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In recent days there has been a lot of stir in the online community in particular WordPress, to do with the new GDPR privacy law which is coming into affect on the 25th of May 2018. Owners of WordPress websites are urged to take action to be compliant before this date. So what exactly do you need to do to make my WordPress compliant with the new GDPR laws? Additionally, there is a document that has been prepared by ICO (information commissioners office) which has an easy to follow 12...

Often emails sent by WordPress can end up in your spam folder, because it isn’t setting the message envelope properly. So the actual message envelope is using the server hostname which is just not correct, it will work but it is not ideal. To fix this issue, you should setup WordPress to send emails properly and set the full message envelope correctly. What does this mean? The best way to explain this problem is with an example. Let’s say you have your WordPress website (let’s call it, mysite1.com) on a server with Fully...

When it comes to choosing the right web design company to create your website, you have the entire world to choose from. This is one of the best aspects of the internet; you have the opportunity to work with people from all around the world. If you are a company, you have a genuine opportunity to engage with customers who would never come to your physical store and sell products to virtually anyone. Of course, that is the theory of the internet but in reality, it is very different. The vast...

Perfect for the Christmas season we have a special gift for you: A free responsive HTML template! You can browse a demo here or by clicking on the picture. This template was created using the CSS preprocessor Sass and its framework Compass (if you are new to this you can read a little bit more about Sass and Compass on their respective websites). Don’t worry if you don’t know what to do with all this Sass and Compass business, I have included a normal CSS file for easy editing. The template is perfect for a small...

During the stages of developing a website it is sometimes necessary to Migrate WordPress website, for example to change its domain. And guess what – it’s not as difficult as it might seem at first, but I would advise you to back up your website files and database before you start relocating. Step 1 – Updates Before we can start relocating our website we have to make sure that our WordPress core and the plugins are updated to the latest releases.  We are starting with updating the plugins and continue...

Tired of being stuck in a classroom? What is an apprenticeship you ask? Not sure if university is the right option for you? Not to worry! If you are age 16 or over there is the fantastic opportunity of gaining quality, practical and on the job experience in the working sector of your choice WHILE obtaining knowledge by studying along the way. You will get the chance to work alongside experienced staff while learning job specific skills and not forgetting…you would earn pay through wages and holiday pay! Could it...