Adobe Fonts/TypeKit is available from Adobe as a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription without any extra charges. Most of the professionals including bloggers and marketers have Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions for using Adobe Photoshop. Adobe serves font from highly optimized CDN and the premium fonts are great for typography. Adobe made some changes which made it affordable, and easy … [Read more...]
How to Redesign to Speed Up WordPress Site in 2023
WordPress by default includes a HTML file located at /readme.html. This is our site's that readme file. If you test the URL of your site and other's sites, you will get a pretty good idea about how much your server optimization can deliver you the result. For us, that URL on PageSpeed Insights gets a 100% score and loads within 0.5 seconds when tested by GTMetrix and Webpagetest. The bottleneck … [Read more...]
Can We Use AI Image Generator to Create Blog Post Images?
Creating eye-catching blog post images can be a challenge for content creators. Although there are many stock image websites available, it can be difficult to find the perfect image for your post. This is where AI Image Generators come in. In this article, we will discuss whether using a paid or free AI Image Generator is worth your time or whether paid Stock Image sites are superior. AI Image … [Read more...]
MySQL Vs MariaDB for WordPress
Earlier, we used to suggest Percona MySQL for WordPress. At this moment, we are inclined towards MariaDB. Although MariaDB is a fork of the "original" MySQL, these two database management systems are quite different in certain aspects. In real life, except 1-2 features, you will unable to feel the difference between MariaDB, Percona and MySQL. What Makes MySQL Different From MariaDB for … [Read more...]
The Importance of Regular Backups for WordPress
WordPress powers more than 40% of websites on the Internet, including those with and without custom content management systems (CMS). Yet, most WordPress users are ignorant of the value of data backup for their websites. Despite being a reliable platform, unforeseeable events like hacking or server problems could still happen, causing data loss or website downtime. Regular data backups are a … [Read more...]
Top 5 Reasons Not To Choose Managed WordPress Hosting
These days, managed WordPress hosting is one of the hosting options for some WordPress website owners. As their cost may cross $100 per month, a practical question arises: is managed WordPress hosting an option to think about? In this article, we have pointed out the reasons why (and also when) not to consider the managed WordPress hosting option. Of course, managed WordPress hosting has many … [Read more...]
How Much Dedicated Server Cost to Host WordPress
The cost of dedicated servers from mid-range web hosts is comparable with that of high-performance cloud servers from Linode, Digital Ocean etc. When the need for RAM becomes more than 4GB, then cloud servers are not a good choice. The reason dedicated servers with 16GB RAM sell with a $70 to $100 per month price tag is that they have no modern usage in the corporate sector. Additionally, probably … [Read more...]
Fix MySQL is Consuming High CPU (WordPress)
If you have noticed a higher CPU usage by MySQL after running the top command, then you need to investigate the situation. In the case of dedicated servers, these days the CPUs we use are multi-core. For the top command, we have to press SHIFT + i on the keyboard to get an idea of the average load on each core. Alternatively, you can run top -H or top -H -p ID-number to check the actual … [Read more...]
How to Install and Configure ModSecurity for WordPress
In an earlier article, we published an introduction on mod security. While there are many good reasons to use mod security, this module adds complexity to any WordPress installation. This guide is based on the official directions for WordPress to create a window so that a WordPress user can edit any post, and upload media. Still, you need to monitor the log for unwanted errors (in … [Read more...]
Web Design Cookbook: Color Theory
In the previous part of this series, we have discussed Typography. In the previous parts you have learned how to plan a website, select the content and give it structure. Before you devote yourself to appearance, you should first be clear about colours and their effect. Since humans invented the colour screen and no longer have to operate the computer via brown or green monochrome screens, … [Read more...]
Web Design Cookbook: Typography
Typography aims to present texts in a readable and understandable way (orthographic) as well as visually appealing (calligraphic). This article is the third article in this series (the second being the article on Planning) thus stands for the transition between the substantive work and the design decisions. Typography for electronically stored texts initially adopts all the usual rules of … [Read more...]