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WordPress that stays fast as it grows, hosted in Canada, with the heavy lifting moved off the web server so editors keep the tool they know.

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WordPress Sites

What’s included in WordPress Sites

WordPress is the right answer far more often than its reputation suggests. Give it hosting chosen for the job, and a web server doing only the work that belongs there, and it stays fast as it grows.
  • Canadian hosting with the database, media and backups in the same jurisdiction
  • Search and indexing offloaded so a large catalogue stays fast
  • A plugin audit: what each one does for you, and a lighter option wherever one fits better
  • Migration from any host, in reversible stages, with editors publishing throughout
  • Core, theme and plugin updates applied on a schedule you can see

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What this looks like in practice

  • Publisher catalogue

    Hundreds of titles, faceted search, fast throughout

  • Membership site

    Gated content, member records, renewal reminders

  • Multi-site network

    One codebase, many brands, separate editors

How it runs

  1. 01

    We measure what is slow

    Real page timings from real visitors. Usually the answer is a few plugins and one query.

  2. 02

    We plan the move

    What comes across as-is, what gets a better replacement, and what we retire on purpose.

  3. 03

    We migrate in stages

    Content first, then media, then DNS. Editors keep working the whole time.

  4. 04

    We hand over the runbook

    Updates, backups and restores, written for the person who will actually do them.

Questions people ask

Will my editors keep the tool they know?
Yes. That is most of the reason to stay on WordPress: the editing experience is the one they already have, and the improvements happen underneath it.
Can we stay with our current host?
Often, yes. If your host is serving you well, we will say so. Where we recommend a move, it is for a reason we can show you in the numbers.
What about the plugins we depend on?
They get audited, and anything that stays, stays. Where we suggest a replacement, it comes with what replaces it and what that costs.

Let’s talk about WordPress Sites

Tell us what you are working on, and a person at Maple Open Tech will come back with how we would approach it.

hello@mapleopentech.ca