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Practical advice on WordPress hosting, security and performance, from a Québec web host.

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Why I left WordPress for my own site (but not for yours)

cabana.dev no longer runs on WordPress. Here’s why that makes sense for my own website, and why WordPress is still the right tool for most of my clients.

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Shared hosting or VPS: which one for your WordPress site?

Shared resources, performance, security, backups and monitoring: the real differences between shared hosting and a managed VPS for a WordPress site.

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Quebec’s Law 25: what your WordPress site needs

Privacy policy, designated privacy officer, cookies, forms and providers outside Quebec: a checklist for bringing a WordPress site in line with Law 25.

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301 or 302 redirect: the mistake that hurts your SEO

A temporary redirect (302) instead of a permanent one (301) can keep the wrong address in Google. The differences between 301, 302, 307 and 308, and how to check yours.

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An SSL is essential

For your site to load over HTTPS, it needs a certificate, often called an “SSL certificate.” The certificate proves the site’s identity and lets the…

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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org

The main difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org is that WordPress.com is a service managed by a company called Automattic, while WordPress.org…

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Divi Elegant theme

DIVI is a premium WordPress theme developed by Elegant Themes. It's designed to offer unlimited flexibility and customization, allowing users to create…

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GeneratePress and GP Premium

GeneratePress is a lightweight and fast WordPress theme developed by Tom Usborne. It's designed to offer a seamless user experience and optimal…

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Why you should use the current version of PHP

PHP is a programming language that runs on the server. WordPress is written in PHP: every time a visitor opens a page, the server runs the code of…

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WordPress: The Most Popular CMS

WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that lets users easily create and manage websites. It's written in PHP and uses a MySQL…

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