How to Rebuild Your WordPress Site as a Static Site
What it takes to replace a WordPress site with static files: what transfers, what doesn't, how long it takes, and how to tell if you're a good candidate.
• 10 min read
What Is Your CMS Actually Costing You?
Content management systems solved a real problem in 2005. Most of those constraints are gone, but we kept the database, the plugins, and the maintenance bill.
• 9 min read
What Is $300 a Month of Website Maintenance Buying You?
A twenty-minute audit you can run on your own site to find out whether your monthly website fee is buying real work or buying nothing at all.
• 8 min read
AI Crawlers Are Hammering Your WordPress Site
AI bots can generate thousands of expensive page requests on a WordPress site. Why it happens, why robots.txt won't stop it, and what to do before September 15.
• 7 min read
Your New Website Is Already Being Attacked
A site with 15 visitors a day blocked 1,170 attacks in 24 hours. Nobody targeted it, nobody has heard of it. Here's why being small doesn't protect you.
• 6 min read
Your WordPress Site Was Hacked. Here's What to Do.
A step-by-step recovery plan for a hacked WordPress site, from someone who cleans them up. What to do in the first hour, this week, and long term.
• 9 min read
What Is That Pre-Built WordPress Theme Really Costing You?
The theme looked perfect in the demo. Now your site is slow, your Core Web Vitals are failing, and you're not sure why. Here's what you actually bought.
• 9 min read
Why Your WordPress Site is Slow (And What to Do About It)
Your WordPress site is slow despite caching plugins and better hosting. Here's what's actually happening, and why more optimization might not be the answer.
• 12 min read
The True Cost of Running WordPress in 2026
How expensive is WordPress in 2026, really? The real accounting of hosting costs, security, maintenance, and hidden expenses most site owners never see coming.
• 11 min read
How to Buy a WordPress Theme
How to evaluate a WordPress theme before you buy it, what the demo will not tell you, and the questions that separate a good purchase from a mistake.
• 11 min read
Eliminate 99.9% of Form Spam in 10 Minutes
Hundreds of spam emails after a WordPress rebuild, fixed in ten minutes with a honeypot field. The simplest form spam defense that still works.
• 6 min read