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Google Gives Ranking Boost For Secure Sites
Google Confirms they Give Ranking Boost For Secure Sites Google announced that going HTTPS — adding a SSL 2048-bit key certificate on your site — will give you a minor ranking boost. Google says this gives websites a small ranking benefit, only counting as a “very...
Google Chrome, cPanel, and SSL Certificates
What you need to know about SSL: Does the idea of improving your search engine rankings and offering your visitors better security sound like something you’re interested in? What if I upped the ante and told you can now get an SSL Cert for just $5.95/mo? SSL...
How To Start a WordPress Website In Less Than 15 Minutes
So, you want to build a WordPress Website, but you're a bit scared of messing up. No worries, this is why we're writing this post on how to to start a WordPress website - to guide you step-by-step through the process of building your own website with WordPress, and...
Most Popular Browsers 2018
What are the Most Popular Browsers? From the statistics (collected by W3Schools.com since 2002) you can read the long term trends of browser usage. 2018 Chrome IE/Edge Firefox Safari Opera November 76.8 % 4.3 % 12.5 % 3.3 % 1.6 % October 76.1 % 4.1 % 12.1 % 3.3 % 1.2...
Raid Drives Demistified
Here we explain the different types of Raid Drives RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 Explained with Diagrams RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive (Independent) Disks. On most situations you will be using one of the following four levels of RAIDs. RAID 0 RAID 1...
WordPress Security Plugins
HostUtopia servers perform constant scanning of files for malware and known viruses. However we are often asked what the best WordPress Security Plugins I can install on my website myself for further protection? This isn't to say that WordPress is not secure, or that...
5 Best WordPress Firewall Plugins Compared
Are you looking for the best WordPress firewall plugin for your website? WordPress firewall plugins protect your website against hacking, brute force and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In this article, we will compare the best WordPress firewall plugins, and how they stack up against each other. What is a WordPress Firewall Plugin? A […]
How to Update WordPress, Plugins, and Themes
From time to time you need to Update WordPress, your theme and plugins.Updates typically happen when developers release security patches or add extra functionality. It’s good practice to keep your themes, plugins & WordPress version updated to the latest versions....
PASSWORD DO’S AND DON’TS – Password Management
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD! If you have a poor password your website is at risk! Spammers and Phishers constantly try to break into websites that have poor passwords, once in they use your website to host fake websites intended to deceive people into providing private...
5 Drag and Drop Builder Plugins for WordPress
Do you want an easy way to build and customize your WordPress site? That’s where drag and drop WordPress page builder plugins come in handy. These WordPress page builders allow you to create, edit, and customize your site layout without writing any code. In this article, we will compare and review 5 of the best […]
How to Upgrade WordPress
Every time a new WordPress update comes out, we get several emails from users asking whether it’s safe to update their WordPress site. Are you wondering whether you should update your WordPress to the latest version? Want to know the pros and cons of updating WordPress? In this article, we will explain why it is […]
Bandwidth Basics: 101 – What is Web Hosting Bandwidth?
When you purchase a plan from a hosting company, you might notice that a very specific amount of bandwidth is included in that package. So what exactly is bandwidth? How does it effect you and your website? How does it relate to web hosting? Here are the keys...
Where to find Premium WordPress Themes for your website
For many online businesses, WordPress offers an excellent framework from which to build fully-functional websites. The first question that arises is, which WordPress theme is right for my business? Many businesses are allured by WordPress' no-cost or low-cost option....
Secure Hosting Starts with a Great Password
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD! If you have a poor password your website is at risk! Spammers and Phishers constantly try to break into websites that have poor passwords, once in they use your website to host fake websites intended to deceive people into providing private...
Protect Yourself From Phishing
What is Phishing? "Phishing" is when criminals use email, phone and online scams to purposefully and maliciously trick people into sharing information such as passwords, Social Security numbers, account and credit card details. Phishing is Phraud and it is a crime....
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Our optimized WordPress Hosting and instant WordPress Installer are a great combination to get your professional website up and running fast and secure, with 1,000s of themes and plugins.
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