Web Development

Web development refers to the process of creating, building, and maintaining websites and web applications that operate on the internet or intranets. It encompasses a broad range of tasks, including coding, technical design, and performance optimization, to ensure a seamless user experience.

Take full control: Code editing comes to Hostinger Horizons

Hostinger Horizons is your fast, intuitive AI partner for building websites and web apps – but the real magic is you. Now, alongside AI prompts, you can refine your project by edi…
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12 Aug 2025

University students: 80% are saving time thanks to AI

Many students feel that universities and colleges aren’t doing enough to prepare them for a future shaped by artificial intelligence (AI), according to the latest study from OnCam…
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12 Aug 2025

Find WordPress.com at WordCamp US 2025

WordPress.com is proud to sponsor WordCamp US 2025 in Portland, Oregon from August 26th - 29th. Come see us there (and snag a ticket discount code here).

8 Aug 2025

Subdomain vs. Subdirectory: A Guide for Site Owners

Google claims that it treats subdomains and subdirectories equally. The reality is far more nuanced.

6 Aug 2025

Vibe code your online store with Hostinger Horizons: Ecommerce is now built-in

Over 2.7 billion people shop online, most of them every month. The demand for reaching this growing audience is clear – every third project built with Hostinger Horizons is a busi…
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6 Aug 2025

Website Security: 22 Tips to Keep Your Site Safe

Don't let your website fall prey to hackers. Follow these website security tips to block common threats and sleep easy at night.

6 Aug 2025

Visual Studio 2015 Retirement: Support reminder for older versions of Visual Studio

Support for Visual Studio 2015 will end on October 14, 2025. If you’re using an older version of Visual Studio, we want to keep you productive and secure when using Visual Studio, and strongly recommend you upgrade to Visual Studio 2022, which brings the power of Copilot to your development workflow. It also contains key […]
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6 Aug 2025

What’s New With Our AI Website Builder: Improved Features, More Possibilities

Whether you’re dreaming up a business, building your portfolio, or sharing your passion, our goal is to make website creation inspiring, personal, and truly yours—with all the flexibility and ownership WordPress.com is known for. Here’s a quick look at what’s new.

5 Aug 2025

Automate your open-source dependency scanning with Advanced Security

Any experiences that require additional setup is cumbersome, especially when there are multiple people needed. In GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps, we’re working to make it easier to enable features and scale out enablement across your enterprise. You can now automatically inject the dependency scanning task into any pipeline run targeting your default branch. […]
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5 Aug 2025

Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development: Build Your First Plugin

In this guide, you'll learn the essentials of plugin development, set up a local environment using Studio by WordPress.com, and build a fully functional example plugin.

31 Jul 2025

How to Prevent and Stop a DDoS Attack on Your Website

How do you stop a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack? Through a mix of proactive prevention and a solid plan for the worst-case scenario.

30 Jul 2025

A New and Improved Code Editing Experience

We recently launched enhancements to the post and site code editors, as well as the additional CSS input box. Let’s dive into what this upgraded experience looks like.

29 Jul 2025

From Manual Testing to AI-Generated Automation: Our Azure DevOps MCP + Playwright Success Story

In today’s fast-paced software development cycles, manual testing often becomes a significant bottleneck. Our team was facing a growing backlog of test cases that required repetitive manual execution—running the entire test suite every sprint. This consumed valuable time that could be better spent on exploratory testing and higher-value tasks. We set out to solve this […]
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25 Jul 2025

Fresh Learning Paths Now Available on Pluralsight for VS Subscribers

We’ve been thrilled to see so many of you jump back into your Pluralsight benefit after our April 3rd announcement about extended access. Your enthusiasm for learning and leveling up with Visual Studio inspires us every day. If you haven’t had a chance to dive in yet—or want to explore what’s new since then—I wanted […]
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22 Jul 2025

Azure Developer CLI: From Dev to Prod with One Click

This post walks through how to implement a “build once, deploy everywhere” pattern using Azure Developer CLI (azd) that provisions environment-specific infrastructure and promotes applications from dev to prod with the same build artifacts. You’ll learn how to use conditional Bicep deployment, environment variable injection, package preservation across environments, and automated CI/CD promotion from development […]
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22 Jul 2025

How to Create a Do Not Sell My Info Page in WordPress

Creating a website that people trust starts with protecting their personal information. Privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA are designed to help with that, but they can feel confusing when you’re just trying to do the right thing. Many of these rules ask you to… Read More »
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11 Jul 2025

July Patches for Azure DevOps Server

Today we are releasing patches that impact the latest version of our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly encourage and recommend that all customers use the latest, most secure release of Azure DevOps Server. You can download the latest version of the product, Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 from the Azure DevOps Server download page. […]
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9 Jul 2025

WordPress vs Laravel – Which Is Better? (Expert Comparison)

If you’re trying to choose between WordPress and Laravel for your next website, you’re not the only one. Both platforms are popular, but they serve very different purposes. WordPress is beginner-friendly and great for getting a site online quickly. On the other hand, Laravel offers… Read More »
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9 Jul 2025

Markdown Support Arrives for Work Items

After several months in private preview and many bug fixes along the way, we’re excited to announce that Markdown support in large text fields is now generally available! 🎉 🦄 How it works By default, all existing and new work items will continue using the HTML editor for large text fields. However, you now have […]
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8 Jul 2025

Beginner’s Guide to PDPL Compliance for WordPress Websites

I’ve helped WordPress users navigate a lot of different privacy laws, but Saudi Arabia’s Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) still surprises many website owners. If your site collects personal information from people in Saudi Arabia (and it probably does), then PDPL compliance isn’t optional. Contact… Read More »
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7 Jul 2025

Web Hosting vs. Website Builder: A Beginner Guide

In this post, we’ll dive into what the terms website hosting and website builder mean in more detail, explain how they work together, and help you choose the best services and options for you based on your skills, budget, and long-term goals.

