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    • IRJI
      IRJ @RamblingBiped
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      @RamblingBiped said:

      I just moved my blog from Wordpress on Dreamhost to Ghost on Digital Ocean. I've still got a fair amount of old content to port, but that is all I currently have up and running. I do plan to put a web-based resume up at some point, just haven't had the time to get around to it yet. Heck I haven't had the time to generate any new blog content for months...

      Here is my site that I have been working on. I have just started working on the homepage so far. I haven't touched the blog yet.

      joelradon.com

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      • IRJI
        IRJ @RamblingBiped
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        @RamblingBiped said:

        I just moved my blog from Wordpress on Dreamhost to Ghost on Digital Ocean. I've still got a fair amount of old content to port, but that is all I currently have up and running. I do plan to put a web-based resume up at some point, just haven't had the time to get around to it yet. Heck I haven't had the time to generate any new blog content for months...

        I recommend UpdraftPlus for any easy safe transition.

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        • RamblingBipedR
          RamblingBiped @IRJ
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          @IRJ It wasn't all that tough, I already moved to a completely different platform. I chose Ghost because of its stripped down simplistic design, and the uncomplicated ease of use. So far it runs considerably better than the Wordpress site I had up and going over the last year. I'm not sure whether the boost in performance directly correlates to the software, or the move to a better provider. I'm inclined to assume the latter.

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          • BRRABillB
            BRRABill
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            I've been wanting to move a WordPress site I run to another host. It runs soooooooo slow on the current host.

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            • IRJI
              IRJ @BRRABill
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              @BRRABill said:

              I've been wanting to move a WordPress site I run to another host. It runs soooooooo slow on the current host.

              I can migrate a WP site in about 30 minutes or less. It's so easy using UpdraftPlus

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              • IRJI
                IRJ @RamblingBiped
                last edited by

                @RamblingBiped said:

                @IRJ It wasn't all that tough, I already moved to a completely different platform. I chose Ghost because of its stripped down simplistic design, and the uncomplicated ease of use. So far it runs considerably better than the Wordpress site I had up and going over the last year. I'm not sure whether the boost in performance directly correlates to the software, or the move to a better provider. I'm inclined to assume the latter.

                Digital Ocean is pretty fast compared to other hosts.

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                • BRRABillB
                  BRRABill @IRJ
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                  @IRJ said:

                  I can migrate a WP site in about 30 minutes or less. It's so easy using UpdraftPlus

                  I'm debating if I want to try another host, try another host with it running on SSD, or do it myself on something like Digital Ocean.

                  I've been using ManageWP which has a lot of nice management features and can migrate a site. But I will check out what you mentioned...

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                  • IRJI
                    IRJ @BRRABill
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                    @BRRABill said:

                    @IRJ said:

                    I can migrate a WP site in about 30 minutes or less. It's so easy using UpdraftPlus

                    I'm debating if I want to try another host, try another host with it running on SSD, or do it myself on something like Digital Ocean.

                    I've been using ManageWP which has a lot of nice management features and can migrate a site. But I will check out what you mentioned...

                    Give cloudflare a shot. It will help with speed.

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                    • BRRABillB
                      BRRABill @IRJ
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                      @IRJ said:

                      Give cloudflare a shot. It will help with speed.

                      Do you go with WordPress hosting, or do you host it yourself?

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                      • hobbit666H
                        hobbit666
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                        I've always wanted to start a blog type site documenting stuff I've done during my job, that I've spent hours trying to find an answer for lol.

                        Also do reviews of tech, always wanted to present on something like gadget show or BBC click.

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                        • MattSpellerM
                          MattSpeller
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                          I've thought about it but never really cared enough to push through

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                          • Deleted74295D
                            Deleted74295 Banned
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                            Cloudflare only does so much, I moved DaraIT.co.uk off spinning disk to SSD and the performance gains are huge, enormous.

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                            • BRRABillB
                              BRRABill
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                              I guess it would be an interesting poll...

                              Does everyone set up a server instance and install WordPress themselves, or do you just go directly to a host that offer WordPress hosting directly?

                              I know the 1-click install is generally frowned upon here, but does anyone use it?

                              Sorry to hijack your thread! 🙂

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                              • Deleted74295D
                                Deleted74295 Banned
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                                I used to, now I roll my own installs on proper hosts.

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                                  Jason Banned
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                                  I had a site on a small orange it goes down more Than its up. And numerous other people having the same issue in beginning to think there must be a single host that has issues ASO hasn't found and we are all on it having issues. ASO has 10 employees so it's not that surprising.

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                                  • IRJI
                                    IRJ @BRRABill
                                    last edited by

                                    @BRRABill said:

                                    I guess it would be an interesting poll...

                                    Does everyone set up a server instance and install WordPress themselves, or do you just go directly to a host that offer WordPress hosting directly?

                                    I know the 1-click install is generally frowned upon here, but does anyone use it?

                                    Sorry to hijack your thread! 🙂

                                    I've done both. Setting up wordpress on your own server is easy, but not always necessary. It depends on how much traffic you think you're site is going to get.

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                                    • BRRABillB
                                      BRRABill @IRJ
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                                      @IRJ said:

                                      I've done both. Setting up wordpress on your own server is easy, but not always necessary. It depends on how much traffic you think you're site is going to get.

                                      My site doesn't get a lot, but it irritates me when it just sits there. 🙂

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                                      • wirestyle22W
                                        wirestyle22 @MattSpeller
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                                        @MattSpeller said:

                                        I've thought about it but never really cared enough to push through

                                        mfw Matt told me he didn't care

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                                          marcinozga
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                                          You have your email posted in plain text. How do you deal with spam?

                                          I also have to ask this, but don't take it personally. What's with all these progress bars? I keep seeing those mostly on web designer sites and I never understood why would anybody use these. What's the purpose? What do you measure your skill set against, to claim that you have 100% (or any %) of skills/knowledge is certain topic?

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                                          • IRJI
                                            IRJ @marcinozga
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                                            @marcinozga said:

                                            You have your email posted in plain text. How do you deal with spam?

                                            I also have to ask this, but don't take it personally. What's with all these progress bars? I keep seeing those mostly on web designer sites and I never understood why would anybody use these. What's the purpose? What do you measure your skill set against, to claim that you have 100% (or any %) of skills/knowledge is certain topic?

                                            I will probably hide my email. I am just toying with the template now.

                                            As far as measuring the skills, I measure how confident I am with each skill. It's part of the included template I am using and I like the way it looks.

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