Website ideas? (1 Viewer)

[Humblefish]

Hi - Any IT peeps here? I’m looking for some advice on ways to go about rebuilding my website. Something more intricate / maybe even interactive.

I’m not talking about the forum, but the website itself where I’m just using WordPress: Marine Fish Diseases and Treatment

 

[foos]

I'm the highest level support you can possibly get at one of the largest web hosting companies, so I like to think I know a few things. A few things about the tech anyway. Toddlers can out design me any day.

It looks like you are on Wordpress 5.4.9 using the built in twentyfifteen theme.

I would stick with Wordpress, performance and customizability are good and it does not lock you to a provider.

It appears you have cPanel hosting with A2. I'm not familiar with the access they give, but as long as they are not restricting it I recommend you log in, make a cPanel backup, and download a copy for safe storage. Once you have done that, upgrade Wordress to 5.9.x and look into a new theme.

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I would recommend trying a popular theme on the Wordpress site, not a random from a google search. Too many sites out there that offer "free" wordpress themes that are really just pre-hacked themes.

As long as A2 allows you to make a full account backup and you have that in a safe location, you can go crazy on your site. Even if you destroy your site, that backup has everything needed to restore it. Just make sure it is not a skip-home backup. To be sure you can check it after downloading and your site files will be in extractedBackupFolder/homedir/public_html with the database at extractedBackupFolder/mysql/

 

[Tangs]

I also belong to gscalecentral.net It is a garden railway online community that is world wide. I have belonged for a few weeks and really like it. If you are looking for ideas go check it out eh.

 

[steveb]

@gregg

 

[Cody]

I'm the highest level support you can possibly get at one of the largest web hosting companies, so I like to think I know a few things. A few things about the tech anyway. Toddlers can out design me any day.

It looks like you are on Wordpress 5.4.9 using the built in twentyfifteen theme.

I would stick with Wordpress, performance and customizability are good and it does not lock you to a provider.

It appears you have cPanel hosting with A2. I'm not familiar with the access they give, but as long as they are not restricting it I recommend you log in, make a cPanel backup, and download a copy for safe storage. Once you have done that, upgrade Wordress to 5.9.x and look into a new theme.

WordPress Themes | WordPress.org

Find the perfect theme for your WordPress website. Choose from thousands of stunning designs with a wide variety of features and customization options.

wordpress.org

I would recommend trying a popular theme on the Wordpress site, not a random from a google search. Too many sites out there that offer "free" wordpress themes that are really just pre-hacked themes.

As long as A2 allows you to make a full account backup and you have that in a safe location, you can go crazy on your site. Even if you destroy your site, that backup has everything needed to restore it. Just make sure it is not a skip-home backup. To be sure you can check it after downloading and your site files will be in extractedBackupFolder/homedir/public_html with the database at extractedBackupFolder/mysql/

Reach out to @gregg He does websites/ecommerce for some of the big names in the industry (Jason Fox, Rod’s Food, Sea Dwelling Creatures, etc.).