A Backup Plan for One WordPress Site That You’ll Actually Test
What to back up, how often, where the copies go, and how to prove a restore works before you need it. Sized for a single site, not an enterprise.
Month: October 2026
Moving a WordPress Site Without Downtime: A Working Procedure
The order of operations for a migration that doesn’t break permalinks, serialized data or email. Includes the checks most guides skip.
Cloud vs VPS: When the Extra Complexity Actually Pays for Itself
Managed cloud platforms cost more than a VPS and ask more of you. Four situations where that trade is correct, and the ones where it’s just an expensive habit.
The Three Layers of WordPress Caching, Explained by What They Skip
Page cache, object cache and CDN solve different problems. What each removes from the request path, how to tell which one you’re missing, and what order to add them in.
Reading a Hosting Pricing Page: What Actually Hits Your Card
The monthly number on the pricing page is a starting bid. Renewal pricing, backup add-ons, visitor caps and migration fees — a checklist for working out what a hosting plan actually costs over three years.
How to Choose a VPS: Sizing, Storage, and What to Ignore
A practical way to pick VPS specs without overpaying: how to work out RAM from your actual stack, why vCPU counts mislead, and the provider details that only show up later as outages.