Jetpack Social, the newest and easiest way to share your WordPress content to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Tumblr

Social media has changed a lot in the last ten years since Jetpack launched its social sharing tools. Remember 2012? Pinterest exploded onto the scene, MySpace relaunched, Facebook went public, and also bought a little photo-sharing network called Instagram.

Today, social networks have long been established as a pillar of any marketing or communication plan. In fact, Generation Z may be more likely to find answers through social media instead of Googling. You already know you need to get your message on social media to reach your audience where they hang out. But who has the time to manage that, along with everything else? That’s why we created Jetpack Social.

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How to Improve First Contentful Paint (FCP) in WordPress

A First Contentful Paint (FCP) score gives you an indication of how much time it takes your site to render. A poor score means your visitors are likely having to wait longer than they should. 

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to improve this. By optimizing your website’s resources, you can ensure that your content loads quickly and keeps users engaged. 

In this guide, we’ll explain what FCP is, why it’s important, and how to test your website for this metric. Then, we’ll show you how to improve a poor FCP score in WordPress.

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WordPress Uptime Monitoring: How to Detect & Fix Downtime

Your WordPress website’s availability is crucial to its success. If it’s down often, you’re going to miss out on new visitors and probably push away existing supporters as well. To make sure this isn’t happening, you’ll need a reliable way to oversee your page performance.

Luckily, there are plugins and services that can monitor your WordPress website and alert you to any issues that may arise. By keeping track of your site’s uptime, you’ll have a better idea of how it’s performing. That way, you can catch any issues and take action to address them. 

In this guide, we’ll discuss what uptime monitoring in WordPress is and some reasons downtime occurs. Then, we’ll talk about how to track uptime and suggest some plugins and tools you can use to do so. 

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Jetpack 11.4 – Behind-the-scenes improvements for your site

We have shipped several under-the-hood improvements for an enhanced Jetpack experience in this release. You can check the changelog to see all the bug fixes and improvements.

To use the latest Jetpack version on your site, update your existing installation or install Jetpack.

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How to Track User Activity in WordPress + 6 Best Activity Log Plugins

If you have a WordPress website, you might want to be able to track the activity that happens on it. By tracing every single modification on your site (and who completes it), you’ll be better equipped to resolve any problems that may arise.

Fortunately, you can use a WordPress plugin to track user activity on your site. There are many tools available that enable you to monitor changes made to your content. 

In this guide, we’ll discuss why tracking user activity is important and what kinds of actions to prioritize. Then, we’ll explain how to track and log user activity in WordPress, and list six plugins that get the job done.

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Top 6 Private Video Hosting & Sharing Platforms (Ad-Free)

Public platforms like YouTube are great for reach, but not for control. If you need ad-free embeds, privacy controls, and consistent playback on your own WordPress site, a private host is the better fit. Below we compare six leading options side-by-side and explain when each shines.

Lights, camera, action! 

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WordPress for Enterprise: Is It Scalable & Enterprise-Ready?

WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system (CMS). It powers over 40% of all websites and more than 64% of those that use a CMS.

But is WordPress enterprise-ready? This guide provides a no-nonsense analysis of WordPress for enterprise use, moving beyond the hype. We’ll dissect its scalability, security, and reliability with real-world data and examples.

By the end of this guide, you will have a clear, data-backed framework for deciding if WordPress is the right CMS for your organization’s mission-critical web infrastructure.

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What is WordPress? And How Does It Work?

If you’re looking to build a website, you’ve probably run across information on WordPress, the most popular content management system (CMS) on the web. But what exactly is WordPress? What can you create with it? And how can you build a site using its tools?

Let’s take a look at the answers to all of those questions, plus a few more.

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How to Check & Increase the WordPress PHP Memory Limit (wp_memory_limit)

If you have a WordPress site, it’s important that you have enough memory allocated to run the software smoothly. Depending on your site’s size and complexity, you may need to increase it. However, before you do, you’ll need to determine your current memory limit.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to check your current WordPress memory limit and how to increase it if necessary, as well as answer some of the most frequently asked questions about WordPress memory limits.

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11 Must-Have WordPress Plugins That Are Essential in 2026

The right combination of WordPress plugins can supercharge your website, add useful functionality, and provide a great experience for you and your visitors. But with nearly 60,000 plugins in the official plugin repository, it can be difficult to know which to choose.

So to help with finding the best plugins for your website, we’ve put together a list of the top eleven must-have plugins on WordPress.

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