ASSIGNMENT 1

WEB DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

(UU-MBA-740-ZM-44193)

STUDENT NAME: OFFEI DARTEY DOUGLAS WALTER

STUDENT NO: R1809D682500

 Table of Content
1. What do you need to take into consideration when you are about to choose which server will host
your website?. ............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Reliability, uptime and security of servers .................................................................................. 3
1.2 Customer service ......................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Availability of site backups ......................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Ability to add domains ................................................................................................................ 4
1.5 Account Limitations .................................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Costs of registration and maintenance .........................................................................................4
1.7 Options for e-commerce and e-mail ............................................................................................ 4
2. How hosting may advance your company. The advantages of hosting and how they're affecting the
expansion of your business. .......................................................................................................................5
2.1 No requirement for an internal dedicated server ......................................................................... 5
2.2 Websites crash infrequently or never .......................................................................................... 5
2.3 Website safety increases ..............................................................................................................6
2.4 Easier to verify your website's status ...........................................................................................6
2.5 A better website experience .........................................................................................................6
2.6 Management of data .................................................................................................................... 6
2.7 Unrestricted room ........................................................................................................................6
2.8 Data Restoration .......................................................................................................................... 7
3. WordPress definition and list of features. ............................................................................................. 7
3.1 User Administration ................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Media Control ............................................................................................................................7
3.3 Add Plugins to Expand ................................................................................................................ 7
3.4 Enhancing for search engines ..................................................................................................... 7
3.5 Multilingual ................................................................................................................................. 7
3.6 Importers ......................................................................................................................................8
3.7 Adaptive Design .......................................................................................................................... 8
3.8 Different page styles ....................................................................................................................8
3.9 Widgets ........................................................................................................................................8
3.10 Customized Themes .................................................................................................................. 8
4. WordPress plugins' fundamental functionality and how it benefits the website. Is WordPress SEO-
friendly ? ....................................................................................................................................................8
5. Is a WordPress website secure? What security restrictions exist? How do we deal with them?Exist
any substitutes? ..........................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 10
1. What do you need to take into consideration when you are about to
choose which server will host your website?.

Previously, only “the bandwidth and disk storage of the web hosting service were
considered, but today, in order to choose the best web host for your website”
(Johnson,2018), we must focus and analyze service providers. Before choosing which
server will host your websites, there are a few common but crucial considerations.
According to Shukla (2020) “A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting
service that allows individuals and organizations to make their website accessible via
the World Wide Web”.

1.1 Reliability, uptime and security of servers

Low server performance and unstable network connectivity are additional factors that
affect search engine rankings. To make sure that your website and information are
always accessible, you prefer a secure hosting solution.
“The percentage of a year that a website is publicly accessible and reachable via the
Internet is used to determine its availability. The system's uptime is the percentage of
time it is online. In the event of a network outage, accessibility is not taken into
account when calculating uptime”(Shukla,2020). “In-terms of security Shukla argued
that customers give up control over the security of their website to the company
hosting it when they consent to use a web hosting service. For a potential client, the
level of security that a web hosting service provides is crucial, and it can play a
significant role in the provider they decide to use” (Wikipedia,2022).

1.2 Customer service

It focusing on how quickly the server can resolve the arising specialized issues.
Consider selecting a host that offers support and answers its phone lines hourly.

1.3 Availability of site backups

According to Jones (2008) “There should be some sort of plan for backups with your
web host.Ideally, they'll include it in your price, but you may have to pay extra. All
companies, though, should be doing some sort of backing up as a routine security
measure. Find out, too, what is backed up, e.g., files, databases,server settings, etc.”
Some of the viruses are targeted at websites that can result in permanent harm, like a
site's destruction or replacement. Similar to how a website's host server must offer
regular web data backups if there are serious server or local disk failures.

1.4 Ability to add domains

In order to increase the popularity of your websites, you must add a lot of domains
and subdomains. As a result, you ought to consider various packages before joining a
particular server.You must include new domains collectively in order to facilitate
long-term growth. Jones(2008) discus that “you should be able to register your
domain names through the web hosting company. Otherwise you will find it difficult
to administer things and set up sites”.

