SGIS News

Know your cookies
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Image courtesy of Bubbles on stock.xchng From 26 May 2012 the EU is introducing a new law that will affect websites that use non-essential cookies. The law states that these sites must inform their visitors publicly and get their agreement to allow cookies to be used before they can continue browsing. Non-essential cookies are considered Read More…
Moving a WordPress site
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Mar
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Moving your WordPress site can be a daunting task and can easily put you off moving it to a new hosting provider due to the technical challenges. Luckily we are now offering a free service to help you move your WordPress site to our hosting. We will also ensure minimal downtime by setting the site Read More…
How to install BuddyPress
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Feb
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If you’re looking to install BuddyPress we offer an installation script that makes installing BuddyPress quick and easy. BuddyPress is a powerful plugin that turns WordPress into a social networking site and our installation script not only installs WordPress it also installs the BuddyPress plugin – all you need to do is activate it after Read More…
Improve WordPress Security
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Jan
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WordPress is a great platform for creating your website and is constantly being updated to improve functionality and security. But not taking security seriously and amusing WordPress will completely protect you from everything could result in your site being compromised. To help you out we’ve put together some tips on how to improve your site’s Read More…
Web Builder overview
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Dec
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Looking to create a website but don’t have any HTML knowledge? If you have limited or no experience in creating websites from scratch then our Web Builder software, which comes free with every hosting package, might just be your solution. The software allows you to easily create a multi-page website and with over 200 templates Read More…
Useful online website tools
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Nov
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Now again we like to share some helpful links with our customers to make their life’s that little bit easier. Take a look at the latest instalment below. Write Code Online writecodeonline.com This website allows you to quickly test Javascript and PHP online and with a hit of a button you instantly get the results Read More…
Self hosted WordPress
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Nov
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Need to know how to set-up a self-hosted WordPress site in the UK? This guide covers what is needed in order to get a self-hosted WordPress site up and running and how to install WordPress. Before you can self host WordPress you need to have a domain name and a hosting account that can run Read More…
Improving your website
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Sep
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There are always improvements that can be made to a website so keeping a track on statistics and the way people are using your site will help you make more informed decisions on how to improve it. To help you out the final instalment in our series of website guides covers how to improve your Read More…
Marketing your website
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Sep
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A good marketing plan is probably one of the most important, if not the most important, aspects to a successful website. It is still often overlooked or not given enough attention but luckily our third instalment in our series of guides covers the basics on how to Market your website on and offline. It covers Read More…
Building your website
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Sep
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The second instalment in our series of guides covers the basics in how to create a website and understanding HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The guide won’t make you an expert in coding HTML and CSS but it will get you started and give you a good overview. We have also collected some very handy links Read More…