by Anura Guruge
on January 26, 2024
Yes, this Website/Blog WordPress has been hosted at HostGator since June 2021.
And, to be fair, I have been quite happy with the hosting — and support — though we had had a few small wrinkles.
I went to set up a new WordPress site for one of the NEW domain names I bought this week.
Tried to create it online on my own. It basically got into a never-ending loop. Called them up. Got their new Philippines Call Center. They were good. Admitted that it was best IF THEY set it up, rather than I trying to do it myself. They went ahead and set up a site for me. Took about 30 minutes. I was OK with that.
I had forgotten how much work it is to get a WP site up and running. But, I have been using WP, DAILY, for 20 years! So, I got a basic site up. Got the NameServers updated at GoDaddy. So, to be fair, I had it up and running …
THEN the troubles started. Biggest issue was that new updates to the site were NOT getting propagated. I would make changes to the home page and PUBLISH it. I would be able to see the CHANGES on my Chrome browser BECAUSE I am always logged onto WordPress. But, the changes would NOT show on other systems!
Had to call HostGator. That was a hassle. They fixed it initially and said it was a CACHING issue — and that I should just clear the CACHE. I had been told this, on this site, a few months ago. I was OK. They AGAIN showed me how to clear the cache via SETTINGS. I was cool.
Problem happened again a few hours later. Clearing the cache didn’t fix it.
I WAS DONE.
I did some research and decided to TRY ‘Google Sites‘. I did NOT need a Blog. So, that was not a factor.
I changed the GoDaddy nameservers back to ‘PARK’ & this morning started on ‘Google Sites’. I am delighted.
NO MORE WordPress with HostGator.
I hope I can keep this site running OK. Fingers crossed.