1.5 Account Limitations

Every website has a cap, and going over it results in charges and other repercussions.
Only if you intend to abide by these terms are you permitted to read them carefully
and sign up for a service.

1.6 Costs of registration and maintenance

During registration and the initial payment, the web hosting sector frequently has
tempting hosting offers. Your website will soon reach the size where you will require
a VPS or hosting solution., and your shared hosting agreement most likely won't last
indefinitely.

1.7 Options for e-commerce and e-mail

According to Bahadur (2021) “Your message will receive higher reviews and perhaps
even more subscriber conversions if you link it to your domain name. Look up the
relevant Web hosting firm on the website helpline using your website's principal
email address”. The majority of people used the available bandwidth and disk space to
choose the best hosting provider. Affordability is now seen as being more problematic.
If you have plans to launch and grow your website soon, think about using a holistic
approach to find the best host provider, taking into account all the elements that
influence the optimal performance of your website. According to Jones (2008) you
should be able to ask the following questions “How many email accounts do they
provide? Are they POP email accounts? Can you add forwarders and email aliases?
Look for web mail
access as well. The better the service, the more options they will provide for
Email”

2. How hosting may advance your company. The advantages of

hosting and how they're affecting the expansion of your business.

The computer and network infrastructure that keeps your websites online is known as
hosting in its most basic form. You need to be careful when choosing a host because
the wrong move could seriously hurt your company. Your websites can run without
difficulty and prevent potential crashes.
By ensuring that your website is always accessible, hosting can aid in the expansion
of your organization. It is easier to manage the website and promotes business growth
when the server is down because it takes longer for the website to load. This approach
helps to add value,create loyalty and also creates variety in marketing.

Here are a few benefits of hosting as well as how hosting affects the development of
your business: -

2.1 No requirement for an internal dedicated server

Because a dedicated server running your website is located in the cloud, you don't
need to be concerned. According to Doug (2020) “Your hosting company provides
backups, updates, and patches for the operating system of your web server so that you
can focus on building the best website possible”.

2.2 Websites crash infrequently or never

According to Doug (2020) “As your website is hosted in the cloud, your provider
should have a backup of it on at least one other server”. They can quickly and easily
start up your backup server in the event that something goes wrong and the primary
server crashes.

2.3 Website safety increases

For your website's protection, “the best web hosting services offer malware, antivirus,
and other similar programs” (Doug ,2020). It's crucial to consider the web security
services that a hosting provider provides when making your choice so that you can be
sure your website is secure.

2.4 Easier to verify your website's status

The cloud makes hosting your website easier. From any location with a secure
internet connection, you may remotely check the status. You might even employ a
selection of application server monitoring tools if your host web server experiences a
problem tools to get notified right away. excellent technical assistance.

2.5 A better website experience

The online success of your website is very important. Actually, all it takes to leave
your website and never again grab visitors' attention is a few seconds. Your visitors
won't stick around if your website loads for an eternity. Additionally, the functionality
of your website has an impact on how well you rank in search results.

2.6 Management of data

Every time you go to a web host, you have “complete control over your content
management. You can choose to post articles and indicate the topics they
cover”(Source:www.xcellhost.cloud). You shouldn't be concerned about data volume
with professional hosting. There are numerous page options for your website.

2.7 Unrestricted room

Depending on how easily your business can expand, you can upgrade or reduce the
quantity of data space that your professional web hosting requires. Your company will
benefit from progressively increasing internet traffic.
2.8 Data Restoration

This is one of the best benefits of using a dependable web hosting service. “Keep your
data secure at all times with frequent backups and up-to-date updates because losing it
means losing your reputation. Professional web hosting ensures that your data is
always securely backed up and available when needed”(Source:www.xcellhost.cloud).

