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Do You Really Need a VPS? Best WordPress VPS Hosting Compared – 2017

Posted on February 23rd, 2017 by Editorial Staff
Do You Really Need a VPS? Best WordPress VPS Hosting Compared – 2017

Are you looking to compare the best VPS hosting services for WordPress? Finding the best VPS hosting for WordPress can be overwhelming with so many different options in the market. Sometimes VPS isn’t even the best option for your needs. Just because your website has outgrown… Read More »

Sucuri vs CloudFlare (Pros and Cons) – Which One is Better?

Posted on August 24th, 2016 by Editorial Staff
Sucuri vs CloudFlare (Pros and Cons) – Which One is Better?

Due to an increased emphasis on website security in today’s digital landscape, one of the most common requests we’ve gotten from readers is to do a pros and cons analysis of Sucuri vs CloudFlare to explain which one is better. Sucuri and CloudFlare are online… Read More »

WordPress vs. Medium – Which One is Better? (Pros and Cons)

Posted on August 9th, 2016 by Editorial Staff
WordPress vs. Medium – Which One is Better? (Pros and Cons)

We are often asked by users why they should use WordPress instead of other free blogging services like Blogger, Ghost, Tumblr, etc? Medium is a fast growing free blogging platform that allows anyone to create stories and have their own personal space on the web.… Read More »

Yoast SEO vs All in One SEO Pack – Which is the Best WordPress SEO Plugin?

Posted on May 16th, 2016 by Editorial Staff
Yoast SEO vs All in One SEO Pack – Which is the Best WordPress SEO Plugin?

Are you looking for the best WordPress SEO plugin? If you are, then you have likely narrowed your choice down to the two most popular WordPress SEO plugins: Yoast SEO and All in One SEO Pack. At WPBeginner, we’re often asked which one is better?… Read More »

Does WordPress Need a Notification Center? We Think So, How About You?

Posted on April 15th, 2016 by Editorial Staff
Does WordPress Need a Notification Center? We Think So, How About You?

WordPress allow plugin and theme authors to display notices in the admin area to keep users informed about new features and updates. However at the speed WordPress ecosystem is growing, the admin notices can get out of control. Updating your plugins and seeing half your… Read More »

Sucuri Review – How Sucuri Helped us Block 450,000 WordPress Attacks in 3 Months

Posted on March 1st, 2016 by Editorial Staff
Sucuri Review – How Sucuri Helped us Block 450,000 WordPress Attacks in 3 Months

Whenever we’re asked about WordPress security tips, our top 2 recommendations are get a good WordPress backup solution and start using Sucuri website firewall. In this article, we will share our honest review of Sucuri’s website firewall and why it’s worth every single penny! Full… Read More »

36 Reasons Why Having a “Free Website” is a Bad Idea

Posted on February 10th, 2016 by Editorial Staff
36 Reasons Why Having a “Free Website” is a Bad Idea

The thought of getting free website is tempting. The internet is full of companies offering free website hosting even for self-hosted WordPress. You’re probably wondering what’s the catch? Why isn’t everyone else using a free WordPress website? In this article, we will share 36 reasons… Read More »

WordPress vs Ghost – Which Is Better?

Posted on December 4th, 2015 by Editorial Staff
WordPress vs Ghost – Which Is Better?

Are you looking to start a blog? Not sure whether you should use Ghost or WordPress as your blogging platform? In this article, we will do a detailed comparison of Ghost and WordPress, highlighting strengths and weaknesses, so you can decide which is the better… Read More »

WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal – Which One is Better?

Posted on August 27th, 2015 by Editorial Staff
WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal – Which One is Better?

While WordPress powers 23% of all websites on the internet, it’s not the only open source content management system in the market. There are some other really awesome software like Joomla and Drupal. All three of them have a lot in common, but they still… Read More »

Switching Away from Disqus Review – Increased Comments by 304%

Posted on June 30th, 2015 by Editorial Staff
Switching Away from Disqus Review – Increased Comments by 304%

We switched away from Disqus about 2 months ago. Many of you noticed this change and asked us to write a Disqus review explaining why did we switch. After using Disqus for about a year, we noticed several drawbacks that forced us to switch back… Read More »

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