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5 Reasons Why Regular WordPress Updates Are Key to Site Security
Introduction WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) that powers millions of websites across the globe. It offers a wide range of themes and plugins that allow users to customize their websites and add various functionalities. However, it’s crucial to ensure that these themes and plugins are regularly updated to maintain […]
Telecoms Update
Although we’ve been providing some telecoms services since we started, it’s never been promoted much. A lot has changed over the years, with some of the services we once provided becoming redundant, and we’ve been looking to launch new partnerships over the past year. Our new services will be going live this week and include: […]
What’s New – July 2021
There’s always new things being worked on in the background, and sometimes we forget to shout about them, so here’s a brief roundup of some of the updates over the last couple of months. WordPress 5.8 A new version of WordPress was released last night – that was what prompted this post – and this… Read More »
We’ve spent a year protecting ourselves, but what about our data?
Let’s not beat about the bush, it’s a been a bit of a strange year. Face masks and distancing became ‘normal’, and as for what the next few months hold… well, that’s still anyone’s guess. Have we learnt anything in this strange time though? Some would say they’ve learnt not to trust politicians, or local… Read More »
Help and Support within WordPress
We're making it easier to access help and support with WordPress, by bringing back the LiveChat function in WordPress Admin.
This has been added to most sites via a branded Child Theme …
So you want calls from your website?
It may seem an obvious question, but do you want your website visitors to be able to phone you? If you don’t, that’s cool… we all our our preferences when it comes to client communication, and I’m not here to judge. If you do, then let’s make sure it’s as easy as possible for them.… Read More »
What’s New – February 2021
It’s been a busy start to 2021 and we’ve not had a chance to share many of the updates that have taken place behind the scenes, so here’s what’s new this month…
Harvest Migration is Complete;
We have a new Ticket system and Chat;
Managed WordPress accounts have access to improved spam prevention, SEO and Analytics tools;
Kirsty is available for Social Media scheduling!
Happy New Copyright Notice
It's that time of year again. No, no, not talking about new year resolutions and all that jazz. This is something much more important: website copyright notice updates!
One thing that annoys me much more than it should is a website showing something like © 2012 – yes, I saw that on a site just yesterday! There's really no need for it when a simple snippet of code can ensure that the current year is always shown, though admittedly some platforms or themes don't make it easy to insert it.
Harvest Consulting Migration
Harvest Consulting (Stockport) joins the CloudHost.One™ family. What does this mean for you as a Harvest Consulting client?
We’ll be migrating Hosting accounts over to our servers between 20 December 2020 and 10 January 2021, and have tried to answer additional questions below. If you have any other questions though, please either leave a comment or contact us directly.
How to use Zoom for virtual meetings
Lots of people have been asking me about using Zoom this week. Whether it's for virtual meetings, webinars, conference calls, or community support... with the coronavirus restrictions there are a whole host of reasons why businesses and community organisations are...
4Stalking
I help run a couple of networking events every week, and get to see who is booked in, or who has expressed an interest on Facebook Event posts. Obviously I want to help ensure that people get the most out of the events, and so I like to know what they do, where they...
Networking Tip #1 – Be In The Room
Be In The Room Sounds so obvious, yet not everyone gets it! Networking - at it's core - is about relationships. Meet, Like, Know, Trust. It's a journey, as it takes time. It's quite unusual to walk into a networking event for the first time and walk out with new...