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“How do I make this page private for members only?” That’s one of the most common questions I get asked by my friends who use WordPress. I remember asking the same question myself when we were building our video membership site at WPBeginner. Luckily, it’s surprisingly easy to restrict page access to logged-in users in

Discover industry benchmarks to maximize your online store’s success! While the average eCommerce conversion rate is 2.5-3%, it varies significantly by sector: food and beverage leads at 6.04%, health and beauty follows at 4.55%, while home and garden lags at 1.24%. Boost your conversions by addressing common bottlenecks through reliable hosting, enhanced security measures, and

When I first tried to add podcast episodes to my WordPress website, I quickly realized that embedding them from Apple Podcasts wasn’t as straightforward as I’d hoped. Like many of you, I wanted a simple solution that wouldn’t require coding knowledge. Through trial and error (and plenty of coffee), I discovered several different methods for

AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot are overwhelming websites with aggressive traffic spikes—one user reported 30TB of bandwidth consumed in a month. These bots strain shared hosting environments, causing slowdowns that hurt SEO and user experience. Unlike traditional search crawlers, AI bots request large batches of pages in short bursts without following bandwidth-saving guidelines. Dedicated