What is a Website Host?

Your host is the company you are paying to “host” the files of your website.  You pay them on a monthly or yearly basis to keep the files and databases that make up your website on a server somewhere.  Their servers need to be up and running in order for your website to be seen.…

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What is a Theme?

All WordPress websites are built on a theme.  A theme can be one that you purchase, or one that is custom written by a developer. A theme is a “collection’ of files make your pages look different.  These files are templates and styles. Themes can come with many options that you can select easily. For…

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What is a WordPress Plugin?

Plugins can be the fun part of WordPress. WordPress has some functionality out of the box, but not a ton. Do you want a calendar on your website?  A special photo gallery that is easy to manage and display?  Do you want to add an online form for people to fill out? Do you want…

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Backup My Website? The Answer is YES.

Now that you have built a beautiful, informative website, you want don’t want to lose all that work. You may have heard the saying, “Your data is only as good as your backup.”  This is very true, even in the case of your web hosting. Doesn’t backup come with my hosting? Most service providers do…

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