Technical Info
What Happens When a Care Plan Pauses: A 22-Pixel Layout Shift Case Study
A 22-pixel layout shift quietly pushed an Orlando WooCommerce store past Google Cumulative Layout Shift threshold. Here is how we found and fixed it.
WordPress Site Speed Audit: The 8MB That Most Tools Missed
A WordPress site speed audit uncovered 8.2MB of media hidden behind a CDN blind spot, invisible to GTmetrix and PageSpeed. Here is what we found and how we fixed it.
Site Can’t Be Reached on WiFi but Works on Cell: Your Domain May Be Flagged as Phishing
If your site works on cell data but shows site can’t be reached on WiFi, a DNS filtering service like Cisco OpenDNS may have flagged your domain as phishing. Here is how to diagnose it in under a minute and get it fixed.
WordPress Site Monitoring: What We Actually Watch
Most WordPress maintenance providers monitor 4 to 6 things, mostly unverified. Here is the full stack we run on every site we manage, and the real example that shows why it matters.
Card Testing Attack? How to Spot and Stop It on Your Store
TL;DR Card testing is a bot running stolen card numbers through your checkout to find out which ones still work. It is not trying to buy anything from you. The giveaway is a burst of declined orders with fake names, fake emails, and the same small charge amount hit over and over. Every declined attempt…
Database Dangers: Why Overloaded Databases Threaten Your Website
It’s a small ecommerce business’s first holiday season when disaster strikes – error messages blanket the site, pages time out under surging traffic, images and links break inexplicably. Thousands in potential revenue vanish despite desperately contacting the hosting provider for solutions. This can quickly and unexpectedly become a reality for any business on shared hosting…
Demystifying the Backend: A Layman’s Guide to Website Technicalities
Website technicalities often seem utterly bewildering to the average small business owner. You built your site, filled it with stellar content, and want to focus on your actual business, not the perplexing intricacies behind the scenes. But whether you pay attention or not, those complex backend functions have a huge impact on your site’s speed,…
How Your WP Guy Guards Against Sneaky WordPress Malware
This Scary Loophole Leaves Most WordPress Sites Wide Open to Hackers Think your WordPress site is safe just because it has an active security plugin? Think again. In this bombshell interview, Your WP Guy founder Jonathan Wofford explains how a dangerous software blind spot allows hackers to breach websites right under most hosts’ noses. Jonathan…
Avoiding DIY Pitfalls: Why Professional Support Matters
Managing a business is already a challenge. Now throw in managing a website without expertise. Juggling too much at once is sure to lead to some dropped balls. And when your head is in a thousand places at once, even minor issues can quickly escalate into major headaches and lost revenue. Consider This A small…
Deciphering Error Messages on Your WordPress Home Screen: A Beginner’s Guide
“What does this random combination of numbers mean? Is my site broken?” you wonder anxiously. While confusing at first glance, WordPress error codes act as handy clues pointing you to potential issues. Once decoded, they transform from indecipherable codes into helpful guides directing you to solutions. This beginner’s guide will decode common WordPress error messages…