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Dec 21, 2015
WordPress 4.4 was recently released and comes with a wealth of improvements, features, and a new default theme! We encourage all WordPress users to update to the latest version as […]
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Nov 12, 2015
We are excited to announce that we will soon be upgrading PHP on all of our servers! PHP 5.5 will be added and it will become the new default version […]
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Oct 26, 2015
Site5 has always been a big supporter of Net Neutrality and its vast importance. If you’re new to the Net Neutrality movement, please see this guest blog post from Christian […]
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Jul 08, 2015
Magento recently released a security update that fixes many vulnerabilities found in their software. If you are running a Magento installation without patch SUPEE-6285 we highly recommend you update immediately: […]
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Jul 08, 2015
Magento recently released a security update that fixes many vulnerabilities found in their software. If you are running a Magento installation without patch SUPEE-6285 we highly recommend you update immediately: […]
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Apr 20, 2015
It was recently discovered that a large number of WordPress plugins have security vulnerabilities allowing hackers access to websites running outdated versions of these plugins. The list below includes plugins […]
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Apr 20, 2015
It was recently discovered that a large number of WordPress plugins have security vulnerabilities allowing hackers access to websites running outdated versions of these plugins. The list below includes plugins […]
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Apr 20, 2015
It was recently discovered that a large number of WordPress plugins have security vulnerabilities allowing hackers access to websites running outdated versions of these plugins. The list below includes plugins […]
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Apr 20, 2015
Earlier in the year, it was discovered that Magento contained a critical security vulnerability which allowed a hacker to take full control of a Magento based website and run any […]
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Apr 20, 2015
Earlier in the year, it was discovered that Magento contained a critical security vulnerability which allowed a hacker to take full control of a Magento based website and run any […]
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Apr 09, 2015
It was recently discovered that a popular WordPress plugin, WP Super Cache, has a security vulnerability in older versions. This plugin is actively being targeted by hackers and with an […]
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Apr 09, 2015
It was recently discovered that a popular WordPress plugin, WP Super Cache, has a security vulnerability in older versions. This plugin is actively being targeted by hackers and with an […]
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Apr 06, 2015
Hi there! Spring has arrived! The winter months are finally behind us and warm days are ahead! With Spring on it’s way, we are happy to announce new and exciting […]
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Apr 06, 2015
Hi there! Spring has arrived! The winter months are finally behind us and warm days are ahead! With Spring on it’s way, we are happy to announce new and exciting […]
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Apr 03, 2015
Greetings! Do you have an SSL certificate installed on your website? If so, please check if your certificate was generated using the SHA-1 algorithm. We would urge customers using SHA-1 […]
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Apr 03, 2015
Greetings! Do you have an SSL certificate installed on your website? If so, please check if your certificate was generated using the SHA-1 algorithm. We would urge customers using SHA-1 […]
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Mar 05, 2015
We at Site5 are proud to be providing services that help you build great things online. However, there is an environmental cost to this – as a web hosting provider […]
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Mar 05, 2015
We at Site5 are proud to be providing services that help you build great things online. However, there is an environmental cost to this – as a web hosting provider […]
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Mar 03, 2015
Greetings! We hope everyone is staying warm! If you are lucky enough to live in a region where the temperatures stay relatively warm, we certainly envy you! February, although cold, […]
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Mar 03, 2015
Greetings! We hope everyone is staying warm! If you are lucky enough to live in a region where the temperatures stay relatively warm, we certainly envy you! February, although cold, […]
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Feb 09, 2015
Greetings! First and foremost, welcome to 2015! We hope your holiday season was joyous and your New Year full of laughter. As we reflect on what 2014 brought us, we […]
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Feb 09, 2015
Greetings! First and foremost, welcome to 2015! We hope your holiday season was joyous and your New Year full of laughter. As we reflect on what 2014 brought us, we […]
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Feb 03, 2015
There has been a lot of news lately about a new security vulnerability affecting most Linux-based operating systems. At Site5, all of our servers run Linux (CentOS specifically). The vulnerability has […]
