Resources

Guides and resources

Short articles and recommended open-source software: what to do when something breaks, what to use day to day, and when to get help.

Practical guides

Articles focused on real decisions: what to do when something breaks, how to choose well, and when professional help makes sense.

  • Practical guide

    7 min read

    AI in WordPress: plugins, chatbots, and what to check before installing

    AI has arrived in WordPress as chatbots, writing assistants, translators, and plugins that promise to “automate everything.” You do not need to be an expert to use them, but you should know what they touch on your site, what data they send externally, and what can affect speed, SEO, or visitor privacy.

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  • Practical guide

    7 min read

    How to choose AI tools for your business without overpaying

    Hundreds of tools promise to “multiply your productivity with AI.” The useful question is not which is most famous, but which solves a concrete problem in your business — without duplicating subscriptions, mishandling sensitive data, or creating dependency on something nobody on the team knows how to use.

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  • Practical guide

    6 min read

    Backups: what to save and how to test them

    Many sites have “backup enabled” in the panel but nobody has tried restoring. This guide clarifies what to save, how often, and how to check that a backup will actually help when something breaks.

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  • Practical guide

    7 min read

    Slow WordPress: what to check before changing plans

    When a site loads slowly, the first impulse is often “I need better hosting.” Sometimes yes; often the bottleneck is plugins, images, cache, or misconfigured PHP. This guide orders what to check before paying more.

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  • Practical guide

    6 min read

    WordPress maintenance: updates and plugins

    Leaving WordPress unpatched is a security risk; updating without criteria can break the site on a Monday morning. This guide explains what to keep current, how often, and how to do it with fewer surprises.

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  • Practical guide

    6 min read

    WordPress hacked: what to do in the first 24 hours

    Finding out your WordPress site was compromised creates urgency and a lot of questions. This guide orders the first 24 hours: what to do now, what not to touch, and how to decide whether a one-off cleanup is enough or you need to review hosting, access, and backups.

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  • Practical guide

    7 min read

    How to choose hosting without overpaying

    Choosing hosting is not buying the most expensive or the cheapest plan. It is paying for resources, configuration, and support that match what your site needs today — with room to grow without billing surprises.

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Free tools

Free and open-source software we recommend for hosting, WordPress, backups, and security. Always from official project sites.

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