Blog Posts in Category Tech Tips

Cloudflare recently rolled out a clever new feature called Speed Brain, designed to make websites load faster by prefetching navigation links. On the surface, it sounds fantastic—who doesn’t want faster loading times? But, as we discovered firsthand at NW Design, this nifty tool had some unexpected side effects: WordPress plugin updates started failing. Worse yet, Cloudflare had enabled this feature by default for all free accounts, though it was still in beta. This inconsistency meant the problem appeared on some sites and not others, making it even harder to pin down. ...

In today's digitally driven world, a strong online presence is imperative for the success of any business. Among the various platforms available, Google Business Profile stands out as a powerful and free tool for enhancing visibility, attracting customers, and building credibility. However, occasionally, businesses may encounter issues that result in the suspension or removal of their Google Business Profile, causing significant disruptions to their online presence, company reviews and potential loss of customers. This is where we can step in to help. ...

We wanted to bring to your attention an important update in the world of email security that could impact those of you who use newsletter mailing services like Mailchimp, Mailerlite, Constant Contact, and others. ...

Universal Analytics (GA3) will no longer process new data in standard properties beginning July 1, 2023. Prepare now by setting up and switching over to a Google Analytics 4 property. ...

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been completing some major website maintenance on a number of Wordpress websites that migrated over to our hosting a number of years ago. These weren’t sites that we built, but sites we acquired through recommendation when the original web hosts stopped trading. ...

[Action Required] Remove internal links to the G Suite Domain Contact page for your organization. ...

We’ve written a number of articles regarding this, but it’s commonly perceived that the SEO market is a scary place and has a reputation for shady deals, false promises and underwhelming results. NW Design decided to offer an alternative to all the doom and gloom, giving our clients a reliable source of Search Engine Optimisation with recorded improvements. ...

It’s been around for years yet most of our customers aren’t aware of what it is. Consider it a hybrid of printed design and marketing. Variable Data Printing or VDP for short is a type of digital printing where elements such as text, graphics or images may be changed from one printed piece to the next. ...

We’re back with the #TechTips and today we’ll be explaining HTTP 302 status codes and what does it mean. ...

We often get asked, “how much should I be paying for web hosting?” It's a good question - and it all comes down to three basic principles: Performance, Reliability and Customer Service. ...