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Feb 03, 2015
There has been a lot of news lately about a new security vulnerability affecting most Linux-based operating systems. At Site5, all of our servers run Linux (CentOS specifically). The vulnerability has […]
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Jan 27, 2015
I am pleased to announce that we have added Paris, France as an option for shared, reseller, and both managed and unmanaged VPS hosting! This provides us a third hosting location in Europe! […]
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Jan 27, 2015
I am pleased to announce that we have added Paris, France as an option for shared, reseller, and both managed and unmanaged VPS hosting! This provides us a third hosting location in Europe! […]
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Dec 11, 2014
Hello there! Winter is right around the corner, the weather is getting colder and we only have a few more weeks until Christmas! No matter if the weather outside is […]
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Dec 11, 2014
Hello there! Winter is right around the corner, the weather is getting colder and we only have a few more weeks until Christmas! No matter if the weather outside is […]
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Oct 28, 2014
Hello Everyone! The final quarter of 2014 is upon us! The last quarter of each year is always a delightful mix of hectic activity to complete goals set for the […]
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Oct 28, 2014
Hello Everyone! The final quarter of 2014 is upon us! The last quarter of each year is always a delightful mix of hectic activity to complete goals set for the […]
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Oct 03, 2014
Hi everyone! There have been several new security vulnerabilities reported for the popular Joomla! CMS system. These are very serious security issues that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized […]
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Oct 03, 2014
Hi everyone! There have been several new security vulnerabilities reported for the popular Joomla! CMS system. These are very serious security issues that could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized […]
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Sep 25, 2014
Hi there! Wow, where did summer go? Much of the Northern Hemisphere has cooled down dramatically compared to normal temperatures this time of year. Autumn is certainly coming quickly, and […]
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Sep 08, 2014
Back in May we posted a guest post from Christian Dawson, the Chairman and co-founder of i2Coalition (Internet Infrastructure Coalition) where he outlined for us some of the basic tenants of Net Neutrality and why […]
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Aug 26, 2014
Hello Everyone! August has been a busy month so far, which explains why this post is slightly late to get posted this month (and sorry for the delay too!). Without […]
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Jul 14, 2014
Hello everyone! It’s July and where I live is hot and humid now, but I’m not complaining after the winter I had! Beach weather is here and the skies are […]
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Jun 24, 2014
If you have never been to the Midwestern region of the United States, a trip to Minnesota should be on your agenda this summer. On July 19, 2014, Minnesota will […]
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Jun 24, 2014
If you have never been to the Midwestern region of the United States, a trip to Minnesota should be on your agenda this summer. On July 19, 2014, Minnesota will […]
Jun 20, 2014
This week we get to talk to Joshua Priddle, one of the wonderful Software Developers here at Site5. Where are you from? I’m from a small town called Galway in […]
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Jun 20, 2014
This week we get to talk to Joshua Priddle, one of the wonderful Software Developers here at Site5. Where are you from? I’m from a small town called Galway in […]
Jun 13, 2014
Due to the increasing trend of open source projects and programs for coders of all ages, many economic experts have called this decade, the “Decade of the Nerd”. Many open […]
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Jun 13, 2014
Due to the increasing trend of open source projects and programs for coders of all ages, many economic experts have called this decade, the “Decade of the Nerd”. Many open […]
Jun 13, 2014
In this week’s staff interview we speak with Andre Faca, a veritable Linux expert from Portugal, who is currently a Senior Support Manager with Site5. Where are you from? I […]
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Jun 13, 2014
In this week’s staff interview we speak with Andre Fraca, a veritable Linux expert from Portugal, who is currently a Senior Support Manager with Site5. Where are you from? I […]
Jun 12, 2014
I am pleased to announce that we have added Hong Kong as an option for shared, reseller, and both managed and unmanaged VPS hosting! This provides us a third hosting location in Asia! […]
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Jun 12, 2014
I am pleased to announce that we have added Hong Kong as an option for shared, reseller, and both managed and unmanaged VPS hosting! This provides us a third hosting location in Asia! […]
Jun 11, 2014
Hello everyone! Welcome to June. It’s been beautiful weather for the past few weeks in my neck of the woods, and hopefully you’re experiencing the same where you are. Here […]
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Jun 11, 2014
Hello everyone! Welcome to June. It’s been beautiful weather for the past few weeks in my neck of the woods, and hopefully you’re experiencing the same where you are. Here […]
