I've been trying to find a robust way of making regular (at least weekly) automated backups of a large WordPress site. I've tried a few plugins, but haven't really been happy with any of them for various reasons - many seem to be technically difficult to set-up, or slow down my site. I would like to know how members here are backing up their sites, what plugin (or external application) you use, and your experience in using it etc. Is it worth paying for a premium service, or is there a decent f

Just a quick note to explain why I won't be around much over the next couple of weeks. As some you already know, I'm in the middle of a redesign for one of my larger sites. I also have a couple of other projects going on at the moment that will take any spare time I might of had. I'll still be checking my messages, and keeping an eye on any discussions when time allows, but probably won't have much input. I'll be back properly as soon as I possibly can, hopefully within a fortnight or so. Keep

Some may have seen my chat messages a couple of nights ago, unfortunately there wasn't anyone online that could help at the time - it was pretty late. Anyway, one of main WP sites is having 'memory' problems. It is a fairly large site with 500+ posts, several hundred photographs etc. I estimate to having spent at least 1000 hours on this site, probably a lot more, so Im pretty worried about losing it. I'm fairly good with WordPress, I've done everything I can think of to resolve the issues I

Looking through my hosting account, I have a fair few domain names that I still own but have never used - or were used briefly before I took the site down for whatever reason... I would love to hear your ideas how I could use these domain names for IM purposes - I mean what sort of niche websites would you create with these?? These are just some of what I have registered with nothing on... some are quite bizarre I'll admit! auctionchallenge.co.uk box5d.com linkasite.co.uk ratedbusiness.org.u

This morning I began working on a new website, this time choosing the Sat Nav niche - specifically TomTom brand devices. This is a big niche and I expect some tough competition, but hey ho.. A couple of days ago I was lucky enough to pick up what I think is a great domain for this niche, so I couldn't wait to get started. The main structure of the site is in place, obviously a lot more content still to be added as I write it over the coming weeks. The domain has been registered a couple of time