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May 22, 2026
WordPress 7 Is Here – What You Need to Know (No Tech Degree Required)
If you manage your own website content and someone just mentioned that “WordPress 7 is out,” you might be wondering whether to feel excited, nervous, or just confused. Totally understandable. Software updates have a way of making everything feel uncertain – especially when you’ve finally got the hang […]
April 21, 2025
Our Top 10 WordPress Security Tips of All Time
WordPress is a powerhouse, driving a significant portion of the modern web. Its immense popularity, however, also places a large target on its back for hackers, automated bots, and various malicious actors. At Net Solutions, we’ve spent years on the front lines, defending our clients’ websites and understanding […]
February 1, 2024
Can I manage my WordPress site myself?
WordPress was released in May 2003. Now more than 20+ years on, it’s still the most popular website content management system (CMS) in the world. With it’s popularity growing, WordPress owns around 63.3% market share of the entire CMS market. It also takes credit for 36% of the […]
November 2, 2023
SPF, DKIM, DMARC: How Email Authentication Works
In today’s digital landscape, email remains a crucial communication tool, but it is fraught with issues that undermine its reliability and security. The sheer volume of spam, the prevalence of spoofing, and the rise of phishing attacks pose significant challenges. These problems not only clutter our inboxes but […]
May 30, 2020
Who looks after what on my Website?
Its easy to get confused about Web Design, Web Development and Hosting. To build, operate and maintain a Website requires an array of different skills and services. Some of those skills may overlap to a degree or communicate with each other, but usually no one-person or one-service will […]
October 4, 2018
Chrome green padlock is now grey and not displaying secure anymore
Until recently, one way to see if a web page is secure is to look out for the green padlock in the browser (next to the URL). If there was no green padlock you would assume that the web page in not secure – that the communication between […]
June 20, 2018
Why You Should Secure Your Site with HTTPS
For several years now, Google has been encouraging website owners to implement SSL certificates. It all started back in 2014 with the HTTPS Everywhere campaign where the goal was to raise awareness of the security by implementing SSL certificates. SSL later became a Google ranking signal to further […]
December 2, 2017
Essential Tips to Avoid Getting Hacked
If someone hacked into your bank account, you would know that they were after your money. If they hacked into your email account, though, you need to think of what they wanted with your email. Perhaps they wish to pretend to be you and ask your relatives for […]