How to Keep Your WordPress Blog Running Without a Hitch
With millions of wordpress blogs already existing and with a few thousands being added each day to the blogosphere, chances are that you are running a wordpress blog right now as I am writing this. WordPress is an amazing CMS and blogging system to enable you to go online and self-publish. It makes blogging as easy as sending an email. But yet, there are things that could cripple your blog even before you say “wordpress”. Here are somethings you should keep in mind to ensure smooth running of your wordpress blogs:
- Without a gracious host, no party is fun: Ensure that you pick a reliable host for your wordpress hosting needs. Most web-hosts would allow you to install wordpress using a 3 click installation system through “fantastico”. A host which doesn’t give you this feature isn’t even worth considering. Secondly, your host should be very reliable and have a reputation for great tech support and as less downtime as possible.
- Go easy on those plugins: It’s true that wordpress plugins, which are already numbered in the thousands and new ones keep coming in everyday, let you do almost anything with a wordpress blog. But going overboard and adding almost every plugin you can find can only cripple your wordpress blog. There is no need to go over-board and add plugins that can slow your blog down and even break it sometimes. Pick the ones that your theme demands and those that you must have – ignore the others.
- Upgrades and compatibility issues: Do those upgrades with care. When the latest version of wordpress is rolled out, there are bound to be bugs. Hence, don’t upgrade immediately to the newer version. Continue to use the older version until you know for sure that the new version is compatible, is bug-free and is stable. Once that is done, ensure to check for new upgrades for most of your plugins.
