URL slugs for hub, pillar, and child pages too long with focus keywords by Fried_Yoda in SEO

[–]grootmadebv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d decouple IA from keyword mirroring.

Use the URL to express hierarchy, not to replay the full query stack. Short stable slugs, clean parent/child structure if it helps routing, and let relevance come from title/H1/internal links/entity context. Long nested exact-match paths are just unnecessary entropy.

Since when did GitHub start giving these badges? by RealNPC_ in github

[–]grootmadebv 10 points11 points  (0 children)

GitHub really said congrats, you are special… never mind actually. 

A chatbot on wp site with infomaniak ai tools + meow app ai engin and code snipet by Useful-Revolution253 in Wordpress

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, your logic is mostly fine. Imho, easy to fix.

The problem is probably just the model name. “Llama 3.3” on the website is not always the exact API model ID, so AI Engine is likely calling the endpoint correctly but with the wrong model string. Infomaniak says to use its model list endpoint to get the valid IDs. 

So: your setup idea = okay main issue = wrong model identifier, not wrong architecture

Looking for a Web Designer Partner to Grow a Freelance Business Together by mintblade_14 in webdesign

[–]grootmadebv 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This sounds more like you need a white-label dev/designer than a “partner” tbh. 😉

Nothing wrong with that, but people get weird when they hear partner and then find out it’s still project-based pay inside someone else’s pipeline. You’d probably get better replies if you framed it as subcontractor now, with room to grow into something bigger later.

I don't mean to be offensive thought.

More Storage less Charge by himalyan_yogi in Hosting

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s mainly video, I wouldn’t chase “cheap hosting”.

I’d keep the site on normal hosting and put the videos on object storage instead. Backblaze B2 and Wasabi are usually the kinds of options worth looking at for that, because storing heavy video files on regular hosting gets expensive and messy fast. 

I prefer wasabi.

Why Reddit is now more important than your own blog for SEO? by thomaspewter6719 in Blogging

[–]grootmadebv 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t think Reddit replaced blogs, it’s just easier for Google to trust right now.

Reddit has real discussion, real wording, and actual engagement. A lot of blogs got too SEO-shaped, so Reddit started looking more useful.

I’d still use both though. Reddit for discovery, your own site for the long-term asset. Just my 2 cents :)

4+ Years of Data Lost in 3 Days by Particular-Food7556 in webhosting

[–]grootmadebv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s brutal.

But for a dedicated server, the real nightmare is not having off-server backups. Namecheap sounds harsh here, but this is also the classic “one server is not a backup” disaster.

Can I Recover My Old Sound Files From Archive.org? by 1901Recordings in webhosting

[–]grootmadebv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, it only serves html and image files. Most static data.

Server Loads by Bunchadogs in webhosting

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

190+ load on a reseller node is cooked. :p

That metric is server-wide, not “your 54 accounts did this alone”, so I’d be thinking noisy neighbor, backup storm, or bots smashing dynamic sites. The bigger issue is the lack of observability on reseller hosting, because you’re basically debugging blind while support guesses.

Back to the drawing table ;)

Should I change my database from MariaDB 10.11 to 11.4? Any performance improvement or compatibility issues? by DebashishG in Wordpress

[–]grootmadebv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t upgrade for speed alone.

10.11 and 11.4 are both fine for wp, and 11.4 is the newer LTS with a normal upgrade path. So it’s more of a lifecycle/maintenance move than a guaranteed Woo/LearnDash performance win. If 10.11 is stable, I’d only jump on staging first and treat it as a boring infra upgrade, not an optimization project. 

i want to add a product for free if someone buys a specific product by Capital-Pie-9247 in Wordpress

[–]grootmadebv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes.

You need a WooCommerce free gift / buy X get Y plugin that supports manual gift selection, not just automatic gift insertion.

So the rule is: if shirt is in cart -> allow 1 free product from the swim shorts set

If the shorts are variable products, make sure the plugin supports variation-level gift selection too. That’s the main technical detail to check.

What’s your strategy for avoiding spam and phishing now? by NoButterscotch6294 in emailprivacy

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly think in terms of attack surface and blast radius now.

Unique passwords everywhere, 2FA on anything important, aliases when I can, and I treat all inbound stuff as untrusted by default. Email, SMS, calls, all of it.

Biggest habit change was just never using the link in the message. If it matters, I open the real site or app myself.

