Hosts are buying the plugins you depend on Heard this week: a source tells us a managed-WP platform is in talks to acquire a popular performance or backup plugin, the kind installed on millions of sit…
The co-term clause nobody reads Heard this week: a source flags a renewal tactic spreading across PE-owned hosts: when you add a site mid-term, the new site's billing 'co-terms' to your main anniversa…
The support team didn't shrink, it relocated Heard this week: word is a host that swore it 'didn't do layoffs' technically didn't, it let a domestic support vendor contract lapse and stood up a new of…
The exit door got narrower Heard this week: a source tells us a managed host adjusted its backup-export format and throttled outbound transfer speeds, making full-site migrations off the platform mean…
When your host owns its own competitor Heard this week: a source points out that a single holding company now owns three brands that all claim to be 'the premium managed-WordPress choice,' and interna…
Performance is being moved upstairs Heard this week: word is a couple of managed-WP hosts are quietly moving persistent object cache and edge-rules from the standard plan into a 'performance' tier. A …