ArchiveMay 2016

Cache Enabler Plugin Review: W3TC and WPSC Alternative

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Caching of WordPress posts and pages are two of the best way to increase the page speed. While most of the WP users prefer using WPSC or W3TC, there are a lot of users who are always in search for different plugins. For such users, today we’ll share a review on the Cache Enabler plugin. The cache enabler is one of the lightest WordPress plugins. It has been developed by folks at the popular...

Best free WordPress Events Calendar Plugin (2018)

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The events calendar plugin by the modern tribe is the best calendar plugin for WordPress. More than 20 developers have authored it. The plugin is active on 0.4 million WordPress websites. It is free. Let’s find it out why the plugin is so popular among the WordPress users. The WordPress events calendar plugin review To get started, you’ll have to install this excellent plugin from the...

Proof : HTTP 500 Internal Server Errors Impact Google Rankings

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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed that this site was throwing error establishing database connection or internal server errors last week. The issue which was caused by the Linux out of memory manager has now been fixed, and the site is now live 24 x 7. I’m using this server to host some other WordPress websites as well. Fixing the error was a very...

The OOM Killer : How to Fix Out of Memory Error in Linux?

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Since two weeks, my website was frequently crashing because the MySQL server stopped abruptly at random times of the day. This issue started when I was on a holiday. My site was down for several hours. I configured crontab to start MySQL server when the service had stopped. This didn’t help. I enabled query cache to reduce the load on the server. I use NGINX Fast CGI cache, APCu, and...

UberMenu plugin : Add responsive mega menu to WordPress site

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Mega menus have become a new trend in the world of internet. They make navigation much easier for the user as well makes your website more beautiful. Mega Menus are created with the help of CSS, JS/Jquery, and HTML. Creating them is not an easy task. Only a seasoned developer with good knowledge of the above-mentioned technologies will be able to design and code a perfect mega menu. WordPress...

Delete unused images in WordPress with Media Cleaner plugin

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The image is one of the most important elements of a blog post. It not only makes the post attractive but also helps in improving the website’s search engine visibility. Sometimes, when you update a blog post, you may replace the image/pictures in it with some other pictures. Many users don’t bother to delete the old images from the uploads directory of wp-content WordPress...

Hostgator VPS review 2018 : Linux Hosting with great uptime

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Shared hosting plans are suitable for beginners and people with no knowledge of PHP, MySQL and Web servers. In a shared hosting, the company offers PhpMyAdmin, CPanel, Awstats (Google Analytics Alternative) and many more tools to make website configuration or deployment easier for a webmaster. Shared hosting comes with several limitations. Your site will be hosted with several other web portals...

OptinMonster Review 2018: Powerful lead generation plugin for WP

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Email marketing is probably incomplete without a good newsletter plugins that add subscription forms in our WordPress sites. There are a lot of free plugins to add newsletter forums to a website, but the features they offer are limited. For example, the MailChimp plugin doesn’t support popups, and it lacks an Ajax based form which makes the sign-up process fast. You can only change the...

Elegant Themes Monarch WordPress Plugin Review (2018)

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Blogging is a type of online business. If you invest money in your WordPress site, your business will benefit from it. In WP, investment is nothing but purchasing premium themes and plugins which help in improving UX. When it comes to plugins, the most important plugin is the one that allows visitors to share blog posts on social networks. Yes! You’ve guessed it right! We’re talking...

How to Fix the WordPress White Screen of Death

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The dreaded WordPress white screen of death means something has gone wrong and is preventing your website from loading. In most cases, the white screen of death will prevent both the front and back end from loading correctly and all you can see is a blank white screen in your web browser. The white screen of death is often caused by a faulty plugin or theme. In some cases, corrupt files, a...

BigRock Hosting Review, Plans and Coupon code 2018

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BigRock is an India web hosting and domain name registration company owned by Directi, a company with excellent infrastructure and revenue more than 300 MN USD. It is one of the best hosting companies in India. Bigrock is the first choice for people who have just begun their online careers by launching a website., thanks to the cheap web hosting plans. Around million users use it. Bigrock is...

Fixing MySQL Server Has Gone Away problem

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All my websites are hosted on an unmanaged VPS. The VPS has enough of RAM and a decent CPU. It can handle ten high traffic blogs. I had never faced any problems until last week when my website started displaying error establishing a database connection to the visitors instead of the content. This error was reported after I changed one of the table’s structure. Why the heck did I change the...

Blogging mistakes that fail you as a blogger

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Blogging is the best way to express thoughts, share knowledge and reviews. Starting a blog is easy, but making money through it is difficult. Many people abandon/delete their websites or fail to succeed online because of the below blogging mistakes: Not using self hosted blogging platform A self hosted platform is one which allows you to install a blog software of your choice on a shared, cloud...

Best Free Blog Hosting sites and their pros and cons

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Hosting a website is an easy task, but choosing a company which offers this service is difficult. There are two types of hosting platforms, free and premium. Newbie or wannabe pro bloggers would prefer signing up with a free blog hosting site. An experienced webmaster will avoid it. If you’re wondering what’s the reason for the same, then go through the below cons and pros of FBHS...

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Ian Carnaghan

I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.

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