Case Study: PleaseAdoptHank achieves viral traffic stability with Nexcess Managed WordPress Hosting

How nexcess saved an adoption site during unexpected traffic surge

Christine Clauder created PleaseAdoptHank to help a rescue dog find a home, but the site unexpectedly went viral and began drawing huge traffic spikes. Her existing GoDaddy hosting plan repeatedly hit resource limits, led to frequent outages, and required expensive upgrades as visits surged from a few dozen per day to tens of thousands.

PleaseAdoptHank moved to Nexcess Fully Managed WordPress Hosting, using the migration request in the customer portal to get live in about 12 minutes. With Nexcess Instant Auto Scaling and 24/7 expert support, the site stabilized and handled the traffic far better, giving Clauder a reliable, scalable solution instead of costly emergency upgrades.