Google Chrome is to flag websites that don’t have SSL as “insecure”
On 8 Feb 2018, Google made clear its intent to formally mark websites lacking SSL as "insecure". In other words, the site would be reflected as insecure in the browser address bar (Chrome) and also within Google generated dearch results. Google confirmed a date of...
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HTTP/2 operating on our shared platform
Say hello to HTTP/2 - recently rolled out on our shared managed hosting platform. We're pleased to announce we've deployed HTTP/2 support to all load balancers, so if you're using an SSL Certificate you're already taking advantage of the new protocol. What is HTTP/2?...
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We are switching to Direct Debit
The benefits of Direct Debit Whether using Direct Debit to pay your household bills or business costs the benefits are the same and worth the few minutes it takes to set up a Direct Debit. We are beginning to phase out cheque payments and would encourage you to sign...
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Service Improvements
We’re moving existing websites and email to give you much faster and more reliable hosting and email. Here’s an outline of why we’ve made that decision, what improvements you’ll see, and what you need to know. Why are you moving my websites and email?...
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We are sunsetting our support for Joomla 🙁
Today we made a conscious, considered decision to stop using Joomla for new projects. All new projects will be Wordpress. Firstly, we still think Joomla! has a role for the foreseeable future. It is a powerful system, in many ways superior to Wordpress. After all,...
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Major Version Upgrades – when to do it?
Yesterday, WooCommerce 3.0 was released (read all the official dev notes here). We'd recommend NOT updating yet, particularly if you are not comfortable with creating staging environments. (WooCommerce is a really nice and simple shopping cart/eCommerce...
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WordPress 4.7.3 is now available
WordPress 4.7.3 is now available. This is a security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. WordPress versions 4.7.2 and earlier are affected by six security issues: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via media file...
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Parking penalty notice received?
An email linking to malware is doing the rounds. Do not click on the link that arrives in your email inbox! Note that this type of email is targeting general motoring offences such as parking and speeding. Notice To Ticket Keeper Parking attendant №: 89146 had liable...
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Microsoft price increases
Microsoft price rises from 1st January 2017 Last month we forwarded news of Microsoft’s announcement of cloud-based licencing price changes. You may have also seen press coverage of an increase, which has been linked to the reduced value of the pound against the...
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Microsoft to hike UK enterprise prices after Brexit pounds sterling
From Techcrunch: UK businesses that buy enterprise software or cloud services from Microsoft are facing a price hike from January 1. On Friday Microsoft quietly released the news of changes to pricing for volume licensing products via its UK TechNet blog for IT...
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