Eco Hosting Blog

With the large increase in spam across the internet in recent months, we thought it best to share some of the ways we can all help to reduce the problem. As a company, we are proactively and consistently making improvements to our systems and processes all the time to avoid the spread of spam and the...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve added another five one-click installs to the hosting control panel, so if you have a hosting account with us, you can get set up in minutes (depending on which package you have). The new software available is: Piwik Analytics Quite a few people have requested this...

If you are a goMobi customer, next time you log in you will see there are some fantastic new features for you to use. There’s nothing you need to do either – the update happens automatically across all goMobi accounts. The new features include: Analyse traffic with complete site analytics Site owners...

The new one-click installs are: PrestaShop We’ve had a lot of requests for the award-winning PrestaShop, so if you’re looking for an ecommerce solution then it’s one to check out. Features include: • Wishlists and customer review functionality • Customer groups feature • Referral program...

Open Web Analytics is a great way to track your website statistics if you’re looking for an alternative to Google Analytics, or an additional source of information about your visitors. Packed with features and fully open source, OWA is a great tool to improve visitor experience as well as helping you...

We’ve had lots of requests for a one-click install of OpenCart, and we’re happy to announce OpenCart hosting is now available via your hosting control panel. What is OpenCart? OpenCart is a powerful ecommerce solution packed with features so you can create your own online shop. If you’ve thought...

You may have notcied we have now added Automattic’s Jetpack to all new WordPress installs. Jetpack is a bundle of the most popular WordPress plug-ins that you can add to your WordPress site in one easy install, saving you a lot of time. All web hosting accounts will automatically have this added. The...

We have had a “Javascript Generator” page in the hosting control panel for some years now. They were nice in their time (circa 2004) however scripts such as “bookmark us” buttons would just show text in modern browsers, the “popup page” would routinely be blocked nowadays, and the “frameless...

As a web host, security is something we prioritise. In no particular order, here are our top tips for choosing and using passwords: 1. Avoid the obvious Don’t use your name, the word ‘password’, your username, your date of birth, your website name or similar. You may be rolling your eyes at this...

With mobile internet usage growing by 267% last year, mobile accessibility is becoming one of the key considerations in web design. Automatically detecting which device a user is browsing with and serving the appropriate version of the website accordingly, goMobi is the easiest way to optimise your...