Black Friday Web Hosting Deals
24 October 2026Black Friday web hosting deals from Switchweb: get 20% off your first year on all UK hosting packages with code BLACKFRIDAY, valid throughout November 2026.
Switchweb Blog
PHP2Shell Vulnerabilities Explained and Patched
23 October 2026This week a set of serious PHP vulnerabilities, known as PHP2Shell, was disclosed. Here is how we patched every PHP version across our shared hosting and Cloud Servers on Wednesday 21 October, and what it means for your website.
How Much Storage, Bandwidth and Memory Does Your Website Actually Need?
16 October 2026How much storage, bandwidth, memory and database space a small business website actually uses, with realistic figures, how to check your current usage, and when you genuinely need a bigger plan.
How to Set Up a Club or Community Group Website in an Afternoon
10 October 2026A volunteer-friendly walkthrough for getting a club, society or community group website live in a single afternoon: domain, hosting, WordPress, the five pages every group needs, and handover-proofing for future committees.
Do You Need WordPress Hosting or Normal Web Hosting?
7 October 2026WordPress runs on both, so the choice comes down to staging, managed updates and how many sites you need. A plain guide to what WordPress hosting adds and when ordinary web hosting is the better fit.
“Deceptive Site Ahead”: How to Remove Google’s Red Warning From Your Website
3 October 2026Why Google flags websites with the red “Deceptive site ahead” warning, how to find and remove the malware or phishing content behind it, and how to request a review in Search Console.
WordPress Emails Going to Spam After Moving Host? Here’s Why
1 October 2026Why WordPress and business emails suddenly land in spam after switching hosting, and the fix: updating SPF to match the new server, re-issuing DKIM keys, and re-testing deliverability step by step.
How to Change Your WordPress Theme Without Losing Content
26 September 2026A safe, step-by-step process for switching WordPress themes without losing content, covering what actually transfers, what doesn’t, staging-site testing, backups, and the post-switch checklist.
Website Launch Checklist: 20 Things to Check Before Going Live (UK)
22 September 2026A practical 20-point pre-launch checklist for UK websites: domain and DNS, SSL, email deliverability, backups, forms, speed, legal pages, analytics and the first-week checks after going live.
“Error Establishing a Database Connection” in WordPress: 6 Fixes in Order
19 September 2026The six causes of WordPress’s “Error establishing a database connection”, in the order to check them: credentials, database server status, corrupted tables, overloaded hosting, a hacked install, and core file damage.
Will Changing Web Hosts Take My Website Offline?
16 September 2026Changing web hosts does not have to take your site offline. How a safe migration is sequenced, what DNS propagation really means, the parts that genuinely go wrong, and what to check afterwards.
WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode? The 30-Second Fix
13 September 2026How to fix “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance” when WordPress gets stuck: delete the .maintenance file, finish the interrupted update, and prevent it happening again.
Web Hosting for Startups and New Businesses
9 September 2026What a UK startup actually needs to get online: the four essentials, what year one costs, whether an AI-built site still needs hosting, and which upsells to ignore. UK servers, free SSL and business email from £39/year.
Annual vs Monthly Web Hosting: Why Billing Period Matters
6 September 2026Whether to pay for hosting monthly, annually or several years upfront: what monthly really costs over three years, how to find the renewal price before you commit, who genuinely benefits from monthly flexibility, and how much storage you actually need.
UK Domain Names: The Complete Guide
31 August 2026Everything a UK business needs to know about domain names: choosing between .co.uk, .uk and .com, what registration and renewal actually cost, how transfers work, and what to do when a domain expires.
How to Move Your Website to a New Host: A UK Guide
29 August 2026A practical guide to migrating a UK website between hosts without downtime: what to back up, how to handle DNS and email, what order to do things in, and the mistakes that cause outages.
AI and Your Website: A UK Business Guide
27 August 2026What AI can and cannot do for a UK business website: building sites with AI tools, using AI for content without damaging your SEO, chatbots, and whether to let AI crawlers access your site.
“This Site Can’t Be Reached”: What DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN Means for Site Owners
25 August 2026When YOUR website shows “This site can’t be reached” or DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN, the cause is almost always the domain or DNS – expired registration, wrong nameservers, or a deleted DNS zone. Here’s the owner’s diagnosis path.
How to Use Switchweb for Email Only While Hosting on Wix, Squarespace or Lovable
23 August 2026Lots of Switchweb customers host their website on Wix, Squarespace or Lovable and switch only their email to us for cheap, generous mailboxes. Here’s how to do it, and why it works out cheaper.
Should You Block AI Crawlers? robots.txt and llms.txt Explained
22 August 2026A balanced guide for UK site owners on whether to block AI crawlers like GPTBot and Google-Extended, how robots.txt directives work, what llms.txt is, and the visibility trade-offs of each choice.
How to Transfer a .co.uk Domain: IPS Tags Explained
21 August 2026How .co.uk domain transfers actually work: what an IPS tag is, how to change it, how it differs from .com auth-code transfers, and how to move registrar without breaking your website or email.
Matomo vs Google Analytics: Should You Self-Host Your Website Stats?
16 August 2026An honest comparison of self-hosted Matomo and Google Analytics 4 for UK websites: data ownership, accuracy under ad-blockers, ease of use, hosting requirements, and who should choose which.
How to Find Out Who Hosts a Website (and Who Owns the Domain)
11 August 2026Free ways to identify any website’s hosting provider and domain registrar in minutes, using WHOIS, nameserver and IP lookups – plus what to do with that information if the site is yours.
My Web Designer Has Disappeared: How to Take Back Control of Your Website and Domain
9 August 2026A practical recovery guide for UK businesses whose web designer has vanished, covering how to find out who controls your domain and hosting, prove ownership, regain access, and move everything into your own name.