Tag: managed wordpress hosting
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How to Find the Post ID in WordPress
Quick Answer: To find a post ID in WordPress, go to Posts > All Posts in your dashboard, hover over any post title, and look at the URL preview in the bottom-left corner of your browser. The post ID is the number that appears between post= and &action. For example, in post.php?post=1234&action=edit, the post ID…
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An Introduction to Amazon RDS
As innovators in the hosting space, we’re constantly testing hardware and software solutions here at Pagely to find the optimum balance between price and performance for the unique demands of WordPress. Through all of that testing, Amazon RDS emerged as the clear winner for our database solution. We’ve built our hosting solution on it so…
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Risk Mitigation and the True Cost of Website Downtime
Most businesses don’t think twice about the necessity to carry the insurance policies to protect against various forms of loss. Errors & Omissions, Workers’ Comp, Liability… managing downside risk of unforeseen losses and limiting potential damage is a standard cost of doing business. But rarely do business owners go into a hosting scenario with the…
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WordPress Multisite vs. Managing Separate Installations
Choosing between WordPress Multisite and separate installations isn’t always straightforward. Both options can work, but the right answer depends more on how similar your sites are than how many you have. If your sites share branding, workflows, and features, Multisite is often the smoother path. If your sites have different audiences, risks, or business goals,…
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How Managed WordPress Hosting Can Level Up Your Business
If your business relies on its website for lead generation, ecommerce, or brand authority, the foundation that site is built on matters. For businesses scaling on the world’s most popular CMS, the choice often comes down to standard hosting versus a managed solution. But what exactly is the difference, and is the upgrade worth the…
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What is WordPress Multisite?
WordPress Multisite is a feature that lets you run several websites from a single WordPress install. You get one set of core files, one wp-config.php, and one place to manage your themes and plugins. Each site keeps its own content, settings, and media library separate, but you manage everything from a central Network Admin area.…
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How to Create a WordPress Child Theme
If you’ve ever made a tweak to your WordPress theme and felt a little nervous before hitting “Update,” you’re definitely not alone. Themes get updated, files get replaced, and the more you customize, the more you need a safe spot for your changes to live. That’s where a child theme comes in. In this guide,…
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SSH Basics
If you’ve spent any time looking into web hosting, server management, or WordPress development, you’ve probably run into the acronym SSH. It pops up in hosting dashboards, developer guides, and just about every conversation about server security. But what is SSH, really? And why does it matter for you? Here’s the short version: SSH stands…
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FTP vs. SFTP: A Quick Primer on Secure File Transfers
If you’re building WordPress sites long enough, you eventually bump into file transfer. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol They both move files between computers, but they’re not two “modes” of the same thing; they’re entirely different protocols with different security models, connection behavior, and operational trade-offs. Choosing…
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Managing WordPress with WP-CLI
WordPress admins and developers know a unique kind of frustration. You might know exactly what you need to do, from updating a plugin, flushing cache, fixing a bad URL, exporting content, or checking cron, but you still have to click through several screens, wait for the admin UI to load, and hope nothing times out…