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WordPress 6.8 introduced a highly requested feature: Speculative Loading. But what exactly is it, and how does it affect your website? In simple terms, and in WordPress specifically, it’s a technique that makes your site feel faster by predicting which page(s) a visitor is likely to view next and preloading them. In this guide, we’ll […]

You’re ready to start a WordPress blog but don’t have unlimited funds to get it done. We get it and can help. Your reasons for wanting an online presence can vary widely. For instance, maybe you have a strong desire to write, to make some money working from home or need a way to drive

Note: These calculations and pricing are current as of March, 10th 2026 and are subject to change. The CFO wants a number. Not “better performance” or “more control” — an actual number showing that $99/month to $349/month for a dedicated server is worth more than whatever you’re spending now.This article works through the ROI calculation…

When I started running a multi-author WordPress blog, I learned something important: readers develop favorite writers. But when they type an author’s name into your WordPress search box, nothing shows up, even if that author has published many posts. This happens because the default WordPress search feature does not include author names. Even if the

I’ve been using Mailchimp for the WPExplorer.com newsletter for many years. While it’s a powerful email marketing platform, it’s also gotten very expensive over time and includes countless features I’ve never needed or used. Because of that, I paused the newsletter for about a year while searching for a simpler, more affordable solution. Recently, I

What are we likely to see when the WordPress 5.3 release gets to be a reality? And now you can start looking forward on it. The official release date of the WordPress core was allocated on November 12, 2019. Earlier today, the beta version was discharged. You are able to test on the beta version

“Never trust, always verify” is a useful principle. On bare metal servers, it’s also an implementation challenge that most hosting guides skip over. The zero trust model was developed to address the failure of perimeter-based security — the assumption that anything inside the network boundary is trustworthy. That assumption breaks down in every real infrastructure…