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When you have users visiting your site, you want to make sure they feel safe with the information they provide. That's why it's usually deemed necessary that your site has an SSL Certificate . The SSL Certificate allows your site to utilize the HTTPS protocol. Your users...
You can manage and configure your server with McMyAdmin 2 panel in many ways since the panel is very easy to use. In particular, you can create certain rules, environments, and worlds that wildly differ from the standard Minecraft gameplay found in a single player. To help...
Before you can use any of WordPress's features, you will first need to log in to the Dashboard. The dashboard is where you can manage the posts and pages for your site and access the overview of your WordPress installation. Where Can I Find My Dashboard Location? If you have...
One of WordPress's most key features is its versatility and ability to work with plugins. Extra functionality can be added to your site through WordPress Plugins. Whether it's a chatbot to talk to your visitors or an extra security plugin to help protect your site. WordPress...
As plugins are a crucial feature of WordPress, there may come a time when you need to turn one on or even off. You might want to turn a plugin off if you are not using a plugin at the moment. Or maybe found a different one that performs better. If you just installed a plugin...
One of the most popular uses for WordPress is a blog. Even if it is not a blog site you have, you may still want to make posts. Posts are one of the fundamental ways to get content to the visitors of your site. This can be for News updates regarding your site or its products...
When it comes to tracking web statistics such as bandwidth or visitors, Hostwinds believes more options are better. We provide you AWStats and Webalizer and provide Analog Stats to help you keep track of all of your metrics. How Do I Use Analog Stats? The Analog Stats tool...
There are many available malware scanning tools, but the easiest to install, configure, and use is Maldet. CentOS Install Instructions To begin your installation, simply copy the below text as is, and paste into your SSH client. Once this completes, update to the latest...
When you hear the word cache, you probably think of money. And in regards to Magento, this can be quite true. The cache is a collection of resources that are stored for later use. You can then use it to speed up a user's browsing experience and reduce the load on the server....
Adding a favicon to your WordPress site can improve its branding and identity in your visitor's browser; it is also straightforward to do! What Is a Favicon? The logo you see on the tab of the website you are browsing or that same website's bookmark. Here is an example...
Changing the WordPress appearance is the main thing that makes your site stand out from the others. Changing the appearance has several ways this can happen. This appearance guide is meant to go over the appearance menu in the admin area, and we will be using the Twenty...
When website visitors visit your site, they may be greeted to warn that the site is insecure if you are not using a padlock. This can happen in several different web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. When web visitors see a green padlock and a Secure...
Once you have installed Magento, you will need to log in to the dashboard to utilize its many features. Luckily logging into Magento is an easy task that should not take extremely long to do. Where Is The Dashboard Located? After you have completed the installation of...
cPanel provides several ways to measure your websites. The Bandwidth metric is a tool for viewing your website's overall bandwidth usage for your traffic. This is very useful, particularly if you need to upgrade or review your websites' resources to determine if you will...
This article is intended for Hostwinds clients who have chosen to install CentOS 7 to begin configuring and customizing the server using the command-line interface. We highly recommend taking a snapshot backup before making any modifications in case you need to restore it at...
Hostwinds does not provide its own WordPress plugins, although we have been able to work with many clients who have seen success when optimizing their websites . As with all third-party plugins, please review the details provided by the plugin author and other user's reviews...