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How to Automatically Validate Email Addresses From Elementor/WordPress Contact Forms
Receiving email subscriptions and website form submissions from non-existent or fake email addresses can be frustrating and damaging to your business, website and email reputation. In this article, we will walk you through practical steps to automatically validate email addresses so as to detect and block spam email subscriptions or

Black Friday Sale 2024
Find unmissable deals of up to 50% off on all Siliceous Web Hosting plans. What is a Black Friday Sale? A Black Friday Sale is a major retail event that occurs the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, typically falling on the fourth Friday in November.

The Role of Web Hosting Customer Support: Why It Matters and How to Evaluate It
When selecting a web hosting provider, many factors come into play — speed, uptime and pricing are frequently discussed. However, one of the most crucial aspects often overlooked is web hosting customer support. Exceptional customer support can be the difference between a smooth online experience and a nightmare scenario for

How to Set Up Your First Website: A Beginner’s Guide to Web Hosting 101
In today’s digital age, having an online presence is essential, whether you’re starting a blog, launching a business or showcasing your portfolio. Learning how to set up your first website might seem daunting but with the right guidance, you can do it with ease. This comprehensive guide will walk you

Understanding Website Uptime and Downtime: How to Ensure Your Site is Always Available
In today’s digital age, having a reliable online presence is crucial for businesses, bloggers and e-commerce platforms alike. Website uptime refers to the time your site is fully operational and accessible to internet users, while website downtime indicates the periods when it is not. Understanding website uptime is vital for

Top 10 Web Hosting Security Features You Need to Protect Your Site in 2024
As the digital landscape evolves, so too do the threats that target websites. From data breaches to DDoS attacks, the need for robust web hosting security has never been more important. In 2024, website owners must be proactive about implementing security measures that safeguard their online presence. Here, we outline

How to Migrate Your Website to a New Web Host Without Losing SEO Rankings
Migrating your website to a new web host can be a daunting task, especially if you’re concerned about maintaining your hard-earned SEO rankings. A smooth migration is crucial to ensure that your website continues to perform well in search engine results. This guide will walk you through the step-by-step process

Shared Hosting vs VPS vs Dedicated Hosting: Which One is Right for You?
When embarking on a website project, one of the most critical decisions you’ll face is choosing the right hosting solution. The options can seem overwhelming, with shared hosting vs VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting and dedicated hosting, each offering distinct advantages and disadvantages. This article will break down each hosting

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Web Hosting for Your Website in 2024
In today’s digital age, having a strong online presence is essential for businesses, bloggers, and entrepreneurs alike. Whether you’re launching a new blog, an e-commerce site or a portfolio, choosing the right web hosting provider is a crucial step in setting up your online venture. This guide aims to simplify

5 Ways to Use Marketing Automation to Improve Team Efficiencies
As published in Authority Magazine.
“Custom database for companies: to centralise campaigns enabling cross-team collaboration and innovation, reducing communication hours and improving data consistency. AI can be used to automate delivery of omni-channel campaigns and allow for visibility into insights across all marketing campaigns.”

8 Reasons Why You Should Use a CDN to Boost and Protect Your Business Website
Last week I visited a website that didn’t just look like a rancid stew made with a hodge podge of rotten ingredients, but whose content also drip-loaded like one – in 22 seconds.
I know that sounds somewhat harsh but the thought sprang to mind, “what a shame that the

‘Rapid Reset’ DDoS Attacks on HTTP/2 Vulnerability in Cloudflare Servers
On 10/10/2023, Cloudflare publicly disclosed a pre-existing zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-44487 – capable of exploiting a weakness in the HTTP/2 protocol to generate DDoS attacks at an enormous scale.
This was not the first such HTTP/2 attack Cloudflare had seen. Earlier in 2023, Cloudflare experienced record-breaking DDoS attacks to the tune

How to Stop OpenAI’s Bot from Crawling Your Website
Founded in 2015, OpenAI is an artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory in America created with the intention of developing artificial general intelligence. ChatGPT, one of the most capable AI-powered language models ever developed, released a new web crawler – the OpenAI GPTBot. Dissimilar to indexers and spiderbots operated by search

How to Setup Elementor Login Form with iThemes Hide Backend Feature
In this article, we share how we setup an Elementor login form with custom code snippets to redirect a user back to the login form if there are errors during the submission of the login form.
After our search for a decent login form hit a dead end, with most

How to Automatically Delete Airtable Records
Today, we are going to show you how to automatically delete Airtable records using the Run Script automation action.
In the video at the end of this blog, I show you how I delete records in a particular Airtable base and trigger their deletion using a condition that fires daily