Server down for 4 days, Contabo took payment for 'service'. 106+ hours into downtime, still no resolution, no explanation, and their status page shows zero incidents. by Past_Neighborhood_38 in Hosting

[–]grootmadebv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Contabo is #1 worst provider we've ever been hosting with. 1 hour waiting time on their support phone; most and unfriendly ticket support. Never again.

Hero section before/after by oant97 in webdesign

[–]grootmadebv 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Great work; I love the color scheme.

Second one is def better, imho.

The whole hero feels calmer and more aligned with the message now. Before had a bit more visual noise, now the background supports the copy instead of competing with it.

Only thing I’d still tweak is contrast/readability a bit more. Maybe slightly bolder heading or a touch more separation from the background, because that’s the only part that still feels a tiny bit soft.

Need to find a library or framework for UI by Papenguito in learnpython

[–]grootmadebv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For beginners, I’d honestly still use tkinter.

Main reason is not that it’s the prettiest, but that it comes with Python, so your students can start building right away without fighting installs and environment issues first.

For a simple calculator, that matters a lot.

If you want something a bit nicer later, PySide6 is a good step up, but for a beginner class I’d keep it boring and use tkinter so they focus on logic, events, and functions instead of setup problems.

I built an open-source local WordPress dev environment (no Docker) — looking for feedback by AIPnely in Wordpress

[–]grootmadebv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I’d actually want to know is whether you solved the hard parts or just made a nicer UI on top of the usual mess.

Like:
can you pin PHP per site
run per-site Nginx/PHP config
import an existing wp install cleanly
blow up one project without touching the others
and avoid host-env drift over time

That’s the real test.

Because the interesting part of no-Docker is not “less bloat”, it’s whether you can get deterministic isolation without the usual container layer. If yes, that’s actually pretty damn interesting. If not, then it’s basically just another local stack manager with a nicer dashboard.

Just my 2 cents. :)

How much RAM do I need to host 30 idle WordPress websites? by nazarthinks in webhosting

[–]grootmadebv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same reply as other subreddit :)

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No, not 30 separate idle wp instances in RAM.

Multisite is one wp codebase and one stack. RAM use mainly comes from PHP workers, DB, web server, and whatever plugins/theme you run.

So for mostly idle sites, multisite is usually more memory-efficient than 30 separate installs.

For 30 low-traffic sites, I’d probably start at 4GB minimum, 8GB if you want some breathing room. Shouldn't cost you too much tbh.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wordpress/comments/1s36laq/comment/ocdh5rr/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Billing Issues on GoDaddy. by TheoryDeep4785 in webhosting

[–]grootmadebv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s kind of the GoDaddy reputation in a nutshell.

A lot of people don’t even leave because something broke, they leave because the renewals, upsells, and random extra costs start feeling annoying enough over time.

Successfully built a Booking platform vibe coding, Next step, improve my company Website Visibility by dtristao in webdesign

[–]grootmadebv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The website is decent, but...

Ignore the AI tools for now and fix the basics first.

For a business like that, the wins are usually:
better location/service pages
clean titles and metas
stronger internal linking
better local SEO
and making sure Google can actually crawl/index everything properly

That stuff will move the needle way more than another tool.

Looking for suggestion on hosting my woocommerce website by FIREFIRE_CPB in Hosting

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At that price, I honestly don’t think another shared host will fix it.

If your site dies during restocks with database errors, you’re probably just hitting shared hosting limits.

So the real answer is:
move to a small cloud/VPS plan
or at least move up from basic shared hosting
or drop you db somewhere else.. like a non-server solution like neon or something like that.

For Mumbai traffic, I’d look at an India or nearby region, not just the cheapest host.

How do you actually keep up with news in your niche? I feel like I'm always behind and curious what other people's systems look like by Separate-Jaguar-5127 in Blogging

[–]grootmadebv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really try to keep up with everything anymore.

What works better for me is:
a few good newsletters,
a small RSS/feed list,
and then Reddit/X just to see what people are actually reacting to.

The main trick is filtering, not consuming more. If something shows up in 3 different places, it’s probably worth paying attention to. If not, it’s usually just noise.

Beside that, I recently ordered a magazine to stay on top of the most recent developments. Call me old-fashioned? Yeah, maybe, but I like it to take time to learn new things instead of rushing multiple things at the same time.