Insights to Achieving Your Online Goals

This issue is jam-packed with news, trends, and tools to keep you on track toward your online goals. We’re sharing key takeaways from Laracon 2024, a site migration checklist, and getting started with CWP. Plus, don’t miss our WordPress security tips to prepare for the holiday season. ??

Let’s get into it!

???? We Went to Laracon 2024

Our team members attended Laracon US 2024 in Dallas and brought back pearls of wisdom on all things Laravel. Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks to build modern web apps. Developers and business owners can benefit from our news on improving your website performance with Laravel.

What you need to know:

• The Official Laravel VS Code Extension will be released later this Fall. Users can expect better autocomplete for eloquent, clickable code, and inline error highlights.
• New Laravel Cloud for quick deployments, auto-scaling, and easy database management for Laravel apps.
• Inertia.js v2.0 updates will improve state management, React/Svelte support, and faster performance.
• New Laravel Features include local temporary URLs, deferred functions, flexible caching, and more.

Compare Laravel’s Upcoming Features →

?? Before You Migrate Your Website

Users can face uncertainty when migrating their website to a new host - including issues like downtime, data loss, and compatibility problems. By learning how to prepare, you can avoid these problems and make the move stress-free.

InMotion Hosting offers migrations support with Managed Hosting services to help ease you into your new hosting environment. Many of our plans, including Managed WordPress offer migration support for free.

What you need to know:

1. Choose the right plan so you have enough resources to support your website.
2. Plan Ahead to complete your migration before canceling your subscription with a previous web host.
3. Evaluate Your Site. Find out where your website files are stored, what databases you’re using, and how you can obtain a backup.
4. Download Your Website Files and backups from your previous host to your desktop.
5. Communicate with support about the best time to complete the migration process.

Ensure a Successful Website Transfer with Our Guide →

??? Control Web Panel 101

Control Web Panel (CWP) is a web hosting control panel that offers a free or inexpensive alternative to cPanel. But, it does have a bit of a learning curve. If you’re looking to make the switch but need help learning the basics of CWP, this is for you.

What you need to know:

• Control Web Panel is available at InMotion Hosting for VPS Hosting and Dedicated Server plans.
• See if CWP is the right fit for you. Use our official demo for the full user experience.?
• Our Installation Guide provides a step-by-step tutorial if you need help installing CWP.
• Check out our Log-In Guide if you need help signing into CWP for the first time through InMotion Hosting’s Account Management Dashboard.

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?? Fresh off the Press

This month’s WordPress trends are brought to you by Platform InMotion - a high-performance solution for serious WordPress websites.

• WordPress is mandating Two-Factor Authentication starting October 1st for plugin and theme creators.
• Tumblr is making the biggest move to WordPress with half a billion blogs, marking the largest technical migration in internet history.
• Yoast co-founders introduce a task manager plugin, Progress Planner.
• WooCommerce temporarily backpedals on its new remote error logging feature.
• WordPress engineer Milana Cap publishes her guide to using WP-CLI for managing your WordPress routine.
• Patchstack partners with the EU to introduce its new VDP, helping open-source software companies comply with the Cyber Resilience Act.

?? WordPress Security Tips

It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is on the way, and keeping your WordPress site secure is more important than ever. The holidays are bound to bring in more traffic and sales but also hackers. A secure site means keeping your customers’ info safe, building trust, and avoiding downtime. Follow our quick tips to ensure your WordPress site stays safe and runs smoothly for a successful holiday season.

What you need to know:

1. Use Strong Passwords and Two-Factor authentication. Make a point to change your passwords every 30 to 90 days.
2. Leverage Security Plugins. Check out our recommended security plugins for WordPress.
3. Update Plugins and Themes. This helps fix security flaws, patch bugs, and ensure compatibility with the latest features.
4. Protect User Input Fields. Limit characters and disable special characters in your customer forms to prevent code injection.
5. Backup Your Site Regularly. Be proactive for worst-case scenarios with regular site backups.

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