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Cal Evans

PHP Evangelist

One of the most admired people in the PHP community, who has dedicated more than 16 years to building the amazing PHP community and mentoring the next generation of developers. We are extremely honored that he is a very special friend of SiteGround too.

How to Change Fonts in WordPress to Make Your Site Unique

The days of a web ruled by white pages, black text, and blue links are fading…

  • Dec 16, 2021
  • 6 min read

All You Need to Know On WordPress User Roles And Capabilities To Manage Them Wisely

As WordPress has grown in popularity, application, and complexity, we have all discovered something very important,…

  • Nov 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

The Best WordPress Backup Practices, Solutions and Plugins

For as long as there have been WordPress, site owners, managers, and developers have worried about…

  • Nov 04, 2021
  • 4 min read

21 Useful WooCommerce Plugins To Boost Your Woo Store Functionalities Out Of The Box

WooCommerce, built on top of WordPress, is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms on the…

  • Sep 22, 2021
  • 9 min read

WordPress Database Cleanup: Steps and Plugins To Keep Your Site Unpolluted and Fast

I’ve been managing (and mis-managing) SQL databases for almost 37 years now. SQL was the second…

  • Aug 26, 2021
  • 7 min read

WordPress Security Plugins That Are a MUST to Keep Hackers Away

Making your website secure is not a one-time thing. It’s not a switch you can flip…

  • Jul 27, 2021
  • 5 min read

What is XMLRPC and How This WordPress' Vestigial Tail Threatens Your Website Security

In the root directory of every WordPress site is a file, xmlrpc.php that actually predates WordPress…

  • Jul 01, 2021
  • 3 min read

Piping Email with PHP and SiteGround

One of the fun things to do with computers is to think outside the box, to…

  • Mar 08, 2021
  • 3 min read

The Hidden Cost of Free

I’ve been involved in the open-source software movement since there was an open-source software movement. Over…

  • Feb 17, 2021
  • 3 min read

What are Brute Force Attacks and Why YOU Don't Have to Worry About Them

Exactly what is a “brute force” attack on a website? Just the name “brute force” conjures…

  • Feb 04, 2021
  • 3 min read

What is CRON and What You Can Use It For?

“What the heck is a cron?” I field this question at least once a month from…

  • Dec 03, 2020
  • 3 min read

Protecting Your Reputation by Protecting Your Email

Your online reputation is one of your most precious possessions. Because of this, you need to…

  • Nov 19, 2020
  • 2 min read

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