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    How to use images on your company site to increase sales and conversions

    The way you present information on your website is crucial to its success. This is especially true for businesses, where the way you convey information… Read More

    Will Morris - June 21, 2022
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      3 underrated habits of highly successful designers

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      Inspiration for creating delightful microinteractions on your site

      The best email newsletters for designers

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      The best email newsletters for designers

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    How to optimize WordPress for local SEO

    Do you want to optimize your WordPress website for local search? If so, you’re in the right place!  Local search engine optimization (SEO) is one… Read More

    Syed Balkhi - April 18, 2022
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      Gain new Local insights at DE{CODE}, the global WordPress conference for developers

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    How to move a brick and mortar shop to WordPress with WooCommerce

    I was recently online shopping for nothing of importance when I stumbled on this woman’s incredible jewelry shoppe on Instagram. Everything was gorgeous, so I… Read More

    Kacie Hughes - June 22, 2022
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      9 eCommerce WordPress themes for your online store

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      How to optimize WordPress for local SEO

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      YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin—now supported on Flywheel

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    How to create high-quality long-form articles in WordPress

    There is a lot of competition for audiences these days, and optimizing for SEO is more important than ever. A lot of the websites you’ll… Read More

    Grace Carter - June 15, 2022
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      4 steps to define your marketing team’s content strategy

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      YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin—now supported on Flywheel

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    3 underrated habits of highly successful designers

    Being a designer is about so much more than just knowing how to maneuver the latest and greatest design programs. To be successful in the… Read More

    Emily Belden - June 8, 2022
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Whitney Coatman — February 22, 2022
ACH—a better way to get paid

ACH—a better way to get paid

Say goodbye to high credit card transaction fees for your creative agency (or losing a sale!) because you don’t accept ACH transactions. ACH is a… Read More

Lindsey Haas - February 16, 2022
The new personalized dashboard for Growth Suite!

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The new personalized dashboard for Growth Suite!

As your agency grows, you may discover that you also have a number of data points and information to track. Pretty soon you may find… Read More

Ben Fischer - February 1, 2022
Free Plugin Security Alerts!

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Free Plugin Security Alerts!

We know keeping a site secure is a priority for our customers and that one of the top reasons for a WordPress site to get… Read More

Kelly Fogus - November 3, 2021
A refresh to domain management on Flywheel

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A refresh to domain management on Flywheel

Today, we’re excited to share that we’ve made a number of updates on how you experience domains on Flywheel. With our updated site Overview tab,… Read More

Whitney Coatman - July 15, 2021
Introducing our FREE Google Analytics Add-on

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Introducing our FREE Google Analytics Add-on

We know at the end of the day increasing traffic, understanding your audience, and ultimately converting your visitors into paying customers is what matters most. Read More

Kelly Fogus - July 12, 2021
Showcase your value to your clients with Growth Suite’s automated Client Reports

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Showcase your value to your clients with Growth Suite’s automated Client Reports

As a freelancer or agency owner, managing your sites, billing, and clients is a critical piece to your business, but maintaining an ongoing, trusted relationship… Read More

Erin Olson - June 30, 2021
Spend less time managing sites and more time making money

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Spend less time managing sites and more time making money

We know that managing a growing number of WordPress sites can be challenging. As you grow, important information about your sites traffic, storage usage, plugin… Read More

Lindsey Haas - June 30, 2021
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Managed Plugin Updates just got a major upgrade

Stop worrying about your phone ringing because a client’s site is down while you are on vacation. Instead, spend your time on what matters most… Read More

Kelly Fogus - March 8, 2021
Log in to WordPress from the Flywheel dashboard with Seamless Login

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Log in to WordPress from the Flywheel dashboard with Seamless Login

Flywheel makes it easier than ever to access your sites’ WordPress admin dashboards with a slick new feature — Seamless Login! With the click of… Read More

Kelly Fogus - January 12, 2021
Flywheel plugin enhancement

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Flywheel plugin enhancement

Problem In the last few months, our support team has seen a surge in slow plugin update issues for some customers on the Flywheel Cloud… Read More

Jason Frazier - January 4, 2021
2020 Flywheel platform year-in-review

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2020 Flywheel platform year-in-review

This year our Platform team (known for our fun project names like “Must Write Faster” and “Maneki Neko”) did a ton of work to bring… Read More

Jason Frazier - December 16, 2020
Proactive email monitoring for all Flywheel sites

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Proactive email monitoring for all Flywheel sites

To better protect your sites and users, we’re launching new measures to prevent the spread of malware by closely monitoring email activity and scanning your… Read More

