Brian Jackson, Author at Kinsta Managed WordPress Hosting

Articles by Brian Jackson

Brian is the Chief Marketing Officer at Kinsta. He focuses on everything from developing new online growth strategies, content creation, technical SEO, and outreach within the community. He has a huge passion for WordPress, has been using it for over a decade, and even develops a couple of premium plugins. Brian enjoys blogging, movies, and hiking. Connect with Brian on Twitter.

Doing the Unimaginable – Kinsta Is Boosting Performance for Everyone up to 200%

Moving to Google Cloud Platform's next-generation compute-optimized VMs (C2) has enabled us to achieve speeds unrivaled in the WordPress hosting in...

How to Fix the ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT Error (Step by Step)

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT can occur from a network connection issue or server-side problem. Follow these steps to quickly resolve it on your WordPre...

How to Defer Parsing of JavaScript in WordPress (4 Methods)

Learn how to defer parsing of JavaScript in WordPress with 4 easy-to-follow methods, plus what this warning actually means for your WordPress site.

JPG vs JPEG: Understanding the Most Common Image File Format

What's the difference between jpg vs jpeg? What about jpg 2000? Learn what these image files stand for and why they are spelled differently (there'...

Join Kinsta at WordCamp Montréal 2019 — We’re Presenting!

Mark your calendars for WordCamp Montréal on August 10-11, 2019. We've got free swag for you and we'll be presenting on the topic of WordPress perf...

WooCommerce Tutorial — How to Set It up on Your Website

Check out our comprehensive WooCommerce tutorial on how to get it setup on your website. We take an in-depth look at each feature and customization.

7 Easy Ways to Check Disk Usage in WordPress (Find Large Files & Data)

Your website grows bigger every day. Here are 7 easy ways to check disk usage in WordPress. Find those large files and DB tables!

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Alice Orrù

Check out our interview with Alice Orrù, Content Writer at WP Rocket, active member of the WordPress community, and solo-traveler enthusiast!

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Daniel David

Check out our interview with David Daniel, co-founder of Nextendweb, and WordPress plugin entrepreneur.

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Omar Reiss

Check out our interview with Omar Reiss, CTO at Yoast and an active WordPress Core contributor. He's also a WordCamp speaker and plugin developer.

2019 Performance Benchmarks – Kinsta is Top Tier, 5 Years in a Row

Review Signal has released their 2019 hosting performance benchmarks. Kinsta has earned Top Tier status on every plan, every year for the past 5 ye...

Kinsta Welcomes Matteo Duò as Editor in Chief

Kinsta is excited to welcome Matteo Duò as the new Editor in Chief. He will help us with our content production, marketing activities, and content...

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