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How to migrate a cPanel account to Direct Admin Personal

Posted on 1 June 2022

Recently we were tasked with migrating accounts from cPanel to Direct Admin Standard Edition. This was a case of generating backups and then renaming these backups to cpmove-user.tar.gz and restoring backups. With the 1 user limitation of Direct Admin Personal. This option is no longer viable. However, there is an option. You either need a …Read more.

We’ve changed our hosting – from VPS to Colocated Dedicated Hardware in a Hampshire based Tier 3 Data Centre

Posted on 27 May 2022

When we started Plexaweb, web hosting was never an intended service we wanted to offer. We just wanted to build websites and focus are efforts on making great websites. The trouble we found was finding a decent host offering shared hosting (that wasn’t going to cost a fortune) was near on impossible. How big hosting …Read more.

How to update your WordPress URL from PHPMyAdmin

Posted on 16 February 2022

Sometimes we’ll run into a site that has had it’s domain updated but before the previous domain expired the website wasn’t updated to the new domain. We’ve also run into websites that have been partially migrated from a staging setup to production where a backup has been used instead of transfer. This has meant the …Read more.

How to open Microsoft To Do Automatically on a Mac

Posted on 15 February 2022

A little while ago we created a popular blog post on how to open Microsoft To Do automatically on Windows. Due to how popular the post has become, we’ve decided to come up with another: How to open Microsoft to do automatically on a Mac. Step 1: Start Microsoft To Do First step in getting …Read more.

Are free website builds on Facebook a scam?

Posted on 1 February 2022

If you’re part of local groups you may have seen a script just like this one: “Would anyone be interested in a free build and design of a professional website? We are looking to increase our portfolio within this area so you will only be required to cover your own domain and hosting. Private message …Read more.

How to open Microsoft OneNote automatically

Posted on 18 January 2022

Please note the following guide has only been tested in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Onenote is a useful tool for taking and sharing notes. We use one note as much as we use Microsoft To Do and Outlook. If you’re the same you should check out Open Microsoft Outlook Automatically When signing in to …Read more.

How to setup geo-targeted landing pages

Posted on 6 January 2022

Geo-targeted landing pages are pages setup specifically for gaining traffic from traffic from people in specific physical areas searching for keywords relating to your business. There are many reasons why a business might want to use geo-targeted ladning pages. These include: Businesses that work remotely Businesses between two cities, towns, etc Businesses with multiple physical …Read more.

5 ways to rank better on Google My Business

Posted on 28 December 2021

Google MyBusiness gives further oppurtunity to being seen in search (not that you should neglect SEO on your website) but it can open another avenue where you can gain organic traffic on your website, calls and physical visitors just from getting above your competitors with Google My Business. Reviews Reviews aren’t entirely in your control …Read more.

How to start VSCode Automatically when you sign into Windows 11

Posted on 20 November 2021

Windows 11 is the operating system we currently use. VSCode or Visual Studio code is our chosen IDE. If you use VSCode often enough, you might be thinking of just setting it up to open automatically… how do you go about this in Windows 11? The Solution The easiest way is to add VSCode to …Read more.

How to find a quality domain name

Posted on 28 October 2021

Choosing a domain name for your website is something you typically get one go at. Once you’ve chosen a domain and started building domain authority and boosting SEO it’s not so easy to change (although not impossible). Short and sweet The problem with using a long domain name is that you give your visitors/customers something …Read more.

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