28 Jun 2025

The Ultimate Guide to WordPress and CCPA Compliance

When I launched my first WordPress website, I wasn’t thinking about privacy laws. Like most beginners, I was focused on creating helpful content and getting more traffic. But times have changed. Now, I hear from many small business owners who are worried about data privacy.… Read More »
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27 Jun 2025

How to Make a Favicon for Your Website (And Why You Should)

Favicons are often overlooked when creating a website, but they can make a big impact on how polished your website feels. In this article, we’ll cover why you need a custom favicon, how to create one, and how to add it to your website.

26 Jun 2025

Better Models, Smarter Defaults: Claude Sonnet 4, GPT-4.1, and More Control in Visual Studio

We’re excited to share some major improvements to the Copilot experience in Visual Studio, including smarter default models, more choices, and easier ways to manage your usage. Smarter default model Copilot in Visual Studio now uses GPT-4.1 as the default model (previously 4o). In our testing, it delivers significantly better performance—faster responses, higher quality suggestions, […]
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26 Jun 2025

Removing Azure Resource Manager reliance on Azure DevOps sign-ins

Azure DevOps will no longer depend on the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resource (https://management.azure.com) when you sign in or refresh Microsoft Entra access tokens. Previously, Azure DevOps required the ARM audience during sign-in and token refresh flows. This requirement meant administrators had to allow all Azure DevOps users to bypass ARM-based Conditional Access policies to […]
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26 Jun 2025

How to Create Faster Checkout in WooCommerce (9 Expert Tips)

A slow or complicated checkout process can quietly hurt your WooCommerce store’s sales. I’ve seen it happen many times: a customer adds something to their cart, gets all the way to checkout… and then leaves without buying anything. This is because even small delays or… Read More »
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25 Jun 2025

Inside Access: Join Us at VS Live! Redmond for a Week of Deep Developer Learning

A long time ago, I stood in a packed room at VS Live! and watched developers erupt in applause after a debugging demo shaved hours off a real-world problem. That was the moment I realized this wasn’t just a conference—it was a place where developers and toolmakers come together to push the craft forward. I’m […]
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23 Jun 2025

How to Use AI to Translate Your Website (2 Easy Methods)

For many small business owners, translating a website feels like a luxury they simply can’t afford. I know that feeling all too well. Here at WPBeginner, we’ve translated our site into multiple languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese. And in the early days, we learned… Read More »
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23 Jun 2025

How to Enlarge Images Upon Click in WordPress (3 Easy Methods)

Have you ever clicked on an image on a website expecting it to zoom in, only to realize it doesn’t? It’s a small thing, but it can be surprisingly frustrating for your visitors. When people can click to enlarge an image—whether it’s a product photo,… Read More »
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20 Jun 2025

Fix Yoast SEO’s ai-optimize Bug Before It Ruins Your Site’s SEO

A friend reached out to me recently after discovering something alarming in their WordPress posts. They were using Yoast SEO Premium with the Classic Editor, and they found Yoast had been automatically inserting odd-looking CSS classes like ai-optimize-6, ai-optimize-9, directly into their content. The problem… Read More »
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18 Jun 2025

Hostinger Horizons: No-code speed meets content editing freedom

Content editing mode is here – one of the most requested features has arrived in Hostinger Horizons, your AI-powered partner for creating websites and web apps. Whether you’re fix…
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18 Jun 2025

Niagahoster becomes Hostinger: Local expertise meets global innovation under one brand

Hostinger – a leading global web hosting provider – has fully integrated its Indonesian branch, Niagahoster, into one unified brand. The move follows a technical migration last ye…
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18 Jun 2025

Azure DevOps MCP Server, Public Preview

A few weeks ago at BUILD, we announced the upcoming Azure DevOps MCP Server: 👉 Azure DevOps with GitHub Repositories – Your path to Agentic AI Today, we’re excited to share that the local Azure DevOps MCP Server is now available in public preview. This lets GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code […]
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18 Jun 2025

Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support

Copilot agent mode is the next evolution in AI-assisted development—and it’s now generally available in the Visual Studio June update. Agent mode turns GitHub Copilot into an autonomous pair programmer capable of handling multi-step development tasks from end to end. It builds a plan, executes it, adapts along the way, and loops through tasks until […]
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18 Jun 2025

WordPress vs. Django CMS: Which Is Better for Your Website?

A friend recently asked me, “Should I use WordPress or Django for my new website?” It’s a great question, and a common one. Choosing the right content management system (CMS) can shape your entire online experience. While WordPress has always been my go-to for building… Read More »
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16 Jun 2025

How Jake’s Migration to Agency Hosting Made Multi-Site Management Easy

Faced with customer service issues at his previous hosting providers, Jake, a brand designer, began searching for a new web host. Hostinger’s live chat function was one of the mai…
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15 Jun 2025

WordCamp Europe 2025 Recap: Connecting and Learning in Basel, Switzerland

Couldn't make it to WordCamp Europe 2025? Don’t worry. While nothing beats the experience of actually being there, this post will give you a detailed summary of some of the most important and meaningful presentations held at the conference.

14 Jun 2025