WordPress hosting needs to provide a number of things for its customers. Unlike traditional hosting for basic HTML website, WordPress hosting must take into account a variety of factors. When considering WordPress hosting for your website, here are a few critical things to consider. Basic Server Requirements All hosting will have a set of standards
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5 Reasons YouTube is Better Than Raw Video for Your Website
Video has exploded online. Through services like YouTube, more companies are sharing their videos on their websites. Fast internet speeds and affordable cameras (even in phones!) make the process easy for users and content producers. Still, we are regularly asked how to put raw video files on websites instead of embedding them through a streaming
Read moreWhy is WordPress the Internet’s Most Popular Software?
According to W3Techs, WordPress is the most popular content management system on the internet. It is the back end for a whopping 61 percent of websites that employ any kind of content management system. And it is responsible for the management of 34 percent of all websites. It began as a blogging platform. It was
Read moreDomain Names vs. Website Hosting vs. Websites: What Does That Mean?
The internet is a strange and wondrous place, but it is constantly changing. It’s hard to keep up. We are here to help by explaining “what does that mean?” Is a domain name different from website hosting? Can I change my website but not my website hosting? Why am I so confused? Don’t feel bad.
Read moreFour Critical Components to Consider for Your WordPress Website
Virtually anywhere you visit online, chances are you’ll see a WordPress website. By some measures, more than 40 percent of websites built with WordPress, the popular content management software built originally as a blogging platform. At Site Mender, we make liberal use of the platform for many of our customers. As with any content management
Read moreWhy You Need to Stop Using Internet Explorer Right Now
In 2015, Microsoft discontinued updates for its once-popular web browser Internet Explorer. For years, IE was the standard, not necessarily because it was the best (it wasn’t) or because it was the safest (wasn’t that either), but because it came bundled with the most popular operating system on the planet, Windows. Today, fewer than three
Read moreFour Rules for Using Video on Your Website
Video has become an enormously popular way to convey messages about your business and create interesting visual displays on your website. For many years, slow connection speeds made website video nearly impossible to use. Now, with high speed connections available even on mobile devices, website video usage has exploded in popularity. From commercial content and
Read moreGoogle Chrome To Display Not Secure Messages on Non-SSL Websites
Google is making a fairly significant change later this year regarding how it displays website URLs in the Google Chrome browser. As of writing this, any site not secured with SSL is basically ignored. There is nothing displayed in the Google Chrome address bar next to the domain name. If the website is secured with
Read moreWhat is GDPR and How Does It Impact Your Website?
Some of you may have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enacted in the European Union (EU) in 2016. On May 25, 2018, those regulations, which govern the personal data of EU citizens, will go into effect. In short, the GDPR gives EU citizens certain rights relating to the collection and use of their personal information, which
Read moreNew Law Firm Website Design Launch for R. Bruce Wallace
Site Mender proudly announces the launch of the new law firm website design for R. Bruce Wallace. This experienced Houston attorney focuses his practice on trust and estate issues, and oil and gas. But, he also has a unique specialization as an expert witness, providing testimony in his areas of practice. With many years experience in
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