How to Set Up WordPress Multisite (2026): And When Not To
Setup takes twenty minutes. The decision is harder, because a network shares one database, one plugin set and one blast radius.
How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides for the things that go wrong after you buy hosting: migrations, SSL certificates, backups, slow sites, downtime. Written for someone with a control panel already open, not a shopping cart.
How to Handle a Traffic Spike (2026): Prepare, or Subtract
An expected spike is a preparation problem. An unexpected one gives you ten minutes, and the useful moves are all subtractive.
How to Downgrade a Hosting Plan (2026): Shrink First, Then Ask
Upgrades are instant and prorated. Downgrades need a support request, rarely refund the difference, and only work once the site fits.
Annual or Three-Year Hosting Terms (2026): The Break-Even Is Month 20
A long prepayment pays for itself at around month 20. So the question is whether the site will outlive two years.
How to Test Your Site Speed Properly (2026): Method Before Tools
Most speed tests measure a cached home page and tell you nothing about the checkout. Method matters more than the tool.
How to Set Up Automatic Backups (2026): And Notice When They Stop
The setup takes half an hour. Keeping it working is the job, because automated backups fail quietly.
How to Transfer a Domain (2026): The New Rules and the Real Risk
The code has a new name and the lock is getting shorter. The step that breaks sites is DNS that lived at the old registrar.
How to Avoid Checkout Upsells (2026): Seven Steps Before You Pay
Hosting carts sell extras when buyers are least likely to question them. Arrive with a list, and read every line before paying.
How to Read a Hosting Agreement (2026): Six Clauses That Cost Money
Everything a plan page leaves out is written in six clauses. Twenty minutes with them answers the questions that cost money later.
How to Check If Your Host Is Throttling You (2026): Five Checks
Unlimited plans still cap processor, memory and simultaneous requests. The evidence sits in a panel that is easy to miss.