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…
Lower Your Bounce Rate
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Apr
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Bounce rate is the % of people who leave your website after only visiting the page they landed on. We have put together some helpful tips on how to reduce the bounce rate of your website. If you currently don’t know how your website is performing it would be a good idea to install some Read More…
Our technology & security
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Apr
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Not all hosting is the same and different providers will offer different set-ups and security features. Here at SGIS we use 100% Dell servers for our web hosting platform which is designed to be highly redundant with data mirrored across disk arrays with daily back-ups kept off site for extra security. The Hosting set-up We Read More…
StopTheHacker
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Mar
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We are now offering StopTheHacker (stopthehacker.com) as an add-on for only £9.99 per year with SGIS. Order StopTheHacker StopTheHacker software automatically checks whether a site has been infected with Viruses and Malware as well as checking it’s reputation on search engines such as Google and Bing. In addition to anti-virus and firewalls, StopTheHacker software offers Read More…
Powered by SGIS
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Mar
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Support SGIS by adding a banner to your site’s footer, sidebar or wherever you want! The code snippets are available to easily allow you to add a powered by SGIS logo to your site. Choose between a range of colours and sizes from image based to just text links. Text Links Hosted by SGIS <a 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…
Joomla! 2.5 added
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Jan
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We have just updated our 1-click install library to include the new release of Joomla! 2.5. Using our install script makes setting up Joomla! quick and painless, all you need to do is click on the script to install Joomla! then follow the instructions to set it up. Full details on installing Joomla! can be Read More…
MODX script added
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Jan
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MODX has just been added to our install library. MODX is an open source CMS written in PHP and uses MySQL database to power the content. MODX is available on all the Linux hosting packages (Starter, Home+ and Business) making installing and hosting is quick and easy. Key Features of MODX You don’t need to Read More…
Transferring a domain to SGIS
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Nov
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If you already have a domain registered and want to transfer it to us so you can purchase hosting please follow the below instructions. Please note the process is different depending whether the domain is a global (.com) or a UK domain (.co.uk). If you need any further advice please contact us. Transferring a UK Read More…