How blogging has changed is the story of one garden. It grew from online diaries and hand-built pages into blog software, feeds, short updates and newsletters. Through all of it, the useful, honest and regular post stayed the same.
Move a WordPress Site from HTTP to HTTPS: A Complete Tutorial
Moving a WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS is seven steps. This tutorial covers the backup, the certificate, the two WordPress addresses, the link replacement, mixed content, the 301 redirect and the follow-up in Search Console and Analytics.
10th Anniversary of SQL Authority – Thank YOU!
Ten years ago today I started this blog. On the 10th Anniversary of SQLAuthority.com, I answer the five questions readers ask me most, starting with the name.
SQLAuthority Banner Journey: Five Looks in Ten Years
The SQLAuthority banner journey, told by the banners themselves: the first banner of a blog called Journey to SQL Authority, a green one with an MVP badge, a blue one with a cloud, a poll winner, and the 2016 banner that is still at the top.
Profitable Blog: How a Technical Blog Pays for Itself
A profitable blog starts with readers who trust the writer. This post shows how a technical blog pays for itself through ads, consulting and books. It ends with a short checklist for your own blog.
Blog Clean-Up: What a 20-Year-Old Blog Removed in 2026
A blog clean-up is the work nobody sees and every reader feels. This post lists what a 20-year-old blog removed and fixed in 2026: plugins, unused images, thin tags and dead announcements. Each step comes with a lesson for any blogger.
Blog Launch Checklist: What to Set Up Before Your First Post
A blog launch checklist saves you from mistakes that are hard to fix later. This post walks through domain and HTTPS, a phone-friendly theme, the About page, search, categories, ways to follow, analytics, tested backups and the first three posts.