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    What Is Growth-Hacking and How Can It Help Your Business

    What Is Growth-Hacking and How Can It Help Your Business Building a strong online presence is key to growing your small or medium-sized business. It all starts with launching your website but goes on with managing it effectively, generating traffic, and growing your audience and customer base. Whichever stage of the online journey you’re in, we have tons of tried-and-true practical tips on how to set up your online presence for greatness this year – both from our team and from guest authors. The second installment of our Successful Online Presence for Small Businesses series is a guest post by…

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    More Features for All Our Plans

    More Features for All Our Plans To thank all our customers for helping us reach the incredible milestone of 15 successful years in business, we’ve performed a massive upgrade to all our hosting plans. Now, each customer gets even more features, regardless of their hosting plan. The enhancements listed below have been provided automatically and for free to all SiteGround users. Enjoy! StartUp: Free Backup Restores Our daily backup has always been one of the most appreciated features. Many site management mishaps are resolved easily and quickly through our one-click restore tool. To avoid hassle and additional expenses in already…

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    SiteGround Now Has QUIC to Make Sites Fast Even When the Internet is Slow

    SiteGround Now Has QUIC to Make Sites Fast Even When the Internet is Slow Table of Contents UPDATE Internet Protocol evolution: HTTP => HTTP/2 => QUIC => HTTP/3 What makes QUIC better? How to get QUIC for your site? Your website should have a private SSL/TLS certificate Your site visitors use Google Chrome or Opera UPDATE UPDATE Update: Since the migration to Site Tools we have temporarily disabled the QUIC support on our servers. QUIC has evolved into HTTP/3 and we are currently working on implementing HTTP/3 and adding support for it to our build of Nginx. Once the HTTP/3…

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    SiteGround Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary!

    SiteGround Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary! Last week we passed the 2-million-domains hosted on our servers mark. Coincidentally, this came as an early Birthday surprise for our 15th anniversary this year that falls on March 22nd. We could not have made it this far without all of you, who put your trust in us and choose our services every day. Let’s make it at least 15 more years! To commemorate the occasion, we prepared a short infographic with some of the milestones throughout the past 15 years that made us proud. Enjoy and share it using the #15YearsSiteGround hashtag to help…

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    SiteGround for WordPress in 2018

    SiteGround for WordPress in 2018 Our commitment to helping WordPress grow has been consistently strong throughout the years. About 80% of our 2 million domains are associated with sites built on WordPress and we have been helping more and more people get introduced to the possibilities of WordPress. Traditionally, through sponsorships, we help a huge number of WordCamps and meetups happen all around the world. But what we consider even more important, is our personal involvement. In addition to encouraging our most talented people to attend, speak at and organize WordPress events worldwide, we also help independent experts share their…

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    ¡Vamos España! Taking Part In The Growth of an Amazing Local WordPress Community

    ¡Vamos España! Taking Part In The Growth of an Amazing Local WordPress Community In 2018, Spain was the second most active country for local WordCamps, bested only by the US. Taking into consideration the population of the two countries, Spain actually had almost twice as many events per capita last year. When SiteGround launched its Spanish operations in 2015, there were only 3 WordCamps in Spain, including WCEU, and 9 meetup groups with 10,017 members in total (according to WordCamp Central registration). Fast forward to 2018 and we count 10 local WordCamps and 52 meetup groups with 24,862 members. This…

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    Google Starts Serious Security Talks With the CMS Community

    Google Starts Serious Security Talks With the CMS Community Table of Contents We almost won the HTTPS battle, but the security war is never over So, how do we protect as many sites as possible, as fast as possible? 1. Third-Party Components and Integrity Control 2. Vulnerability Disclosures and Rewards 3. Automatic Updates 4. Sharing Knowledge and Tools Last week, Chicago was the coldest place on earth! This was all over the news. The temperatures dropped to -30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) with a  wind chill of -50. I consider myself lucky to have been there to witness this rare…

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    Best of 2018: More Site Speed, Better Security, Plenty of New Tools, and 98% Client Satisfaction

