Still Adjusting!

High Server Load

Apparently I’m still suffering from High Server Load on my Shared Hosting account. I’ve disabled a huge number of plugins which, to be honest, weren’t really adding much to my blog. I just thought they were pretty cool! I have run into a bit of a brick wall though.

Last night I found a post that recom­mended disabling the plugin that auto­mat­ically creates Google XML Sitemaps. Whilst many gurus advise the use of this plugin for SEO purposes, it appar­ently drains high resource levels. The author also wrote another post on how to optimise the sitemap plugin. As a (hope­fully) last resort, I have disabled the plugin with a view to re-​enabling it in optimised form when my host says the resource usage has dropped.

I then moved on to other sites I have installed on my account and worked at tidying them up as much as possible. Tonight, I will ask my host for another update on usage and see where we stand.

The Good News

This has forced me to clean up my act! I hope that my sites are working more smoothly as a result of this clear out. It’s also given me some fresh inspir­ation to rebuild and market a couple of the sites I’m running, so with luck there will be some improve­ments all round. In the meantime, there is still a little back end work to do but then I’ll be able to concen­trate on content once again.

Interested in My Clean-​Up Methods?

If you’re inter­ested in the specific steps I’ve taken to clean up my server account, drop me a line. I’m always happy to answer questions!