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WordPress 7.1: A Hosting Readiness Guide
WordPress 7.1 expands collaboration, editor controls and media workflows, making compatibility testing important before production updates.
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Security
cPanel 138 DNS Security Updates: What Server Teams Should Check
cPanel's current release notes document security updates in DNS-related packages, reinforcing the need for prompt, verified maintenance.
Control Panels
Sitejet Publishing Changes in cPanel: A Practical Test Plan
Sitejet Builder now documents parallel file downloads during publishing, which can shorten large-site publishing while still requiring final validation.
Web Hosting
CloudLinux 9.8: Planning a Shared Hosting Platform Update
CloudLinux 9.8 is a current stable platform release, but hosting providers should validate the LVE, selector and application stack before broad deployment.
Web Hosting
CloudLinux 10.2: What a New Server Build Should Validate
CloudLinux 10.2 tracks a newer platform stack, so it belongs in staged new-server evaluation rather than an assumption of immediate workload compatibility.
Control Panels
DirectAdmin 1.710 Preview: Certificates and Templates to Review
DirectAdmin's 1.710 notes include certificate and web-server template work that administrators should evaluate as preview information until release details are final.
Domains
What ICANN's 2026 New gTLD Round Means for Domain Buyers
ICANN reports more than 1,600 applications in the 2026 new gTLD round, but applications are not the same as domains ready for public registration.
Domains
Root KSK Rollover Readiness for DNS Operators
ICANN's updated root KSK rollover guidance is a reminder that validating DNS resolvers need current trust anchors, monitoring and tested update procedures.
SEO
Google Retired FAQ Rich Results: Should You Keep FAQ Schema?
Google ended FAQ rich-result display in May 2026, while valid FAQ markup can still describe visible question-and-answer content for other consumers.
SEO
SEO for AI Search Still Starts With Useful, Crawlable Pages
Google's generative-search guidance reinforces established SEO foundations: accessible pages, original value, clear text, strong internal links and accurate structured data.
SEO
Image SEO in 2026: Choose One Clear Preferred Image
Google now clarifies how schema.org image fields and Open Graph image metadata can help identify a preferred thumbnail for Search and Discover.
Domains
Domain Renewal Ownership: Preventing Avoidable Expiry
A domain renewal process needs an accountable owner, current contact details, a funded payment route and recovery information that survives staff changes.
Web Hosting
PHP Version Changes: A Safe Website Upgrade Workflow
Changing PHP can improve supportability and performance, but unsupported themes, plugins and custom code must be found before production traffic is moved.
Web Hosting
WooCommerce Campaign Hosting: Prepare Before Traffic Arrives
A sales campaign should be tested as a complete customer journey, not judged only by the homepage speed score.
Web Hosting
School Website Capacity Planning for Admissions Season
School websites should plan around admissions deadlines, result publication and parent communication peaks rather than average traffic alone.
Web Hosting
Nonprofit Donation Pages: Reliability and Trust Checklist
Donation pages need clear ownership, secure payment redirection, tested receipts and a recovery plan that volunteers can follow.
Web Hosting
Agency Website Handover: What the Client Should Receive
A professional website handover includes ownership, credentials, documentation, backups and a clear boundary for ongoing support.
Email
Migrating Email Without Losing Website DNS
Email migration requires a complete DNS inventory so changing mail delivery does not accidentally disturb the website, verification records or other services.
Performance
NVMe Hosting: Where Faster Storage Actually Helps
NVMe can reduce storage latency for database and file operations, but a slow application, remote API or oversized front end can still dominate page speed.
Security
DNSSEC Operations: Signing Is Only the Beginning
DNSSEC requires monitored signing, correct delegation records and planned key rollover; a stale chain can make a healthy website appear unreachable.
Control Panels
cPanel 138 Introduces the Meridian Interface
cPanel 138 reorganizes common account tasks into six purpose-built hubs and adds a guided setup flow.
Security
Why Timely cPanel Security Updates Matter in 2026
Recent cPanel updates reinforce a simple operational rule: patch supported servers quickly and verify the result.
Control Panels
DirectAdmin 1.708 Improves TLS Certificate Management
DirectAdmin 1.708 adds clearer certificate information and more control over multi-name ACME certificates.
Control Panels
DirectAdmin Adds Ubuntu 26.04 Support and Email Improvements
DirectAdmin 1.703 added Ubuntu 26.04 LTS support, resource-usage improvements and stronger outgoing-mail options.
