If you’ve been using Kinsta for a while now, you’re likely more than familiar with MyKinsta. This helpful dashboard is available to all Kinsta users and allows you to easily manage your websites, databases, and applications. Whether it’s clearing the site cache, creating a new staging site to work on, or remotely updating themes and plugins, MyKinsta enables you to work on your projects productively and efficiently. But what if you could automate these processes, not just perform them manually? Or hook them into third-party applications and interfaces? That’s why Kinsta developed the Kinsta AP ..read more

Docker is a popular open-source platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. It encapsulates applications and their dependencies in containers to promote consistency across different environments. This consistency helps prevent issues related to dependency conflicts and “it works on my machine” discrepancies. With Docker, you can define the necessary dependencies and extensions using Dockerfiles. This means your applications have all the required libraries and tools in a reproducible, isolated environment. Kinsta Application Hosting offers dynamic support for cus ..read more

Struggling with First Contentful Paint (FCP) times on your site? Whether you’re not even sure what First Contentful Paint is or you’re looking for some specific tips on how to speed up First Contentful Paint times on your site, this post is for you. We’ll start by explaining what First Contentful Paint is and how you can measure it on your site. Then, we’ll share a bunch of tactics that you can use to speed up FCP times on your site. And to make this post as accessible as possible, we’ll try to showcase non-technical tools and WordPress plugins to help you implement everything. Let’s dig in! W ..read more

WordPress is one of the world’s most popular content management systems (CMSs), helping small and large businesses set up and create various forms of website content. But WordPress has evolved past just supporting traditional blog content — and that’s largely thanks to the WordPress REST API. The WordPress REST API connects WordPress and other external web applications. It facilitates more accessible communication and helps you build immersive, engaging web experiences that integrate seamlessly with the CMS platform. This API uses endpoints to retrieve and manipulate WordPress c ..read more

WooCommerce is one of the most popular WordPress plugins for building ecommerce applications. In addition to using WooCommerce in a traditional WordPress application, you can use it as a headless solution. This article teaches you how to build a headless WordPress application with React deployed on Kinsta. Introduction to headless WooCommerce The term “headless ecommerce” means the separation of the backend (head) from the frontend (body) of an ecommerce application. Headless architecture passes requests between the presentation layers (frontend) and the application layers (back ..read more

Gutenberg is the default editor for WordPress. The editor lets you craft and style content using discrete blocks for text, images, video, and other site elements through a drag-and-drop interface. This approach enhances WordPress’s flexibility and design capabilities. This guide explains how to parse Gutenberg content as HTML using the WordPress REST API in a Next.js static site. Prerequisites To follow along, you need: Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager) or yarn installed on your computer Basic knowledge of JavaScript and React WordPress site with a few published ..read more

Frontity is a cutting-edge server-side framework designed for swiftly building contemporary websites using WordPress and React. It fetches data from WordPress via a REST API and then uses React to generate the final HTML displayed in the browser. You can continue using the WordPress CMS as usual without Frontity. Any changes made in WordPress are hot reloaded on your Frontity site, ensuring real-time updates on the frontend. This article guides you through integrating Frontity with a headless WordPress site and provides a step-by-step overview of how to deploy your Frontity ..read more

When your website is serving visitors from all over the world, slow load times and high latency can really bog down the experience. Whether you’re running a personal blog, an ecommerce store, or hosting an application, speed and responsiveness can make or break the user experience. Dissatisfied users don’t stick around long. What can you do to make their experience better? Fortunately, there are powerful tools available to significantly improve website performance, and one of the most effective is edge caching. If you’ve ever been frustrated by slow loading times or sluggish responsiveness on ..read more

Object-oriented programming (OOP), an important paradigm in software, is centered on “objects” — instances of classes that include data and behaviors instead of “actions.” PHP, known for server-side scripting, benefits greatly from OOP. This is because OPP supports modular and reusable code, making it easier to maintain. In turn, this facilitates better organization and scalability of large projects. Mastering OOP is important for developers working with WordPress themes, plugins, and custom solutions. In this article, we’ll outline what OOP is in PHP and the impact it has on WordPre ..read more

Progressive Web Apps are transforming the way users engage with websites. They’re technically a blend of the best a mobile app and a traditional website can offer. Starting from zero with PWA tech in WordPress will not only step your game up a bit but it will also allow you to create a more engaging, accessible, and faster-loading version of your website. This means businesses, bloggers, and digital creators can better connect with their user base and provide more content than ever before. If you’re ready to convert your WordPress website to a PWA, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll explain ..read more