What Kinsta shipped in June 2026

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Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: $35/yr → $350/yr (900% increase) - Pro: $70/yr → $700/yr (900% increase) - Enterprise 1: $1350/yr → $1650/yr (22% increase) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — 1…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - New tier: Starter ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New tier: Pro ($70/mo ($58/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New tier: Busi

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Single 35k: promotion changed — 1st month free - Single 35k: added annual billing at $29/mo (17% off) - Single 35k: allowance changed from 1 site, up to 35,000 visits/mon

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Single 35k: allowance changed from 1 site to 1 site, up to 35,000 visits/month - New tier: Single 100k ($70/mo — promo: Pay $0 today, $70 after the first month) - New tie

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Agency: Custom pricing → $3400/mo - Agency: new promotion — Pay today $3,400 - New tier: Single 35k ($35/mo — promo: Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month) - New tier:

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $100 - Business 2: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $100 - Business 3: promotion changed — Save $180 - Busi

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: $700/mo → $110/mo (84% decrease) - Business 1: annual price $583/mo → $92/mo - Business 2: $1100/mo → $225/mo (80% decrease) - Business 2: annual price $917/m

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Single 100k: $70/mo → $170/mo (143% increase) - Single 100k: annual price $58/mo → $142/mo - Single 100k: allowance changed from Up to 100,000 visits/month to 1 site - Si

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - New tier: Single 35k ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New tier: Single 100k ($70/mo ($58/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Agency 1: new promotion — Pay today $3,400 - Agency 1: allowance changed from 100 WordPress sites to 150 sites - New tier: Starter ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — pr

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - WP 2: $60/mo → $70/mo (17% increase) - WP 2: annual price $50/mo → $58/mo - WP 2: allowance changed from 2 sites to 2 WordPress sites - WP 3: $90/mo → $110/mo (22% increa

Why bot traffic is now an infrastructure problem (not just an SEO problem)

AI crawlers now account for 4.2% of all HTML requests on Cloudflare’s network, up from 2.4% in April 2025, with one bot generating 3.75M add-to-cart requests in 24 hours. This traffic bypasses caching…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Enterprise 1: $1165/mo → $600/mo (48% decrease) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — 1st month free - Enterprise 1: annual price $971/mo → $500/mo - Enterprise 1: allowanc

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Enterprise 1: $600/mo → $1165/mo (94% increase) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $1,350 - Enterprise 1: annual price $500/mo → $971/mo - Enterpri

WordPress cache – Kinsta handles it so you don’t have to

Kinsta now automatically handles four types of caching (bytecode, object, page, and CDN) at the server level for WordPress sites, eliminating the need for third-party caching plugins. These optimizati…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — 1st month free - Pro: promotion changed — 1st month free - Enterprise 1: $675/mo → $600/mo (11% decrease) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed —

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Dedicated Server: new promotion — Starting at - New tier: Starter ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: $0 first month, then $35/month) - New tier: Pro ($70/mo ($58

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Dedicated Server: now includes Resource-intensive, high-traffic, and mission-critical sites - Extra Backups (Every hour): added annual billing at $83/mo (17% off) - New t

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: promotion changed — Save $100 - Business 1: annual price $92/mo → $91/mo - Business 2: promotion changed — Save $180 - Business 2: annual price $188/mo → $187

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — 1st month free - Pro: promotion changed — 1st month free - Agency: $3400/mo → Custom pricing - Agency: promotion ended (was: Pay today $3,400

Why scaling infrastructure doesn’t fix bot traffic problems

Kinsta introduced Bot Protection to address server load caused by automated traffic, which scales infrastructure without reducing requests. The feature filters bot traffic at the infrastructure layer …

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Dedicated Server: new promotion — Starting at $300 - New tier: Starter ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month) - New tier: Pr

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Single 35k: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month - Single 35k: allowance changed from Up to 35,000 visits/month to 1 site - Dedicated Server: now i

How to reduce bandwidth waste without blocking legitimate users

Kinsta introduced Bot Protection, a platform-level feature that filters unverified and unwanted automated traffic before it reaches WordPress sites, reducing bandwidth waste and server load. The syste…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Dedicated Server: promotion ended (was: Starting at $300) - New tier: Single 35k ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 20% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New tier: Single 100k ($70/

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month - Pro: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $70 after the first month - Enterprise 1: $600/mo → $675/mo