Web Hosting
LiteSpeed Hosting: What Customers Should Actually Expect
LiteSpeed can improve concurrency and caching, but good results still depend on the site, cache policy and complete server configuration.
Web Hosting
cPanel or DirectAdmin: A Practical Buying Guide
Choose a control panel by workload, migration compatibility and team familiarity rather than screenshots alone.
VPS
How to Size a Linux VPS Without Overbuying
A useful VPS estimate starts with memory, CPU behavior, storage growth and operational responsibility.
VPS
Windows VPS and RDP: What to Plan Before Ordering
Windows VPS buyers should confirm licensing, application requirements, access controls and backup responsibilities first.
VPS
Storage VPS Is Capacity, Not a Backup Strategy
Storage capacity is useful, but a second copy on the same account is not an independent backup.
Security
The 3-2-1 Backup Rule for Small Business Websites
Keep three copies of important data, on two different media or systems, with one copy offsite.
Email
SPF, DKIM and DMARC for Business Email
Email authentication helps receiving systems verify which services may send mail for your domain.
Email
Choosing Professional Email Hosting for a Growing Team
Business email should be evaluated by reliability, administration, security, migration and user experience.
Domains
How to Choose a Domain Name for an African Business
A strong domain is clear when spoken, easy to type and aligned with the market the business serves.
Domains
A Low-Risk DNS Migration Checklist
Document current records, prepare the destination and keep the old service active until verification is complete.
Security
SSL Certificates: What HTTPS Does and Does Not Do
HTTPS protects data in transit and authenticates the certificate holder's control of the domain; it does not make application code trustworthy.
WordPress
WordPress Maintenance That Prevents Most Emergencies
A repeatable update, backup and review routine is more valuable than a large collection of security plugins.
Performance
Core Web Vitals: Improve the Page, Not Just the Score
Good page experience comes from stable layouts, responsive interactions and fast delivery of meaningful content.
Web Hosting
Hosting an Ecommerce Site: A Pre-Launch Checklist
An online store needs tested payments, transactional email, backups, security controls and a realistic capacity plan.
Business
Web Hosting Currencies and Payments Across Africa
Multi-currency display can reduce confusion, but gateway settlement depends on the merchant account's country and supported currencies.
Reseller Hosting
How Reseller Hosting Businesses Can Standardize Support
A repeatable intake and escalation process helps a reseller resolve common requests without losing context.
Performance
Why Website Monitoring Should Check More Than Uptime
A server can respond while checkout, login, DNS or email is failing, so monitoring should follow real user journeys.
Control Panels
Moving From cPanel to DirectAdmin Without Losing Website Data
A controlled cPanel-to-DirectAdmin migration protects websites, databases, email and DNS while giving every service a clear verification step.
WordPress
WordPress Administrator Security: A Practical Access Checklist
Protect WordPress administration with individual accounts, limited privileges, multifactor authentication, updates and recoverable backups.
Domains
DNS TTL Planning Before a Website or Email Migration
Plan DNS TTL changes before migration so cached records expire predictably without creating unnecessary resolver traffic.
Email
Business Email Deliverability: SPF, DKIM, DMARC and Reputation
Reliable business email combines correct authentication, responsible sending, clean lists, useful content and monitored delivery results.
Web Hosting
Choosing a Supported PHP Version for a Production Website
Choose PHP by application compatibility and security support, then validate the change on staging before updating production.
Web Hosting
Deploying a Node.js Application on Managed Hosting
A production Node.js deployment needs a supported runtime, reproducible dependencies, environment separation, logs and a restart plan.
Web Hosting
Preparing a Python Web Application for Shared Hosting
Prepare a Python web application with isolated dependencies, a clear entry point, environment variables, static-file handling and logs.
Security
RPO and RTO: Turning Website Backups Into a Recovery Plan
Recovery point and recovery time objectives turn a vague backup promise into measurable limits for data loss and restoration time.
Domains
Transferring a Domain Name Without Interrupting DNS
A registrar transfer changes domain management, not necessarily nameservers, so careful preparation can keep the website and email online.
VPS
Secure SSH Access for a New Linux VPS
Harden a new VPS with individual SSH keys, limited privileged access, timely updates, firewall rules, monitoring and a tested recovery route.
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