Jordan Sprogis

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Jordan Sprogis
About the Author

Jordan Sprogis is a creative writer and tech researcher who has been working on online content for the better part of a decade. She holds a bachelor's degree in professional writing from Western Connecticut State University and has devoted much of her career to crafting content for various web verticals, including CyberSpyder and The Echo. Since joining HostingAdvice, Jordan has combined her storytelling ability with her fascination for advancements in technology to pen over 500 articles geared toward industry pros and newcomers alike.

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Worked On 556 Articles To Date
Tomorrow: Why Domain Registrars Are Fighting India’s WHOIS Ruling (And How to Follow the Hearing)

Why Are Domain Registrars Fighting India’s WHOIS Ruling?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/15/2026
Three domain companies have asked India’s court to reconsider a recent ruling that they say could change their role as registrars. In December, the High Court of... read more »
Is Managing AI Agents the Next Chapter of Managed Hosting?

Is Managing AI Agents the Next Chapter of Managed Hosting?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/14/2026
Every few years, managed hosting providers get another job responsibility whether or not they asked for it. (Hint: They usually didn’t.) Keeping servers online was... read more »
Automattic Now Owns the Most Obvious Domain in Web Hosting — Why?

Why Does Automattic Now Own the Most Iconic Domain in Web Hosting?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/13/2026
Go to WebHosting.com right now and you’ll see two things: the words “coming soon” and an Automattic logo. That’s the whole announcement — no press release, no... read more »
The East Coast Heat Wave Stress-Tested Web Hosting, and It Held Up

Last Week’s Heat Wave Was a Stress Test for Web Hosting
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/9/2026
Although the East Coast is finally feeling some relief this week, last week was a trip to Hell itself. Meteorologists warned the heat wave was coming for days, but... read more »
What AI Search Actually Cites (And Why It Matters for Hosting Providers)

What AI Search Actually Cites (And Why It Matters for Hosting Providers)
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/8/2026
Hosting providers finally have some evidence about what AI search engines are actually doing: A Semrush report analyzing 126 million U.S. AI search prompts found... read more »
Hostinger Just Launched a New eCommerce Tool That Removes the Website Altogether

Hostinger Just Removed Needing a Website
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/7/2026
Hostinger just launched an AI-powered eCommerce platform that lets users start selling from a checkout link. Aptly called Hostinger Ecommerce, the new tool is... read more »
Wix Report: AI Is Making Websites More Valuable, Not Less

AI Didn't Kill the Website — It Made It More Important
By: Jordan Sprogis • 7/6/2026
Cloudflare says bot traffic has officially surpassed human traffic, coming in at 57.5% of HTTP requests on its network. Its co-founder predicted this wouldn’t happen... read more »
It’ll Be 100+ Degrees This Week: How Are Data Centers Keeping Cool?

How Do Data Centers Keep Cool In 100°F Heat?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/30/2026
Parts of the east coast is forecasted to hit more than 100°F this week, with overnight temperatures barely dipping below 80. More than 100 million Americans are... read more »
Every Independent Web Host Eventually Gets “The Call.” That Might Not Be Bad News.

Every Indie Host Gets "The Call"; Here's What One Said Yes To
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/24/2026
There was a time, not too long ago, when “independent host” was a flex that you could build an entire brand around — you know, with selling points like... read more »
What the World Cup Can Teach Hosting Providers About Surviving Traffic Surges

What the World Cup Can Teach Hosting Providers About Surviving Traffic Surges
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/23/2026
Ah, what a beautiful time in America: The Scots are in Boston. The English are road-tripping from Dallas to New York. The Portuguese have turned Providence into... read more »
AI Agent Security: Why Hosting Providers Can't Rely on Traditional Tools Anymore

Agentic AI: When the Call Is Coming From Inside the House
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/22/2026
Hosting providers have spent decades meticulously learning how to protect themselves and their tenants from many outside threats. Things like DDoS attacks and... read more »
GoDaddy’s Been the Daddy of Domains for 29 Years. Here’s What It Sees Next

The Daddy of Domains Knows Your Next Client
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/19/2026
Walton Goggins has a theory about daddies. “What makes a daddy?” he asks. “Maybe it’s just being the very best at what you do.” If you ask GoDaddy, it’s been doing... read more »
From Zoos to Geothermal Drilling: The Obstacles Facing Data Centers in June 2026

The Weirdest Data Center Fight's Happening Right Now
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/18/2026
The data center industry’s biggest obstacle the past few years has been whether there’s enough demand to go all in on AI. Could developers build fast enough to keep... read more »
What WordPress Agencies Want Most From Hosting Providers in 2026

WordPress Agencies Have a Hosting Wishlist. Are You Prepared?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/17/2026
In today’s new digital era, WordPress agencies are acting as a hosting provider…just at a different level. They’re the ones managing hosting, maintenance, security... read more »
What OpenAI's Subpoena Means for Website Owners Using ChatGPT APIs

OpenAI’s Subpoena: What Website Owners Need to Know
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/16/2026
It turns out that embedding a chatbot that tells users anything they want to hear comes with more legal problems than some hosting providers may have realized. Last... read more »
WordPress Adds AI Plugin Reviews, Slowing Auto-Updates by 24 Hours

WordPress Adds AI Plugin Reviews, 24-Hour Delay to Auto-Updates
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/11/2026
Remote attackers managed to gain access to more than 20,000 WordPress sites in April. The breach was traced to malicious code that was hidden inside 31 plugins... read more »
Apple's Foundation Models Framework Is Free, But Web Hosting Providers Should Read the Fine Print

Apple Says the Cloud Is Optional; Hosting Providers Should Read the Fine Print
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/10/2026
iPhone chips have apparently gotten so powerful that they can now run small AI models directly on the phone. To that, Apple says the cloud is now optional. The... read more »
SMBs Are Losing Two Full Workdays a Week to Admin Work, and Web Hosts Are Partly to Blame

SMBs Spend 2 Days Per Week on Admin. Can Hosts Help?
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/10/2026
Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 small business owners (SBOs) are spending 16 or more hours a week on administrative tasks? That’s two entire workdays gone every... read more »
The Hidden Risk in Enterprise Modernization Isn't the Software

This is Why Modernization's Biggest Risk Isn't the Software
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/8/2026
Think about the last time you built a Jenga tower. Maybe it was at your kid’s birthday party or a night out at the brewery with some colleagues. Maybe you haven’t... read more »
Does Every Hosting Company Want to Be a Website Builder? We Asked Hosting Executives What They Think

Here’s Why Hosting and Builders Are Becoming the Same Business
By: Jordan Sprogis • 6/4/2026
For those who remember the 1990s and early 2000s, building your own website was not that common — it usually marveled responses like, “Wow, how’d you do that?” and... read more »