alister (@alister@hachyderm.io)
That's one (slightly annoying) problem solved - I've managed to upgrade the #WordPress version and plugins on https://abulman.co.uk/ after a couple of attempts.
I use WP-CLI to do it all from the command line, but it had been reporting that everything was already up to date - even though the dashboard was lit up like an Xmas tree with new version notifications.
Initially, I forced a version update with `wp core update --version=6.9 --force`, but wanted to find the general solution. Searching found a couple of posts saying that security or caching plugins could be the issue, so I ended up making a quick edit in the W3TC drop-in plugin file at `wp-content/object-cache.php`, just adding a `return;` at the top so it wasn't used. That solved it, and I could upgrade all the themes and plugins, before removing the line again.
As that WordPress site is the only thing I've got on the server, I'll take another look around for a good looking theme for Hugo to replace it with a Github pages version and setup all the redirects in LuaDNS to send them there. Or maybe I can just add some things to my Github front-page at https://github.com/alister instead?
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website (@website@social.jorijn.com)
WordPress on Kubernetes: challenges and approach
https://jorijn.com/en/blog/wordpress-on-kubernetes-challenges-and-approach/
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farazfrank777 (@farazfrank777@mastodon.world)
Highlight your best work by creating sleek fully responsive portfolios in just minutes without coding. https://tinyurl.com/utmtport #WordPress #CreativePortfolio #Tools
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farazfrank777 (@farazfrank777@mastodon.world)
Set the perfect stage for your big launch with professional and engaging coming soon pages. https://tinyurl.com/cmgsoon #WordPress #Launch #Branding
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farazfrank777 (@farazfrank777@mastodon.world)
Grow your email list fast with a fully customizable tool that integrates with your strategy. https://tinyurl.com/leadgenfrm #WordPress #DigitalMarketing #EmailList
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alexanderaly (@alexanderaly@mastodon.social)
Revamp your blog layout with the Blog Filter Premium WordPress Plugin! ✍️✨
Filter posts by tag or category, display them in responsive grids or masonry styles, and boost reader engagement—no coding required. 🚀🖥️
Check it out here 👇 https://bit.ly/3NnSy3i
#WordPress #Blogging #WebDesign #WPPlugins #DevCommunity #WebDev
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farazfrank777 (@farazfrank777@mastodon.world)
Build immediate client trust and command respect with the sleek and professional business templates in Avantex. https://tinyurl.com/avntax #WordPress #Business #Corporate
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farazfrank777 (@farazfrank777@mastodon.world)
Match your unique brand identity perfectly with the fully customizable BusinessExpo theme features. https://tinyurl.com/busiexpo #WordPress #Customization #Branding
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2026 (@2026@jws.news)
How much money do I make running this website?
People have asked me before about my earnings from this blog. Recently, someone even accused me of using it to “profit/benefit from the destruction of the planet and society.” I want to clarify the expenses involved in maintaining this site and the income it brings in. I’ll categorize the costs into three parts: ongoing fixed costs, one-time fixed costs, and SaaS fees for Font Awesome and Web Awesome. Let’s begin.
Ongoing Fixed Costs
In 2023, I paid WordPress.com $330 for three years of business-class hosting. That should get me into the fall of 2026, and I managed to get it at a really good discount thanks to a great discount code. My other WordPress sites are hosted with SpaceShip, and there is a pretty good chance I will move hosting there once I finish those three years. At that current rate, hosting costs $110 per year. If I move the site over to SpaceShip’s EasyWP Supersonic plan, it would cost me $48.88/yr (which sounds like a good price to me).
Since 2020, I have been paying CodePen $96/yr for a “starter” plan. That allows you to get private hosting for pens and collections, an ad-free experience, and helps ensure that CodePen is a sustainable venture. The posts I wrote in the early years are a little broken because I was using free services for my code examples. As their maintainer loses interest or the finances start to look shaky, those free services go away or break. My hope when I started using CodePen was to try to make sure that does not happen again. Recently, I created Code.JWS (using Paste) to see if I can replace it, but Paste just isn’t good enough. If you look through my Code posts, you will see that most of the examples are hosted either on GitHub or CodePen.
