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After you order: what happens next, and when to worry

The short answer: after you order, your service only starts once the invoice is paid. With the methods that confirm by themselves, the service is ready shortly after payment. With…

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One mailbox per person or one shared mailbox: what works for a small team

The short answer: anyone who writes on behalf of the company should have their own mailbox. The public addresses (general enquiries, sales) can be a shared mailbox, if replies must…

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A contact page that gets used: what to put on it

The short answer: the contact page is the one a customer who has decided looks for before buying. If they do not quickly find a way to talk to you,…

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Redirecting old pages in WordPress: a plugin or .htaccess

The short answer: when a page changes address or disappears, whoever saved it (and Google) lands on a 404. The remedy is a 301 redirect, which says “it moved here”.…

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Orange cloud or grey cloud at Cloudflare: which records to proxy and which to leave DNS only

The short answer: every record in Cloudflare’s DNS has a cloud beside it. Orange (Proxied) means visitors talk to Cloudflare and Cloudflare fetches what it needs from the server. Grey…

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Importing a theme’s demo content without wrecking your site

The short answer: many themes come with an “Import demo” button that copies the example’s pages, images and menus into your site. It is the quickest way to get a…

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How to install nginx on Ubuntu and serve your website from a folder

On an Ubuntu VPS, you install nginx with sudo apt install nginx, create a site file in /etc/nginx/sites-available/ that points at your folder, enable it with a link in sites-enabled,…

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Checking DNS from the command line: dig and nslookup, and how to read the answer

The short answer: dig and nslookup ask the DNS directly what it answers for a name. They are the quickest way to know whether a change has arrived, where your…

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The SOA record and its serial number: what each field means and when it matters

The short answer: the SOA (Start of Authority) is the first record in every DNS zone. It names the primary nameserver and the person responsible for the zone, and it…

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A helpful 404 page: what it should say and how to check it works

The short answer: the 404 page is what a visitor sees when the address does not exist. A good one says so clearly, keeps the site’s menu and shows a…