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Enterprise 1: $675/mo → $600/mo (11% decrease) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — 1st month free - Enterprise 1: annual price $563/mo → $500/mo - Enterprise 1: allowance

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: $110/mo → $115/mo (5% increase) - Business 1: new promotion — 1st month free + Save $70 - Business 1: annual price $92/mo → $96/mo - Business 2: new promotion

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: promotion ended (was: 1st month free + Save $70) - Business 2: promotion ended (was: 1st month free + Save $100) - Business 3: promotion ended (was: 1st month

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Enterprise 1: $3400/mo → $675/mo (80% decrease) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $230 - Enterprise 1: annual price $2833/mo → $563/mo - Enterpris

AEO for WordPress: Why infrastructure now matters as much as content

The article argues that Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for WordPress depends heavily on infrastructure reliability—server speed, caching, CDN rules, and AI crawler access—over traditional content tw…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Single 35k: allowance changed from 1 site to 1 site, up to 35,000 visits/month - Enterprise 1: $1350/mo → $3400/mo (152% increase) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — Pay

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Enterprise 1: $675/mo → $1350/mo (100% increase) - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — Save $750 - Enterprise 1: annual price $563/mo → $1125/mo - Enterprise 1: allowance c

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — 1st month free - Pro: promotion changed — 1st month free - Business 1: $110/mo → $115/mo (5% increase) - Business 1: promotion changed — 1st

Kinsta launches Bot Protection for WordPress sites, included free on all plans

Kinsta introduced Bot Protection, a new feature in MyKinsta that lets WordPress site owners control AI and automated traffic at the environment level without extra cost. The tool addresses the surge i…

Why WooCommerce sites are especially vulnerable to bot traffic

WooCommerce sites are uniquely vulnerable to bot traffic because dynamic endpoints like cart, checkout, and search cannot be cached, forcing expensive server-side processing. Bots like ClaudeBot and M…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 2: promotion changed — Save $100 - Business 3: promotion changed — Save $180 - Business 4: promotion changed — Save $340 - Enterprise 1: promotion changed — Save

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month - Pro: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $70 after the first month - Business 1: annual price $92/mo

Mekari returns to Kinsta and converts search visibility into 33% more traffic

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Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — $0 today, then $35/month - Pro: promotion changed — $0 today, then $70/month - Business 1: new promotion — 1st month free + Save $70 - Busine

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month - Pro: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $70 after the first month - Business 1: promotion ended (was

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — $0 today, $35 after the first month - Pro: promotion changed — $0 today, $70 after the first month - Business 2: promotion changed — Save $10

Manage WordPress files in the MyKinsta dashboard

Kinsta introduced a new file manager in its MyKinsta dashboard, allowing users to edit, upload, download, and manage WordPress files (including config.php) without SFTP access. The tool operates under…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 2: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $100 - Business 3: promotion changed — Save $100 - Business 4: promotion changed — Save $180 - Enterprise 1: promoti

Why dynamic endpoints are the most expensive part of bot traffic

Bot traffic disproportionately targets non-cacheable WordPress/WooCommerce dynamic endpoints like ?add-to-cart=, /cart, /checkout, and search queries, consuming PHP threads and database resources with…

What’s New in Laravel 9: A Deep Dive Into the Latest Major Release

Laravel 9 is the first major release following a 12-month cycle, requiring PHP 8 and PHPUnit 8. Key additions include anonymous stub migrations as default, a new query builder interface for type hinti…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month - Pro: promotion changed — Pay $0 today, $70 after the first month - Business 1: promotion changed —

The cloud became too complex. Sevalla is building the off-ramp for production teams

Sevalla introduced a production platform enabling teams to deploy AI-enabled applications without managing hyperscaler infrastructure or Kubernetes. The platform consolidates pipelines, databases, and…

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Starter: promotion changed — 1st month free - Pro: promotion changed — 1st month free - Business 1: promotion changed — 1st month free - Business 2: promotion changed — 1

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - New tier: Starter ($35/mo ($29/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: Pay $0 today, $35 after the first month) - New tier: Pro ($70/mo ($58/mo annually, 17% off) — promo: Pay $0

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - New tier: Single 10k ($10/mo ($8/mo annually, 20% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New tier: Single 35k ($30/mo ($24/mo annually, 20% off) — promo: 1st month free) - New t

Pricing updated for Kinsta: - Business 1: annual price $91/mo → $92/mo - Business 2: promotion changed — 1st month free + Save $100 - Business 2: annual price $187/mo → $188/mo - Business 3: promotion