Using Svelte in WordPress Plugins

Svelte is a relative newcomer to the JavaScript framework ecosystem. It’s incredibly fast to develop in, has great developer ergonomics, and allows you to move very quickly from thought to product. We’re currently in the process of developing a new WordPress plugin, and we’ve been able to integrate Svelte into our admin experience and wanted… Continue reading Using Svelte in WordPress Plugins

UpCloud WordPress Hosting Review

If you spend time in the WordPress hosting space and few names constantly come up, and one of them is UpCloud. UpCloud is a European cloud provider with data centers all over the world that claims to have the world’s “fastest cloud servers”. In this review we’re going to take a look at how WordPress… Continue reading UpCloud WordPress Hosting Review

Adventures in Scalable WordPress Hosting: Part 2

Interested in testing your WordPress scalability? Check out the Kernl WordPress Load Testing beta program! In part 1 of this series I explored scaling WordPress using WP Super Cache and by throwing more expensive hardware at the problem. In part 2 of this series we’ll go on adventure in horizontal scalability using load balancers, NFS,… Continue reading Adventures in Scalable WordPress Hosting: Part 2

Load Testing the ChemiCloud Managed WordPress Hosting Service

At the beginning of December Kernl launched a closed beta for our WordPress Load Testing service. As part of the bug shakedown we’ve been spending some time load testing different managed WordPress hosting services. Some of previous tests include WordPress.com, CloudWays, and GoDaddy. For this test, we turned our sights on ChemiCloud. How do we judge… Continue reading Load Testing the ChemiCloud Managed WordPress Hosting Service

Load Testing the WordPress.com Managed WordPress Service

This December Kernl launched it’s new WordPress Load Testing service. As part of the bug shakedown we decided to load test as many managed WordPress providers as we could. In this test, we turn our sights to WordPress.com. How do we judge the platform? For this series of blog posts we judge the platform via… Continue reading Load Testing the WordPress.com Managed WordPress Service

Load Testing GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Service

Earlier this December Kernl launched a closed beta of our WordPress load testing service. As part of that beta we’ve decided to run a series of load tests against some of the common managed WordPress hosting services. GoDaddy was chosen as our first load test target for a few different reasons: GoDaddy has been around… Continue reading Load Testing GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Service

Tips to Keep a WordPress Site Safe

If you want to get a website developed for your business you should definitely take a look at WordPress. It can be considered one of the most convenient methods available for getting a website up and running. But when you are building your website with WordPress, you should never overlook security. When you are done… Continue reading Tips to Keep a WordPress Site Safe

Kernl Now Supports Update Icons

Have you ever wished that Kernl supported plugin update icons? Well, your wish is our command! Before As you can see, before this change the icon displayed on the WordPress update dashboard for Kernl-based plugins was the default “power cord” image. After Now you can upload your own icon to Kernl and have it displayed… Continue reading Kernl Now Supports Update Icons

Feature Flags – Managing a WordPress Beta Program

Let’s say that you’re an author of a premium (i.e. paid for) WordPress plugin or theme. You’ve been hard at work on an amazing new feature but it really needs some testing before it goes out to all of your customers. How do you manage this process? What’s the best way to get new code… Continue reading Feature Flags – Managing a WordPress Beta Program

Introducing WordPress License Management with Kernl

For the past several years Kernl has been trusted with securing access to many people’s hard work via our license management system. We recently re-imagined our entire WordPress license management system, so we want to introduce it to you. WordPress License Management If you’ve ever sold a plugin or theme out on the open market, worrying… Continue reading Introducing WordPress License Management with Kernl