Back in 2012, I briefly paid $7/mo for a Micro plan on GitHub. That allowed you to have private repositories. I didn’t need private repos on GitHub, though. In 2018, Microsoft bought GitHub, making it possible for anyone to create a private repository without a paid account. A lot of my sample code is available on GitHub, and the entire JWS.dev site is publicly available there.
This website has used a number of URLs over the years. When I wrote the September 2011 post about changes to the blog, it was at steinbring.net. In 2018, I moved it to blog.jws.app to simplify my web presence. Two years ago, when I moved from self-hosting WordPress to using a managed host, I bought JWS.news and moved it again. That domain costs me $26.08.
So, the fixed costs for hosting this blog are $232.08 per year.
One-time Fixed Costs
This website has undergone many design revamps over the years. When I abandoned the pre-2011 idea of writing my own blogging CMS, I adopted the core tenet that blogging should be the goal, and spending half of your time maintaining the blog gets in the way of that. That is why this is a WordPress website, not a ColdFusion website. It is also why I paid $49 for a WordPress theme and commissioned the artwork used for the header ($68.58) and favicon ($8.24). I could have created a theme myself, but that is one more piece of friction keeping me from blogging. It is also the reason why the blog isn’t self-hosted.
So, the total one-time fixed costs from the 2023 relaunch were $125.82.
Software-as-a-Service Costs
As I said back in November, I want to spend much of 2026 exploring how to use Web Awesome with Vue.js. Both Web Awesome and Font Awesome can be used with free plans. I like that you don’t need to pay for it, but I also believe that if you can pay for them and get value from them, it is a good idea to do so. There are plenty of 100% free DX projects out there that die on the vine because of a lack of funding. I believe in them enough that I backed Font Awesome 5 on Kickstarter in 2016 and backed Web Awesome in 2024. My early support for both projects is the reason why I pay $50 per year for a Font Awesome Pro plan and $98.04 per year for a Web Awesome Pro plan instead of the $120 per year that Font Awesome would otherwise charge, and the $228 per year that Web Awesome would otherwise charge. So I need to pay for Web Awesome to write about it? No. Does it help to do so? It does.
So, the total SaaS costs are $148.04.
Revenue from this Blog
This is an easy one. There is none.
Earlier versions of this blog had advertisements. This incarnation doesn’t have any. I also don’t have any “Buy me a coffee” or “Donations” links (mostly because nobody ever used them). I really don’t know how to monetize this website without feeling a little scummy.
Annual total earnings
With a total annual cost of $232.08 for hosting, $148.04 for SaaS, and $0 in revenue, I incur a loss of $380.12 per year. Starting the blog also cost me $125.08. So, why do I pay over $30/mo to do this? I think that it is the right thing to do. If you have ever been lucky enough to be a junior developer in a shop with a senior developer, you have experienced them answering your question with “Did you Google that first?” That only works because there is an answer for Google to surface. I have gotten a lot of value over the years from robust public documentation. It is only right to create something for the next guy to find. It is the same reason why it is right to present at a conference or a meetup group, even if you aren’t going to get anything else out of it.
#Hosting #WordPress
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heiseonlineenglish (@heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de)
WordPress plugins with critical vulnerabilities, some already under attack
Security vulnerabilities with critical risk ratings are present in widespread WordPress plugins. One is already being attacked.
#IT #Security #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #Wordpress #news
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allaboutsecurity (@allaboutsecurity@mastodon.social)
Sicherheitslücke in WordPress-Plugin ACF Extended ermöglicht Admin-Zugriff
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eyesofmanoj (@eyesofmanoj@mastodon.social)
If you are a beginner and don't have any money to invest in starting a blog, use WordPress.com.
It is free and allows you to blog freely. However, your site will have a subdomain extension.
Publish content and watch traffic grow. If it is increasing, you can upgrade to a premium plan to connect a custom domain or switch to wordpress.org through a shared hosting service.
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