FastComet Blog

Six months after Laravel 7, on September 8th, 2020, Laravel 8 was officially released — right on schedule. As always, the new version of the free, open-source PHP web framework comes with some exciting additions and a lot of quality improvements.…

Time flies, and with it comes the next WordPress update. Today, August 11, 2020, we got the second major update of the year — WordPress 5.5. The new version is named “Eckstine” in honor of Billy Eckstine.…

Keeping your apps and software up-to-date is one of the easiest ways to avoid a myriad of security breaches. That should also include keeping the core files of your Joomla! platform updated to the latest maintenance version.…

On March 31, 2020, we got the WordPress 5.4 right on schedule. The new version is called “Adderley” after American jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley. WordPress 5.4 brings many new features, improvements, and, as always – bug fixes.…

Spring is almost here, but Laravel 7 couldn’t wait for it. Six months after Laravel 6, the next major release is out now and continues with its awesome new features and improvements.…

WordPress 5.3 is now available for download. The name is Kirk, in honor of American jazz musician Rahsaan Roland Kirk. This major release comes with many new features and improvements, including such in the user interface, accessibility, a lot of new block editor features, and a new default theme—Twenty Twenty.…

With new WordPress updates often come questions like: “Should I update my website now?” The answer is, and will always be: “Yes, you should definitely do it right away!” This article is to explain exactly that.…

Yes! Laravel 6.0 is officially out now! Since you are here, you probably already know that Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks, used by developers across the globe.…

Over the past couple of months, we’ve been working on brand new corporate identity including a new wordmark, color scheme, imagery, and complete website redesign. After 6 years, we are bidding goodbye to our well-known comet logo and we’re going to release our updated identity as a part of the ongoing evolution of the FastComet brand.…

The new version of WordPress 5.2 is now available for download. Released on May 7, 2019, called Jaco after the revolutionary jazz bass player Jaco Pastorius.

The new release comes with lots of new and exciting changes, the biggest of which would have to be the new Site Health check tool.…

What a better way to start Thursday morning, having watched Laracon 2019 and all the great speakers attending the event delivered tremendously useful information for beginners and advanced users – we thought now would be the perfect time for us to share what Laravel 5.8 brings to the table, and oh boy it does look good.…

We can all jump in joy! WordPress 5.1 has now been released. Its name is “Betty,” honoring legendary jazz singer Betty Carter. It’s now available in everyone’s dashboard; however, does that mean you should upgrade right away?…