Hamed Pakdaman

Self-Hosted CMS

Monitoring a Self-Hosted CMS: Uptime, Errors, and Alerts (2026)

A developer's guide to monitoring a CMS on your own VPS: uptime checks, log and error tracking, server metrics, and a simple cron-based fallback.

Aug 2, 2026 · 11 min read

CMS

Best CMS for Podcast Websites in 2026 (Show Notes, RSS, SEO)

Split podcast audio hosting from your website CMS: hosts own the audio and RSS feed, a CMS owns show notes, transcripts, and SEO.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

How to Cut Your CMS Hosting Costs in 2026 (Without Wrecking Performance)

How managed CMS SaaS fees inflate your bill, and how to cut costs with a cheap VPS, SQLite, and edge caching without losing performance.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

Headless CMS

CMS API Rate Limiting Explained: Why It Matters and How to Handle It (2026)

What API rate limiting is, why CMS APIs need it, the 429 and Retry-After flow, and how clients should handle limits with backoff and caching.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

Best CMS for Membership Sites in 2026 (Gated Content, Logins, Paywalls)

What a membership site needs (accounts, gated content, recurring billing), the build-vs-buy decision, and the three main ways to build one.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

Moving from WordPress to a Laravel CMS: A Developer's Migration Guide (2026)

Why Laravel developers leave WordPress and how to migrate: export content, map fields to the new model, move media, and set 301 redirects.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

Building a Content Workflow for Small Teams (Without Enterprise Overhead)

A lean five-stage content workflow for small teams: use roles, drafts, and scheduling instead of a heavy enterprise approval chain.

Aug 2, 2026 · 12 min read

Web Development

Static vs Dynamic CMS in 2026: Which Rendering Model Fits Your Site?

Static vs dynamic CMS rendering: the SSG/ISR/SSR spectrum, the tradeoffs, and when each model wins, plus the headless-plus-webhooks hybrid.

Aug 2, 2026 · 12 min read

CMS

Best CMS for Directory Websites in 2026 (Listings, Search, Categories)

What a directory website needs (listings, taxonomy, faceted search, submissions), the build options, and where a general CMS needs custom code.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

Self-Hosted CMS

HTTPS for a Self-Hosted CMS: SSL Setup That Actually Works (2026)

A practical guide to HTTPS on a self-hosted CMS: Certbot on Nginx, auto-renewal, HSTS, and the Laravel proxy settings that avoid 419 errors.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

CMS

Best CMS for Affiliate Websites in 2026 (SEO Content at Scale)

For affiliate sites, publishing speed and page speed beat affiliate features. Compare WordPress plus plugins, headless, and a lean self-hosted CMS.

Aug 2, 2026 · 10 min read

Web Development

CMS for React Native Apps: Content Over API Done Right

Cache-first content architecture for React Native apps backed by a headless CMS.

Aug 2, 2026 · 8 min read