Working with WooCommerce on vCanopy

Introduction This article covers multiple topics that are related to working with WooCommerce on vCanopy. Not everything covered is applicable to every Woo site. Please refer to each section as necessary. WooCommerce, regardless of your hosting platform, is often more complex to work with than most other WordPress websites. As we continue to evolve the […]

Getting Started with vCanopy 360

Introduction  Preemptive Support “360” is OUR version of what we believe true managed WordPress should actually look like. It allows us to offer site-specific support in a holistic, sustainable way. 360 allows our team to see your site and server problems BEFORE they become critical. Our systems will monitor your websites, servers, and notifications, and […]

Using the vCanopy Monit Stats and Service Manager

The vCanopy stack utilizes a custom configuration of the most reliable and effective open-source tools to ensure that your sites are delivered at blazing speeds and your server is both monitored 24/7 and proactively administered. A crucial part of the stack is Monit, an open source tool that comes complete with all the features needed for […]

Getting Started: Choosing Your First Servers and Common Server Questions

Introduction When first getting started managing your own servers an entire world of new, incredibly cost-effective options are now open to you. This can be a little overwhelming in the beginning, and some of the common questions that you may yourself have as well include: Which provider should you use? What server size should you […]

WordPress Performance: Common Questions and Answers

Introduction The contents of this article started from a post in our Facebook group with some misunderstandings there are when it comes to “tuning” your server settings for performance. That post resulted in this post in our Community Forum, and this article is essentially the contents of that post made public. TABLE OF CONTENTS Improving Performance at a […]

Creating a Blueprint (AKA Boilerplate) WordPress Website to Speed Up Development

Introduction vCanopy has a handy Bundles feature that allows you to pre-install your preferred theme and plugins on your sites when you create new websites, but many of our clients (and myself included back when I designed offered web design services) will take an even more efficient approach. This is what we call a Blueprint website […]