11/11/23

CMS Live’s fully managed web hosting takes the hassle out of maintaining a secure, high-performance website. Whether you run a business, eCommerce store, or WordPress site, we handle everything—from updates and security patches to daily backups and 24/7 monitoring. Our private cloud infrastructure ensures lightning-fast speeds, high availability, and enterprise-grade security. Plus, switching to CMS Live is seamless with our free website migration service.

11/10/23

Choosing the right WordPress hosting is essential for your business’s success. This post outlines key factors to consider, including support response times, server location, uptime guarantees, website speed optimisation, security measures, and reputation. It also highlights the importance of a hosting provider that understands business needs and offers tailored solutions. If your current host isn’t meeting these standards, switching is easier than you think—CMS Live provides fast, secure, and fully managed WordPress hosting with personal support and 99.99% uptime.

11/09/23

Choosing the right type of web hosting is crucial for your website’s performance, security, and reliability. This blog post breaks down the key hosting options—shared, cloud, VPS, and dedicated hosting—explaining their pros, cons, and best use cases. It also highlights the benefits of fully managed hosting and how CMS Live can provide a hassle-free, optimised solution for businesses. Whether you’re a startup or an established company, this guide helps you make an informed decision on the best hosting for your needs.

11/08/23

Choosing the right ecommerce website hosting is crucial for the success of your online store. In this guide, we break down the essential factors to consider, from security and performance to support and backups. You’ll learn why features like SSDs, dedicated IPs, PCI compliance, and 24/7 support are must-haves for a reliable hosting provider. Whether you’re running a Magento or WordPress store, this post will help you find fast, secure, and fully supported hosting that keeps your business running smoothly.

11/07/23

Keeping your website secure and up to date is crucial for performance and protection against security risks. This post explains the importance of professional WordPress maintenance and how CMS Live ensures seamless updates without downtime. From testing and backups to staging sites and zero-downtime deployment, we take care of everything – including updating the underlying technology – so business owners can focus on running their company with confidence.

11/06/23

An SSL certificate for business websites is essential for security, trust, and SEO. Without SSL, browsers mark sites as “Not Secure,” deterring visitors and impacting rankings. This post explains how SSL encrypts data, protects customers, boosts search rankings, and ensures compliance with online security standards. If your website collects any user information, HTTPS isn’t optional—it’s a must. Learn why SSL matters, the key benefits, and how to secure your site with ease.

21/05/23

In this blog post, we explain how they can help businesses create and manage effective email marketing campaigns. From designing beautiful, brand-aligned emails to using Mailchimp for seamless delivery, We ensures your emails are perfectly timed and optimised for success. They also offer performance tracking and valuable insights to help improve future campaigns, whether you’re just starting out or managing a large subscriber list.

11/05/23

Website backups are essential for protecting your business from data loss, cyberattacks, and unexpected technical failures. The Importance of Website Backups explains why regular, off-site backups are crucial for business continuity and how relying solely on a hosting provider’s backups can be risky. It covers common threats such as human error, server failures, and malware attacks, emphasising the need for a robust backup strategy. CMS Live provides automated, off-site backups, rapid recovery, and 24/7 uptime monitoring to keep your website secure. If your business relies on its website, ensuring reliable backups should be a top priority.

11/04/23

Ensuring your WordPress website is secure is crucial for protecting your business from cyber threats. This guide covers essential security measures, including keeping WordPress, themes, and plugins updated, using strong passwords with two-factor authentication, and avoiding common vulnerabilities like the default “admin” username. It also explores the importance of limiting login attempts, enabling a Web Application Firewall (WAF), and disabling XML-RPC when not needed. Additionally, choosing a fully managed hosting provider like CMS Live ensures expert security management, while regular backups provide a safety net in case of an attack. Implementing these best practices will help keep your website safe, functional, and running smoothly.

11/03/23

Choosing the right website hosting is crucial for business success. While cheap hosting might seem like a bargain, it often comes with hidden costs – limited resources, slow performance, security risks, and a lack of essential features like SSL certificates and backups. CMS Live offers reliable business website hosting with high-performance UK-based servers, 99.99% uptime, full security, and expert support. Our fully managed hosting ensures your website stays fast, secure, and scalable, helping your business grow without compromise.

11/02/23

Website security is crucial for protecting your business and customers from cyber threats. This blog explains how HTTP security headers for website protection work by instructing browsers on how to handle your website’s content securely. You’ll learn about key security headers like Content Security Policy (CSP), Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), and X-Frame-Options, which help prevent attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS) and clickjacking. We also highlight why secure hosting is essential and how CMS Live ensures your website is protected with proactive security measures.

11/01/23

Keeping your WordPress website secure is essential to protect your business, customers, and reputation. With WordPress powering over 40% of websites globally, it’s a common target for hackers who exploit vulnerabilities to steal data, distribute malware, or deface websites. This blog post explores the most common methods hackers use to target WordPress sites — including brute force attacks, outdated plugins, and backdoors — and offers practical steps to safeguard your site. You’ll learn why strong passwords, regular updates, and two-factor authentication are crucial, along with the importance of choosing a secure hosting provider. At CMS Live, our fully managed WordPress hosting service includes proactive monitoring, daily backups, and robust security measures to keep your website safe. Discover how to protect your WordPress website from potential threats and why partnering with a hosting provider that prioritises security can make all the difference.

02/03/20

High PerformanceWhen you are using your website as a marketing tool it needs to be on point in all aspects especially your performance managed hosting. If you’re spending money on

01/12/19

CMS Live joins the dark sideJust kidding! Well… kind of. While we haven’t joined forces with the Sith (yet), we have made some small changes to our website recently by

21/10/18

CMS Live is proud to be supporting the Mayoress of Pendle, Janet Starkie, in her bid to raise money for local charities.

15/08/18

CMS Live has recently had the pleasure of working with top hockey brand TK Hockey. The company, which has been operating for over 30 years, came to us for help

01/08/17

10 YearsexperienceHas taught us a lot…Website HostingWe provide fast reliable business grade website hosting for your website Your website will be hosted on our own Dedicated servers with a 99.99%

11/07/17

This blog post details how CMS Live successfully defended a client’s website from a 48-hour Layer 7 DDoS botnet attack. It explains how the attack evolved, the advanced strategies used to mitigate it, and how enterprise-grade DDoS protection ensured zero downtime for the business. The post highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks and why having a knowledgeable hosting team is crucial for DDoS protection for business websites.

01/06/17

CMS Live have helped a lot of different brands in a lot of different ways since arriving on the scene in 2007. We’re intensely proud of our perpetually expanding portfolio

01/02/16

This blog post explains how to output the total number of active products in a Magento category toolbar using a simple code snippet. By adding this to the toolbar.phtml file, store owners can improve user experience by giving customers a clear product count without relying on pagination. The solution is tested in Magento CE 1.9.2.0, and CMS Live offers expert support for Magento web development and design.