Activating HTTP Authentication on Your Website
Activating HTTP Authentication (often referred to as “HTTP Auth”) on your vCanopy websites is quick and easy. Your account comes equipped with a HTTP Authentication toggle directly in the dashboard. Below we’ll look at how to turn it on and off, and where your username and passwords are located. Part 1: Activating and Deactivating HTTP […]
Using Dropbox with Bundles
To add non-WordPress repository themes and plugins to your bundles, you can add your own custom links. Dropbox is a quick and easy way to do this, but it also will work with any link that’s set to automatically download the zip file. Step 1: Upload your plugin or theme to Dropbox and click the share […]
Changing a Website’s Primary Domain: Switch with an Alias (Domain Swaps)
INFORMATION/RECOMMENDATION Domain swaps are destructive by nature, meaning that in the unlikely event that something goes wrong, both the original site, and the new site will both be affected. For most use cases, cloning the site to the new URL is the better option.Cloning a site to a new URL on the same server IMPORTANT: MULTISITE […]
I Have Deleted My Site! What Do I Do??! How to Quickly Restore a Deleted WordPress Website
Introduction This can be one of the simplest problems to solve IF you’re taking advantage of our backups system. Simply recreate the site and run a backup restore. If not using our backups system then this may be a little trickier. Below we’ll cover the possible options that may be available to you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Use […]
How to Create Nginx Redirects (with Examples)
Intro Sometimes you might need to do different kinds of redirects that aren’t quite covered by our normal redirects. In this article, we’ll look at several redirect examples, and add to them over time. TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Let’s Encrypt and Redirects 1. Regular Nginx Redirects 2. Old Domain to New Domain 3. Redirecting […]
Suspend/Disable a Website
Sometimes you might need to temporarily (or otherwise) suspend/disable a client’s site. For example, this could be due to unpaid invoices, or it could be while you carry out temporary maintenance. Whatever the use case, this is easily done on vCanopy. Below will walk you through the available options. TABLE OF CONTENTS Suspend a Site […]