Ask Me Anything About Website Maintenance
Channel: watchfuldotli
Date: 2021-04-28

Recording of the Ask Me Anything session from the Watchful booth at Joomla Day USA. 

04:55 — How often does Watchful test backups?
05:25 — What's the trickiest thing about updating thousands of websites?
07:00 — Do many people use automatic updates?
12:00 — What is a typical backup frequency and retention policy for your website?
13:00 — Do you have a recommendation for backup storage?
14:00 — Do you separate the files and database when performing website backups?
17:30 — What hosts are offering automatic updates for Joomla?
21:20 — What hosts are "Joomla forward" or focusing on Joomla?
22:40 —What PHP version is best for Joomla 3?
27:05 — Can PHP 5.6 or earlier run safely on CloudFlare or similar security services?
29:10 — What are your strategies for migrating sites from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4?
34:15 — Will Joomla 3.10 with the migration layer be a smooth upgrade from Joomla 3.9?
35:35 — What is your one wish for Joomla 4?
36:35 — Should the Gutenberg editor be added to Joomla?
47:05 — How important is a headless architecture for Joomla 4?
50:00 — Does using CSS Grid help you move custom templates to Joomla 4?
51:45 — Could Joomla become a paid or closed platform?
56:30 — Is Joomla the best tool for E-commerce?
1:03:45 — How easy is it to add a SasS E-commerce to your Joomla website?
1:06:00 — What tools are available for migrating to Joomla 4?
1:07:50 — Is Fabrik (and other extensions) ready for Joomla 3.10?
1:09:56 — Should I rebuild my client site in Joomla 4 or migrate to WordPress?
1:17:45 — Should you include a retainer in my site care plans?
1:27:10 — What are the typical fees to charge for a site care plan?  
1:34:30 — What is the new SEO extension for Joomla from Weeblr?
1:42:14 — What's the latest feature launching for Watchful?
1:46:15 — How do you determine the best user interface when developing software?
1:48:05 — How do you use Backblaze B2 to store your website backups?