SGIS News

Important WordPress info
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There is currently a massive DDoS attack targeting WordPress sites all over the world. The attack attempts to gain access to sites by running multiple logins using a dictionary of weak passwords – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22152296. UPDATE: This extra pop has now been removed and replaced with a CAPTCHA – read more here Some hosting providers have Read More…
Website tools
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A look at some helpful online web tools to help you design and develop your website. Website testing It’s important to test your site across multiple bowsers to ensure your site renders correctly. There a few services out there that take screen shots of your website on multiple browsers and versions so you can check Read More…
Force www in URL
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We’ve put this quick guide together as we have had a number of request recently on how to force www to the URL. For example, if someone enters yourdomain.com they will be redirected to www.yourdomain.com. This is important as it avoids search engines indexing duplicate content for your website as the same content could be Read More…
Writing for your website
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Well done. You have got your website live, a tough project to get right. But now you need to make sure that it works. You have less than 20 seconds to grab your readers’ attention online, are you confident that your website content does this? 1. You have copied the same content you used on Read More…
Joomla! update
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Joomla! 1.5 and 1.7 one click install scripts have now been removed from the eXtend hosting control panel. This does not effect existing site’s using Joomla! 1.5 or 1.7 however when creating a new installation of Joomla! only versions 2.5 and 3.0 are now available. If you have any questions please contact our support team Read More…
WordPresss on IP Address
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If you already have an existing website hosted elsewhere and are looking to move to a WordPress platform this article outlines the steps you need to take to create a WordPress website while keeping your current website active. 1. Purchase hosting picking the “Use an existing domain” option – This will allow us to set-up Read More…
New install scripts
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We’ve added two new install scripts to our hosting packages to give you even more flexibility in creating your site. Joomla! 3.0 Joomla! 3.0 is the latest release from Joomla! and has some great improvements, especially to the admin area which has had a complete over-hale. You can demo the administrator area and the fontend Read More…
Linux or Windows?
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At SGIS we offer servers powered by Linux or Windows. By default our hosting packages are setup on the Linux Operating System, however there is the option to change this if you need your site to run on a Windows server. This article looks to highlight some of the key differences between Windows Hosting and Read More…
Web Scripts Updated
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Here at SGIS we keep our install scripts as up-to-date as possible so our customers get the best experience when installing software on our servers. We have recently updated a list of scripts to the latest version which can be found below: CMS Made Simple, 1.11.1 Crafty Syntax, 3.3.9 dotProject, 2.1.6 Drupal, 7.15 MediaWiki, 1.19.2 Read More…
WordPress on sub-domains
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We have received a number of request recently on how to install WordPress to a sub-domain so we have put together a quick step-by-step guide. Please note, only Home+ and Business hosting packages can host WordPress on a sub-domain as sub-domains are not available on the Starter package. If you are on the Starter package Read More…