3. WordPress definition and list of features.

WordPress is a platform for creating and sharing your own websites and blogs. A
content management system is another name for it. Since then, it has been developed
as one of the most well-liked publishing programs on the internet. Open source
software is what it is. The website can update, customize, and manage its back-end
content management system and components using this well-known web-based
blogging platform.
Some of its features are been enlisted and explained below: -
3.1 User Administration – “It keeps track of user data and changes their roles.
(subscriber, contributor, author, editor, or manager), modifying user information,
including password, and adding or removing users” (Bahadur,2021).

3.2 Media Control − Uploading, organizing, and managing the media files on your
website is made simple by the way it manages media files and folders.

3.3 Add Plugins to Expand − Many plugins provide user-dependent features and
functionalities.

3.4 Enhancing for search engines − “The art and science of search engine pages are
known as search engine optimization, or SEO”(Source:simplyinternetbusiness.com).
Visualizing your website for the relevant searches is effective. You have a better
chance of bringing in both new and returning customers if your pages rank highly in
search results.

3.5 Multilingual − The user is given the option to translate the entire document into
any language they choose.
3.6 Importers − It enables the import of data as messages. All imported items include
custom files, comments, post pages, and tags.

3.7 Adaptive Design- Due to its responsive design, it can be set up on any device.

3.8 Different page styles- It enables us to dynamically add pages, as well as pages
and styles for those pages.

3.9 Widgets- Widgets can be used in the same way to add a social sharing module.

3.10 Customized Themes- According to (Bahadur,2021) “If we want to alter the

color of the background image, we can do that without using any code. It includes
images, style sheets, template pages, and personalized pages”.

4. WordPress plugins' fundamental functionality and how it benefits the website.

Is WordPress SEO-friendly ?

A website functionality program that needs to be uploaded is the WordPress plugin.

“It is simple to change, adapt, or improve by using a WordPress blog or post. You add
new services or features to your WordPress blog. Plugins are used to make your work
easier”(Bahadur,2021).You can store additional pieces of software to add features and
functionalities to websites. You can store the crucial features there. For example, a
mobile device can be thought of as a default WordPress installation, and apps are
WordPress plugins.

Bahadur 2021) stated “the main purposes of a WordPress plugin on a website are to
highlight the benefits of plugins, acquire additional settings, automatically create
improved site pieces, and enhance your content with more capabilities”.
With the help of plugins, websites load more rapidly. They also filter spam comments,
shield websites with firewalls from malicious software, help set up online storefronts
to sell goods, make other languages available, and completely change the layout of
the website.

WordPress is incredibly adaptable and allows for complete customization. WordPress

has SEO advantages because:
“WordPress is user-focused, you can create attractive permalinks with
WordPress,WordPress facilitates the management of metadata,SEO picture
optimization in WordPress is easy,Sites of WordPress do not stifle the user with slow
loading time, For mobile users WordPress is optimized,WordPress supports you in
your social media campaign,WordPress has great SEO-built plugins,Easy to integrate
WordPress with other software tools and SEO-friendly themes in
WordPress”(Bahadur,2021)

5. Is a WordPress website secure? What security restrictions exist? How do we

deal with them?Exist any substitutes?

Every content management system (CMS) has, by far, advantages and disadvantages.
Similar to this, WordPress is one of the most popular website building tools, and as a
result of its global popularity, it has become a target for bad actors. Because you are
too busy deploying your software to be able to foresee what will happen tomorrow,
you are only able to address the problems that have recently occurred. (Bahadur,2021)
“In light of the current situation, we can therefore consider it safe. Most security flaws
appear either before or immediately after your website has been compromised”.
Here are the most common security limitations of WordPress: -
a) Using Poor Passwords
b) Using outdated versions of “WordPress, Plugins, or Themes”
c) The use of “plugins from dubious sources in themes”
d) utilizing shared or low-quality hosting

Some of the alternatives to handle these limitations are: -

1. Establishing secure passwords for all of your online accounts
2. Make a WordPress security login.
3. WordPress should have two-factor authentication enabled.
4. Update your WordPress website frequently.
5. Put the right permissions in place on your servers.
6. Conduct routine malware scans.
7. Utilize a trustworthy WordPress login
8. Activate WordPress's brute force defense.
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