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So you need a control panel for your VPS. Maybe you’re tired of memorizing command-line incantations, or maybe you just don’t want to spend your Saturday debugging why Postfix won’t talk to Dovecot. Either way, you’re in the right place. Quick context: we use Plesk for all our hosting services and recommend it to most…
This guide will show you how to deploy a React.js application on a server that’s powered by Plesk Control Panel, like our shared servers or if you have a Plesk license/install on your own VPS. To proceed you will need to have: Let’s get on with it! Build the React Application for Deployment In your…
Maintenance mode, also known as coming soon mode, prevents access to all pages and posts on the site unless the visitor is logged in. Built in Maintenance Mode WordPress does technically have a built in maintenance mode, but it’s not particularly user friendly as it wasn’t intended to be used by end users. It automatically…
WordPress is by far the most popular software for creating websites, whether you wish to create your own WordPress site or have someone develop a WordPress site for you. It is user friendly, has a ton of functionality, is endlessly extensible (meaning you can install plugins to add just about anything you can imagine to your…
WordPress Multisite can appear appealing for a number of reasons, such as: However it’s important to keep in mind that it also comes with a number of serious drawbacks: When should I use WordPress Multisite then? Because of these drawbacks we believe there is only one use-case where Multisite should be considered: when simplfying website…
In keeping with our mission to host everything in Canada, we’re thrilled to recommend EazyBackup’s E3 storage as an S3-compatible storage provider. They provide low-cost, high-quality storage, hosted in Canada (by a Canadian company), for as low as $9/mo for 1TB of storage. Additional storage is billed incrementally, so you only pay for what you…
As a web professional, your focus should be on delivering exceptional service to your clients, not wrestling with technical hosting issues. Whether you’re a freelancer looking to expand your service offerings or an established agency aiming to streamline operations, Websavers Inc. offers flexible Canadian hosting solutions designed to help you grow your business on your…
This guide will show you how to transfer a domain’s hosting between subscriptions, or to a new subscription of its own, in Plesk. A few notes on this before we begin: Please complete the following steps to move a domain in Plesk: How to move a database between subscriptions If the site you moved was…
Why does my mobile page speed suck?! One question we get a lot, like a whole lot, is why their Google Mobile Pagespeed scores are so low. Their site is fast, and everything is super snappy, but Google claims that their Mobile Pagespeed is in the gutter. Today we’re going to explain why that is,…
Introduction to building an eLearning Course A previous position of mine was as a junior eLearning developer for a leading eLearning company based in Halifax, NS. While I ultimately pursued other goals, during my time there I paid close attention to what the instructional designers were doing, and asked questions as to why things were…
We’re going to answer a few questions around configuring SMTP for WordPress including: What is SMTP and how does it apply to WordPress? SMTP (simple mail transport protocol) is the method that email servers use to talk to each other in order to relay messages from one server to the other. If you’re sending a…
This guide is for anyone with their own VPS or dedicated server that is experiencing high load and would like to find the cause. It’s got tips that apply generally, as well as some that apply specifically to servers running Plesk Panel on an AlmaLinux OS or other RHEL equivalent like Rocky. If you’re not…
This article will help you resolve website outages of all types, walking you through the entire website hosting stack/process from domain registration to web server issues. 1. Check to be sure it’s not just you A common tool to determine if it’s just you experiencing the outage is downforeveryoneorjustme.com. Enter your website URL there to…
This guide will help you repair common problems while using a WordPress page builder, such as problems saving / publishing your page or visual glitches while editing a page. Common visual glitches are: elements appearing in odd locations on the page, elements jumping around the page unexpectedly, ‘ghost’ elements appearing that are not editable, or…
This article is about email marketing: setting up a mailing list to collect email addresses with a newsletter subscribe form so that you can then send subscribers content updates, coupons, info on sales, etc. Email is almost as personal as a text message; emails can be warm, funny, caring, and genuine. They can also be…
This guide covers configuring your domain to work with external mail services like Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, or Zoho Mail. It will work for all other external mail providers as well. Tips before proceeding: Please do not ask us for support with this setup. It’s up to your external mail provider to help switch you…