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The 10 Best Managed WordPress Hosting Providers in 2025

The downside of a managed hosting plan is the price. They’re usually a little more expensive than a shared or an unmanaged hosting option. Some managed plans may limit traffic, storage, or the number of websites you can host. For smaller websites or those with lighter traffic, those extra features may not justify the cost.

Design Thinking in the Age of AI: The Process Is the Product

But anyone who’s actually built a product — especially as a designer — knows that the real work starts long before that prompt. Before a line of code is generated, before Figma files are opened, and long before anything gets shipped. It starts with a problem. A user. A context. And a sense of what good looks like.

The best interfaces we never built

Every piece of technology is an interface. Though the word has come to be a shorthand for what we see and use on a screen, an interface is anything that connects two or more things together. While that technically means that a piece of tape could be considered an interface between a picture and a wall, or a pipe between water and a home, interfaces become truly exciting when they…

7 moments that shaped Figma, as told by Dylan Field

In the latest episode of “How I Built This” with Guy Raz, Figma CEO and Co-founder Dylan Field charts the surprising milestones in both his personal and professional journey.

How to Use Figma’s Smart Animate to Prototype Microinteractions

Whether it’s a button that responds to a click, a progress bar that animates smoothly, or a subtle hover effect on a card, these details help bring interfaces to life and make them feel more responsive and polished.

10 Must-Have Features in a Landing Page Builder

No one questions that, in the digital era, the best businesses and individuals try to devise effective methods to engross audience attention and turn visitors into leads. That is where a landing page creator comes into the picture as an indispensable asset in hitting these objectives. Knowledge of a creator’s primary features can make or break your marketing campaigns. This post dives into the essential features that any landing page…

Coding a 3D Audio Visualizer with Three.js, GSAP & Web Audio API

A music-driven visualizer where a glowing 3D orb pulses and spikes to the beat while GSAP-draggable panels drift around it with smooth, inertia-powered motion.

Meet Accessible UX Research, A Brand-New Smashing Book

Meet our newest book, “Accessible UX Research” — now available for pre-order. Michele A. Williams takes us for a deep dive into the real world of UX research, with a roadmap for including users with different abilities and needs. Purchase now to get your copy as soon as it’s available, and to save off the full price. Pre-order the book.

Powerful Managed Hosting for WordPress

Kinsta’s Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Tool visualizes site speed issues. No matter your technical skills, easily identify performance bottlenecks and take action. Unlike our competitors, Kinsta APM is home-built and included free in all of our hosting plans for WordPress. Say goodbye to external plugins or paid services like New Relic.

Artist Spotlight: Matias Funes

“I didn’t have high expectations for this career nor did I think I could make a living from it,” says Mexico City-based graphic designer and illustrator Matias Funes. “Life proved me wrong, and over time, my passion and love for design grew enormously.”

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