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Servicing more than 200,000 clients and powered by the world’s most widely deployed open cloud platform, it provides affordable, reliable and scalable cloud hosting services.

23/04/2026

Should you disable wp-cron?

Wp-cron is WordPress internal cron job. Wp-cron schedules and runs background tasks automatically, such as updates being applied, logs being rotated, sending emails at specific times, or publishing blog posts automatically (plus a lot more).

The reliability of wp-cron is a bit questionable though. So should you rely on wp-cron, should you disable wp-cron or is there a better way of doing things?

Wp-cron is WordPress internal cron job. Wp-cron schedules and runs background tasks automatically, such as updates being applied, logs being rotated,

16/04/2026

Web Hosting Renewal Cost Increases

None of us like prices increasing do we? You start off paying one thing, over time, you end up paying more. With web hosting this can be A LOT MORE over time. I'm not just talking inflation covering price increases here, I'm talking about it starting off at £35.88 per year, then it increasing to something like £131.88 per year. That's a 268% increase! We don't do that here at netnerd.com, because you should be able to plan your costs without nasty surprises.

So what's going on, why does this happen, and what can you do about it?

https://netnerd.com/blog/web-hosting/web-hosting-renewal-cost-increases/

None of us like prices increases. Initial payments are low, but over time they increase. Avoid this web hosting cost increase with netnerd.com

26/03/2026

WP-CLI is the command line interface for WordPress. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, it turns out... IT CAN! Why click on things when you can do what you need to by typing? This post covers how to install WP-CLI, covers its usage, provides some handy commands and some scenarios when WP-CLI comes in very handy. Try it, you might like it.

WP-CLI is WordPress' command line interface. You're most likely familiar with wp-admin and clicking things in there to do things with your WordPress website, such as apply updates, install plugins or install themes. WP-CLI provides a command line interface that you can use to do these things (and more) by typing, rather than clicking on things.

Try it, you might like it!

WP-CLI is the command line interface for WordPress. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, it turns out… IT CAN! Why click on things when you

20/03/2026

WooCommerce is the go to e-commerce plugin for WordPress so it’s very widely used. WooCommerce comes with it’s own set of challenges that can become worse over time, or as traffic to your site increases.

Knowing how to address these challenges involves knowing a bit about how WordPress works, a bit about how WooCommerce works, and a bit about how your hosting works. This post covers the problems you can run into when using WooCommerce, what causes these problems and how you can overcome them.

WooCommerce is the go to e-commerce plugin for WordPress so it's very widely used. WooCommerce comes with it's own set of challenges that can become worse

20/02/2026

Website is Slow and CPU is 100 percent.

When CPU resources are reached a website will become slow. How does this happen, what causes CPU resources to become exhausted and how can you address this problem? It's a bit go a lengthy explanation and it involves understanding other related concepts, but I'll try and explain all in this blog post.

When CPU resources are reached a website will become slow. How does this happen, what's the cause and how can you address this CPU problem?

12/02/2026

Are you struggling with SEO? Tired of algorithms, analytics, and pretending to understand how search engines work? Fear not. You don’t need to read boring guides, hire overpriced consultants, or write another blog post about “How to Find Good Backlinks” (like I did yesterday).

All you need is our “SEO Hacks for 2026” guide. Follow it and you too can rank like a centurion, dominate search results while sipping coffee in your pyjamas, and make competitors weep tears of futility into their keyboards while they marvel at your effortless supremacy.

Are you struggling with SEO? Tired of algorithms, analytics, and pretending to understand? Fear not, our SEO hacks of 2026 will MAKE YOU WIN!

11/02/2026

Links are a fundamental part of SEO and the World Wide Web as a whole.

Since the web’s original inception links have been key. Interlinked information was one of Tim Berners-Lee’s fundamental concepts when he developed HTML and HTTP. Although Tim’s vision was more along the lines of citations in scientific papers linking to other scientific papers, the concept of interlinked information underpins the World Wide Web, SEO, and ranking positions in search engine results.

While backlinks do influence page rankings, the amount of influence varies between backlinks. It’s not quite as simple as more backlinks equals better SEO, and I’m going to try and explain this in this blog post.

Backlinks. You know you need them for SEO, but how can you see their value in caparison to other backlinks? With this backlink comparison tool!

29/01/2026

Bots, bots, more bots, bots trying to read all websites, servers with CPU load problems. Bots causing problems while randomising everything the can to evade detection and prevent blocking. Domestic IP proxy services being used to evade blocking even more. All websites offline (that's nice). The... Fun... Never... Stops.

With somewhere between 50%-90% of web traffic being bots, this sucks for you and me both!

BUT WHAT CAN WE DO?!?!?!

Well, we've found some kind of answer.

This:
https://netnerd.com/blog/helpful-guides/high-volumes-of-bot-traffic-keep-hitting-my-web-server/

Sock it to the bots, man!

Rumour has it that bot traffic now accounts for over 50% of web requests. Too much bot traffic can cause problems. What can you do about it?

23/01/2026

WordPress Emails Aren’t Working: PHP Mail, Delivery & Acceptance Explained

One of the most common WordPress support issues is “my website isn’t sending emails”. These might be contact form emails, order notifications or password reset emails. They all use the same underlying services to be generated, sent, and even received. As you need these emails to be sent by your WordPress website, you’ll need to get to the bottom of this, and address these problems. This post covers how to work out what’s going on, and to fix the problem.

One of the most common WordPress support issues is "my website isn't sending emails". These might be contact form emails, order notifications or password

15/01/2026

How to Optimise Your Website for Faster Load Times – An Overview

In an age of competition and online presence, website load times under 2.5 seconds aren’t just nice to have, they’re essential for retaining visitors, passing core web vitals, and improving positions in Google search results. 53% of mobile users will leave a page that takes over three seconds to load, which can negatively affect conversions and traffic; this guide delivers actionable, up to date strategies to reduce web page load times, improve user experience, and future proof your site for speed.

Website load times under 2.5s are essential for retaining visitors, passing core web vitals, and improving positions in search results.

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