by Anura Guruge
on February 9, 2024
Trust me, this is the DEFINITIVE size. Check it out on this Website.
It was driving me nuts. Images were FINE on desktops, laptops and tablets. Just getting CROPPED on mobiles, i.e., phones.
I couldn’t find a good answer on the Web.
So, I experimented, using PowerPoint, until I got what I wanted.
Being the NICE GUY I am, I wanted to SHARE it with you. Check it out.
by Anura Guruge
on January 26, 2024
Using it to create & PUBLISH a Website with a CUSTOM DOMAIN NAME was incredibly easy.
Wow. I am in shock. I never expected it to be that easy. AMAZING.
Yes, the capabilities are SOMEWHAT limited, but I was only after a SIMPLE Website — & it was PERFECT for that. Amazing, Amazing, Amazing.
Just what I needed. Such a relief after all the HASSLE I had had with ‘WordPress‘ over at ‘HostGator’. This was great.
Going to do at least TWO MORE Websites with them soon. Stay tuned.
Wow. If you need to create a SIMPLE Website, start with them. Give me a SHOUT. I will help you.
by Anura Guruge
on January 26, 2024
Yes, this Website/Blog WordPress has been hosted at HostGator since June 2021.
And, to be fair, I have been quite happy with the hosting — and support — though we had had a few small wrinkles.
I went to set up a new WordPress site for one of the NEW domain names I bought this week.
Tried to create it online on my own. It basically got into a never-ending loop. Called them up. Got their new Philippines Call Center. They were good. Admitted that it was best IF THEY set it up, rather than I trying to do it myself. They went ahead and set up a site for me. Took about 30 minutes. I was OK with that.
I had forgotten how much work it is to get a WP site up and running. But, I have been using WP, DAILY, for 20 years! So, I got a basic site up. Got the NameServers updated at GoDaddy. So, to be fair, I had it up and running …
THEN the troubles started. Biggest issue was that new updates to the site were NOT getting propagated. I would make changes to the home page and PUBLISH it. I would be able to see the CHANGES on my Chrome browser BECAUSE I am always logged onto WordPress. But, the changes would NOT show on other systems!
Had to call HostGator. That was a hassle. They fixed it initially and said it was a CACHING issue — and that I should just clear the CACHE. I had been told this, on this site, a few months ago. I was OK. They AGAIN showed me how to clear the cache via SETTINGS. I was cool.
Problem happened again a few hours later. Clearing the cache didn’t fix it.
I WAS DONE.
I did some research and decided to TRY ‘Google Sites‘. I did NOT need a Blog. So, that was not a factor.
I changed the GoDaddy nameservers back to ‘PARK’ & this morning started on ‘Google Sites’. I am delighted.
NO MORE WordPress with HostGator.
I hope I can keep this site running OK. Fingers crossed.