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    Buying a co.uk domain instead of .com as .com is parked?

    Have you tried contacting the owner of the .com to see if they'll consider selling it to you? From experience domains rarely sell for the advertised price.
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    Shopify or Big Cartel??

    Agree with other wise comments. Really recommend looking at a self-hosted option before opting for either of those two. Apps like WooCommerce, Magento, and PrestaShop are popular choices. Key benefit over hosted options is you're not locking your business into a proprietary system.
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    Best hosting for small personal site with no CPU limit surprises

    We're yet to see a correctly configured caching plugin slow a site. WordPress recommend using a plugin. WordPress caching is the fastest way to improve performance. If your site is getting hit right now install W3 Total Cache or WP Super Cache. Sure there are alternative CMS choices, but the...
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    Best hosting for small personal site with no CPU limit surprises

    I would keep with WordPress but as others have said, your first port of call should be to install and configure a WordPress caching plugin like W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache. Caching can dramatically reduce CPU load by saving static copies of your pages on your web space. Static files use...
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    Getting a good deal on domain names

    This. Plus aggressive up-selling during and after your purchase -- something we do not do as we know it's not what our users want. As Alan says, all Nominet Channel Partners, including ourselves, have to pay the same 'wholesale' price for .UKs. Therefore anything below this price is a...
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    Previous web designer holding my clients .com domain name

    We deal with domain transfer/ownership issues everyday and they're not always down to individuals. Without naming names, some of the bug US registrars have their own, let's say, underhand practices to block domains from being transferred out. Speaking personally. In this case I would...
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    Loads of 404 errors

    Ah ok - only asked as we've seen issues with BackupBuddy adding doing_wp_con. I would seem UpdraftPlus uses a similar WP setting (ALTERNATE_WP_CRON) to process the backups, hence the strange URLs. It's worth chasing the plugin developer for a solution as it would seem it causes duplication...
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    Does anyone have experience with Google maps APIs?

    This link may help offer some insight; "Can Google Maps automatically plot the best route with multiple destinations?" https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/DApyRVZ_uAo
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    Loads of 404 errors

    Are you using a plugin called BackupBuddy by chance?
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    .com & .co.uk and redirecting

    If you haven't done so already you might also want to think about registering the .uk variant of your domain if available. e.g. example.uk Offer similar benefits to the .co.uk sibling. Also means anyone using example.uk to view your site or email you will still get through.
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    New WordPress Security alert

    So you did... great mind think alike :) And yes, the plugin is a good compromise (it's recommended by the JetPack devs). The "Unfortunately, blocking XML-RPC is not a great solution for fighting security risks. It's akin to selling your car because you don't want it to be stolen." is a...
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    New WordPress Security alert

    Worth noting blocking XML-RPC will break WordPress JetPack - a very popular WordPress Plugin. For JetPack users we recommend allowing access to everyone, but blocking pingback requests using a plugin such as; https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-xml-rpc-pingback/ Rich
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    Web host recommendations

    Are you still seeking a UK web hosting company for your business? If so, (and apologies if this has been asked already) but do you have a preference as to the type of web hosting you're seeking? eg Linux/Windows OS? Shared-hosting, premium hosting (SSD/nginx) VPS or dedicated? Do you have a...
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    Trademarked Domains

    Have they said whether they'll consider an offer? Failing that would you consider rebranding to a name which does have it's .com and .uk free? Rich
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    MAC users and apostrophes

    That's a strange one and not something we've certainly seen before... If it's any help. I'm typing this on a Macbook Pro and the ' (apostrophes) appear fine. Thinking it might be a system font issue? Rich
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