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Is there an official explanation from Homestead regarding the train wreck I stumbled into today? I have been using Homestead for at least 10 years, I run a business with my site and confidence is shaken. Please advise.
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Thank you Les.
I see the last system status entry was Feb 20th of this year. Has there been some change that I missed? My mistake, I have always logged on and quickly made changes or created a new site, it seems that I missed some call to upgrade or change my status. Any insight you can offer is greatly appreciated! I am hoping to not have to learn a new system and move everything to a new platform.
I see the last system status entry was Feb 20th of this year. Has there been some change that I missed? My mistake, I have always logged on and quickly made changes or created a new site, it seems that I missed some call to upgrade or change my status. Any insight you can offer is greatly appreciated! I am hoping to not have to learn a new system and move everything to a new platform.
Drew N, Alum
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Andrew, the new Websitebuilder program has a much more modern look and feel. The sites it makes are made mobile automatically and when you register a domain it should secure the site automatically as well.
You have been using Sitebuilder Plus it looks like and you can secure your sites by using a 3rd party. You can see how in this topic.
If you do a search here in the community for Site Spotlight, you can see some examples of customer built sites using the new Websitebuilder.There is a bit of a learning curve, but most people do prefer it once they get the hang of it.
It is possible for me to convert the site so that you can use the old program, but you will be better off in the long run if you used the new program.
You have been using Sitebuilder Plus it looks like and you can secure your sites by using a 3rd party. You can see how in this topic.
If you do a search here in the community for Site Spotlight, you can see some examples of customer built sites using the new Websitebuilder.There is a bit of a learning curve, but most people do prefer it once they get the hang of it.
It is possible for me to convert the site so that you can use the old program, but you will be better off in the long run if you used the new program.
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Thanks very much. I checked out the new program and it looks like I can come up to speed quickly. Am I correct that replacing my current site will involve re-directing the domain to the new site? My site links to a reservation system that will also need to be re-integrated, I will need to coordinate so we are dark for as short a time as possible. Thanks again, I panicked when I saw all the chatter about trying to use the old program.
Drew N, Alum
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You can leave your old site running as is until the new site is fully completed. Keep in mind it is best to make sure you use the same page names when possible. Once you have the new site completed, it is a simple matter to move the domain to the new site. This will minimize the "dark" time.
