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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.

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

How to Block Language Spam in Google Analytics

Seeing language spam in Google Analytics? Click here to find out how to block language spam with filters and advanced segments on your site.
Reading time
8 min read
Updated date
July 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Analytics

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

Kinsta Launches Spanish Hosting Initiative and Website

Kinsta is excited to launch our Spanish hosting initiative! This includes members on the team that can now assist you in Spanish and our Spanish we…
Reading time
4 min read
Updated date
October 31, 2022
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta News

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

Why Premium DNS is No Longer Optional

Due to the uprise of DDoS attacks companies should be rethinking their DNS. This includes using a premium DNS provider and implementing a failover…
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
July 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Domain Name System
Topic
WordPress Security

Google AMP – How to Implement it in WordPress

Check out our in-depth guide on getting started with Google AMP in WordPress. Also read about some of the pros and cons with this new platform.
Reading time
16 min read
Updated date
March 18, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Performance