Jun 06, 2014
In this interview with the staff we speak with Mike Thomas, a Customer Care Specialist with Site5 who has a massive 10 years of work from home experience. Where are […]
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Jun 06, 2014
In this interview with the staff we speak with Mike Thomas, a Customer Care Specialist with Site5 who has a massive 10 years of work from home experience. Where are […]
Jun 04, 2014
The All in One SEO Pack plugin for WordPress was updated a few days ago to patch some serious vulnerabilities. Thankfully the problem is easy to fix. All you need […]
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Jun 04, 2014
The All in One SEO Pack plugin for WordPress was updated a few days ago to patch some serious vulnerabilities. Thankfully the problem is easy to fix. All you need […]
May 30, 2014
In our newest interview with the staff, we speak to Corey Mahon. A five year veteran of Site5 with a very interesting position that grew out of necessity from being […]
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May 30, 2014
In our newest interview with the staff, we speak to Corey Mahon. A five year veteran of Site5 with a very interesting position that grew out of necessity from being […]
May 23, 2014
In this interview we talk to Marian, a Senior Support Manager from Romania, who shares some insights into the day to day of his role and what he loves about […]
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May 23, 2014
In this interview we talk to Marian, a Senior Support Manager from Romanian, who shares some insights into the day to day of his role and what he loves about […]
May 22, 2014
As a special entry today, please join me in welcoming a guest post from Christian Dawson, Chairman and co-founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition! We asked him to write a post […]
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May 22, 2014
As a special entry today, please join me in welcoming a guest post from Christian Dawson, Chairman and co-founder of the Internet Infrastructure Coalition! We asked him to write a post […]
May 19, 2014
Greetings to all! As temperatures rise up in most parts of the world, the action here at Site5 is increasing too. I’ll jump right into the details of all the exciting […]
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May 19, 2014
Greetings to all! As temperatures rise up in most parts of the world, the action here at Site5 is increasing too. I’ll jump right into the details of all the exciting […]
May 16, 2014
Our latest interview is with Support Manager Dragos Boroianu, a Romanian native who is making the most of the remote work arrangement by spending a month in sunny Cyprus! Where […]
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May 16, 2014
Our latest interview is with Support Manager Dragos Boroianu, a Romanian native who is making the most of the remote work arrangement by spending a month in sunny Cyprus! Where […]
May 02, 2014
Where are you from? I’m originally from Kendal – a small town in the north-west of England. It’s a lovely little town, but it rains constantly (no, really, it rains […]
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May 02, 2014
Where are you from? I’m originally from Kendal – a small town in the north-west of England. It’s a lovely little town, but it rains constantly (no, really, it rains […]
Apr 25, 2014
Over the next little while we’re going to be interviewing Site5 employees here on the blog. We really want to capture the spirit of working remotely for a company, but […]
Apr 23, 2014
Hello everyone! Back in October of 2012 we let you know that we were disabling Boxtrapper due to its poor design, and the fact that it can make spamming worse in […]
Apr 12, 2014
It’s been a rough week for internet security and a major bug in Jetpack has been discovered. If you use the Jetpack plugin in WordPress please upgrade right away! During […]
Apr 10, 2014
Hello! How are you? It’s April, and the team here at Site5 is very excited that most of us are now into Spring and the warmer temperatures it brings to […]
Apr 08, 2014
Many of you may have heard about the recent OpenSSL security issue dubbed “The Heartbleed Bug.” OpenSSL is the open-source library that handles a lot of backend cryptographic functions on […]
Mar 20, 2014
Hello Everyone! It is March already, and we’re “marching” ahead at full speed here at Site5. Okay, I’ll admit that wasn’t very clever wordplay, but that doesn’t take away from […]
Mar 17, 2014
Fifteen years ago today, Site5.com was registered. What can we give credit to for our founding? Yep, the Nintendo 64. Founder Matt Lightner once told me the backstory. Both he […]
Feb 27, 2014
We feel it is important to tell you about a significant change in domain name registration procedures that could affect you. This change applies to all global top level domains […]
Feb 25, 2014
Our team is expanding and we would love to have you join us! Site5 is currently looking for a System Engineer, Senior Systems Administrator, and two Technical Support Specialists. If […]
Feb 17, 2014
Hi there! Our State of Site5 for January was a bit later than normal, but that doesn’t mean February’s update isn’t chock-full of goodness! Arun said in January that we’re […]
Jan 29, 2014
Hello Everyone! It is a brand new year full of possibilities and we’re excited about all the amazing things we’re planning to do this year. Much of our focus over […]
Dec 18, 2013
We’re excited to announce that CloudFlare integration is now rolling out across all our managed servers! Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll have heard about the waves that […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!CloudFlare is here!