Shruti Chaturvedula - October 6, 2020
Command line access to your sites with SSH

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Command line access to your sites with SSH

Flywheel is excited to help you manage your sites more efficiently with our new SSH gateway! Customers with sites on our Cloud platform now have… Read More

Trevan Hetzel - September 28, 2020
A simplified in-app experience for managing your plugins

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A simplified in-app experience for managing your plugins

Keeping track of all the plugins on your site can be time-consuming when you need to focus on your business, and if you have out-of-date-plugins,… Read More

Kelly Fogus - September 16, 2020
A refresh to billing management in the Flywheel dashboard

A refresh to billing management in the Flywheel dashboard

We’ve made it our mission to simplify billing and make sorting through all your subscriptions, billing information, and payment methods easier—today, we’re excited to share… Read More

Shruti Chaturvedula - August 25, 2020
Develop locally and push to staging with the latest version of Local

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Develop locally and push to staging with the latest version of Local

All Flywheel customers can now push and pull with staging for FREE. Previously, you needed Local Pro to push and pull to Flywheel staging environments. Read More

Jack Sellwood - August 14, 2020
Simplify your SSL management with Multi-Domain support

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Simplify your SSL management with Multi-Domain support

Adding an SSL certificate to your site is a breeze thanks to our Simple SSL feature, and as of today, it’s easier than ever! Not… Read More

Shruti Chaturvedula - August 12, 2020
New app sign up and log in experience: Sign up/in with Google!

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New app sign up and log in experience: Sign up/in with Google!

We’ve made it super easy to sign in (and up!) for Flywheel for those who use Google! As long as you have a Google account… Read More

Trevan Hetzel - July 14, 2020
PHP 7.4 is now supported on Flywheel

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PHP 7.4 is now supported on Flywheel

In our continued efforts to offer the latest technologies on our platform, we’re announcing support for PHP 7.4! As of this week, all new sites… Read More

Donnie Green - June 10, 2020
Get notifications faster with our free Slack Add-on

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Get notifications faster with our free Slack Add-on

Nothing’s worse than finding out a team member pushed changes to production too early or that your site’s not caching because Development Mode has been… Read More

Kelly Fogus - June 2, 2020
Introducing the Flywheel Migrations plugin!

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Introducing the Flywheel Migrations plugin!

We know that migrating sites from one host to another can be a bit time-consuming, stressful, and confusing, which is why we’ve worked hard over… Read More

Whitney Coatman - April 28, 2020
Find sites even faster with saved filters

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Find sites even faster with saved filters

When using our search and filter features, do you find yourself performing the same filtering combinations every time you search for sites in the… Read More

Erin Olson - March 17, 2020
Keep your sites flying with Performance Insights

Keep your sites flying with Performance Insights

Flywheel’s cloud hosting platform makes your site fly! But even with an amazing host, front-end details can often slow your site down. So, our… Read More

Kelly Fogus - February 17, 2020
A preview of a StudioPress theme

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The Genesis Framework & StudioPress themes are now free for Flywheel customers!

Yes, it’s true! If you want to build amazing websites faster than ever, we have some exciting news. Flywheel is now offering the Genesis Framework… Read More

Kelly Fogus - February 13, 2020
Introducing FlyCache Smart Refresh

Introducing FlyCache Smart Refresh

One of the best ways we can guarantee that you always have blazing fast sites is by ensuring they’re highly cacheable. FlyCache on our… Read More

Bob Kubicek - February 4, 2020
WordPress development re-imagined with Local “Lightning”

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WordPress development re-imagined with Local “Lightning”

Local, our free WordPress development app, helps hundreds of thousands of developers build WordPress sites every day. Many of our users have found that… Read More

Jack Sellwood - February 3, 2020
PHP 7.3 is now supported on Flywheel!

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PHP 7.3 is now supported on Flywheel!

Here at Flywheel, we’re always working hard to make sure your sites are backed by the latest and greatest technologies. This week, we’re announcing support… Read More

Donnie Green - November 25, 2019
Add additional sites to your Flywheel subscription

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Introducing a new way to customize your Flywheel subscription!

Our cloud hosting plans were created to help you manage lots of sites at a… Read More

Bob Orchard - October 14, 2019
Screenshots of Local Pro

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Power up your development workflow with Local Pro

We launched Local for Teams back in May, which is great for collaborative development. But… Read More

Jack Sellwood - July 30, 2019
Product Update: New Add-ons!

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Enhance your plan with new Add-ons!

Since Flywheel was created, we’ve been on a mission to help you spend less time managing WordPress sites and more time doing the work you… Read More

Morgan Smith - July 12, 2019
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