HTTP error codes explained
There are multiple HTTP codes that you may come across. Below you can find a summary of the most popular HTTP error codes: “200 OK” – You will not see this code when browsing a regular page. It means that the … Continued
Common reasons for a site to load slowly
The time for loading a web site depends mostly on: 1. The number / size of external resources included in the site. 2. Properly resized images to their visible size. 3. The database queries executed while the site loads. Examples: … Continued
What are Search Engine Friendly URLs (SEF) and why are they important?
There are different ways of showing your site content on the Internet. Many site applications show pages in format similar to this: http://yourdomainname.com/index.php?page=photos Such links are bad for the SEO of your website. The search engine will consider both http://yourdomainname.com/index.php and http://yourdomainname.com/index.php?page=photos as one … Continued
How to add custom error pages?
Using customer error pages is a relatively simple task. Most modern content management systems have their own way of creating a custom error page or it can be achieved by adding a plugin that has this functionality. If you would … Continued
Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by …
If you receive a warning on your pages similar to the one below: “Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/user/public_html/index.php:581) in /home/user/public_html/system/sessions.php on line 180” there are a few things you can do … Continued
Is there crawl-delay on SiteGround servers?
We do not apply any default crawl delay directive on our servers. You can decide what crawl-delay, if any, should be applied to your site(s) by editing your robots.txt file. Crawl-delay can be set by adding a line in this file with the following … Continued
How to prevent search engines from following links on your website?
If you want to block search engines from following a link on your website, you can add a rel=”nofollow” tag to your HTML code. This is useful if you want to have links on your page to external sources. You can use … Continued
What is meant by ‘Connectivity issue with my host server’
Connectivity issue is a very common definition and may encompass many problems. However, in our case the most common definition is: unexpected network failure at one of our upstream network providers that affects the connectivity to your host server. We … Continued
SEO – General Guide
Basic Understanding Most people understand Search Engine Optimization or SEO as a way to increase the traffic on their site. A better understanding of SEO is the process of optimizing your content in order to be easier to find by … Continued
How to configure Google Analytics for your website
One of the many great services provided for free by Google is the well-known traffic monitoring feature called Google Analytics. It is a tool that provides a wide range of information regarding your visitors’ physical location, referring websites, unique visitors’ number … Continued