Dec 17, 2013
Happy Holidays! I don’t know about you, but 2013 seemed to fly by. It’s time to review the last twelve months! Recapping some 2013 advancements: European cloud hosting was launched […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!State of Site5: 2013
Nov 25, 2013
I am pleased to announce that we have added Sao Paulo as another option in Brazil for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there are […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Host Your Website in Sao Paulo, Brazil!
Nov 14, 2013
Hello Everyone! We’re in the penultimate month of the year, and I must say it has been a very productive year. We have gotten a lot done, including key internal […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!State of Site5: November 2013
Nov 01, 2013
We’re excited to announce a new Favorites section in SiteAdmin that will allow you to quickly and easily access the 5 pages you use most. To add a SiteAdmin page […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!SiteAdmin Favorites
Oct 31, 2013
The Site5 team is very happy to announce that we are taking another step towards making building a web presence easier and faster than ever before. Today we are launching […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Build Your Mobile Website with goMobi
Oct 30, 2013
We are giving away $100 dollars in Site5 credit to five lucky Site5 customers, how do you enter? Just take 5 minutes to fill out this easy survey and let […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Want to win $100 in Site5 credit?
Oct 29, 2013
Hey everyone! I wanted to give a quick update about our Phusion Passenger and Ruby support. The initial work I mentioned previously to overhaul our packaging and deployment system is […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Phusion Passenger & Ruby Update Progress
Oct 22, 2013
Hello everyone, We would like to get the word out that two streams of WHCMS have been updated to v5.2.10 and 5.1.12. These are security releases that address specific privilege […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Please Update Your WHMCS Installations
Oct 18, 2013
Hi there, It is October! Another month has flown by here at Site5, and our team has been working hard to bring lots of improvements to the forefront. We value […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!State of Site5: October 2013
Oct 14, 2013
Hello everyone, Earlier this year, Site5 launched its malware protection service. Since the launch, we have been very happy with how our customers have decided to be proactive at securing […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Bulk Pricing Now Available on Malware Protection Service
Oct 07, 2013
I am pleased to announce that we have added Atlanta, Georgia as a southeastern USA option for shared, reseller, and Managed VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Host Your Website in Atlanta, Georgia!
Sep 27, 2013
Our end of ticket surveys have been an invaluable source of input in our quest to provide amazing customer service, and I’d like to thank all of you who take […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Tell Us How We’re Doing
Sep 23, 2013
Greetings! Starting today, we have modified our refund policy to provide pro-rated refunds to those submitting service cancellations. We now offer three types of refunds: 100% Money Back Guarantee Pro-Rated […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!New Refund Policy Changes
Sep 13, 2013
Hi everybody, We would like to get the word out that WordPress has been updated to v3.6.1, which is primarily a security release that addresses 13 different bugs present in […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Please Update to WordPress 3.6.1
Sep 13, 2013
Hello Everyone! It is September already – time sure flies by when you’re having fun! We have been having a super fun time indeed here at Site5, working on several […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!State of Site5: September 2013
Aug 26, 2013
A common question we receive asks how Site5 is structured. Often times, customers interact with our Support and Billing teams but not much beyond that. So I wanted to take […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!How Site5 Works
Aug 17, 2013
We are happy to announce the completion of our first user submitted idea! Jeanine submitted a request for us to create a a better tutorial on how to create and […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!First User Submitted Idea Completed :)
Aug 15, 2013
Welcome to our first official customer Q&A post! In these posts we are going to answer any questions you have and highlight them in the post to try and improve […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!August Customer Q&A: Resource Points
Aug 14, 2013
Hi everybody! I am here to tell you Site5 has been doing some amazing things the last few weeks! July has come and gone, August is here, and sadly that […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!State of Site5: August 2013
Aug 07, 2013
Hi everyone! I wanted to give a brief update about the progress towards upgrading Ruby and allowing multiple Ruby versions. We know this is an upgrade that many of our […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Ruby & Phusion Passenger Update
Aug 06, 2013
Hi everyone, Joomla and WordPress were both updated recently! Joomla issued a new minor versions, v2.5.14 and v3.1.5, that patches some very critical security holes, so it is very important you […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Please Update Your Joomla and WordPress Sites
Aug 05, 2013
Hi everyone, The team here at Site5 wanted to make sure you heard about this issue from us, and provide you with some helpful steps to mitigate any issues. If […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!What to do About Yahoo! Mailing List Warning For July 15th to August 15th.
