Rambler63 wrote:
I don't want to blame it all on WordPress. The message board keeps getting waves of spammers every once in a while, all of them trying to get around account creation procedures. Suggestions would be appreciated if anyone has good ideas.
New content created in WordPress like stories/posts, comments, pages, etc. doesn't create any new files at all. (Same goes for the forum posts and users.)All of that is stored in the database except for files that you upload to the site, like images. The only other new files on the server are for the WordPress software itself, the theme, and plugins, just like with the forum software.
EDIT: Although, the caching probably does create extra files. They help speed up the site, but we could do without, if needed.
Rambler63 wrote:
Bumping up the file limit by 50,000 makes the monthly hosting cost approximately $25.
$25 per month is a little pricey. Hosts like Dreamhost have unlimited storage and bandwidth for $10 per month and I'm pretty sure you get free domain name registration with that, too.