Box Trapper is being phased out per Spam blacklists taking the reply email as a form of Spam. This is getting the servers blacklisted with Spam lists. We added more options in Spam Assassin that will allow for more Spam protection. There are also third-party services like SpamArrest.com that have Spam box formats if you…
5 ways to keep WordPress happy
1. Install WP Super Cache it’s the number best way to lower the load on a WordPress website. 2. Remove tags, you can do this by simply adding this in the CSS file: Edit the style.css file and add this code to make your tags disappear with a huge chunk of access load use..tags { display:…
How to prevent spam
If you are like me, you are amazed how spam still exists. After over 20 years, somehow we cannot find a way to stop spammers without blocking the real emails. I believe the solution is simple really, there needs to be a central database that every email needs to be registered with. Until then, we…
Transferring WordPress to a new web host in 9 steps
I just moved over a customer today with WordPress, and he was so happy to be transferred away from Godaddy and amazed at how easy it was, I realized a lot of people might be stuck on a bad host out of fear of moving. I just wanted to explain exactly how easy it is to move…
Web hosting for PHP 5.3
We know what it’s like to have an older script that requires PHP 5.3. You spent money getting it, and god knows how much time making it the way you want it. That’s why, at Web Host Pro, we have a special server running PHP 5.3 and PHP 5.6 just for you. Just sign up…
What to do in 10 steps after being hacked
One of the worst feelings I have had is being hacked, I don’t mean by Jim Duggan. I mean by some most likely 8-year-old kid in a freezing country that has nothing better to do than try to ruin your day. It’s like having your house broken into or your car stolen. Just a sinking…
E-Commerce is on the rise
Over the last 10 years, we have seen a lot of trends come and go on the internet. From link directories rising and falling to SEO firms sprouting out to what seems everywhere. Trust us, web hosting has been a roller coaster ride, with new misleading hosts turning people away from the process altogether. We…
HostGator left in the dust
Someone today asked if we are faster than HostGator. So we ran some tests, and we were shocked at how slow they were. We didn’t want to post this because we felt bad. In fact, they are the slowest of all the major hosting companies we have tested against so far. With their slow network…