Plugins add features to WordPress, like forms, SEO tools, or a store. They're also the most common reason a WordPress site breaks or gets hacked. A little care up front goes a long way. These steps are for WordPress 6.x...
Read more →Moving a WordPress site to a new host, a new domain, or both can go smoothly with a plan. Use this checklist to keep your site, search rankings, and email intact. Before you start [ ] Decide what's changing: the host,...
Read more →Your website runs on software, and software needs updates. Skipping them is one of the most common reasons small business sites get hacked or break. Here's why they matter and how our boutique hosting helps. What gets...
Read more →Using Joomla instead? See How to Restore a Joomla Site From a Backup. WordPress doesn't include a backup and restore tool of its own. Restores are done with a backup plugin or through your host. Here's how the process...
Read more →A slow website frustrates visitors, and they may leave before the page loads. Speed can also affect how your site does in search. Here are the usual causes and what to do about them. First, measure it Test a few key...
Read more →Your website and email depend on a few separate services that often come from different companies. When something breaks, or when you switch providers, knowing who controls what saves a lot of stress. The four pieces...
Read more →You don't need to be a tech expert to keep your website reasonably safe. Most attacks on small business sites are automated and go after common, easy-to-fix weak spots. These basics cover a lot of ground. Keep...
Read more →A backup is your safety net when an update goes wrong, a file gets deleted, or a site is hacked. But a backup only helps if it's complete, recent, and actually restores. Here's what to know. What a full backup includes...
Read more →Using Joomla instead? See How to Update Joomla Safely (Back Up First). Updates fix security holes and bugs, so keeping WordPress current is one of the best things you can do for your site. Here's how to do it without...
Read more →Using Joomla instead? See How to Add Users and Set Permissions in Joomla. Giving each person their own login, with only the access they need, keeps your site safer and makes it easier to see who changed what. WordPress...
Read more →Finding out your website's been hacked is stressful. Take a breath. These steps will help you limit the damage and get back on track. Existing 3by400 client? Call us at 678-379-9321 and open a Critical ticket. See How...
Read more →Our support goes through our ticket system, so every request is tracked and nothing gets lost in an inbox. Here's how it works. 1. Sign in Go to our support page and sign in under Returning User with the login we set up...
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You've looked for the places your site leaks leads, run the 60-minute audit, and you know what ongoing care looks like after launch. Sometimes, though, those checks all point to the same answer: the site itself is...
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Launch day feels like the finish line. The site is live, the new pages look great, and everyone moves on to the next thing. But a website isn't a brochure you print once. It runs on software that needs updates, sits on...
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In 2023 we wrote about Joomla 3 reaching its end and why sites needed to move to Joomla 4. Time moves fast. Joomla 4 is now past its end of life too, and Joomla 6 is the current version. Updated for 2026: we first wrote...
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These days, every device, every video game system—even THINGS (IoT)—access the internet. So, in a world where the internet is inescapable, how do we protect our children? How do we help them hold onto their innocence?...
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If you have been on the fence for any length of time concerning whether to purchase an SSL certificate for your website and enable HTTPS for all your web pages, now is the time! As we've documented in a previous post,...
Read more →Over the last several months, as new versions of Chrome, Firefox and other browsers have been released, we have experienced a much higher report of “connection is not secure” messages, especially for sites that collect...
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Just a quick note to celebrate the fact that your 3by400 hosting is based upon one of today's technology leaders, according to Gartner Group.In the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, Worldwide,...
Read more →And it happens in seconds! If you've ever been frustrated about a web site taking 10 seconds to load, you will find this video pretty interesting. Created by the World Science Festival, it provides a layman's...
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