    Best of 2018: More Site Speed, Better Security, Plenty of New Tools, and 98% Client Satisfaction Table of Contents We made your WordPress sites even faster with the new version of the SiteGround Optimizer. We secure your sites better than ever, stopping millions of threats each day! It’s insanely easy to build a real, functional site with our WordPress Starter. We automated the migration of WordPress sites to SiteGround. We went the extra mile to ensure a smooth transfer to Gutenberg. We gave Free Let’s Encrypt Wildcard SSL for your site and subdomains. This year was quite busy and eventful…

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    How We Updated 700K+ Sites to WordPress 5 and What We Learned in the Process

    How We Updated 700K+ Sites to WordPress 5 and What We Learned in the Process Table of Contents Our Gradual Auto-Update Schedule Our Most Common Support Requests 1. Concerns that the site may break 2. Concerns that the new editing experience would be too difficult 3. Issues with accessing the wp-admin after the update 4. Issues with accessing the site itself after the update Over the last week, we gradually rolled out WordPress 5 through our auto-update system. We took a different approach for this update as this version introduced one of the biggest changes in WordPress so far: the…

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    Your Most Common Gutenberg Questions Answered

    Your Most Common Gutenberg Questions Answered Table of Contents What will happen to my old posts? What will happen to posts with page builders? What will happen to posts with custom fields? Will the readers see any difference? Are there any Gutenberg compatible themes? How do I check if the plugins I use are Gutenberg compatible? A few months ago we introduced our WordPress Community Ambassadors. We announced that we would support these very deserving individuals to travel and speak at WordCamps, so they can continue to share their expertise and lift up other WordPress users. Now, we want them…

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    Our Roll-Out Plan for WordPress 5.0

    Our Roll-Out Plan for WordPress 5.0 The most anticipated version of WordPress, version 5.0, is now officially released. It will substantially change the way people edit their website content by introducing the new block editor (also known as Gutenberg). To make the transition to the new editor as smooth as possible, we have temporarily stopped the automatic WordPress updates. After its restart, we will automatically install the Classic Editor plugin along with the new WordPress core update. This will give you the opportunity to take full advantage of all the great options in the new block editor while being able…

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    The New Version of Our SiteGround Optimizer Plugin Is a Game Changer for Your WordPress Performance

    The New Version of Our SiteGround Optimizer Plugin Is a Game Changer for Your WordPress Performance Table of Contents Smarter Dynamic Cache Purging Brand New Front-End & Image Optimizations Improved HTTPS Traffic Redirect Other Functionality Improvements Better Memcached support Easier PHP version change All functions available through WP-CLI Sleeker Interface for Single-Site and Multisite Other Performance Plugins Compatibility Early versions of our SiteGround Optimizer plugin had one single purpose: to connect WordPress with the reverse proxy caching system set up on our servers. Over the years, we have added multiple features like PHP and HTTPS management options that allow even…

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    SiteGround Gets Inspiration from the Dribbble Community

    SiteGround Gets Inspiration from the Dribbble Community At SiteGround, we take pride in calling web hosting our “craft.” For us, a craftsperson is someone who puts heart and soul in their work, aims for delivering high-quality service, and pays attention to detail in all aspects of the process. But we were curious: is that how other people see it as well? How do we visually communicate the idea of craftsmanship in the highly technological context of the web hosting industry? To get some insight into these questions, we decided to team up with Dribbble, by far the most popular platform…

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    PHP 7.3 is Available at SiteGround

    PHP 7.3 is Available at SiteGround One of the great things about our multiple-PHP server setup is that it allows us to provide the latest PHP versions safely to anyone who wants it, even before their official stable release. As a perfect example, we’ve added the new PHP 7.3 to the list of available PHP branches you can use on your SiteGround account. Right now, we support PHP 7.3 RC3, which will be replaced by the final version once it’s released (expected in Dec 2018). So if you write your website code, you can start testing it for the upcoming…

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    TLS 1.3 and OCSP Stapling -Two Ways to Make HTTPS Sites Faster

    TLS 1.3 and OCSP Stapling -Two Ways to Make HTTPS Sites Faster Table of Contents What is TLS 1.3? A faster handshake Better security How to enable and use TLS 1.3 What is OCSP Stapling? How does it make your site faster? How to use OCSP Stapling? For the last few years, the trend of moving towards encrypted browsing through HTTPS has been one of the most important developments on the Internet. With the free SSL certificates by Let’s Encrypt and Google openly promoting HTTPS protocol over the more widespread, but unsecure HTTP one, more and more sites have started…

