Archive for April, 2011

Managed Hosting is Not for Experienced Web Developers

While looking around for which hosting plan will suit you better, it is very important to consider the downsides to the plans that are available to you. There are pros and cons to everything, so you will need to make the decision as to what is more important to you.

The main downside to managed hosting is the fact that everything is run for you. This can introduce a problem for those who are experienced web developers, especially those who are trying to run a web development business. This type of web hosting is probably not the best for those types of people.

By everything being run for you, it means that you will need to inform the hosting company when you want to make changes. This completely goes against what you are trying to do for a living. If you have the know-how, then it is best to find a type of web hosting that will offer you the chance to put your abilities to work.

Excellent Support: Get Your LunarPages Coupon

It’s often said that a web hosting company has great support, regardless of whether that’s really true, compared to other hosting companies. However, LunarPages truly has an amazing support team. They will literally spend several hours checking over a call regarding spam in the system, even if the alert was faked. The only reason they are able to do this is that their support team is very large. It’s probably about twice the size of the average web host’s support team. With so many representatives, it’s almost guaranteed that there will always be someone available when you call for help.

The team is also extraordinarily kind and helpful, making LunarPages ideal for fledgling companies or individuals. These people would be rather inexperienced and would require more help than a more experienced, savvy customer. Still, no matter the problem, even if it is something that most in the industry would consider second nature, the support team is ready to help. They may even supply you with a LunarPages coupon, if you ask.

Editing Free Joomla Templates

In order to edit free Joomla templates, the following steps should be followed. Customizing Joomla templates is easily done when you log in as an administrator using the extensions option. This is the fifth tab located on the left side. A drop-down menu appears and the ‘Template Manager’ option should be chosen. If you require some modifications in a specific template, you select the template and then edit it. The color of the template, the width of template, background contrast and design parameters can be easily changed using the ‘Parameters’ tab. After making the necessary changes according to your specifications, click “apply” and the changes will be made to the template. When you find the changes reflected on the template, the template can be saved and can even be set as the default one. When you wish to change the code or make some more additions to the code for the website, the hypertext markup language can be edited easily.