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    12 creative ideas to escape designer’s block

    Some days are brilliant and oh so inspired. Other days, it’s like your creative muse could hit you over the head and you still can’t… Read More

    Britt Dreisbach - August 2, 2022
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      Design, Marketing

      6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

      Is the sidebar on its way to extinction?

      Design

      Is the sidebar on its way to extinction?

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      Design

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

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      15 trending colors for spring and summer 

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    Understanding UX: what we can learn from rage clicks

    We’ve all been there. You’re on a website looking for something specific, you find it, you click it, and…nothing happens. It’s frustrating, and sometimes, you’ll… Read More

    Riley Cullen - July 15, 2022
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      Development

      7 tips to make your website load in two seconds or less

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      Development, WordPress

      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: nonprofit organizations

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      Development, WordPress

      8 top-rated advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

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      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: Healthcare 

  • WordPress
    Dedicated IP vs shared IP: The difference & what truly matters

    WordPress

    Dedicated IP vs shared IP: The difference & what truly matters

    When you’re searching for the perfect managed WordPress hosting partner, there’s one piece of their… Read More

    Morgan Smith - July 11, 2022
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      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: nonprofit organizations

      best advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

      Development, WordPress

      8 top-rated advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

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

      WordPress

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

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      Development, WordPress

      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: Healthcare 

  • Marketing
    6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

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    6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

    When a new client chooses to work with you, there are numerous factors that go into their decision to choose your agency over another. One… Read More

    Riley Cullen - July 22, 2022
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      Marketing

      Using demos to drive conversions

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      Marketing

      Concise is king: writing snappy copy that sells

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

      best advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

      Business, Marketing

      Simple SEO tips for WordPress eCommerce sites

  • Business
    How to ask clients for referrals

    Business

    How to ask clients for referrals

    Referrals are just one of the many keys that contribute to your business growth. No matter if you’re working in landscaping, real estate, or web… Read More

    Jazmyn Brown - August 11, 2022
      10 ways to stay positive as a creative professional

      Business

      10 ways to stay positive as a creative professional

      How to create a resources page (and earn extra $$$ from it!)

      Business

      How to create a resources page (and earn extra $$$ from it!)

      18 unique ways agencies are finding design clients

      Business

      18 unique ways agencies are finding design clients

      How to sell your clients on managed WordPress hosting

      Business

      How to sell your clients on managed WordPress hosting

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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
SSL, CDN, and Multisite have moved!

Flywheel

SSL, CDN, and Multisite have moved!

We’ve made a few changes to where you can manage SSL, CDN, and Multisite for each site to make them easier to find and to… Read More

Bob Orchard - April 10, 2019
Find the right site faster with new site tags!

Flywheel

Find the right site faster with new site tags!

We’ve been on a mission to make it easier to sort through all your sites, which started with the ability to search and filter from… Read More

Bob Orchard - April 2, 2019
Introducing new client management tools for White Label

Flywheel

Introducing new client management tools for White Label

White Label, our client billing platform, was created to help you streamline your services and scale your business. Today, we’re proud… Read More

Bob Orchard - March 26, 2019
Enhance your account security with two-factor authentication!

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Enhance your account security with two-factor authentication!

Over 150,000 creatives trust Flywheel to manage their WordPress sites, and we take that trust very seriously. As part of our commitment to keep your… Read More

Bob Orchard - January 24, 2019
Flywheel’s plan for updating PHP 5.6

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Flywheel’s plan for updating PHP 5.6

PHP is a core part of what makes all WordPress sites work, and because of that, staying up to date with the latest and greatest… Read More

Donnie Green - December 31, 2018
Introducing 24/7 support + a brand new in-app experience!

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Introducing 24/7 support + a brand new in-app experience!

As a managed WordPress hosting provider, we know that our number one feature is quick and easy access to our team of WordPress experts to… Read More

Bob Orchard - December 6, 2018
WordPress 5.0: How we’re handling the Gutenberg update!

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WordPress 5.0: How we’re handling the Gutenberg update!

WordPress 5.0 (which includes the Gutenberg editor), is set to release December 6th, 2018! For most major WordPress updates, Flywheel starts automatically updating all sites… Read More

Rick Knudtson - December 5, 2018
Find sites faster with new search and filter features!

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Find sites faster with new search and filter features!

Flywheel’s dashboard was designed from the ground up to save you time managing your client’s sites. Today, we’re excited to further that commitment with… Read More

Bob Orchard - October 12, 2018
White Label now supports international currencies (+ more brilliant billing updates!)

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White Label now supports international currencies (+ more brilliant billing updates!)

We created White Label to offer agencies a simple way to bill clients, earn recurring revenue, and hopefully become a little less dependent on billable… Read More

Bob Orchard - August 30, 2018
Introducing the new Flywheel Cloud Platform!

