Category: WordPress Tips

  • At scale, everything breaks.

    I don’t fancy myself a developer or a sysadmin. I pay people far more talented than me to wear those titles. However I do consider myself a steadfast hacker, CEO, customer support agent, biz dev, janitor, bookeeper….etc… Entrepreneur. Our managed WordPress hosting service Pagely, will be 2 years old in September. We have bootstrapped this…

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  • The WordPress Help Desk we have been waiting for.

    Today Zendesk announced their new WordPress integration plugin. We got an early sneak peek at the plugin a few days ago and took it for a spin. What is Zendesk? Zendesk is a help desk service that allows you to manage support tickets. Here at page.ly we use Zendesk exclusively for our customer support. Show…

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  • The Design Evolution of Pagely

    I thought it would be interesting to look back at how page.ly, and flare9 before it, got to where it is today by reviewing past designs of the website and brand. A quick backstory: Pagely is the 2nd coming of this WordPress hosting idea. In 2006 Sally came up with the idea for a DIY…

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  • Lisa Sabin-Wilson – WP Heavy Hitter

    Here is another entry in our WP Heavy Hitters series that showcases the talent in the vibrant WordPress community. Lisa Sabin-Wilson has her hands in many WordPress cookie jars. She’s an author, designer, and WordCamp Organizer to name a few. She utilizes her past work experiences to deliver a service that is true to herself…

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  • Joost De Valk- WP Heavy Hitter

    This is another entry in our WP Heavy Hitters series that showcases the talent in the vibrant WordPress community. Joost De Valk hails from that cool place formerly known has Holland. He has been very active in the WP community for several years and has contributed many of the popular plugins you know and love.…

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  • Andrea Rennick – WP Heavy Hitter

    This is another entry in our WP Heavy Hitters series that showcases the talent in the vibrant WordPress community. Who said programming is just for guys? Andrea is an expert in WordPress and specifically the multi user variety with skills that put most guys to shame. Andrea Rennick Tag line: Roflcopters ahoy! Knock Outs: WordPress…

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  • John James Jacoby – WP Heavy Hitters

    This is one of the first of many posts in which we will be profiling the heavy hitters of the WordPress community. Who are the people behind your favorite plugins and themes? What makes them tick? Why are they awesome? And what sort of things are they working on for the future? Inquiring minds want…

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  • Alex King – WP Heavy Hitters

    This is the first of many posts in which we will be profiling the heavy hitters of the WordPress community. Who are the people behind some of your favorite plugins and themes? What makes them tick? Why are they awesome? And what sort of things are they working on for the future. Inquiring minds want…

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  • The Prolific WordPress Infographic

    WordPress is a prolific bit of software used by well over 25 million users in some form. WordPress started from a very humble beginning to now power 29% of the entire internet. Full Size Image | Or view on flickr Like it? Post on your own Site <a href=”https://pagely.com/blog/2010/08/the-prolific-wordpress-infographic/” mce_href=”https://pagely.com/blog/2010/08/the-prolific-wordpress-infographic/” title=”WordPress Infographic”><img class=”size-full wp-image-1156″ title=”wordpress-infographic-thumb”…

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  • Customer survey results

    The results are in from our customer survey. A small but representative percentage of our customers shared their thoughts with us. Summary The feedback was overwhelming positive from new and old customers alike. Some of our hunches were confirmed on the good, and the bad. By a wide margin customers were satisfied or very satisfied…

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