Skip to content

Kinsta Blog - WordPress, Web Development, & Tech Tools

8 Tips on How to Reduce DNS Lookups and Speed Them Up

DNS speed is often overlooked. Check out these 8 recommendations on how to reduce DNS lookups and speed them up on your WordPress site.
Reading time
14 min read
Updated date
July 12, 2024
Topic
Domain Name System
Topic
WordPress Performance

10 Best WordPress PDF Viewer Plugins

WordPress has plenty of features, but a PDF viewer isn’t one of them. Check out these 10 best WordPress PDF viewer plugins to enhance your site.
Reading time
12 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2023
Topic
WordPress Plugins

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Charlie Livingston

Check out our interview with Charlie Livingston; founder of aThemes, where they develop free and premium WordPress themes to help grow your business.
Reading time
4 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2019
Topic
Kinsta Kingpin

Network Latency – Comparing the Impact on Your WordPress Site

Network latency is not something to ignore. Check out how it impacts your WordPress site and some tips on choosing a strategic server location.
Reading time
12 min read
Updated date
October 23, 2024
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Performance

5 Years of Selling on ThemeForest – Pros and Cons

Check out our interview with Henry Rise, CEO of ThemeREX, a Power Elite Author. He shares with us some pros and cons of selling on ThemeForest.
Reading time
11 min read
Updated date
September 11, 2023
Topic
WordPress Themes

How to Uninstall a WordPress Plugin (the Proper Way)

A majority of plugins leave behind tables and rows in your database after you delete them. Check out how to uninstall a WordPress plugin the proper…
Reading time
13 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2023
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Plugins

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Ryan Sullivan

Check out our interview with Ryan Sullivan; founder of WP Site Care, a WordPress support & maintenance company to help move your business forward.
Reading time
5 min read
Updated date
April 28, 2020
Topic
Kinsta Kingpin

How to Stop a DDoS Attack in Its Tracks (Case Study)

Check out these tips on how to stop a DDoS attack on your site. We took a site which was hit with 5,110,00 requests in 7 days and brought it back t…
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
April 6, 2023
Topic
WordPress Security

Negative SEO (Case Study) – Cleaning up an Attack With Ahrefs

Negative SEO can come in all shapes and forms. Check out how we easily cleaned up a negative SEO attack on Kinsta.com with the Ahrefs tool.
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
November 29, 2022
Topic
SEO Strategy
Topic
WordPress SEO

5 WordPress Age Verification Plugins to Help You Add an Age Gate

While age gates aren't always required, they can be good for sites in age-sensitive industries. Check out these 6 WordPress age verification plugins.
Reading time
7 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2023
Topic
WordPress Plugins

Kinsta Kingpin: Interview with Scott Bolinger

Check out our interview with Scott Bolinger; co-founder of AppPresser, a tool that lets you convert your WordPress website into iOS and Android mob…
Reading time
3 min read
Updated date
January 31, 2021
Topic
Kinsta Kingpin

Why and How to Publish a Plugin to the WordPress Plugin Directory

Launching a new and exciting WordPress plugin? Check out this in-depth tutorial on why and how to publish a plugin to the WordPress plugin directory.
Reading time
12 min read
Updated date
October 27, 2021
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Plugins