This post is written with i4design clients in mind, but it may prove useful for anyone who receives ManageWP Care Reports from their website administrator. An Overview of WordPress and the Care Report All WordPress websites are based on four main elements: Core WordPress files (the software that runs the website) Database (where content, website …
Why speed is important for a website In this fast-paced world nobody likes waiting, which is why page speed is so important. Evidence suggests that having a slow website can negatively affect search engine rankings, sales, usability, and user experience. There are a number of reasons your site may be slow and identifying them and finding a …
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There are several ways to host your website. The most common are shared hosting or VPS hosting (often offered by developers like me). The biggest difference between a shared and VPS hosting is how server resources are allocated. With shared hosting, your website is placed on the same server as many other sites, ranging from …
Up until recently when we purchased a domain name and a hosting plan, branded email accounts were something just tacked on for free. Hosting account = email account. But combining your hosting and email in the same account is not a good idea. Every host – even the top-notch ones – experience occasional downtime. And …
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HTTPS and SSL – a brief overview Essentially, SSL establishes an encrypted link between the server where your website is hosted and your visitor’s web browser. This ensures that all data passed between the two remains private and secure. Google has been working hard on their objective of moving everyone to a more secure web. …
Having your website hacked is one of the biggest nightmares for any website owner. Your site is shut down and traffic plummets. Finding and fixing the problem is hard work, however, not as hard as winning back your audience’s trust or getting your site off spam blacklists. While getting hacked is never pleasant, it is …
As the most popular web publishing platform on the internet (by a large margin), WordPress is a popular target for hackers and spammers. WordPress is known for being one of the most user-friendly website platforms available online, but out of the box it is vulnerable to attacks. According to WP White Security, more than 70% …
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If your eCommerce website is sluggish or its pages take a long time to load, visitors will abandon it for your competitor’s, and you’ll miss out on sales. Hosting is the #1 most important thing to keep in mind when speeding up WooCommerce. When you first open your online store, you might want to start …
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What is DNS and how does it work? DNS stands for “Domain Name System”. Domain names are the human-readable website addresses we use every day. Behind the scenes, the Internet and other networks use numerical IP addresses (“Internet Protocol” addresses). DNS matches human-readable names to numbers that machines can more easily understand. Every ISP on …
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What is a domain name? A domain name is a unique name that can be used to identify and access your website on the Internet. It is also used as your email address – the text to the right of the @ sign. A domain name is a lot like a street address for a …