A DDoS attack in plain terms A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack aims to overwhelm your website or online service with more traffic than it can handle. Instead of a single source, attackers typically use many compromised devices (a botnet) to flood your server, network, or application with requests. The result can range from… Continue reading How to keep your website safe from DDoS attacks
How often should you review your hosting setup?
Your hosting setup should not be a “set and forget” decision. Even a stable website can quietly outgrow its current plan, develop security gaps, or become slower as content, plugins, integrations, and traffic patterns change. A regular review helps you stay ahead of performance issues, avoid unexpected downtime, and ensure you are not paying for… Continue reading How often should you review your hosting setup?
What to look for in a secure email hosting service
Security starts with the basics: encryption in transit and at rest A secure email hosting service should protect messages as they move across the internet and while they sit on the server. Look for TLS encryption for SMTP, IMAP and POP connections, so emails and logins are protected from interception on public Wi‑Fi and other… Continue reading What to look for in a secure email hosting service
What to check before launching a new website or feature
Confirm the goal and success criteria Before anything goes live, be clear on what “success” looks like. For a new website, that might be more enquiries, more sales, improved search visibility, or faster access to information. For a new feature, it might be higher conversion on a key step, fewer support tickets, or better retention.… Continue reading What to check before launching a new website or feature
What was included in WordPress 6.9?
WordPress 6.9 at a glance WordPress 6.9, launched recently, focused on making everyday site building faster, cleaner and more consistent, with improvements across the editor experience, design tools, performance and accessibility. If you manage content regularly, build pages with blocks, or run a business site where speed and stability matter, the changes in 6.9 were… Continue reading What was included in WordPress 6.9?
Eco Update: February 2026
February 2026 is a great moment to reflect on the practical environmental impact we’re helping to support through our eco-project partner Ecologi. This month, we’re spotlighting two initiatives: Project 1, restoring the last fragment of tropical rainforest in Kenya, and Project 2, carbon removal through afforestation in São Paulo, Brazil. Project 1: restoring the last… Continue reading Eco Update: February 2026
Understanding firewalls in modern web hosting
Firewalls are one of the most important layers of defence in modern web hosting, helping to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, data theft, malware infections, and service disruption. While they are often discussed as a single “security feature”, firewalls actually cover several different technologies and deployment points, each designed to block specific types of… Continue reading Understanding firewalls in modern web hosting
The difference between managed and unmanaged VPS
What a VPS is and why “managed” matters A virtual private server (VPS) gives you a dedicated slice of a physical server, with your own allocated resources and far more control than typical shared hosting. Where things diverge is how much of the day-to-day responsibility sits with you. With an unmanaged VPS, you get the… Continue reading The difference between managed and unmanaged VPS
The connection between good UX and fast hosting
User experience (UX) is not just design. It is how quickly a page responds, how smoothly it moves from one step to the next, and how confident a visitor feels while browsing, reading, searching, or checking out. Hosting sits underneath all of that. If the server is slow, overloaded, or poorly configured, even the most… Continue reading The connection between good UX and fast hosting