I’ve hosted websites with many providers over the decades. I’ve also worked on client sites on their providers. Needs change, but one thing’s for sure: I need my site fast and functional. The easier a company makes it to get technical things done, the happier I am.
Not all bot traffic is bad but my bad bot behavior spiked the traffic on my VPS and made my WordPress websites time out. Install security plugins that harden your site against bad bots, which can spike your traffic and cause performance issues.
Pop this code into your footer to automatically show the current year in WordPress. It works well for copyright blocks.
