I finally have my site fully online. Time to get going with it.
Initial Purchase
I am looking at the $5.95/month plan. The $5.95/month requires 36 months? It has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Who is the domain with, what is the cost after the first year? Please verify that it also includes CDN and SSL certificate for one year, what is the cost after first year.
This chat is typical of the chats I have had since purchasing Bluehost. The chat support is great so far:
Sales: New Account I am looking at the $5.95/month plan. The $5.95/month requires 36 months? It has a 30-day money-back guarantee.3:56 pmRRobert joinedThank you for connecting with me today! My name is Robert and I would be happy to answer your questions. To title our transcript, what is the primary new or existing domain name and email address that you were considering signing up under? 3:57 pmJI have not decided yet. 3:58 pmRCorrect the 5.95$ is for the full 36 months billed up front and there is a 30 day money back offer 3:58 pmJWho is the domain with, what is the cost after the first year? Please verify that it also includes CDN and SSL certificates for one year, what is the cost after the first year. 4:00 pmRDomains are register through fastdomain and cdn and ssl are always included free of charge and renewal for domain depends on the extension i.e. .com4:01 pmJIt will be .com 4:01 pmR17.99$ per year is the renewal4:02 pmJthanks. 4:02 pmRof course would like assistance selecting a name and getting the accountopen4:02 pmJPlease verify that when the account comes online it will be an HTTPS site. 4:04 pmRIt will as you are given an SSL for free 4:05 pmJThanks. 4:05 pmRjust needs to have the urls be https before launching the site normally this is done automatically after registering a domain 4:05 pmJWhat is the renewal for the ssl certificate? 4:05 pmRits always free 4:06 pmJThat is great, thanks for you help. 4:06 pmRAnd if I’ve been of help to you would it be okay if I got the domain name you were considering signing up under so that I may be credited for this interaction? 4:07 pm
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My site is still not showing up with a temp unsecured URL. When should the final HTTPS URL be activated?
Tech Support: Website Issues My site is still not showing up with a temp unsecured URL. When should the final HTTPS URL be activated?3:42 amSShiny joinedHello , Joe. I’m Shiny. Welcome to Chat Support. I’ll be happy to assist you to activate the SSLI have sent a token number to your registered email address. Please authenticate with the token number for me to get going with this right away. 3:43 amJI am not seeing a message on jkh_oahu@hoatmail.com. It that where you sent it? 3:46 amSthe token is sent to the email on the account ****************@hotmail.com3:47 amJCan you resend it? 3:50 amSI understand, Please access this URL and provide me the token: https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/token 3:50 amJ354749 3:51 amS Thank you for authenticating. you are referring to http://www.jkh-mysite.com/ site right?3:52 amJYes 3:53 amS Thank you for clarifying. If you don’t mind, I’m going to put you on hold for 2-3 minutes while I work on to SSL3:56 amJThank You 3:56 amSPlease give me 3-4 min im working on it4:03 amJThanks 4:03 amS Thank you for your patience. I’ve activated the SSL on the domain it will take about 15-30 min to get updated on the site Please check after some time it will work fine4:08 amJThank you very much. I really appreciate your help. 4:09 amS You’re welcome ! Is there anything else I can assist you with? 4:09 am As you wait for the next available agent, please feel free to browse our knowledge base website. You will find answers to common support questionsPlease wait for the next available agentYou will be connected to an agent within 5 minutes
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It actually took several hours to get the site activated
It is now online as https://jkh-mysite.com/
There are several options to make a slideshow on WordPress.
Smart Slider 3 – Not a good option for me, too complicated.
SSL adds security to the website. Anyone who says installing it is easy is not totally telling the truth.
SSL will change your site from an HTTP site to an HTTPS site. Why is this important? Because any search engine or browser will probably flag your site as not secure or save if is not an HTTPS site.
What is a CDN? – read the info below the video.
Difference between Classic and Gutenberg?
Gutenberg is now the standard. see
How to see code. – three vertical dots, upper right corner.
o designate your static homepage, go to My Sites → Customize → Homepage Settings:
Word{ress.cp,only supports WordPress hosting. Do a site search on WordPress.com for additional information.
WordPress.com is not the same as WordPress.org.
Wix does not support WordPress hosting. Do a site search on WIX for additional information.
Backing up your site is essential. The worst thing that can happen is to work for a couple of months getting things the way you want them, and then losing everything because you did not back it up.
There are many plugins available for WordPress backup. I am currently using the free version of Updraft plus.
We offer a single domain free SSL which you can install it on any 1 main domain OR any 1 subdomain, if you want more SSL you have to purchase SSL additionally.
In order to install a SSL you must have an emil working on the domain
My SASP now uses Namecheap as the domain provider