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Scala Hosting: An Overview and Review

In this review, we introduce Scala Hosting and its unique Managed WordPress VPS plan. You’ll learn more about its advanced performance and security features, and why it may be the best fit for your site.

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WordPress Toolkit 4.1 and Remote Management of WordPress Sites

WordPress Toolkit by Plesk has proved incredibly popular over the years, offering hosting companies and server admins a single point of management for a wide range of key WordPress features. Now, administrators can also manage remote WordPress instances, as we roll out Remote WordPress Management as part of WordPress Toolkit 4.0. This article takes a look at how Remote WordPress Management works.

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Managed WordPress Hosting Compared

In this post we take a look at companies offering managed WordPress hosting. These companies have in-house WordPress experts and have built their hosting system from the ground up to be tailored for the specific needs of a WordPress site.

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The Murky Waters of Free Web Hosting

Everybody likes a bargain and that’s one reason free web hosting attracts business owners who want to stretch their resources. But is it really a bargain? There’s a lot about free web hosting you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.

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15 Worst Web Hosting Practices To Watch Out For

Looking for a hosting company that won’t let your business down is easier said than done. What are 15 of the worst things that web hosting companies do that you should avoid? We’ll let you in on their dirty little secrets.

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WordPress.com Business Plan Review: A Worthy Self-Hosted Alternative?

If you’ve ever read a WordPress.org vs WordPress.com comparison post, you know that one of the common complaints against WordPress.com is that it’s not “real” WordPress.

That all changed in August 2017 when WordPress.com announced that Business plan users would be able to install their own themes and plugins, putting that tier of plans somewhere between the WordPress.com of old and self-hosted WordPress.

So…should you consider ditching your self-hosted WordPress site and hopping on one of WordPress.com’s Business plans?

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Why WooCommerce Requires Specialist Hosting

WooCommerce is, of course, a WordPress plugin but, like almost any form of e-commerce, a WooCommerce site requires far more resources than a regular Wordpress content site. We explain why that is, and how the subsequent poor performance and errors are far more damaging to an online store.

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