by Charles Oropallo | January 22, 2021 5:00 pm | Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Spam, Technical Help, Web Hosting, WordPress
I cannot begin to tell you how many people believe that once their website is done they are “all set”. Many think they don’t have to do anything more to it once it is out there live. While that may seem true in that moment, there is still much that...
by Charles Oropallo | November 15, 2020 3:05 pm | Technical Help, Web Hosting, WordPress
Every piece of popular software gets updated over time. PHP is no different. PHP 7.4 is the latest version of PHP 7 at the time of this writing. It was originally rolled out November 28, 2019 and will receive security support until November 28, 2022. It also appears...
by Charles Oropallo | August 6, 2020 12:43 pm | Technical Help, Web Hosting, WordPress
It’s important to keep your website secure! CharlesWorks uses DirectAdmin on most of its Linux based servers. The latest PHP versions offer the best security. The later versions also offer better speed as well. The CharlesWorks web servers are optimized to keep...
by Charles Oropallo | January 1, 2020 9:00 am | Domain Names, Technical Help, Web Hosting, WordPress
CharlesWorks uses Let’s Encrypt to provide SSL (Secure Socket Layers) for your web presence! Note: On websites hosted after January 1, 2020, CharlesWorks automatically offers the FREE Let’s Encrypt encryption service to offer SSL certificates for sites...
by Robin Snow | April 5, 2017 12:02 pm | WordPress
If you would like to host your current WordPress website with CharlesWorks, we simply need the following from you to get started. If you don’t know the answer to these questions, don’t worry! We can help you through the process with access into various...
by Robin Snow | April 4, 2017 11:42 am | WordPress
The WordPress software itself is free. Some of the premium plugins and themes are offered at various costs. WordPress.org is anyone can obtain the WordPress software, plugins and themes for self-hosted WordPress websites. That is essentially where we get them for you...
by Robin Snow | September 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Domain Names, Email, Q & A, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Technical Help, Web Hosting, WordPress
The summer is coming to a close, and you know what’s next: the Holidays! We would like to get a jump on the season of thanks by letting you know how much we appreciate your continued patronage. Thanks to faithful web clients like yourself, CharlesWorks has seen...
by Robin Snow | August 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Domain Names, Email, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Hosting
Seven questions to ask your potential provider! If you or your business has an online presence, a crucial part of the whole web presence is deciding who will host your website. The web hoster provides the web space. It also manages the servers on which your site will...
by Robin Snow | July 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Hosting, WordPress
A website is used for communicating information to a large number of viewers. It is important that everything functions properly – buttons, links, etc. As long as it works, that’s all that matters, right? Well, what about how it looks? Most of us have heard the...
by Robin Snow | June 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Web Hosting, WordPress
Does your website need a review? Like most businesses, you have a website. Well, that’s great! However, is your website up to date? Do you think you even need to update your website? Whether your customers have just found you for the first time, or are returning...
by Robin Snow | May 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Web Hosting
The CharlesWorks team has acquired a fresh face this month and would like to welcome its newest addition Wesley Baird. Wesley is a graduate of Keene State College this year, receiving both his Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and an Associate in Arts. On the side,...
by Charles Oropallo | April 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Email
In what appears to be a desperate pursuit of both economy and productivity, many people seem to have really gone off the deep end attempting to communicate entirely via email (and more recently via text messaging). But are we really getting across exactly what we mean...
by Charles Oropallo | March 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Domain Names
Your domain name is probably the least expensive component of your Internet presence. Amazingly, it is one of the most important! Your domain names are annually renewed and paid for just like your property taxes – if it lapses someone else can obtain it and use...
by Charles Oropallo | February 1, 2014 12:00 pm | Web Hosting
Steven Lotkowski is our latest addition to the CharlesWorks Team. Formerly of Colts Neck, New Jersey Steve has a passion for hardware and the many remarkable feats it helps us accomplish in our everyday live. From your everyday smart phone to reusable rocket ships...
by Charles Oropallo | October 1, 2013 12:00 pm | Email, Scams & Spoofs
Last month we talked about the mysterious (to most people anyway) CLOUD. Although we’ve heard tons about it to date, it is worth reminding ourselves of one of the worst problems lurking in every Internet nook and crabby: MALWARE. There are many common internet...
