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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 […]

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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 […]

WordPress powers some of the biggest names in eCommerce – from startups to enterprises doing hundreds of millions in revenue. Yet many business owners still wonder: “Is WordPress actually a good choice for eCommerce?” The answer is a resounding yes. WordPress offers the flexibility, control, and scalability that serious eCommerce businesses need to thrive. Many […]

WordPress is awesome, but being so popular means it’s a target for nasties! New holes in plugins and themes pop up all the time, and waiting for fixes can be a bit of a nail-biter, even if you keep everything updated. Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) are designed to catch these threats before they can do […]