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Articles by Steve Bonisteel

Steve Bonisteel is a Technical Editor at Kinsta who began his writing career as a print journalist, chasing ambulances and fire trucks. He has been covering Internet-related technology since the late 1990s.

PHP 8.4: Here’s what’s new and improved

If it's fall, it's time for a new release of PHP. Here are the highlights of what's new for you in PHP version 8.4.
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
November 7, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
PHP Function
Topic
PHP Updates

How Kinsta’s add-ons supercharge WordPress performance

Learn how agencies can take advantage of Kinsta's WordPress add-ons to enhance the performance of client websites.
Reading time
13 min read
Updated date
October 31, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta Services
Topic
WordPress Hosting

What WordPress developers need to know about the blocks property in theme.json

Learn how to use the theme.json blocks property to take advantage of a streamlined approach to WordPress theme development.
Reading time
18 min read
Updated date
November 14, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Website Design

What ISO 27001 certification means for Kinsta and our customers

Kinsta's ISO 27001 certification means customers can be confident we have the security posture to keep their data secure.
Reading time
4 min read
Updated date
September 2, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta Services
Topic
WordPress Security

Edit your WordPress site’s header without plugins

Whether your website uses a block theme or a classic theme, here's how to edit your WordPress header without using plugins.
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
August 8, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Tips

Tested: Google’s C3D, C2, and N2 virtual machines for Kinsta customers

With Kinsta's adoption of Google's C3D virtual machines, testing shows how much faster they are than the older C2 and N2 VMs.
Reading time
7 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta Services
Topic
Website Speed

An introduction to WordPress coding standards

Meeting coding standards for WordPress development helps you play nice with others, but can also help keep your solo projects in shape.
Reading time
17 min read
Updated date
November 5, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Web Development Languages
Topic
WordPress Development

Six things you need to know to master Laravel Eloquent

Upgrade your Laravel chops with Eloquent query scopes, relationships, mutators and accessors, collections, model deletion, and factories.
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
March 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Laravel
Topic
PHP Frameworks

Power up WordPress with Python and Redis

Learn how your next Python application can get in the mix with WordPress and the speedy NoSQL database Redis.
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
March 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
API
Topic
Python
Topic
WordPress Development

Build and Deploy a Python App in a Jiffy With Flask and Kinsta

Here's how to deploy a Python Flask app quickly using Kinsta's Applicatiom Hosting an Database Hosting services.
Reading time
12 min read
Updated date
August 6, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Python

Google Cloud’s New C3D Machines Offer Speed Boost for Kinsta Customers

We put the Google Cloud Platform's new C3D machine type through its paces to see how it could speed up websites for Kinsta's customers.
Reading time
4 min read
Updated date
June 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Cloud Hosting
Topic
Kinsta Services

20 Docker Commands You Need to Know

Whether you use Docker Desktop or the open-source engine, the Docker CLI helps get work done quickly. Here are our top 20 Docker commands.
Reading time
9 min read
Updated date
November 4, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Docker