Aug 02, 2013
Want to submit a feature request or new idea to Site5? Now you can! We just rolled out a tracking system that lets our customers submit features and ideas and […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Feature Request & Voting System Launched
Aug 02, 2013
I’m a big fan of Kickstarter and similar websites that help people raise money for creating new ideas, books, technology, and just about anything. One project that really caught our […]Thanks to Site5 for this post! Site5 provides web hosting, reseller hosting, and managed dedicated servers for webmasters, coders, designers, businesses, and creative people!Site5 Loves Plug (on Kickstarter)
Jul 31, 2013
I am excited to announce the immediate availability of Unmanaged VPS hosting at Site5! This is something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time, and we’re thrilled to...
Jul 29, 2013
Good communications is a constant struggle, internally it has been a huge challenge to keep all 100+ team members at Site5 up to date with all the moving parts of...
Jul 22, 2013
Greetings! We’re looking for feedback on how our customers use Ruby in our managed environment. If you have five minutes, we would appreciate it if you could answer a simple...
Jul 16, 2013
Greetings everyone! The second half of the year has commenced, and we’re quite happy with the momentum that we achieved in the first half, with several key projects progressing really...
Jul 01, 2013
Hey folks! For all Site5 reseller customers that use Blesta as their billing and hosting automation software, we have some exciting news! Blesta has just opened up their v3 beta...
Jun 27, 2013
Hi everyone, We wanted to get the word out there that WordPress has been updated to v3.5.2, which is primarily a security release that addresses 12 different bugs. Therefore, we...
Jun 14, 2013
Hi everybody! Welcome to the month of June. I don’t know about you, but summer hasn’t really arrived for me, yet. It feels a lot more like April, but no...
May 29, 2013
I am pleased to announce that we have added Bucharest, Romania as our third European option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there are...
May 10, 2013
Hey folks, We really appreciated your help the last time we put this up, and we have taken your advice to heart. You’ll find below two explanations now… one for...
May 08, 2013
Hi everybody, We are currently working on a description of our malware protection service, as well as malware itself. We would really appreciate it if you would have a look...
May 08, 2013
Hello Everyone! It is May and the days are getting hotter in most parts of the world. The action is hotting up here at Site5 too as we have been...
Apr 17, 2013
Hi everybody! It’s April! Wait, April? Wow… March was a complete blur as the Site5 team continued to support our customers, enhance our services, and work on ways to help...
Apr 12, 2013
Hi everyone, I wanted to take a few moments to address the recent stability issues affecting our servers, and what we have been doing to combat them. Earlier this week, a...
Apr 03, 2013
We know that many of our customers have been waiting for this for a long time, and we have appreciated your patience while we ironed out the details. We are...
Mar 31, 2013
Hi Site5 customers! If you have a few minutes could you take this 4 question survey about why you picked Site5 plus give us input on possible future products features...
Mar 15, 2013
We are currently testing our fully managed VPS offering with the option of using SSD storage. SSD stands for Solid State Drive and these are much faster than normal hard...
Mar 13, 2013
Hey everybody, I’m here to tell you about our two of our sites that I think you’ll like. What and why? If you haven’t heard by now, there’s a thriving...
