[…] this isn’t a commercial activity on my behalf; Cloudflare didn’t engage me to create this and it’ll come as a surprise to them the first time they see it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
It really is easy and free, so I feel like I’m doing my duty here in making up for past complaints about HTTPS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Part of what helps me feel more confident is minimizing the number of setups I have for different things. All my WordPress sites are on Flywheel \u2014 they aren’t scattered around, so I don’t have to learn multiple systems. All my deployment is through Buddy. All my domains are on a single registrant, so what I learn in managing one domain is useful for all of them. All my sites run through Cloudflare, so I feel confident in my management skills there. This kind of consolidation is good at keeping my stress levels low.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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