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Press Release

Scheduled Server Maintenance – Friday 26th/Saturday 27th Feb 2020

During the evening of Friday 26th into Saturday 27th February we will be carrying our essential server maintenance on all of our website hosting servers. There will be a brief period where email collection and website access will be affected. No email will be lost during this period and the maintenance will result in speed and stability improvements across our website hosting platform.

Chris Grant (he/him) 24th February 2021 9:09 am

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Security

Be aware of new Bitcoin-related scam emails!

ActionFraud has warned the public they have received over 750 reports of Bitcoin-related phishing emails. Find out what to look for and how you can protect yourself!

Camilo Pires 18th February 2021 10:00 am

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Greater flexibility announced for Bounce Back Loan repayments

On the 8th February, the government announced new measures allowing for greater flexibility regarding the repayment of Bounce Back Loans.

Camilo Pires 15th February 2021 10:00 am

WordPress

Will your WordPress site continue to work after 9th March jQuery update?

WordPress core is making the jump from jQuery 1.12.4 to jQuery 3.5.1 in WordPress 5.7, which is due to launch on March 9, leaving very little time to get sites ready and prevent websites from being accidentally broken.

Chris Grant (he/him) 12th February 2021 10:31 pm

WordPress

WordPress now powers over 40% of the world’s websites

The world’s most popular CMS continues to grow and new data from W3Techs has revealed that 40 percent of the web or two out of every five websites now use WordPress.

Chris Grant (he/him) 12th February 2021 8:35 am

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SEO

Does duplicate content affect SEO on Google?

There is a common misconception that having duplicate content on a website can negatively affect search results. However, Google’s John Mueller has confirmed this is not the case.

Camilo Pires 8th February 2021 10:00 am

Microsoft

Support for the original Microsoft Edge, based on Internet Explorer, ends on the 9th March

Microsoft will be dropping their support for the original version of Microsoft Edge.

Camilo Pires 7th February 2021 10:00 am

Brexit

How is Brexit affecting ecommerce – import and export charges

Before leaving the EU, goods in the UK would be able to move freely between it and member states, with no import taxes imposed. This is now no longer the case.

Camilo Pires 30th January 2021 12:03 pm