Self-hosting vs Hosted
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TaobaoHacks migrates from wordpress.com to self-hosted .org, buys an SSL certificate, and switches hosts (uses a local provider) after a stationery post gets 3,000 shares and crashes the site twice. Team installs Google Analytics and WP Super Cache, upgrades to a business hosting plan, adds security plugins, and customizes a purchased theme; migration brings full tracking for advertisers and faster page loads, and overall infrastructure changes stop the outages and enable monetization.
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