Managed WP hosting vs plain VPS (part 2)

The block editor is fine now, but I still install Classic Editor on client sites.

My rule of thumb: if a plugin has not been updated in a year, it is a liability.

wp-cron only fires on page views, so low-traffic sites should switch to system cron.

Child themes are still the correct way to override a theme you do not control.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Headless WP is fun but a lot of moving parts for a blog.

Interesting — I will have to try that.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Managed hosting saves me enough time to be worth the markup.

Transient cleanup shaved 200MB off one of my databases.

Managed hosting saves me enough time to be worth the markup.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Good point, I had not thought of it that way.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

That has been my experience as well.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

Transient cleanup shaved 200MB off one of my databases.

System cron fixed my missed scheduled posts too.

Nice thread, following for the replies.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

I cap client sites at 15 plugins, anything above that needs justification.

Transient cleanup shaved 200MB off one of my databases.

Headless WP is fun but a lot of moving parts for a blog.

Interesting — I will have to try that.