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Articles by Brian Jackson

Brian 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.

Ultimate Conversion Tracking Guide for WordPress

Check out our ultimate conversion tracking guide for WordPress. How to track Twitter ads, Facebook ads, and AdWords on a basic site, WooCommerce, a…
Reading time
33 min read
Updated date
August 19, 2025
Post type
Blog
Topic
Conversion Rate Optimization
Topic
Paid Advertising

How to Set up Free WordPress Push Notifications and Get 2,500+ Visitors/Month

Push notifications typically have a high CTR and can be a great way to get return visitors. Check out how to set up free WordPress push notifications.
Reading time
13 min read
Updated date
March 11, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development

How to add an A record with Namecheap

Editing DNS records can sometimes be confusing. Follow our quick and easy tutorial on how to add an A record with Namecheap and point your site to…
Reading time
3 min read
Updated date
March 19, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Domain Name System

How to Change Namecheap Nameservers

DNS can sometimes be a confusing process. Follow our quick and easy tutorial on how to change Namecheap nameservers and point them to Kinsta.
Reading time
2 min read
Updated date
June 11, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Domain Name System
Topic
Kinsta Services

2016 Year in Review – Kinsta Insights

2016 has been an extremely exciting and busy year here at Kinsta. Check out our year in review post to see our progress and what's in store for 2017.
Reading time
8 min read
Updated date
August 27, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta News

MySQL Storage Engine – How to Convert MyISAM to InnoDB

The MySQL InnoDB storage engine has been shown to perform faster and be more reliable. Follow this quick tutorial on how to convert MyISAM to InnoDB.
Reading time
2 min read
Updated date
October 1, 2025
Post type
Blog
Topic
MySQL Database

Free SSL Certificates and Hosting From Kinsta

Kinsta offers automatic wildcard SSLs powered by our Cloudflare integration. This means free SSL hosting and certificates for all of your WordPress…
Reading time
6 min read
Updated date
May 19, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Cloudflare
Topic
Kinsta Services
Topic
WordPress Security

SSL Check – How to Verify Your SSL Certificate

After you install an SSL certificate on your web server, you should always run an SSL check to verify that everything is setup correctly.
Reading time
3 min read
Updated date
March 19, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Security Tips
Topic
WordPress Security

How to Install and Optimize the Total WordPress Theme

Sometimes WordPress multipurpose themes get a bad rap. With some optimization and a fast host, we got the Total WordPress theme to load in 1.15 sec…
Reading time
11 min read
Updated date
March 11, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Themes

Integration Guide for WordPress Amazon S3 and CDN

Tutorial on how to complete a WordPress Amazon S3 integration as well as optionally using a content delivery network (CDN) such as CloudFront along…
Reading time
7 min read
Updated date
March 11, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
CDN
Topic
WordPress Tips

5 Tips on How to Price a Product or Service For WordPress

Check out these 5 important tips on how to price a product or service for WordPress. Value, support, and quality are all essential things to keep i…
Reading time
10 min read
Updated date
January 31, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Business Tools
Topic
WordPress Tips

HSTS – How to Use HTTP Strict Transport Security

Implementing the HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) header on your web server can help prevent man-in-the-middle attacks and cookie hijacking.
Reading time
5 min read
Updated date
March 18, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Security