Using Cloudflare with vCanopy
Most PaaS Cloud VPS providers include DNS management as part of their platform, the same is usually true for your domain registrar. While these solutions may be adequate in most situations, there is a lot to be said for using a specialist DNS provider. As with every aspect of your technology stack, it is generally […]
Using staging sites on vCanopy
MULTISITE Multisite staging isn’t currently available. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction About Staging Sites Staging and Backups Pushing a Website from Staging > Live or Vice Versa Wrapping Up Troubleshooting Tips Introduction vCanopy includes the option to easily create a staging website for your primary website, and/or turn a staging website on or off at any […]
IFrames, X-Frame-Options and how to disable Clickjacking protection
TABLE OF CONTENTS What is Clickjacking? vCanopy Clickjacking Protection Disabling Clickjacking Disabling Clickjacking for HTML and Other Static Files What is Clickjacking? Clickjacking (classified as a User Interface redress attack, UI redress attack, UI redressing) is a malicious technique of tricking a user into clicking on something different from what the user perceives, thus potentially […]
How to remove file extensions from URLs
We recently had an inquiry asking how to remove the file extensions from URLs when linking directly to them. In this particular case, it was how to remove the “.txt” from a URL so that: vCanopy.com/folder/somefile.txt Becomes: vCanopy.com/folder/somefile This article will walk you through how to exclude the file extension from any file of your […]
Cloning a site with the same URL to a different server
UPDATE: MULTISITE CLONING AND IMPROVEMENTS Same-domain multisite cloning is now fully operational. We’ve also made improvements to our cloning scripts, and replaced WP-CLI Search Replace with Interconnectit Search Replace, and MySQLDump and import with MyDumper/MyLoader. Multisite staging/cloning to a new domain is coming soon! *Developer plan and above only Introduction There may be times when […]
New WordPress Website Build Configuration Settings
vCanopy simplifies the process of deploying new WordPress sites in a much more secure manner than the traditional WordPress 5 Minute Installation. vCanopy gives you the ability to set the default configuration settings for new WordPress builds, and this includes things like your preferred caching options, WAF options, whether or not to activate the SendGrid […]