WordPress for SMEs and High-Scale Platforms

What does WordPress look like in 2024? The platform is climbing up once again and currently powers 43.5% of all websites after a slight dip in the past 18 months. As B2B SaaS are struggling in a market with limited demand, WordPress is going strong. Here's why I expect to see in the coming year.

What are the prerequisites to build a scalable SaaS Application and is WordPress a good fit to use as an application framework? The episode would reveal some of the strengths WordPress shines with and the best practices to get some general tasks working which would allow you to scale a subscription-based product model that lasts.

Ever felt limited by your existing feature set when it comes to setting up new landing pages? Or performance is crucial and you want to limit the amount of scripts loading across the board? Here are 5 tips for you.

What should we expect from WordPress in 2020? We are discussing the latest updates on Gutenberg, eCommerce, WordPress Apps, the Enterprise space and more.

What are the top security considerations for enterprises considering WordPress for their product or a web application product?

Episode 15 covered 8 major obstacles we've heard from enterprises considering WordPress. Wrapping up the top 15, here's a list of 7 additional challenges we get in sales calls and emails, and during meetings with enterprise-grade clients considering WordPress.

Lots of people perceive redesigns as a sporadic activity or an emotional one -- but there's often a good reason to plan one. Here's my top pick of reasonable explanations and triggers leading to planning a new website redesign.

tips and tricks for working with WordPress development teams on an ongoing basis

The benefits of agile development for both clients and vendors, especially in the context of the WordPress ecosystem.

WordPress 5.0 is just around the corner. The most major addition to the core CMS running 31.6% of the Web is Gutenberg - the new visual builder replacing traditional WYSIWYG interfaces. What is the core goal of Gutenberg and how to leverage it once the update kicks in?

Most people keep adding more and more plugins to their website, until it gets bloated and barely working. It's only one of the common ways to introduce new features. Find out more here.

Have you read up on best practices and top plugins online? Chances are, you've seen tons of marketing collateral or people pitching themselves. Here's how to stop receiving poor advice.

Small websites could be exported quickly from a cPanel or with a simple plugin. The more your site grows, the more you get to hit certain limits and edge cases. Here's what you need to know about backups and the core areas of WordPress that need attention.

What is the reason WordPress is so popular among both small businesses and enterprises? Here's a history of the CMS starting back in 2003, with some economic and cultural reasons it stood out compared to other industry solutions.

You don't need a malicious group of hackers to bring your server down. There are plenty of seemingly innocent services that could effectively kill your website - on a regular basis - without being designed to do so. Search engine bots, broken page checkers, automated DDoS attacks, sitemap regeneration can be your arch enemy. Learn why in this episode.

A step-by-step guide on performing hosting migrations between different vendors. Touching base on the core aspects of a WordPress website, limitations and caveats while moving back and forth, and the checklist you need to go live.

WordPress is often aimed for MVPs and established platforms, including cloned builds of familiar products. Let's review these popular web services and see how suitable is WordPress if they started now.

And what sort of background should you look for when hiring a WordPress developer

If you use WordPress in any capacity, WordCamps are a great place to be at. You can meet prospective partners or employees, learn the internals of the contribution process, find out what are the reasons behind some core decisions by the leadership team.

Ever felt like a simple feature took forever? There are tons of cases where this may be appropriate. A growing platform can't tolerate outages or regressions. The scope expands over time, and business needs become harder to implement. This involves experts from different industries and sets a complex iterative process of deployments. Here are some of the scaling challenges we have faced and what t...

Is WordPress a good fit for LMS? We have built solutions for universities, private academies, schools, and businesses. WordPress can deliver courses for single sites, existing platforms, and even multisite. Here's what you need to know about LMS in WordPress.

Some say it isn't but many pick it for UX purposes. Regardless, what most people struggle with is the WordPress dashboard. Rest assured, there are ways to style it or even completely restructure it. You can also create a custom dashboard on the front-end. And how about a RESTful single page application? Checked.

8 obstacles that enterprises tend to report in WordPress while working with development companies and other tech studios. Common objections, fears, and struggles based on previous experience.

If you have worked with freelancers or agencies, but look forward to building an on-site team, here's what you need to do. Figure out your business requirements first - in the long run. You want to make sure that your team is kept busy at all times, or they will get bored otherwise. Define your technical requirements by consulting with your CTO or an external technical consultant. Prepare your job...

What are the most common reasons WordPress websites are slow? The list is long, but we have identified the 6 main bottlenecks preventing your website from running much faster. Here is the short speed optimization checklist that you can apply for your own web platform.