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    Introducing the SiteGround WordPress Ambassadors

    Introducing the SiteGround WordPress Ambassadors Table of Contents Why we support volunteer speakers Meet our first cohort of Ambassadors April Wier David Wolfpaw Joe Casabona Michelle Schulp Mike Hale At SiteGround, we love WordPress and one of the ways we contribute to this Open Source initiative is by attending, organising, and sponsoring WordPress events around the world. Now, we’re proud to announce one more way we’re supporting the community: SiteGround WordPress Ambassadors! Why we support volunteer speakers Over the years, we’ve gotten to know a lot of cool people that make up the vibrant WordPress community, and we noted that…

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    Understanding Site Speed: The Time to First Byte (TTFB)

    Understanding Site Speed: The Time to First Byte (TTFB) When troubleshooting a slow website, there are a few helpful metrics to determine the causes and solutions. One of those metrics is the Time To First Byte (TTFB), a measurement used by all site performance benchmarking tools. It’s an important metric to measure how fast your website starts loading in a specific location or with a particular combination of settings. Understanding TTFB can help you get a better grasp of how website speed works, what’s slowing down your site, and how to fix it. What is Time To First Byte (TTFB)?…

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    Starting WordPress Sites on SiteGround Just Got Easier

    Starting WordPress Sites on SiteGround Just Got Easier Table of Contents Get a Feature-Rich Site Right Out of the Box Everything Starts With the Right Design Adding Function to Form A Custom Dashboard The Power of REACT You can build just about anything using WordPress. With thousands of themes and plugins, anyone can access the features and functionalities they need to achieve their goals. But for a person just starting out, all the options can be overwhelming. Rather than be a source of inspiration, the choices can become a blocker to launching that brand new site. To solve this problem,…

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    Get Ready for Gutenberg, the New WordPress Editor

    Get Ready for Gutenberg, the New WordPress Editor Some noteworthy changes are coming for all WordPress users, including our customers. In the next months, WordPress will release a new publishing experience that will change the way you create posts and pages. Gutenberg is the code name for this new editor and with it, website owners can expect a new set of tools for content creation. To help you prepare, we’ve outlined some of the changes to expect with Gutenberg and how you can test it before the official release. Our goal is to make this change as smooth as possible…

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    How our Team Festival Embodies our Values

    How our Team Festival Embodies our Values At SiteGround, some people work from our offices, some from home, and some alternate between the two. We are a remote-friendly, but not entirely distributed team. It’s one of the things that makes us interesting.   Our team of 500+ employees is scattered in four office locations and around the world. We usually communicate on Slack, Hangouts, and Zoom, but once a year, we try to get everyone together for our two-day SiteGround Team Festival. It’s our special way of creating bonds that last long after the event is over, and directly contribute…

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    A New, Easier Way to Move WordPress Sites to SiteGround

    A New, Easier Way to Move WordPress Sites to SiteGround Many site owners settle for less-than-ideal server performance and security just to avoid the hassle of migrating their website. Luckily at SiteGround, we’ve made it easier than ever to transfer your WordPress website to us. How did we do it? With a WordPress plugin! By installing our new SiteGround Migrator plugin on your WordPress site, you can move your installation to us with a few clicks. The easiest way to migrate your site For many people, the thought of moving themes, plugins, and content to a new host is daunting.…

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    Why We Attend WordCamps (and You Should Too)

    Why We Attend WordCamps (and You Should Too) All year long, SiteGround supports WordCamps around the world by sponsoring, attending, or speaking at events. Our teammates are also active members of the WordPress community. They contribute to establishing hosting standards, translating WordPress, and even organizing meetups and WordCamps in Torino, Plovdiv, Sofia, Gran Canaria, and Montreal. Earlier this month, more than 20 members of the SiteGround team went to Belgrade, Serbia for the sixth edition of WordCamp Europe. For three days, attendees from every continent gathered to listen to talks about WordPress, attend workshops, and contribute to the open-source WordPress…

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    Where We Work Matters

    Where We Work Matters Table of Contents A partnership of shared values WeWork offices can help you work better Be more focused and productive Join a great community Connect with a worldwide network UPDATE: The current offer is valid through August 2019, stay tuned for updates! If you freelance, run a startup or work remotely like me, we have some exciting news for you! SiteGround is partnering with WeWork, the world’s fastest-growing network of coworking spaces, to help web professionals in our community enjoy the productivity boost of an inspiring office space. We’re thrilled to announce that WeWork is offering…