Mar 08, 2013
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” – Robin Williams Greetings everyone! Spring is upon us and while we’re not exactly partying, we are having quite a blast here...
Mar 08, 2013
Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” – Robin Williams Greetings everyone! Spring is upon us and while we’re not exactly partying, we are having quite a blast here...
Mar 08, 2013
This day and age requires us all to be security-conscious – especially when it comes to our identities and our online accounts. To help promote our company goal of open...
Feb 23, 2013
We were surprised to read that Yahoo is requiring all their Remote employees to move back to an office and stripping them of that flexibility they had in the past....
Feb 20, 2013
Since launching our malware protection services two months ago, the feedback and response has been terrific! People have been really happy to have this extra layer of protection. Our malware...
Feb 19, 2013
Hello everyone! We’re into February already, and the pace of activities here at Site5 is picking up quite well! Here are some of the things we’re working on this month:...
Jan 28, 2013
As those of you who use Ruby know, our Ruby on Rails platform currently runs using Passenger 3, and is limited to using Ruby 1.8.7 for all apps. We’ve received...
Jan 25, 2013
We have been reviewing mod_pagespeed over the past few months for possible inclusion into our shared hosting platform. After thorough testing, we’ve decided not to offer it with our shared...
Jan 07, 2013
I am pleased to announce that our cloud hosting is now available in Amsterdam, The Netherlands! The same cloud plans we have available in Dallas are available in Amsterdam. Additional...
Dec 11, 2012
Happy Holidays! Somehow it’s already December.. which means it’s time for a year-end State of Site5 post. It’s always fun reviewing the last twelve months to see what we accomplished!...
Nov 28, 2012
Happy November! I apologize for the belated post. Something weird happened where I thought I posted this two weeks ago.. but apparently I didn’t! Since it’s so late in the...
Oct 29, 2012
Hi everyone! We’ve been making a lot of progress minimizing the amount of SPAM that leaves our servers. We have implemented additional monitoring to proactively check if one of our...
Oct 05, 2012
Hello again! It’s that time to give everyone a glimpse into some projects we’re working on: We have recently tweaked our Support staff’s shifts a bit which has increased efficiency and...
Oct 01, 2012
Site5 provides many tools to enable our employees to better assist our customers. One such tool is our helpdesk. The more information our staff has available for troubleshooting, the better...
Sep 17, 2012
Last year, the Internet united to stop the dangerous SOPA and PIPA bills from passing a US Congressional vote. As similar versions of these bills have been introduced around the...
Sep 10, 2012
September already?! Where does the time go? Some of the excited things we’re working on this month: We have completed the move off of our centralized email platform back to...
Aug 07, 2012
Greetings! Hope this post finds everyone doing well and surviving the summer! We’re remaining busy working on new and fun projects to enhance your Site5 experience! A few of us...
Jul 25, 2012
Last week, we were notified of a vulnerability within our WordPress themes. A quick investigation into the report confirmed the issue, and our web development team began fixing the problem. Two...
Jul 23, 2012
Sorry for the late post! Somehow July has gone by so quickly! Here’s a glimpse of what we’re working on: Our DNS system is coming along nicely! We’re in the...
Jun 14, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we have added Phoenix, Arizona as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there are additional costs....
Jun 11, 2012
Happy summer! It’s not even officially summer yet and I’m ready for fall! On to this month’s projects: Phoenix, Arizona hosting launches this week! We’ve converted a handful of servers...
May 27, 2012
We’ve gotten quite a few emails and other posts asking this question and I wanted to post the answer from Justin, our head of development here at Site5: Our Ruby...
May 14, 2012
Hey everyone, Notice is currently being sent out to all customers regarding PHP 4. In the near future, we will be removing PHP 4 from our servers. The PHP development team...
May 11, 2012
It’s State of Site5 time again! Here’s a sampling into what we have been working on: India hosting has been launched! Phoenix, Arizona hosting will be coming soon! MySQL 5.1...
May 04, 2012
Hello! We are in the process of switching all user accounts from the current jailed shell over to Bash shell. Bash shell provides for better compatibility for your installed scripts...
