What Cloudways shipped in May 2026

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Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: DigitalOcean Standard - Micro ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 12 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your website perfor…

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - Micro (DigitalOcean Standard): promotion changed — Promotional offer valid for 12 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your website performance

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: Micro (DigitalOcean Standard) ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 12 months from now. Available for paid plans only. $0.0357/hourly) - New tier: Sma

Cloudways Sponsors WordCamp Europe 2026 in Kraków, Poland

Cloudways announced its sponsorship of WordCamp Europe 2026, taking place June 4–6 in Kraków, Poland. The event will be held at the ICE Kraków Congress Centre, reinforcing Cloudways' ongoing support f…

WordPress 7.0: What’s New, Release Date, Features & Why It Matters for Your Site

WordPress 7.0 'Armstrong' launches as the first major release of 2026, marking the start of Gutenberg Phase 3. It integrates native AI support for OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude, and over…

Next.js Authentication: How It Works & How to Build It

Cloudways published a guide explaining how Next.js authentication works, highlighting Auth.js for backend security and JWTs for performance. It emphasizes Next.js's server/client component split for e…

Next.js Headless CMS: What It Is and How to Build One

The post explains the benefits of using a headless CMS with Next.js, highlighting faster static page loads, improved SEO, and UI flexibility without requiring a Node.js server. It positions Next.js as…

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - DigitalOcean Standard - Micro: allowance changed from 1 app to 1GB RAM, 1 Core, 25GB Storage, 1TB Bandwidth - DigitalOcean Standard - Small: allowance changed from 1 a

Autoscaling vs. Traditional Scaling for WordPress. Why Bigger Servers Aren’t the Answer?

Cloudways published a blog post contrasting autoscaling (dynamic, distributed resources) with traditional scaling (static, single-server upgrades) for WordPress. The post argues that autoscaling avoid…

Cloudways Site Manager Is Now Generally Available

Cloudways announced the general availability of Site Manager, a centralized WordPress management tool integrated into its platform. It enables users to monitor, update, and manage multiple WordPress s…

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - Free Trial (Flexible): now includes Personal websites and simple blogs - Growth (Autonomous): now includes Growing businesses that need autoscaling - Scale (Autonomous

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: Micro (DigitalOcean Standard) ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your website perform

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: DigitalOcean Standard - Micro ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your website perform

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - Plus (Autonomous): added annual billing at $100/mo - New tier: Micro (Flexible - DigitalOcean Standard) ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now.

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: Standard 1GB ($11/mo) - New tier: Standard 2GB ($22/mo) - New tier: Standard 4GB ($44/mo) - New tier: Standard 8GB ($88/mo) - New tier: Standard 16GB ($176/m

11 Best WooCommerce AI Plugins in 2026 (And How to Pick the Right One for Your Store)

Cloudways published a guide ranking 11 WooCommerce AI plugins for 2026, emphasizing automation for support, content creation, and cart recovery. It highlights that plugin choice should align with pain…

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: 512MB RAM ($10/mo) - New tier: 1GB RAM ($22/mo) - New tier: 2GB RAM ($42/mo) - New tier: 4GB RAM ($80/mo) - New tier: 8GB RAM ($160/mo) - New tier: 16GB RAM

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - Micro (DigitalOcean Standard): allowance changed from Suitable for personal websites and simple blogs. to 1 app, 1GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25GB storage, 1TB bandwidth - Small (

DNS Made Easy

Cloudways introduced a DNS Made Easy add-on offering instant DNS propagation, ANAME records for root domain CNAMEs, and 100% uptime. The add-on integrates with Cloudways’ platform for unified domain a…

Migrate Your Site to Cloudways for Speed, Security & Reliability

Cloudways now offers a free end-to-end website migration service for new customers, including WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart, LMS, and custom applications. The process is handled by experts with no downt…

Get Free SSL Certificate on Managed Cloud Hosting Servers

Cloudways now provides free SSL certificates powered by Let’s Encrypt as part of its managed cloud hosting platform, including 1-click installation, automated backups, and ThunderStack performance opt…

45% Speed Boost, 30% Traffic Growth: How Cloudways Improved Guru SEO’s Results (Plus 50% Faster Deployments & 200% Traffic Spike Handled)

Cloudways helped Guru SEO Services reduce page load times by 45%, increase organic traffic by 30%, and cut deployment times by 50% through scalable infrastructure and global data centers. The agency a…

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: Micro (DigitalOcean Standard) ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now. Available for paid plans only.) - New tier: Small (DigitalOcean

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - Micro (Flexible - DigitalOcean Standard): promotion changed — Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your website pe

Pricing updated for Cloudways: - New tier: Micro (Flexible - DigitalOcean Standard) ($11/mo — promo: Promotional offer valid for 6 months from now. Available for paid plans only. Supercharge your webs