The Edge

Insights at the edge.

Welcome to The Edge, DevEdge’s blog on web design, development, SEO and digital strategy — practical insights, tips and ideas to help your website perform better.

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After a WordPress Security Patch: What to Check, and How Monitoring Helps

After WordPress 7.1.4 and a CISA KEV alert, what UK site owners should check, and how DevEdge Hub monitoring under Website Support helps.

DevEdge Ltd · 11/11/2026

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How to Get Your Business Found by AI Search (Google AI Mode and ChatGPT)

Want your business recommended by Google AI Mode and ChatGPT? A practical UK guide to what matters, what to check,…

DevEdge Ltd · 27/10/2026

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Why Your Business Emails Land in Spam: The Practical Guide to SPF, DKIM, and DMARC

Why legitimate business emails land in spam, and how to set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC to meet Google, Yahoo…

DevEdge Ltd · 28/09/2026

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WordPress Database Bloat: How Autoloaded Options and Transients Quietly Cripple TTFB

How autoloaded options and expired transients slow WordPress, what changed in WordPress 6.6, and a safe step-by-step clean-up using SQL…

DevEdge Ltd · 08/09/2026

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Why Cheap Hosting Fails WooCommerce

Why WooCommerce stores struggle on cheap shared hosting, from uncached checkouts and PHP worker queues to database load, and what…

DevEdge Ltd · 11/03/2026

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How to Tell When It’s Time to Redesign Your Website (And What to Do Next)

Nine clear signs your business website needs a redesign, how a redesign differs from a refresh, and how to rebuild…

DevEdge Ltd · 26/01/2026

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How to Move Your Website to a New Host With Minimal Downtime

A step-by-step guide to moving a website to a new host with minimal downtime, covering DNS TTL, SSL, search-replace, WooCommerce…

DevEdge Ltd · 12/01/2026

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How AI Is Changing Business Websites (And What to Do About It)

A practical look at how AI is changing business websites, from assistants and smarter site search to enquiry handling, and…

DevEdge Ltd · 15/12/2025

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Why DevEdge Hosting Delivers Faster Results Than Typical UK Providers

How DevEdge hosting uses Ryzen 7950X3D and DDR5, enterprise NVMe storage, LiteSpeed Enterprise and low-density servers to keep WordPress sites…

DevEdge Ltd · 01/12/2025

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How to Choose the Right Web Hosting for Your Business

A plain-English guide to choosing business web hosting: the main hosting types, the signs your host is holding you back,…

DevEdge Ltd · 24/11/2025


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