Britain Simons

Marketing Editor
Britain Simons
About the Author

Britain Simons is a Marketing Editor at HostingAdvice, where he edits and reviews content covering web hosting, cloud infrastructure, website development, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies. He works with writers and subject-matter experts to verify technical claims, clarify complex concepts, and ensure each article gives readers practical, accurate guidance. Britain also brings a decade of experience in TV, film, and digital content strategy, helping him turn highly technical information into clear, engaging stories for audiences at every experience level.

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How to Connect Cloudflare to HostGator Hosting (Step-by-Step)

How to Connect Cloudflare to HostGator Hosting
By: Dave McQuilling • 9/2/2026
Connecting your website to Cloudflare is a great idea. The service acts as a protective shield for your site, improving speed, performance, and uptime all around... read more »
How to Deploy n8n on Kamatera (11 Easy Steps)

How to Deploy n8n on Kamatera
By: Joe Warnimont • 8/26/2026
I can’t say I’m proud of my first n8n installation. Before discovering Kamatera as an option for deploying n8n (my favorite tool for making workflows between apps... read more »
How to Force HTTPS Using .htaccess on Apache Hosting

How to Force HTTPS with .htaccess on Apache
By: Jack Wallen • 8/17/2026
For the longest time, I remember every website started with http://. Back then, the internet was the Wild West, where sites were insecure, and no one ever thought... read more »
How to Enable Automatic Backups in WP Engine

How to Enable Automatic Backups in WP Engine
By: Andrew Wandola • 8/5/2026
February 2019. I’m sitting at SeaTac Airport, excited for my flight to Zanzibar. Suddenly, an email notification pops up on my phone’s screen. A client wants a quick... read more »
22 CMS Market Share Statistics That Define the Modern Web in 2026

22 Website CMS Market Share Statistics
By: Surajdeep Singh • 7/22/2026
When I was in the second year of my engineering degree, I launched a blog dedicated to all things Manchester United (huge fan). I purchased a domain and set up... read more »
How to Migrate a WordPress Site to HostGator With No Downtime

How to Migrate a WordPress Site to HostGator
By: Dave McQuilling • 7/16/2026
Sometimes you just need to switch providers. You do it with your cellphone plans and your internet (ISP). Why not switch your hosting provider? Maybe your website is... read more »
How to Set Up SSL in cPanel With AutoSSL (And Force HTTPS)

How to Set Up SSL in cPanel With AutoSSL
By: Surajdeep Singh • 6/15/2026
The “S” in HTTPS stands for “Secure.” If you’re among the ~10.1% of websites that still don’t have an active SSL certificate, we need to change that immediately... read more »
How to Create Email Addresses in Bluehost (cPanel Email Setup)

How to Create Email Addresses in Bluehost Using cPanel
By: Jack Wallen • 6/8/2026
When you start a business (or strive to be taken more seriously), you might not have considered the idea that a business-branded email address is important, or even... read more »
How to Point a Domain to a New Host by Changing Nameservers (and Verify Propagation)

How to Point a Domain to a New Host by Changing Nameservers
By: Sead Fadilpasic • 6/2/2026
As digital equivalents go, pointing your domain to new nameservers is like updating your forwarding address. And before you think it’s one of those dreadful tasks... read more »
How to Install Laravel on Hostinger (Build a Web App)

How to Install Laravel on Hostinger
By: Jack Wallen • 6/1/2026
If you’re a developer of web apps, chances are pretty good you’ve either used or heard of Laravel. If you’ve never used it, know that it’s a very popular... read more »
How to Deploy OpenClaw on Kamatera (AI Agent)

9 Steps to Deploy OpenClaw on Kamatera
By: Joe Warnimont • 5/28/2026
I like to think of OpenClaw as a secretary that completes tasks for you but never sleeps. A regular AI like Claude or ChatGPT can answer questions: What’s the... read more »
How to Install WordPress on Liquid Web (with CLI Option)

How to Install WordPress on Liquid Web with CLI
By: Jack Wallen • 5/26/2026
Unless you’ve been living off the grid or were buried under a mountain of memes and doomscrolling, you know what WordPress is. If you happen to have missed out on... read more »
21 Need-to-Know SSL Certificate Adoption Statistics (2026 Report)

21 Need-to-Know SSL Certificate Adoption Statistics
By: Surajdeep Singh • 5/20/2026
More than 21 million people “secure” their accounts using passwords like “123456” and “admin.”1 That’s like setting up an all-you-can-eat buffet for hackers. In the... read more »
How to Use the WP Engine Migration Plugin to Move Your WordPress Site

How to Use the WP Engine Migration Plugin to Move Your WordPress Site
By: Andrew Wandola • 5/18/2026
When I first started learning web development, I remember my instructor saying, “If you can find a lazy way of doing something, always go for it.” And I was like... read more »
How to Change Nameservers in GoDaddy (7 Steps)

How to Change Nameservers in GoDaddy
By: Jack Wallen • 5/14/2026
Imagine you’ve been invited to a party. The problem? You don’t have the address. It’s at a house you’ve never seen before, and all you were given was the name of the... read more »
How to Set Up a Staging Site on WP Engine (Without Breaking Your Live Site) 

How to Set Up a Staging Site on WP Engine
By: Andrew Wandola • 5/11/2026
A couple of years ago, I saw this funny post on Reddit about a McDonald’s in Barberton hiring “losers.” Obviously, it was a typo. They likely meant “Closers,” an... read more »
27 Global Website Security Breach Statistics (2026 Data)

Website Security Breach Statistics (Global Report)
By: Sead Fadilpasic • 5/6/2026
Every year, the cybersecurity situation gets scarier in terms of attack sophistication and financial risk. But hey, at least there’s the small comfort of knowing... read more »
How to Install WooCommerce on Bluehost to Launch a Real Online Store

How to Install WooCommerce on Bluehost to Launch an Online Store
By: Joe Warnimont • 5/4/2026
I have a vivid memory of creating an “online store,” or at least that’s what I called it while designing the thing from my dorm room in 2008. I used the go-to... read more »
How to Use Claude AI to Refactor PHP Code for Faster Hosting Performance

How to Use Claude AI to Refactor PHP Code for Faster Hosting
By: Jack Wallen • 4/27/2026
PHP is still one of the most widely used programming languages. One of the many reasons is that it’s very easy to learn. PHP is also a very good language for... read more »
20 Fascinating Mobile Website Performance Statistics (2026 Global Report)

20 Fascinating Mobile Website Performance Statistics
By: Surajdeep Singh • 4/23/2026
Have you noticed “I’m not a robot” prompts appearing more often on your smartphone? Mobile networks use shared IP addresses across millions of users. If a few behave... read more »