about the biggest issues facing WordPress developers. The following is a transcription of the original recording. David Vogelpohl: Hello everyone and welcome to Press This the WordPress community podcasts on WMR. This is your host, David Vogelpohl, I support the WordPress community through my role at WP Engine, and I love to bring the best of the community to you hear every week on press this as a reminder, you can find me on Twitter @wpdavidv, or […]

In this post, we will have a look at the web design trends we can expect to see more of in 2022. Staying abreast of the latest trends helps to keep you up to date on what a modern website looks like. That way, you can make sure your site measures up and does not start looking outdated. This isn’t the first time we try to make some predictions about what websites will look like in the new year. If you are interested, check out our thoughts on web design trends 2020 and 2021. However, if you’d rather like to […]