Category Archives: Web Hosting

Technical Considerations for Setting Up a Forum Website: Size Matters

Technical considerations for a large forum like the Gym Chat forums

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I want to build a large forum - a very interactive social community. What do I have to consider, technically, to be able to support such a project?

If you’re planning a large, highly interactive forum, you need to think about more than just how many people will eventually use it. The forum software, database, hosting environment, server resources, security, backups, and overall website architecture all matter.

The good news is that you don’t need to guess whether

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Why Web Hosting Choice Matters When Choosing a Website Builder

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When choosing a website builder, most people focus on templates, features, ease of use, and pricing. Web hosting is often overlooked - even though it can have a major impact on your website's performance, scalability, cost, and long-term flexibility. For many, slow loading speeds or sudden price hikes can be the wake-up call that makes them realize how important their hosting environment really is.

While closed platforms like Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, GoDaddy, and Shopify tie your

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What is Web Hosting and Domain Name?

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When you create a website, you need two things to make it accessible to the public: web hosting and a domain name.

Web hosting is the service that stores your website's files and makes them accessible to visitors. When someone types your website's address into their web browser, their computer sends a request to your web hosting provider, which then delivers the requested files to the user's computer.

A domain name is the address of your website on the internet.

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All UltimateWB web hosting come with FREE SSL!

Posted on August 26, 2017 by
Free SSL We are happy to announce that all UltimateWB web hosting packages now come with free SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)!  SSL encrypts data passed between your web server and your website visitor's internet browser, to keep private information private and data secure.  This is especially important if your website accepts private and sensitive information such as credit card information or personal data - i.e. on an e-commerce website not utilizing a secure payment gateway system like PayPal (built-in option... Continue reading
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Wix does not allow you to add SSL to your websites

SSL Website Error With Google pushing for all websites to be hosted with SSL, to protect personal data and increase website security, Wix still does not allow you to add SSL to your website.  It is currently a feature request their customers are asking for, however, with no ETA on it.

Thanks for reaching out. I'm afraid that currently, it is not possible to add an SSL certificate to your site.

Entering your site address as https://...com may cause your browser to

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Google Uses HTTPS (SSL) as a Website Ranking Signal

google-ranking Last year in August, Google announced that it would use "HTTPS" as a ranking signal.  HTTPS denotes that a website's server has SSL installed, a security technology to encrypt the transfer of data, between the web server and user internet browser and vice versa.  When you have SSL installed, your website may be accessed via "https://..." , and the "http://" unsecure version of your website should be redirected automatically to it.  For example, on our UltimateWB website, we have https://www.ultimatewb.com... Continue reading
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Why use “WWW” for your website?

www-domain You have 2 options for the url display of your website - with the "www" in the beginning, or without the "www", otherwise known as a "naked domain".  That terminology itself might persuade you to lean towards the "www" version for your website, and it's actually a pretty good portrayal of the domain not having as much protection from the elements as one with the "www".

Naked domains & CNAME records for server traffic redirects

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FileZilla Upgrade: new FTP settings to connect/upload files without repeat errors

ftp With the upgrade of FileZilla, it requires many of you to update your connection settings and avoid getting repeat connection errors.  Now, rather than using the host name ftp.your-website.com, you should be using sftp://ftp.your-website.com , and use port 22 (to open an SFTP session). We have created a new User Manual article topic for this, "How to upload/download files to/from your server using FTP, FileZilla".... Continue reading
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How to switch your web hosting/website builder AND Keep Your SEO/Ranking/Traffic

web-traffic All the hard work into creating your website, building links to your webpages and celebrating your first page ranking on Google...you don't want to lose all that after switching your web hosting and/or website builder.  So how to keep your SEO (Search Engine Optimization), Search Engine Rankings, page popularity/traffic? 5 simple ways. 1) Make sure your webpage URLs don't change after the switch.  Or, if they change for the better, go to Step #2! If you're just doing a web... Continue reading
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