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Introducing the new Flywheel Cloud Platform!

When we entered the hosting space over five years ago, we had one goal: do things a bit differently. This meant architecting a… Read More

Rick Knudtson - August 2, 2018
Check out this product update about our Product Updates blog!

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Check out this product update about our Product Updates blog!

We spend every day listening to customers, improving our product, and building better tools to improve your workflow. We’ve heard from many of you, however,… Read More

Bob Orchard - July 27, 2018
Check, check, check it out: Our brand new DNS Checker!

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Check, check, check it out: Our brand new DNS Checker!

Summer is winding down, but Flywheel’s engineering team is still what it’s all about. We’ve got a fresh round of updates for you, starting with… Read More

Morgan Smith - August 9, 2017
Queue the fireworks: these updates are dynamite!

Release Notes

Queue the fireworks: these updates are dynamite!

By the rocket’s red glare, we have a shining new update for you to take a look at: our completely rebuilt and redesigned Database Manager!… Read More

Morgan Smith - July 6, 2017
Revving up your site with PHP 7.1

Product Tips

Revving up your site with PHP 7.1

Fasten your seatbelts and hold on tight to the steering wheel, because Flywheel has a great new performance update for you starting today:… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 22, 2017
Fixes: Summer edition

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Fixes: Summer edition

Slam that locker door and run for the exits, because school’s out for the summer and Flywheel has a fresh round of Features & Fixes… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 16, 2017
April bug fixes bring fewer site glitches

Release Notes

April bug fixes bring fewer site glitches

It’s your friendly neighborhood hosting company, bringing you some fresh release notes from under the cover of a comically oversized umbrella. We’ve been polishing up… Read More

Morgan Smith - April 18, 2017
Fixes: Flywheel Red Carpet

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Fixes: Flywheel Red Carpet

Welcome to the First Annual Flywheel Academy Awards, brought to you by Nissan Truck Month. We’ve got four tremendous awards coming up tonight, so let’s… Read More

Morgan Smith - March 3, 2017
Fixes: They’re ir-Reese-istable

Release Notes

Fixes: They’re ir-Reese-istable

Listen up, Nerds! We went on a coding Spree that will make you want to give us a Kiss and call us Smarties. We’re on… Read More

Morgan Smith - February 9, 2017
Fixes: Flywheel’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

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Fixes: Flywheel’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it’s 2017 already – we’re still writing <min-width: 2016px> on all our checks. To kick off the new… Read More

Morgan Smith - January 19, 2017
Fixes: Rogue One – A Flywheel Story

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Fixes: Rogue One – A Flywheel Story

It is a period of web development war. The REST API, striking from its hidden base in WordPress 4.7, has won its first victory against… Read More

Morgan Smith - December 16, 2016
Fixes: Crazy, stupid, love

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Fixes: Crazy, stupid, love

We spruced up the UI of our app, and gave our logo and brand a nice little makeover. It was pretty good to begin with, but… Read More

Jamie Bell - December 6, 2016
Fixes: Stats, staging, and superheroic SFTP

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Fixes: Stats, staging, and superheroic SFTP

Bet you didn’t know our Stats feature was still in beta! After a long wait during which a bunch of other things took priority (we… Read More

Jamie Bell - October 10, 2016
Fixes: Free and almost *flawless* SSL

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Fixes: Free and almost *flawless* SSL

WE LAUNCHED *****FREE SSL***** and with it came a few itsy bitsy problems, as one would expect with a shiny new… Read More

Jamie Bell - September 20, 2016
Simple SSL

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Simple SSL

You’ve asked for it, and we heard you loud and clear! Flywheel is happy to announce our rollout of (free!) Simple… Read More

Morgan Smith - September 12, 2016
Fixes: Outdated themes and wonky redirects

Release Notes

Fixes: Outdated themes and wonky redirects

When you made a new site on Flywheel, you might have noticed that the default WordPress themes were out of date. That’s sorta like moving… Read More

Jamie Bell - September 7, 2016
Fixes: Release notes, Stranger Things, and more

Release Notes

Fixes: Release notes, Stranger Things, and more

We launched release notes (also known as "Features and Fixes")! You're reading one of them... Read More

Jamie Bell - August 12, 2016
Fixes: Spelling errors, bad links, and more

Release Notes

Fixes: Spelling errors, bad links, and more

Our migration email included the phrase "if needed!" twice, so we deleted one of them... Read More

Jamie Bell - July 25, 2016
Blueprints

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Blueprints

We’re constantly seeking out unique and creative ways to make life easier for agencies and designers, which is why we’re so excited to announce our… Read More

Morgan Smith - July 7, 2016
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