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How To: Update WordPress

With over 30% of the world’s websites being powered by WordPress, it is no wonder it is constantly being targeting by hackers, malicious code distributors, and data thieves.  Keeping your WordPress site updated is crucial, as hackers will regularly search… Continue Reading →

How To: Connect Your Domain To Shopify

Connecting your domain to Shopify, using the SmartHost Customer Portal is simple and easy to do. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to connect your domain to Shopify: Step 1: Log into Shopify Once you have logged in to… Continue Reading →

What is the SmartHost One-Stop-Shop?

Setting up a business for the first time is extremely daunting. You have to navigate business plans, marketing strategies, market research, branding, social media, accounting, website design, and much, much more.  For most businesses, having an online presence is essential…. Continue Reading →

SmartHost’s Backup Strategy

Backups are an essential part of our business at SmartHost. Protecting ourselves and our customers against loss of data, updates or human errors, malware infections, and many other issues is an extremely important part of SmartHost’s procedures.  Recently, a massive… Continue Reading →

Introducing PHP 8 to all SmartHost Servers

We are delighted to inform you that the latest edition of the popular scripting language PHP is now installed on all SmartHost servers. PHP 8.0.0 was released in November 2020, replacing its predecessor PHP 7.4.  Below is a brief description… Continue Reading →

VAT Rate Increase to 23%

As a result of the global pandemic and in a bid to encourage trading, the standard rate of Irish VAT was reduced to 21% for a six-month period from 1st of September 2020 to the 28th of February 2021. The… Continue Reading →

Tips to work from home effectively

Working from home can be difficult at times. Distractions come all too easily in the form of children, pets, phones, or the fridge (at least in my case). Remote working takes discipline focus, whether you are an employer or employee…. Continue Reading →

How to create a professional email address using the SmartHost Customer Portal

Step 1: Log in After you have purchased a hosting service and created an account, log into the SmartHost Customer Portal using your login details. You can log in HERE Step 2: Click Services Once logged in, you can use… Continue Reading →

FAQ: How to transfer the domain(s) I own to SmartHost

HOW TO:  Transferring the domain(s) you own to SmartHost is incredibly easy. Before you start, we would recommend getting in contact with your current registrar (who sold you the domain) and asking for an EPP Code.  What is an EPP… Continue Reading →