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How Kinsta Saved Cyber Monday for Swagway

Learn how we saved Cyber Monday for Swagway.com by optimizing the site and providing high-availability WordPress hosting. 1888 orders on Cyber Monday!
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2 min read
Updated date
March 24, 2022
Topic
Kinsta News

10 Things Not to Do in PHP 7

With PHP 7 it's time to shed some of our bad habits. Let's take a look at some bad habits to get rid of as we switch to PHP 7.
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6 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Topic
Learn PHP
Topic
PHP Updates

How To Use the WordPress Register Sidebar Function

In this article we'll look at some ways to use the default WordPress register sidebar function along with some advanced tips.
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4 min read
Updated date
February 16, 2022
Topic
WordPress Development

A Guide To HTTP And The WordPress HTTP API – Part 2

The WordPress HTTP API allows us to connect to third party APIs like Twitter, Facebook, Mailchimp and more. Read on to learn how!
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7 min read
Updated date
June 27, 2022
Topic
WordPress Development

A Guide To HTTP And The WordPress HTTP API – Part 1

HTTP is the protocol that powers the web. With the knowledge of how HTTP requests and responses work you can utilize great APIs easily!
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6 min read
Updated date
March 13, 2024
Topic
WordPress Development

WordPress Database – How Sidebars Work

In this article we'll take a look at how WordPress widget areas, sidebars and widgets work on a database level.
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3 min read
Updated date
June 27, 2022
Topic
WordPress Development

Managing WordPress Development With Symlinks

Symlinks can be used to point a plugin or theme from one central location to multiple WordPress installs. This minimizes development and testing time.
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4 min read
Updated date
May 31, 2022
Topic
WordPress Development

wp_enqueue_scripts – How to Enqueue Your Assets in WordPress

Use wp_enqueue_scripts in WordPress to add your Javascript and CSS assets to your site while managing their dependencies in a modular way.
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5 min read
Updated date
November 24, 2022
Topic
PHP Function
Topic
WordPress Development

Using The WordPress HTTP API

The WordPress HTTP API will help you make HTTP calls a lot more easily. This is a complete tutorial about how to use it in WordPress.
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10 min read
Updated date
August 7, 2023
Topic
API
Topic
WordPress Development

11 Best Crowdfunding Options for Your WordPress Website

Looking to start a crowdfunding website on WordPress, just like KickStarter? Here are 11 crowdfunding options, plugins and themes for WordPress.
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11 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2023
Topic
WordPress Development

BuddyPress, bbPress and GlotPress Development Crowdfunding Campaign

JJJ was the lead developer of BuddyPress and bbPress from 2010. He also worked at Automattic for 3 years, helping to develop WordCamp.org & WordPre…
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1 min read
Updated date
July 18, 2024
Topic
Kinsta News

Should Startups Avoid Stripe? How We Got Our Account Back

Stripe emailed us that we're kicked out of the service, effective immediately. In the middle of the night. With no fair notice. What can YOU learn…
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11 min read
Updated date
June 6, 2023
Topic
Business Tools