Tutorials

After pointing your domain to Pressable, you might encounter issues accessing your site, even if the domain is correctly pointed and fully propagated. This guide will help you troubleshoot and resolve these […]

This article explains how to identify and resolve PHP worker saturation issues on Pressable sites. Worker saturation occurs when too many uncached requests hit the PHP layer at once, causing slow load […]

If you’re running a WordPress site, chances are you’ve noticed slower page load times as your website grows. One often-overlooked culprit for lagging performance is gradual bloating of autoloaded data in your […]

There may be times when you want to reset your WordPress site back to a default state, essentially starting over with a fresh installation. This guide outlines the recommended approach and alternative […]

New Email Authentication Requirements On February 1st, 2024,  Gmail and Yahoo implemented changes to enhance and secure email deliverability for their services. These changes require that domains have certain DNS records (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC) […]

Basic Authentication is now available directly in the My.Pressable.com Dashboard, offering a simple and effective way to restrict access to your WordPress sites using a username and password prompt. Basic Authentication is […]

OpenAI has now documented how their GPTBot crawls the net and ingests content into their models and they’ve included basic documentation on what to add to robots.txt to disallow bot access to […]

On the Pressable platform, you have granular control over how your site’s files and directories can be accessed by PHP. This is a powerful security feature that can help protect your site. […]

The Pressable API empowers you to manage both hosting and WordPress-related tasks with efficient workflows.

When you update your WordPress site but visitors still see the old version, or when part of your website isn’t displaying correctly, the issue is often browser cache. This guide walks you […]

Introduction This guide will help you understand, diagnose, and resolve issues related to admin-ajax.php on your WordPress site. While admin-ajax.php is an essential WordPress file that enables many dynamic features, it can […]

The Pressable Migration plugin does an exhaustive search-replace in the database, updating the site URL. Pressable also runs a search-replace on the database when a site’s primary domain is added or changed. […]

WooCommerce’s order attribution tracking feature provides valuable insights into your customers’ purchase journey by tracking the marketing channels that led to each order. However, this feature sets several cookies that can impact […]

What is a 500 Error? A 500 Server Internal Error is an HTTP status that tells the browser something went wrong on the server while trying to handle the request. Unfortunately, this […]

Preparing your WooCommerce store for a flash sale, product launch, or seasonal promotion requires careful optimization. This guide provides immediate actions you can take today, plus navigation to comprehensive phase guides based […]

Understanding Staging Site Linking Through your My Pressable Control Panel, you can add a new website, clone a website, and create a staging website. In the article, How Sites, Staging Websites, and […]

Pre-launch foundation (7-14 days before) Overview This phase establishes the technical foundation for handling traffic spikes during your WooCommerce event. Working through these optimizations 7-14 days before launch gives you time to […]

With Bash Command Execution integrated directly into each site’s My.Pressable.com Dashboard page, executing commands is faster, easier, and more accessible. This feature allows you to securely execute Bash commands for individual sites […]

Technical validation (1-2 days before) Overview This phase focuses on verifying that all Phase 1 optimizations are working correctly and your systems are ready for high-traffic conditions. This is validation only; avoid […]

Understanding WooCommerce Cart Fragments WooCommerce cart fragments help update the shopping cart’s contents without having to reload the whole page. This allows for a smooth shopping experience because changes in the cart […]

Launch day operations Overview Purpose: Maintain service stability and optimal performance during your high-traffic WooCommerce event through proactive monitoring and rapid incident response. Key principle: Proactive monitoring with rapid response to emerging […]