We at CharlesWorks are often asked by our web clients if their site is protected from malware and getting hacked. They also want to know if there site IS hacked, whether there be a charge to fix it. The totally hack-proof website The totally hack proof website has no...
Webmaster
Basic WordPress Login Instructions
Everything manageable in a WordPress website happens in what is called the WordPress website's Dashboard. Whether managing content, changing or modifying, uploading graphics or photos, or just gaining access to view the site past an Under Construction page, one must...
PHP Debugging in WordPress Websites
One of the harder parts of error hunting in a WordPress site can be debugging the PHP code. Fortunately, WordPress comes with specific debug systems that can simplify the process. The debug systems also standardize code across the core, plugins and themes. I'll...
Fixing a broken Twenty Ten theme after latest update
Within days of this writing, the Twenty Ten theme was updated. The fact that this theme is still kept up is a very good thing from a security point of view. The update included what appeared to be more extensive uses of blocks in WordPress. In my opinion, WordPress...
How to Choose or Update which PHP version my Website uses
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 your...
How to Choose your Web hosting Company:
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...
How to Choose your Website Hosting Company: 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 run, maintaining your company's connection to...
Welcome Aboard, Eileen!
We'd like to introduce you to Eileen Flagg, our newest addition to CharlesWorks. Eileen joined the CharlesWorks team in January as Office Assistant, primarily working in accounting and assisting us with some our time intensive projects. With a degree in business...
Take a Look at your Website
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 old...
Web-Overs
What's a web-over? Here at CharlesWorks, that's our own term for websites that come to us in need of a do-over or a make-over. There are a variety of reasons for a web-over: You felt creative at some point and started your own website, but business got in the way and...