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I see so many bloggers struggling with; Page Speed, Security, which host to choose, what theme is best, is WordPress the best way to go etc. etc. I thought I’d do a series of articles covering the topic as comprehensively and definitively as I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, I’m starting off with the details of the technology stack I use for all my blogs and I’ll clear up some of the questions I see raised all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the exception of hosting & my premium theme, everything listed here is free or I’m using the free version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My only monthly cost in terms of this blogging tech stack is $35 p\/m for hosting (it will be a lot less than that if you only have one site).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I purchased my theme as a one-off lifetime cost, I can use it on up to 500 blogs, with lifetime updates etc. I don’t think I need to worry too much about the 500 sites limit :)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And that is pretty much it as the core technology set up on each of my sites. I add one or two extra plugins if a specific site needs it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m telling you what I use as my blogging tech stack because there are a million and one different opinions out there about the best hosting, the best plugin, the best theme etc. and it’s confusing when you first start out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’m also telling you this because I’ll be doing dedicated articles about page speed\/performance<\/a>, security<\/a> etc. I’ll show you that the above stack, when you set it up right, is blazingly fast, gets perfect Core Web Vitals scores, perfect Lighthouse scores and it’s secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, the above stack isn’t the only right answer, there are lots of good alternatives out there for most of the above but there are also a lot of very bad alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll also notice that there is not a single affiliate link on this page, I’m not trying to sell you anything here. My opinion is only biased by experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s a screenshot from my WordPress Admin screen that shows you all the plugins I mentioned above just in case you are struggling to find them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of them, bar two, can be found by searching by their name within the Plugins > Add New area of your WordPress admin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The two you won’t find in the WordPress Plugin repository are GeneratePress Premium<\/a> & GenerateBlocks<\/a>. You need to download both of those directly from the developer’s site.<\/p>\n\n\nWhy are you telling me this Jon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n