Issues with GoDaddy hosting today can be resolved by disabling the .htaccess in the wp-content/uploads folder. This will enable your images to display.
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My firewall causes a delay to my site updates!
If you have a firewall or website security product like Sucuri, some changes and updates could be delayed in showing recent content updates. This article explains how you can manage the WAF CDN caching more effectively.
3rd Party File Manager Plugins will get your WordPress Hacked
Please immediately deactivate and uninstall any 3rd party file management plugin you’re using in WordPress; it will eventually get you hacked.
Email Service Vs Email Client
Your email service is where the emails live and the email client is what you use to check your messages and interact with your folders on the email server.
Perl Modules not connecting to DB
New hardware and database configurations mean an update to your hosting and website settings. Maria DB module should be used instead of SQL
I don’t have 2FA turned on, why do I have to type in a code?
There are different reasons and ways a two factor authentication code can be triggered. Sometimes it’s a new IP and the system hasn’t seen before and due to the unrecognized login, it’ll throw a soft check to your login and make sure you’re supposed to be in the account. Another reason could be Domain Protection.… Continue reading I don’t have 2FA turned on, why do I have to type in a code?
Rob’s Server Response and Page Speed Analogy
Sometimes it’s hard to conceptualize how a website loads and what factors can impact the speed of response
What’s the difference between a “DNS Forward” and a “Hosting Redirect”
DNS Forward happens at the domain level and a Hosting Redirect happens at the server level.
How to figure out where your domain is registered
Go to who.is Yes… literally who.is is a website where you can find out where domains are registered. It’s the public library of the internet. Domains are not owned but leased from “the registry” Look up the domain registration contact info There’s a search bar on the who.is site. Use it! Search your domain. Find… Continue reading How to figure out where your domain is registered
SPF Explained
Back in the old days of the internet there was much less automated bad-behavior. Not-a-days scams and spam are inexcapable. So things have evolved and changed to adapt. SPF is Sender Proof verification… which means the receiving server checks a DNS record to see if it’s supposed to get a message from that sending sender.… Continue reading SPF Explained