One of the biggest support requests we see with WordPress has to deal with the wp-cron process. WP-Cron manages all the scheduled events in your WordPress website. It’s a very common cause for high CPU loads and memory consumption especially for websites with very large databases and/or traffic. By default WordPress is setup to call […]
The Truth About Unlimited Bandwidth
In the mid 2000s web hosting companies started to offer unlimited bandwidth with their packages and it created quite the stir throughout the industry. Personally, I remember when Host Gator made the announcement that all of their shared hosting packages would not only include unlimited bandwidth but also unlimited disk space. The “technical minded” audience […]
The Name Hero Difference: We Don’t Overload Or Oversell
One of the biggest problems you have with shared web hosts is they jam pack their servers full of accounts to make the most ROI as possible. Being a businessman I completely understand wanting to squeeze every ounce of ROI out of your revenue, but at what cost? When I started Name Hero it was […]
How To Setup Email On A Sub Domain
Recently I was working on a project where I used G Suite for my primary domain but needed server-side email functionality for a script I was running. To accomplish this, I simply setup a couple of email addresses on a sub domain. This is also the perfect solution for those of you wanting to install […]
Is Your Website Too Big For Shared Hosting?
We’re often asked in our pre-sales department how do we know if a website is too big for shared hosting. I’ll admit, this is a tough question to answer, because there isn’t a clear cut answer. If you have a single html page website with no scripting, few images, etc. it can most likely handle […]
What Exactly Does Managed Web Hosting Mean?
Nearly every web hosting company offers some type of Managed Web Hosting especially in their marketing. But what exactly does this mean? Frequent readers of our Blog here at Name Hero know I believe in complete transparency to all of our customers. From showing real-time reviews, to support feedback, to disclosing our account CPU/cPanel limitations, […]
How To Integrate Your Website With Cloudflare
One of our most popular features we offer with all of our accounts here at NameHero is our direct integration with Cloudflare. Cloudflare speeds up and protects millions of websites, APIs, SaaS services, and other properties connected to the Internet by focusing on performance, security, reliability, and network insight. I’ve personally been using it on […]
Resellers: Free & Automatic SSL Certificates For Your Customers
There seems to be some confusion about our free and automatic SSL certificates we offer with our Reseller Hosting accounts. At Name Hero, SSL is free and automatic for every domain and subdomain created on our network. As soon as name servers are switched to our servers and DNS propagates, Let’s Encrypt will automatically issue […]
Web Hosting vs. Reseller Hosting – Which Do You Need?
Decisions, decisions! What type of web hosting account do you need for your business? At Name Hero we offer two main types of Cloud Web Hosting accounts: Basic Web Hosting Reseller Hosting Of course we have our VPS hosting packages as well, but those are for individuals and companies looking for their own server. Basic […]
What Is A Dedicated IP And Why Do You Need One?
When ordering our Shared and Reseller Hosting packages, you’ll notice we upsell Dedicated IPs. A lot of new customers are confused as to what exactly is the purpose of a dedicated and why they need one. Email Deliverability Last year I blogged about how a dedicated IP address can improve your email deliverability with shared […]