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This guide will show you how to add your Websavers hosted email address to an Outlook.com web-based email client account. It should also work just fine for any Plesk 12.5 hosted mail account. Please be sure that you’ve already set up the mail account in Plesk. This creates the account server-side so that when you…
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This guide is written for WordPress and web hosting companies using Installatron (like us), however the steps below can be used to import, transfer, or migrate any website using nearly any content management system (CMS) or web app like Drupal, MODX, and Joomla. When you see “WordPress” in this guide, you should be able to…
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This guide will show you how to add your email address to Outlook for Mac. Please note: Outlook 2011 does not function with our servers. As far as we can tell, this occurs because Outlook 2011 does not support TLS1.2. If you are using Outlook 2011 successfully with our servers, please let us know and…
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Originally called an Email Money Transfer, Interac e-Transfers allow for instant transfer of funds between Canadian banks for $1-$1.50 per transaction. Websavers Inc began accepting e-Transfers in 2005 and has been doing so ever since! There are two cases where we recommend paying by credit card or PayPal instead: In all other cases, we love receiving e-Transfers!…
Read MoreI believe this issue should now be resolved in core WooCommerce. We love WooCommerce around here, but occasionally we run into a bug that hasn’t yet been merged into the core codebase. We set up a storefront many months ago for Lemon Dogs Tacos and Lemonade wherein they change their stock quite regularly. Because of…
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This guide will show you how to create or add an email alias or email forward in Plesk. The first step is choosing whether you require a forward or an alias. Mail Alias Example 1: Solution: add info@yourdomain.com as an alias for you@yourdomain.com Mail Alias Example 2: Solution: add info@yourdomain.com as an alias for you@yourdomain.com…
Read MoreIt has been brought to our attention that the popular “All-In-One SEO” plugin for WordPress leaves your website open to what is called a cross-site scripting attack. This means both your website and your visitor’s computers could be vulnerable when visiting your website! Please be sure to login to your WordPress install and update the…
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There’s a few common situations where you want to be able to easily view your website, but you can’t yet because your domain isn’t pointing to your hosting account: Regardless of which situation applies to you, it can be assumed that visiting the website in a browser either isn’t working at all, or is showing…
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This guide shows you how to import an existing WordPress installation into 1-click web apps. The same steps will work for any app that 1-click web apps supports, like modx, Joomla, Magento, and more. This is for apps that do not yet show up in the list of installed applications within 1-click web apps in…
Read MoreChoosing an FTP or SFTP application shouldn’t be a difficult process. This overview will suggest a great application that works on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X called FileZilla. It will show you how to configure it to connect to your server, how to set up the appearance for the simplest usage, and then talk…
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This guide will show you how to configure Gmail webmail (not the Gmail app on Android devices) to automatically retrieve email that is sent to an email account hosted on our Plesk hosting. It will also show you how to configure Gmail to send email through your hosting account. Love the look of Gmail, but…
Read MoreWith all of our Plesk web hosting packages you have the ability to enable spam protection using the Spamassassin scoring system. You’ll need to start by ensuring it’s enabled, then configure it’s options to best suit how you’d prefer to manage spam. Enable Spam filtering Training your spam and non-spam (ham) Our webmail system automatically creates…
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Here’s how to set up your email on an iPad with iPadOS or iPhone with iOS. Before you begin, make absolutely sure that you are connected to the internet. Having the wireless symbol in the corner does not necessarily mean you have a working connection; to confirm that your internet connection is functioning properly, open…
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This guide assumes you already have a mail account setup in our Plesk Control panel and know your mail password. If you haven’t done so, please follow our guide for creating a mail account in Plesk before proceeding. 1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird If you do not already have Thunderbird installed, please visit their site to download…
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This guide will show you how to add your email address to Apple Mail on macOS. You must update your macOS to verison 10.12 (Sierra) or newer before proceeding through this guide as earlier versions of the operating system do not have support for TLS1.2 a necessary security protocol to ensure the connection between your…
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This guide will walk you through the steps necessary to obtain and installing a commercial SSL certificate in Plesk. If you wish to install a free Let’s Encrypt certificate with Plesk, the process is much simpler and you can learn all about it here. The Let’s Encrypt guide at that link replaces this one only…
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