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BigScoots has launched new exclusive Cloudflare caching controls that give BigScoots clients the capability to customize and control site caching down to the “nth-degree” of precision (country, region/state, city, or device) to gain the greatest performance and security at site-specific management levels.

Threats that put your website and visitors at risk just keep getting more sophisticated. AKA: They’re getting a lot sneakier. That’s why you have to help your site’s visitors feel safe surfing and sharing with you. Whether you’re running a personal blog or a high-traffic WooCommerce store, earning and displaying a website security seal can […]

This guest post from Bud Kraus of Seriously, Bud? shares Bud’s personal journey learning about BigScoots and his experience hosting with BigScoots as a client.

If you’ve ever checked your website analytics and noticed unusual spikes in traffic, you might be dealing with bot traffic. But what is bot traffic, and why does it matter? Traffic is traffic, right? Not exactly. Simply put, bot traffic is non-human visits to your website. While some bots are helpful, like search engine bots […]

Core Web Vitals are Google’s way of measuring how fast your WordPress site loads, how quickly it responds to visitors, and how stable the content is while loading. These factors matter because slow or jumpy sites frustrate users, and frustration leads to lost visitors and sales. Research shows that even a one-second delay on mobile […]

If you’ve ever run a speed test on your WordPress site, you’ve probably noticed DNS issues creeping up in your results. DNS lookups, while seemingly a small part of your site’s performance, can have a surprisingly big impact on how fast your pages load. Many WordPress site owners notice DNS-related delays, but only a few […]

Running a successful website often means celebrating spikes in traffic – whether it’s from a viral blog post, a major marketing campaign, or a seasonal sale. But when that surge in visitors causes your site to crash… that’s not exactly something to sing and dance about. Website downtime during these moments results in lost revenue […]

While Squarespace offers solid plans for businesses looking for simplicity and built-in tools, it can feel restrictive if you need more flexibility, especially when handling high-traffic sites, large product catalogs, or complex workflows. For businesses that need deep customization and control, WordPress is the platform that provides all that and more. That said, migrating from […]

Firm Performance partners with BigScoots to offer its clients legal website hosting options for optimal security, reliability, and scalability.

The following is a guest post from Tyler Channell, CEO of Newsletter Glue. Newsletter Glue is a WordPress Ecosystem partner and a featured provider on our WordPress Partners page.

If you’re here, you’re probably either using Shopify and starting to run into its limits, or you’re evaluating the best platform to support long-term growth. Shopify is a great starting point for many businesses – fast, reliable, and easy to set up. But enterprise-level businesses often find that Shopify’s feature set doesn’t align with their […]

Even well-optimized WordPress sites hit snags when visitors jump between pages – those navigation delays add up and drag down Core Web Vitals. Speculation Rules are the latest leap forward from old-school prefetching, giving browsers smart instructions to preload or even prerender pages before users click. This means WordPress sites with heavy content and predictable […]