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    SiteGround is now GDPR Compliant

    SiteGround is now GDPR Compliant Table of Contents Processing of your personal data 1. You provide minimum data and are in control of it 2. We share your data with secure partners only 3. You control your email subscription preferences 4. We keep only aggregated browsing data Processing of the data uploaded on your account 1. Transparent Security measures 2. Minimum access principle 3. We provide access to secure partners only 4. Any personal data breach is timely disclosed 5. Any end user GDPR requests are appropriately passed on 6. Our DPA helps you become GDPR-compliant Over a year ago,…

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    Watch Our Free Webinar on GDPR: What Is GDPR and What Is Your Host’s Role in It?

    Watch Our Free Webinar on GDPR: What Is GDPR and What Is Your Host’s Role in It? Last week we had a webinar with SiteGround’s Senior Legal Advisor – Maya Stoyanova talking about GDPR, what it is and what you need to do about it. We share the video from the webinar here so you can watch it and find out if and how that new European regulation concerns you. *Please excuse us for the poor quality of the image.As promised, we are posting the replies to the questions we couldn’t answer during the webinar here. Questions Important: Please note…

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    How is SiteGround Getting Ready for the GDPR?

    How is SiteGround Getting Ready for the GDPR? Table of Contents GDPR Helps Users Stay Informed and Gives Them Control The Hard Bureaucracy Around the GDPR SiteGround Getting Ready for the GDPR 1. Terms of Service and Privacy policy updates 2. Standard Contractual Clauses and EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield certification 3. Create annexes to contracts with external providers 4. Internal procedures and access-control enhancements 5. Prepare a new data processing agreement 6. Right to be forgotten 7. Right of access, update, portability and withdraw of consent 8. Assign Data Privacy Officer Where are We Now? We are receiving more…

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    Time to Move Forward from PHP 7.0

    Time to Move Forward from PHP 7.0 Some time ago PHP 7.0 introduced some great performance gains for all web applications including WordPress. Our efforts to popularize it among our customers resulted in many sites becoming faster than before. However, since that time two newer PHP versions have been launched – 7.1 and 7.2. It is now time to move forward to one of the newer versions. PHP 7.1 is Now Default for New Accounts The PHP default version on our servers is always selected with safety in mind. When a new version appears, we are fast to make it…

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    Free Let’s Encrypt Wildcard SSL

    Free Let’s Encrypt Wildcard SSL Starting today, all SiteGround customers can get a free Let’s Encrypt Wildcard SSL. This will make the setup and maintenance of websites with subdomains much easier, as they can now be encrypted with a single certificate. All it takes is a few clicks in our updated Let’s Encrypt interface in the cPanel. Ever since we heard that Let’s Encrypt plans to launch free Wildcard SSL, we’ve been eagerly waiting for this and we are proud to be among the first hosting companies to successfully integrate the new SSL into their platform. We strongly believe that…

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    Our WordPress Autoupdate Just Got Better

    Our WordPress Autoupdate Just Got Better If you have a WordPress website and you’re a SiteGround customer, you’re most likely taking advantage of the SiteGround WordPress auto-update service. Having your WordPress installation up-to-date is crucial for a stable and secure website. To make auto-updates hassle-free, we have developed our own WordPress Autoupdate Tool, which is included in all SiteGround hosting plans. The tool just got upgraded with some new useful features: More control of your auto-update schedule The WordPress Autoupdate Tool now supports auto-update scheduling at different intervals after a new WordPress release is available. You can choose whether you…

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    SiteGround Optimizer for WordPress Multisite Setup

    SiteGround Optimizer for WordPress Multisite Setup Our WordPress plugin – the SiteGround Optimizer was launched more than five years ago. Initially, it just allowed our WordPress users to benefit from our unique dynamic caching option – the SuperCacher. We later added 2 more functionalities to the plugin: PHP version update and HTTPS-one-click setup. Now we’re launching a new plugin update that includes something many of our clients have asked for – multisite support. Read on to see what we’ve done and how this can benefit you and your network of WordPress sites. Caching made easy for multiple sites 1. Configure fast Cache…

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