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SSL

SSL Definition: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a way of encrypting information transmitted a network so others cannot see it. A website needs an SSL Certificate in order to use SSL. The little padlock you see in your browser address…

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Subdomain

E.g.: subdomain.domainname.co.uk – a secondary domain that doesn’t need purchasing as it is a part of the main domain name. This can be used to host a whole different website to the main domain. For SEO purposes it will be…

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TTFB

TTFB Definition: Time To First Byte – This is the time taken from the browser sending the request to the server until the server responds with the data. Don’t confuse this with how long a page takes to load.

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TTL

TTL Definition: Time To Live – the time it could take for your browser to start showing a new result when DNS is changed, e.g. when a web domain is pointed to a new server. This comes into play when…

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URL

The website address of a single web page. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator and is an identifier for a specific website page such as “https://www.nextlevelwebdesign.co.uk/portfolio”.  A URL can be divided into several parts, the “protocol” (“https://”), the “domain” (“nextlevelwebdesign.co.uk”), the…

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WAF

WAF Definition: A WAF (Web Application Firewall) inspects traffic coming to your website to make sure it doesn’t contain anything malicious.

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Web Host/Hosting

The web host or web hosting is where a sites files are stored. They’re stored on a server and usually at a data centre. there are hundreds of different web hosting companies, but the three that we mainly use for…

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WordPress

WordPress Definition: WordPress is the world’s most widely used CMS (also the most targeted by malicious people). WordPress started off as a blogging platform, but these days, it’s a great CMS, and is great for basic publishing, is easy to…

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XML Sitemap

XML Sitemap Definition: A text file stored on the server that lists all of the site’s pages and this can be submitted to search engines in Google Search Console or Bing Webmaster Tools.

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