Apr 24, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we have added India as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! As with our other location options, there are additional costs. These...
Apr 12, 2012
Hello! We are in the process of rolling out MySQL 5.1 to all of our servers! We are sending notifications to all customers informing them of the scheduled maintenance for...
Apr 06, 2012
Happy Spring! Then again, here in Texas, it didn’t ever really feel like Winter! :) Here’s a glimpse into what we’re working on: Brazil hosting has been launched! India hosting...
Apr 02, 2012
Greetings! We have released a brand new FREE WordPress theme entitled Prosume! Prosume contains all of the features you come to expect from our themes: WordPress 3.0 Menu Management Support...
Mar 26, 2012
I am pleased to announce that we have added Brazil as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us our first server presence in South America! As...
Mar 12, 2012
Greetings! February went by so fast, and it’s hard to believe March is already almost half over. Here’s a glimpse as to what we’re working on: We’re days away from...
Feb 09, 2012
Hopefully this post finds everyone doing well and enjoying a great February! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what...
Jan 19, 2012
Effective immediately, we have significantly lowered the pricing of our Singapore-based Shared, Reseller, and VPS offerings! Additional costs for selecting Singapore are now as follows: Shared Hosting – $5 more...
Jan 13, 2012
Many of you read my previous post about SOPA, The Stop Online Piracy Act, and how it poses a real threat to future freedom and innovation on the Internet. Websites...
Dec 28, 2011
It’s with great sadness that we announce that Matt Lightner, founder of Site5 and former co-owner, passed away this week. Matt was naturally key in the early days of Site5...
Dec 15, 2011
In an effort to combat online piracy, new legislation is being introduced in the U.S. Congress that will ultimately stifle future innovation and effectively lead to censorship of the Internet....
Dec 13, 2011
Happy holidays everyone! It’s hard to believe December is already upon us! Since it’s the end of the year, that means it’s time to post a yearly State of Site5!...
Oct 05, 2011
Happy Fall! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our...
Sep 30, 2011
As a completely remote company, online communication is very important since we aren’t working in the same building. We use email, jabber, Skype, and teamspeak regularly, but sometimes meeting in...
Sep 29, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Miami, Florida as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us an option in the southeastern part of...
Sep 13, 2011
Hi everyone! We are considering opening a location in Brazil and offering shared web hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS servers in Brazil. If you are interested and are willing to...
Sep 09, 2011
I am pleased to announce that the Site5 Engineering Team’s website has officially been relaunched! www.eng5.com Quite a while ago, the Site5 Engineering Team flourished and churned out work such...
Sep 08, 2011
Greetings! Every month we post a State of Site5 update to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our company....
Aug 02, 2011
Greetings! I am proud to announce that SiteAdmin 2.0 will be deployed to the remaining servers this week! Tuesday, August 2, 2011 (Today!) everdon Wednesday, August 3, 2011 albany cs1-dallas...
Jul 18, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Vancouver, Canada as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us an option in western Canada. As with...
Jul 06, 2011
Hello again! I hope everyone in the USA had an enjoyable and safe 4th of July! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current...
Jun 28, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added San Jose, California as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us another location on the US West...
Jun 22, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added Singapore as an option for shared, reseller, and VPS hosting! This provides us a Southeast Asia option that has been highly...
Jun 06, 2011
Happy summertime! I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the fall already because it’s already hot here in Texas. :) We post a State of Site5 update once...
May 16, 2011
Greetings! We have released a brand new FREE premium WordPress theme entitled WordPress Diary Theme! We’re excited about this release for a few reasons among them that the theme is...
May 06, 2011
It’s that time again! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes...
May 05, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added not one but two new locations today: New York City, NY and Amsterdam, The Netherlands! This provides us another USA East...
Apr 26, 2011
I am pleased to announce that we have added a new location today: Sydney, Australia! We have fielded countless requests for an Australian option, and we’re very excited to be...
Apr 15, 2011
Hello! At this point, we have deployed SiteAdmin 2.0 to all shared servers that do not utilize our central email servers! We’ve received some great feedback and comments as well...
Apr 07, 2011
Howdy! I hope everyone’s Spring is off time as nice a start as mine is here in Texas! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let...
