Category: WordPress for Business
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Pageviews is a Bogus Billing Metric for WordPress Hosts
Since this is the internet – and the rules of the internet clearly state everyone gets an opinion, I’d like to share one of mine around website hosting billing plans. Quick backstory: 10+ years ago when we launched Pagely we did so with a simple line on our pricing page denoting a rough estimate of…
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PHP Worker Performance Benchmarking and Test Results
At Pagely, we pride ourselves on providing the best possible solutions for our customers. Sometimes, that requires dedicating a significant amount of research and development into truly discovering what works best. Whenever possible, we always want to take a data-backed approach. That’s why we’ve run several benchmarks to determine how PHP workers impact a site’s…
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WordPress Security Updates: April 2020
These monthly reports are provided for the WordPress community at large from Pagely’s head of security, Robert Rowley. Rowley and the entire security team keep their finger on the pulse of any potential vulnerabilities that might affect our customers, as well as any WordPress user. We sincerely hope these efforts help any and all that…
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WordPress Security Updates: March 2020
These monthly reports are provided for the WordPress community at large from Pagely’s head of security, Robert Rowley. Rowley and the entire security team keep their finger on the pulse of any potential vulnerabilities that might affect our customers, as well as any WordPress user. We sincerely hope these efforts help any and all that…
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April
It’s the first day of April – 2020 Big Sigh Be stay safe out there, please.
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Pagely Named “Best-in-Class” AWS Retail Partner Along Side IBM, Deloitte, and more.
On stage at AWS re:Invent 2019 this week, Pagely was recognized as the best-in-class, and only, Managed WordPress Host AWS Retail Competency Partner. As AWS puts it, “if you’re on a journey to transform your business while driving new value to end customers, AWS Competency Partners have the expertise and comprehensive capability to help retailers…
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Scaling Up vs. Scaling Out: What’s the Difference?
Whether you’re running a single WordPress site or a million, you’ve likely come across this question at least once: how do I scale as I grow? It’s a tough question to face. Should you scale up to a larger server, scale horizontally to additional servers, or is there something else that you should do instead?…
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Top WordPress Development Agencies
One of the biggest benefits of using the WordPress content management system is the enormous development community supporting it. Whether you need a new WordPress site with custom functionality or a nifty new plugin, there’s hundreds of web development companies ready to take on your WordPress project. But, having so many options presents a challenge:…
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Pagely and Managed WordPress – 10 years strong.
Ten years ago this month, we launched Pagely and kicked off what has grown into the $2-3 Billion dollar channel known commonly as Managed WordPress Hosting. At the time, people questioned the need for the services they now take for granted, and which are increasingly becoming commoditized. Over the last decade, the wider WordPress ecosystem…
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The Best WordPress Security Plugins of 2019
For a variety of reasons WordPress sites are targeted by hackers. This makes addressing security vulnerabilities a critical aspect of managing a WordPress website. WordPress attacks are not an isolated issue that only affects popular sites — you can’t avoid them simply by being a small, relatively unknown website. If your site runs on WordPress,…