{"id":25154,"date":"2017-04-06T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=25154"},"modified":"2020-06-03T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T20:57:56","slug":"motley-fool-case-study","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/motley-fool-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"How The Motley Fool Overcame The Challenges Of Site Downtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Motley Fool\u2019s international websites crashed. All of its WordPress installs were inaccessible across all countries \u2013 Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/more\/uk-managed-wordpress-hosting\/\">UK<\/a>.&nbsp;Along with the time spent, Motley Fool estimated the downtime cost roughly 10 percent of the revenue for that week.<\/p>\n<p>With the workweek \u2013 the sites\u2019 busiest days &#8211; fast approaching, The Motley Fool sought a solution to get the international sites up and running again.<\/p>\n<p>Within a week, Motley Fool had migrated to WP Engine, and The Motley Fool\u2019s sites performed faster than they ever had. And with WP Engine, the team no longer struggles with infrastructure issues. Five years ago, it would\u2019ve taken three months of coordination to launch in a new country, now we can do it in a day,\u201d Keeler said. \u201cThe cost of experimentation and trying new ideas basically rounds to zero.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Motley Fool\u2019s international websites crashed. All of its WordPress installs were inaccessible across all countries \u2013 Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore, and the UK.&nbsp;Along with the time spent, Motley Fool estimated the downtime cost roughly 10 percent of the revenue for that week. 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