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 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 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 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
Read moreThoroughbred Ventures Launches New Energy Industry Website Design
Site Mender is thrilled to announce the launch of the new energy industry website design for Dallas-area oil and gas investment company Thoroughbred Ventures. Since 2010, Thoroughbred has provided oil and gas investments for their clients, but their energy industry website design was woefully out of date. The team at Thoroughbred understood it was time for
Read moreParsons Law Firm Launches Inaugural Website
Site Mender is happy to announce the launch of the new law firm website design for Parsons Law Firm. This new Houston law firm is focused primarily on business and construction law. The attorneys at Parsons have loads of experience, but the firm is new, so they needed a brand new law firm website design that would
Read moreWhat Does That Mean? SSL Certificate
SSL Certificate 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?” Internet security has been in the news for months. From hacked credit bureaus to foreign interference in elections, the entire world recognizes how vulnerable
Read moreIs My Website Down? Or Is It Just Me?
Few things can be more frustrating when dealing with your website than finding out it is not working properly. Having a website down means your customers cannot access information about your business. As a company who services websites ever day, nothing is more important to us. But, when you get an error, is the website
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