Oh no, I just locked myself out of my server
I had just installed a nifty firewall I found on the Internet, and dang it, I locked myself out of my server. OK, those weren’t the exact words I used, but you get the picture. My name is Bob (real name hidden for fear of ridicule) and I had just leased an insanely fast NVMe […]
Two free Softaculous scripts that will make your life easier
Open source software, like the scripts offered by Softaculous, is widely used by companies in a broad range of industries from retail to wholesale, and from finance to automotive. Why? Obviously free helps, but many of these scripts are used by millions of businesses for reasons other than cost. They improve productivity, workflow and a […]
We are upgrading the reliability and redundancy of our network
Understanding that high network reliability is the lifeblood of our clients, we are implementing network upgrades in a series of maintenance windows starting this August and lasting through September 2018. Why more than one maintenance window? Best practice mandates minimizing introducing too many variables at one time. In fact, over the past two decades, Hostirian […]
Cpanel Site Publisher How To
A Quick how to Video on Publishing a Simple Website using Hostirian hosted Cpanel Site Publisher tool. Overview This interface enables you to quickly create a simple website, even if you have never created a website before. When you use this interface, you will select an appropriate template for your website, and then enter the […]
Set Featured Image
[wpmudev-video video=”featured-image”] Setting up a featured image for a post or page is quick and easy; to do so, locate the featured image box* on your editor page, and select Set Featured Image. When you’ve done so, it will bring up a page from where you will be able to drag-and-drop files, or select them […]
Cyber Security Month – 5 Tips for Better Cyber Security
October is Cyber Security Month, a notion that Hostirian holds very near to our hearts. Cyber Security is at the crux of what we believe in, and sentiments for stronger security are ones we strongly align with. Of course, there are many ways for one to go about ensuring they are secure, and it’s highly […]
Creating Excerpts in WordPress
[wpmudev-video video=”excerpt”] If you’ve been using WordPress for some time now, you may have come to notice that, by default, it places the entirety of your posts on the front page. This can, obviously, be an annoyance for visitors on your page, as they would have to scroll through blocks and walls of text just […]
Editing Text in WordPress
[wpmudev-video video=”edit-text”] Note: The Page and Post text-editor are functionally the same, therefore the information provided here can be applied to editing the text in either-or. From the dashboard, go to either Pages or Posts and then click on the title of the post/page which you would like to edit (Alternatively, you can hover over […]
How to Edit Images in WordPress
[wpmudev-video video=”edit-image”] One of the benefits of using WordPress is that it allows you to edit your images from within the post itself, rather than having to edit it through another application or some other means. This allows for convenient post and page management, and work simplicity. To start editing your image, simply click on […]
Deleting Images in WordPress
[wpmudev-video video=”delete-image”] If you want to delete a post from a post or page, simply select the image and click the Remove icon. The image will be removed from your post, but will stay available in your media library. If you’d like to delete the image from your site permanently, go to your media library […]