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Writing about Restoration

Everything from the journal that came out of restoration work — what broke, what we found, and what actually fixed it.

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  1. 26 Aug 2026 Migrating a CMS without losing your SEO Every SEO migration checklist stops at the server boundary. The redirect layer, DNS TTL, staging leftovers and log verification that actually decide whether traffic survives.
  2. 22 Jul 2026 Drupal content migration tool: what we use in 2026 Search for a Drupal content migration tool and you get twenty module pages, a decade of forum threads, and a few videos promising a migration in…
  3. 22 Jul 2026 Migrating from Shopify to OpenCart: the case for control Almost every guide you’ll find for moving a Shopify store to OpenCart is written by a company that sells the migration tool. So the whole conversation…
  4. 20 Jul 2026 Moving off WP Engine: a one-week migration plan WP Engine is a good host. It is also expensive, and the pricing jumps hard once your traffic or site count grows, so every few months…
  5. 15 Jul 2026 How to investigate a server crash post-mortem A server that crashed once will almost certainly crash again unless you find out why. That is the whole point of a post-mortem: not to assign…
  6. 14 Jul 2026 Five WordPress backup methods I tested: real restore times A backup you have never restored is a guess, not a backup. Most guides stop at “set up automated backups and store them offsite,” which is…
  7. 08 Jul 2026 Drupal 9 to 10 — upgrade in five steps If you are still on Drupal 9, the upgrade is overdue. Drupal 9 hit end of life on 1 November 2023, which means no more security…
  8. 30 Jun 2026 WordPress backup strategies that actually save you Almost everyone we get an emergency call from has backups. That is the cruel part. The site is down, the database is corrupt, the host restored…
  9. 27 Jun 2026 How to migrate from shared hosting to a VPS in 2026 Most guides on this topic are really ads for one host’s one-click migrator. They walk you through their panel, skip the parts that actually break, and…
  10. 27 Jun 2026 OpenCart 3 vs 4: what to know before you upgrade Search this and you get the same hedge on every page: both have their strengths, it depends on your needs. That is not an answer. We…