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Web Hosting Podcast

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  • Interview with Bryan Muthig, CEO of A2 Hosting.

    Interview with Bryan Muthig, CEO of A2 Hosting.
    Apr 23 2019

    I am joined by Bryan Muthig, CEO of A2 Hosting.

    Some of the topics we cover are;

    WordPress security
    Optimized WordPress hosting
    Hosting Trends
    A2 Hosting 20x Faster web hosting
    And much much more….

    A2Hosting.com
    Twitter
    Facebook
    Linkedin
    YouTube
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    36 mins
  • WPVR, can help you get started with Virtual Reality tours in WordPress.

    WPVR, can help you get started with Virtual Reality tours in WordPress.
    Apr 2 2019
    What is a Virtual Reality Tour?

    A Virtual Tour is a simulation of a real location. It is often made with media that would include a 360-degree camera and can mix text, video, audio and much more. Virtual tours provide the user a way to explore locations from the comfort of their home, business or on the road without having to physically go there.


    Why are Virtual Reality Tours important?

    Here is a excellent case study on why Virtual Tours work.
    The bottom line, it increases SEO, interaction and bookings. By allowing your customers to see your place of business in a whole new way.

    Virtual Tour ideas.

    Bed and BreakfastReality – they have been doing it for years.
    Restaurant
    Night club or Bar
    Winery
    Locations for weddings
    Any retail store
    The list goes on and on. If you have a physical business location, you should have a Virtual Reality Tour.

    How do you do that in WordPress?

    With WPVR plugin for WordPress allows you to create and promote Virtual Reality tours inside of WordPress.

    From the plugin page.
    With the WPVR, set up a virtual tour for site visitors where they can navigate a 360 view of your location, switch between several spots (or rooms), get information on items on the location, zoom in and out to get better view, and get an overall idea about how your place may look in reality.
    Get the plugin FREE HERE.
    WPVR Documentation
    RexTheme Website
    RexTheme Facebook
    RexTheme Twitter
    RexTheme YouTube
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    32 mins
  • Status of PHP in Web Hosting. WordPress 5.1.1 is out. Gutenberg block add-on with 19 ready made blocks.

    Status of PHP in Web Hosting. WordPress 5.1.1 is out. Gutenberg block add-on with 19 ready made blocks.
    Mar 18 2019
    Today on Episode 29 Web Hosting Podcast. The status of PHP and web hosting. WordPress 5.1.1 has been released with some great improvements. A gutenberg block add-on with 19 ready made blocks. The status of PHP and hosting. I found a few articles regarding the deprecation of PHP before 7.1 and that relates to the amount of sites still using old and no longer supported versions of PHP. I was stunned, to say the least, that the number of users using no longer supported versions of PHP is so high. According to this article by kinsta.com from January 24th, a staggering number of users, 77.5%, are still using outdated versions of PHP. That number is mind blowing. Considering that 33% of all websites use WordPress and PHP is used by 78% of all websites on the internet, that is a lot of outdated and potentially vulnerable websites. I know I keep saying words like stunned and staggering, but there is no other way to put it. I am having a hard time understanding why there is not a bigger push to get users on current and supported versions of PHP. There are some great benefits to using PHP 7.2. So why should you make the switch to a newer version of PHP. Security. Older versions of PHP are no longer being patched for security issues and vulnerabilities. Performance. PHP 7.2 has been shown to be almost twice as fast as previous versions of PHP. In a world where site speed is important, just moving from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.2 could dramatically improve site speed performance. For hosting providers, PHP 7.2 uses less memory, cpu and can handle more requests per second than older versions of PHP. This means lower overall server load.Support. Older versions of PHP require more development to maintain backwards compatibility. Things will eventually break and moving forward on a better version of a code base is needed.New Features. PHP 7.2 has a load of new features that developers can take advantage of to add site improvements. These features can only be used on the latest versions of PHP.It is just the right thing to do. It really is. For the safety of the internet as a whole, we all should be doing our part to make sure our applications support the latest secure versions available. Shared hosting, which most of us use, is a bad place to be when a few website owners don’t want to update their application. It puts all the sites on the server at risk to total take over and hacking. You are only as secure as the weakest link or website. Interesting fact about stats for WordPress along with PHP versions. WordPress 5.1.1 is released. Notes From the release notes.Site health notifications. This release introduces WordPress’s first Site Health features. WordPress will start showing notices to administrators of sites that run long-outdated versions of PHP, which is the programming language that powers WordPress. When you install new plugins, WordPress’s Site Health features will check them against the version of PHP you’re running. If the plugin requires a version that won’t work with your site, WordPress will keep you from installing that plugin. FINALLY!! It is recommended to install the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin. This plugin will allow you to run a check on your WordPress install and determine if there are any common configuration issues and known issues. Once installed, go to Dashboard Menu then select Health Check. This will run a little check of your site and report any findings. The one menu marked “Tools” will allow you to do a file integrity check. This is done by validating the files against a known state or also known as a checksum. If the checksum does not match what it should, then either your site core files have been modified (which you should not be doing) or your site has been hacked. This is not 100% foolproof as some people do modify the core files, but if you are in curious give it a try and see what your results are. Another useful option is the “PHP Information” tab. This will show you all the information about the current PHP version you are running. Finally the “Troubleshooting” tab will allow you to disable all of your plugins and go back to a default theme for you, but your site remains fully functional to others. This is a brilliant idea for trying to determine if a plugin is not functioning correctly or if a theme is breaking your site. You can enable each plugin one by one and change back to your theme at any time. Once done, you just take the site out of troubleshooting mode.Editor performance; improved gutenberg editor speed improvements. I have been using WordPress 5.1 since it was released and I think this update is well worth the install. The improved performance of the gutenberg editor is wonderful. The addition of the Site Health notifications and the prevention of installing plugins that may not work on your currently selected version of PHP is fantastic. WordPress is ...
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