Mar 29, 2011
I am pleased to announce that after months and months of hard work, development, and beta testing, SiteAdmin 2.0 has been deployed to the first batch of servers! As of...
Mar 24, 2011
At Site5 we spend a little bit of time interacting with WHM & cPanel API. Okay, we spend a LOT of time interacting with these APIs. One of the major...
Mar 04, 2011
Happy almost-Spring! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to let our current and future customers hear about what we’re working on and give a behind-the-scenes glimpse...
Feb 23, 2011
WordPress fans rejoice! The latest version of the popular blogging script has been released. WordPress 3.1 brings a few new features and tools to help you blog. If you are...
Jan 24, 2011
On January 25, 2003, a seemingly one-off comment by Mike on Matt Mullenweg’s blog started a chain reaction that resulted in the creation of WordPress. Today, WordPress powers millions of blogs and...
Jan 14, 2011
Happy belated New Year! Somehow I completely forgot to post this earlier in the month! Since I’m already so late in posting this, instead of just recapping the last month,...
Dec 30, 2010
It is very important that all WordPress users update their installations to 3.0.4 as quickly as possible. This newest edition of WordPress fixes a security bug in the WordPress KSES...
Dec 26, 2010
Search engine optimization is key for all our customers and SEOmoz just posted a great roundup for what we learned during 2010 about SEO. This goes over some very specific...
Dec 22, 2010
Hey everyone! We’re now using the Ksplice Uptrack software on all of our managed dedicated servers. This means that we will never have to reboot your server to apply a...
Dec 20, 2010
We are proud to announce that Site5 is now offering our customers a choice of where they want their web hosting, reseller hosting, and VPS located! You can now choose...
Dec 13, 2010
Hello everyone, Just a quick note to let everyone know that we have raised our Uptime Guarantee on our Managed VPS and Dedicated Servers to 99.9%! This matches our shared...
Dec 06, 2010
You probably noticed that we will be soon begin migrating some of our older servers to brand new hardware. Although we are trying to keep the new server environment as...
Dec 06, 2010
Hey everyone, I just wanted to take a quick few minutes to remind everyone of the Christmas-themed items we have available for our customers! WordPress Theme Our free premium Christmas...
Dec 02, 2010
Howdy! I hope this post finds everyone (in the US at least) recovering from too much turkey and dressing! We post a State of Site5 update once a month to...
Nov 30, 2010
** Any customer being migrated will receive multiple advance notices via e-mail before the migration begins. If you have any questions or concerns about the migration, please contact our support...
Nov 29, 2010
Site5 and FanSided.com have joined together to promote a holiday charity drive for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America! Our goal is to raise $5,000 for this extremely important...
Nov 25, 2010
A little turkey told us that there’s a special running over on the website. It’s a limited time only offer, so don’t delay! Have you checked it out yet? Happy...
Nov 19, 2010
Hey everyone! We deployed a new utility today for all of our Drupal using clients, which should come in very handy. It’s called Drush, and it’s essentially a command line...
Nov 10, 2010
Hey, We spent some time setting up mod_pagespeed on a volunteers VPS this week as something of an experiment, to see the impact it has on load, to compare the...
Nov 05, 2010
Hey everyone! Time sure flies.. it seems like I was just writing October’s State of Site5 post! Maybe that’s what happens when you’re busy. :) Hope everyone had a great...
Nov 05, 2010
Hi, We’ve recently deployed the web.py Python framework to all Site5 managed services. This package is a very neat little framework Python developers can use for quickly putting together web...
Oct 28, 2010
Here at Site5, we’re not very shy about craving feedback from our customers. We thrive on it because that’s how we know where we can improve as a company, where we’re...
Oct 25, 2010
Every so often, a particular cause or movement grabs our attention and we want to spread the word. We previously participated in the industry-wide Hosting for Haiti campaign to assist...
Oct 22, 2010
Hey everyone, I just wanted to give you all a quick heads up about Passenger 3 on your Site5 accounts. We’ve had a few people open tickets asking us to...
Oct 20, 2010
A few weeks ago, I told you about a new deal for all of our terrific hosting clients. We provided you with a quick and easy $5 credit off your...