How to add or edit a DNS record in Plesk
This article was originally published in July 2016 and receives frequent updates. Managing DNS definitely sounds like a difficult task, but don’t worry! Once you’re able to get through the highly technical sounding terminology, it’s actually pretty straightforward. I often say that DNS is a bit like an onion: There’s many layers to it, and it’s…
Read MoreIntro to Shell (CLI) for Plesk Linux
This article was originally published in September 2017, but has been updated frequently since then to include new helpful info. There’s a lot of Linux shell intro guides out there. There’s also a lot of intro to Plesk guides out there. But a reference guide to help you find the most common paths and command line utilities…
Read MoreGreen Web Hosting + Greenwashing
This article was originally posted on August 17, 2011. It has been updated periodically since then, with the current post date matching the latest significant content changes. Many web hosting providers take every opportunity they can to tout just how ‘green’ their hosting is, despite frequently not having much of an environmental commitment at all.…
Read MoreThe best ways to manage WordPress cron: wp-cron
wp-cron is WordPress’ version of a cron job and a cron job is a task that is run on a schedule, whether just once at a particular date and time or on a recurring basis, like every day at 3pm, or every hour on the 15th minute. Traditional Linux cron jobs run at precisely the…
Read MoreHow to get a free SSL certificate with SSL It! and Let’s Encrypt on Plesk
Updated Mar 9, 2020 for Plesk Obsidian’s Certificate Management Changes. Originally written in 2016. Haven’t you heard? SSL certificates aren’t just for eCommerce anymore. Everyone needs encryption now since browsers provide insecure notices when they don’t exist and Google is using it as an SEO ranking indicator. But historically SSL certificates have been costly. Enter:…
Read MoreSyncing sliders with number or dropdown fields with Formidable Forms
My client wanted a car loan calculator that could look good and be functional on both mobile and desktop devices. Originally the design called for sliders for the various parts of the car loan options (amount, down payment, and term), but how many website sliders have you used on a mobile device without being frustrated?…
Read MoreAdding a “Province” Dropdown to an Address field with Formidable Forms
Working with a client on a site which only targeted the Canadian market, I was asked to add province drop-downs to the address field in a form we were building. Canadian addresses aren’t typically supported in as friendly a fashion as American addresses in form tools. American addresses often have a state drop-down by default,…
Read MoreMake 2020 the year we all take back the web
In the January 2020 issue of Wired Magazine, I read author Jason Parham’s new entitled By Us, For Us: Why we should think about segregating the web and it’s some concise, powerful stuff. It starts with a brief history of black content online, particularly NetNoir Online, which was, in Jason’s words “Afrocentric culture” on the…
Read MoreNew Non-Profit Canadian Web Hosting Pricing
At Websavers we love supporting non-profit organizations and community groups in our backyard, within Canada and around the world. In our effort to be a good community partner to the Non Profit organizations we work with, we’ve long offered a 25% discount on our hosting plans for non-profit organizations. We have not extended that discount…
Read MoreFormidableForms Javascript / JQuery Extensions & Hacks
I’ve been working on a client’s site which has some specialized form needs, and have been using Formidable Forms to achieve the goals required. Formidable Forms is an incredible piece of software, probably the most advanced Forms tool I’ve used with WordPress, but there’s some additional functionality I needed. Fortunately, Javascript is here to help!…
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