Find out what steps we take at FatLab to ensure quality managed web hosting services and support for our clients, including an overview of the latest downtime incident we faced and how it was resolved quickly.
Explore a critical perspective on web design’s stagnation over the past decade and the hope for a vibrant future. Is current web design lackluster? I think so.
At FatLab, within our web hosting offering, we provide our clients with several types of caching to aid in website...
TLDR: Live chat is not something your web developer builds for you. It's a service you subscribe to from a third...
From time to time, we get requests for information on how to install a specific plugin, or we notice that...
Starting in the summer of 2022 we are offering a new WordPress maintenance plan to new clients. Introducing Watch Dog...
How to Find and Evaluate WP Support Specialists If you're managing a WordPress website for mid-size and large organizations, you...
In this article, I want to explore the pros and cons of WordPress in 2022. In this particular iteration I...
We are often asked by our clients if we do search engine optimization work, we don't. So the next question...
The title of this post is misleading since website maintenance is what we do here at FatLab. However, I think...
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) & "ADA Website Compliance" I’m no lawyer so let’s just get this out of the...
When it comes to website hosting, there are a lot of choices to make. Do you want shared hosting, VPS...
So, I got this email yesterday from WP Engine entitled "Introducing WP Engine's New Site Monitoring Tool!" and with the...
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My History in Web Development The year was 2010 and I was planning my next career move. I had just...
Setting Social Share Images for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Others In this video, I will show you how to...
I recently did an article about how we do website security and figured we probably need one on website hosting...
Web Hosting Security is Paramount As a WordPress development firm and provider of managed hosting, we have to admit the...
So you are going to host with us? Freak'n Awesome! TL;DR: We need access to your DNS records or someone...
A Simple Google Analytics Alternative Plausible is a web analytics company. Simply put they help you track the number of visitors...
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This video was taken at Thirsty Rock on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, a short 3-mile hike from where...
Download the eBook The following is from our recently published eBook, Planning Your Next Website, of which you can download...
Download the eBook The following is based on our eBook, Planning Your Next Website, which you can download in its...
Download the eBook The following is from our recently published eBook, Planning Your Next Website, of which you can download...
Dolores, while participating in a networking group discussion, asked me what business leaders are reading. It was an interesting exercise...
Regular WordPress Software Updates All of our managed WordPress hosting plans include weekly software updates as a key component in...
Download the eBook The following is from our recently published eBook, Planning Your Next Website, of which you can download...
Download the eBook The following is from our recently published eBook, Planning Your Next Website, of which you can download...
A while back I came across a hashtag on Twitter: #ReadOnlyFriday. It’s not a super popular hashtag but pops up...
Download the eBook The following is based on our eBook, Planning Your Next Website, which you can download in its...
Above Photo: I actually got my daughter to pose a kiss with me! It seemed I needed a real KISS...
Download the eBook The following is from our recently published eBook, Planning Your Next Website, of which you can download...
Server timing and render-blocking scripts: Two items that seem to cause the most concern when working on site speed.
WordPress Visual Editors can be powerful tools but I hate them! The pros and cons of such tools.
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Keeping Up with Website Security Website security has become an even more major concern in recent years, as cybercriminals have...
I don't do a lot of code snippets but I figured someone might find this useful. What's Are WordPress Dashicons...
Design and development might seem like two separate tasks, but if they don’t mesh, your web project fails.
Launching a website is about more than having someone develop and publish it for you. What about all the pre-launch tasks you need to handle?
No matter how much you test your new website yourself, you won’t notice all the same bugs as a test group.
In a typical shared web hosting environment, you site’s performance can suffer because of the activity of an unrelated site on the same web server.
Sadly, this is not the first time I have heard of a developer telling a client not to update their WordPress website. When I hear this I immediately figure one of the following scenarios is in play (in order of worse to slightly better)…
It should not be assumed your web developer is an expert at all things such as server infrastructure, you may need to consult multiple experts in order to maintain your web infrastructure.
When working with a webmaster or developer to refine or build your site, be sure that you understand the difference between adding the important tools and the campaigns that are going to be needed to make them a success.
Your computer can only display the fonts that it has installed on it or that are made available to it by other means. If a designer of any computer based medium is to deliver a specific font as part of their presentation they must ensure that the chosen font is available to your computer for display.
Are you simply handing out out IT access or is your IT department guarding systems access to the point of inefficiency? The is a happy middle ground.
Project management tools are designed to increase efficiency but what are you to do when a client simply refuses to use the system.
The ease of use in WordPress sites can sometimes set unrealistic expectations when it comes to the level of effort needed to build out a custom website.
Rarely do developers give thought to the lifespan of their code, however some sites and applications can remain online for a long time. What is your legacy?
Do not place web project milestones on specific dates. Instead give each millstone an amount of time to be met from the previous milestone.
Ever have a project that seems to go on forever? Its been months since you started despite the fact that the original schedule was only in weeks?
There is a strange dynamic, a true dichotomy, amongst Web developers. Anyone who works in this industry knows what I am...
Design, development, SEO, etc. my challenge is understanding how any one person can do all those things well when some make entire careers from just one
You may be better off finding a Web hosting provider with a great reputation rather than a great SLA. Here I describe how a typical hosting SLA works.
When hiring a Web developer you to want to make sure they are actually a developer. They understand code, understand databases and infrastructure concepts.
Web projects tend to run much smoother if at the onset of the project that an agreement is made that includes both party’s responsibilities.
A look at why hourly rates in Web development and support are set to what they are and why the cheapest rate might not be the best rate or best service.
Got a sticky cache? Force a browser page cache reset with these key combos – provided for both PC and Mac
Use a simple backup plugin, if you ever need to migrate a WordPress site without standard FTP or MySQL access.
Many sites have the tools for SEO or have been optimized but this not something your developer does just once. SEO requires a campaign.
CMSs Like WordPress Require Constant Attention to Security CMS-based systems are simply not build-and-forget-about-it platforms, but rather require regular attention,...
Website Management and Hosting I originally wrote this article as a four-part series back in 2012. So much has changed...
From budget to features to long term website maintenance, here is a list of items you should consider while planning for to rebuild your Website.
Why do I need Web support if I bought a CMS and can keep the site up to date myself? A small list of things to consider.
Nostalgia for the Early Days of Website Hosting Not really I was talking with a potential client when a bit...
Web hosting and web support are two very different things. Typical hosting plans cover only server support, very different from Web support.
Support is a Tough Business Support is a tough business for anyone to be in. When I think about web...