One of the most common WordPress support issues is “my website isn’t sending emails”. These might be contact form emails, order notifications or password reset emails. They all use the same underlying services to be generated, sent, and even received. As you need these emails to be sent by your WordPress website, you’ll need to…
In an age of competition and online presence, website load times under 2.5 seconds aren’t just nice to have, they’re essential for retaining visitors, passing core web vitals, and improving positions in Google search results. 53% of mobile users will leave a page that takes over three seconds to load, which can negatively affect conversions and traffic;…
Choosing the right web hosting sets the foundation for small business or startup websites, ensuring fast load times, reliable uptime, and scalability as you grow. In 2026, with over 4.9% market share held by top providers like GoDaddy and rising demands for AI tools and green energy hosting, these top 10 web hosting tips will help you…
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is one of the most important factors in running a website. Without good SEO, your website will be harder to find, and your website will receive less visitors. Good SEO is fundamental to helping your WordPress website get discovered online. Whether you’re running a blog, a business site, or an online…
Rochford Pianos knew they needed to improve their online presence to gain greater visibility and grow their business. They weren’t completely sure how to get started with a new website, or which direction to take. Refurbishing pianos is their speciality, so Netnerd were happy to help provide some direction and assistance. Table of Contents A…
Finding out your WordPress website has been hacked isn’t good news. Knowing how to deal with this, and what to do to clean, secure and harden your WordPress can b e tricky if you haven’t had to deal with this before. This guide should help you deal with a hacked WordPress website. If, at any…
Fear and Loathing in Bot-Vegas (Otherwise Known as the Internet). The internet has always been rife with automated traffic, crawlers, bots, monitoring and non-human activity. Recently this has begun to grow at a disproportionate rate. Today, for the first time in 10 years of working in web hosting, I saw something that genuinely worried me,…
You make a website, you search for it, you don’t find it. It’s annoying isn’t it? Find out why this can happen, what causes this problem and how to get your website found in Google search results. Specific problems, their effect, and how to fix them. Table of Contents Google search basics Your website hasn’t…
Using pagespeed insights to check the performance of your website is quite a good idea. Nobody likes their website visitors to have a poor browsing experience. Pagespeed insights can be used to identify issues with your website, and addressing these can lead to improved performance metrics, better rankings, a better user experience, and more value…
WordPress’ built in page builder hasn’t always had the best reputation. Earlier versions were often clunky, unintuitive, or required some knowledge of HTML to get the most out of them. That was the past, though, and things have moved on! The current WordPress Block Editor is by far the most capable native editor to date….
