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How to Speed Up a WordPress Website (2026)

How do you speed up a WordPress website? Better hosting, caching and WebP images fix most slow sites, yet only about 33% pass Core Web Vitals. A developer’s guide.

August 31, 20269 min read
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August 31, 2026

WordPress Maintenance Cost: What You Actually Pay Per Month

How much does WordPress maintenance cost? Freelancer care plans run $75 to $300/month, agencies $200 to $1,000+. A developer breaks down what you actually pay.

Security & Maintenance
Two people building a website at a desk, one typing on a laptop while the other holds wireframe layouts
9 min read

August 31, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Build a WordPress Website?

How long does it take to build a WordPress website? Simple sites take days, small-business sites 4 to 6 weeks, custom builds 12+ weeks. A developer’s real timeline.

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WordPress vs Webflow comparison: HTML markup on a screen
11 min read

August 1, 2026

WordPress vs Webflow: Which Should You Build On?

WordPress vs Webflow in 2026: WordPress runs 41.2% of all sites, Webflow 0.8%. A developer on real costs, SEO, and the export lock-in nobody mentions.

Comparisons
A laptop showing the WordPress dashboard beside a notebook with website wireframe sketches and a phone, representing choosing between WordPress and Wix
10 min read

July 31, 2026

WordPress vs Wix: Which Should You Actually Build On?

WordPress vs Wix in 2026: WordPress runs 41.2% of all sites, Wix just 4.3%. A developer who builds both on real costs, SEO, and the lock-in nobody mentions.

Comparisons
A hand-drawn website wireframe sketch on a notepad beside a phone, representing planning a website build when choosing between WordPress and Squarespace
9 min read

July 30, 2026

WordPress vs Squarespace: A Developer’s Honest Take

WordPress vs Squarespace from a developer who builds both: real costs, the transaction fees Squarespace hides on lower plans, and an honest pick for 2026.

Comparisons
Two laptops facing each other, one hand offering a hundred-dollar bill and the other a shopping bag, illustrating an online store sale in a WooCommerce versus Shopify comparison
9 min read

July 25, 2026

WooCommerce vs Shopify: An Honest Developer Comparison

WooCommerce vs Shopify from a developer who builds WooCommerce stores: the real costs, the 2.9% + 30¢ per-sale fees, and an honest take on which to pick.

Comparisons
Developer working at an iMac with code on screen, illustrating what a developer's time buys
9 min read

July 17, 2026

WordPress Developer Hourly Rates in 2026: Real Market Data

Live 2026 rate data: the $20 marketplace median, the $30 US employed average, the $40 to $90 senior freelance band, and what each price actually buys you.

Pricing
Laptop showing a VIRUS DETECTED warning, representing a hacked WordPress site being cleaned
7 min read

June 2, 2026

How to Fix a Hacked WordPress Site (Before It Comes Back)

49% of hacked WordPress sites carry a hidden backdoor at remediation (Sucuri, 2023). A recovery sequence that finds the entry point, not just the malware.

Security & Maintenance
Rising stacks of gold coins, representing the investment a WordPress website build requires
7 min read

May 30, 2026

How Much Does a WordPress Website Cost in 2026? (Real Numbers)

A WordPress website runs $500–$75,000; most small-business builds land at $3,000–$15,000 (Elementor, 2026). An honest breakdown of every band and hidden cost.

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