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DomainsGeneral

FEATURED DOMAIN .SHOP

Tell the world you are open for business with a .SHOP domain! Over the next few months we'll be letting you know of some of the other domain name endings that are available and ...


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WordPress Hosting

#WhyWordpress? - bytheway.scot

www.bytheway.scot Many of our customers use the WordPress content management system for their website designs. We asked some of them why they chose this particular system. Here'...


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WordPress Hosting

#WhyWordpress? - accommodationsmull.co.uk

www.accommodationsmull.co.uk One of the most popular website design systems is WordPress. This free CMS gives designers a rich choice of plugins and themes they can use for thei...


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GeneralWordPress Hosting

#WhyWordPress? Why You Should Be Using WordPress For Your Website

WordPress is THE most popular website builder around. It's estimated that there are now over 40 million WordPress sites out there, with 500 new WP sites coming online every day....


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Cyber securityGeneral

The Latest Email Scams & How to Spot Them

Spam and Scams! Since lockdown last year, there has been a 30,000% increase in the amount of phishing emails doing the rounds. Criminals have been going all out with spam emails...


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Cyber securityWordPress Hosting

Are WordPress Sites Secure?

Generally, Yes! WordPress (WP) is an actively supported software product, both by its developers and users. The software is written to a high standard. If a security flaw is det...


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General

Leah Cunningham Joins the Calico UK Team

Here are the Calico team we're delighted to introduce you to our newest recruit Leah. Leah will be joining us over the next few months every Thursday on placement via the Virtua...


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Cyber securityWordPress Hosting

WordPress Security Updates - What's Changed in Version 5.5?

Security has always been an issue with 3rd party website software. This is especially the case with WordPress and its plugins and themes. Wordpress is one of the most commonly u...


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#SpotlightonDotScotDomains

DotScot Locality Names - Put Your Town on the Online Map!

Back in 2014 when the .scot TLD went live not all domains were created equally. The DotScot registry reserved a selection of names so that they weren't publicly available for re...


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