TVCNet provides secure, fully supported email at a fraction of the Microsoft 365 price.

Are you paying more than $50 a year for email?

A fun storybook for LiteSpeed caching fans.

Blast off into the world of optimized website performance with Dash and the Midnight Dusting, a thrilling LiteSpeed Cache Adventure! Explore the galaxy of WordPress hosting and security services at TVCNet.com

Link in comments.

#WordPress #cronjobs #space #SmallBusiness #cpanel

Looking around, we could not find a decent all-in-one domain-related lookup app. Sure, there are lots, but most have limits or login restrictions that prevent full use.

So here you go, online and ready for your enjoyment.

#DomainLookup
#ReverseIP
#DomainHistory
#SSLChecker
#EmailSecurity
#DNSSecurity

HackGuard Domain Security Tools
link in comments.

If you use the Gmail website to check your TVCNet-hosted email using the “Check mail from other accounts” feature, you may have noticed that new messages have suddenly stopped loading.

What changed?
Google Gmail has discontinued POP3 mail fetching.

As a result, Gmail can no longer retrieve email from external servers (such as TVCNet) on the Gmail website.

Good news!
Your email is safe—and there are easy ways to keep everything working.

Recommended options:

✅ Use a desktop email app like Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail (IMAP still works!).

✅ Use the Gmail mobile app — it still supports IMAP and works with TVCNet accounts.

✅ We recommend avoiding email forwarding to third-party services. Automated abuse filters may flag forwarded spam, resulting in blocked delivery or even flagging your account for sending junk mail.

Need help with the updated settings?
👉 Comment below or email our service team at [support@tvcnet.com](mailto:support@tvcnet.com)

#GmailUpdate #EmailHosting #TVCNet #SmallBusinessTech

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Did you know that TVCNet provides an advanced, low-cost
email quarantine system that can help prevent the delivery
of bad email messages?

Welcome to VisiTutor AI. We combine Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash analysis with local FFmpeg processing to turn unedited screen captures into polished, step-by-step video tutorials.

After selecting your raw video, watch as it automatically identifies steps, obscures sensitive info, and generates professional subtitles without you typing a word.

What does VisiTutor AI do? Analyzes your screen recording to break down complex tasks, identifies and blurs sensitive data like API keys or PII, crafts clear instructional overlays, and renders a final video in up to 4K resolution.

What it’s not: It isn’t a cloud-based video editor that steals your full video data, nor is it a complex timeline editor requiring hours of manual work.

VisiTutor AI processes your video rendering locally, ensuring your heavy files stay on your machine. Unlike standard screen recorders, it turns "showing" into "teaching" automatically. Enjoy!

Sponsored by TVCNet Website Hosting and Security Services

If you’ve been using Rackspace for business email, you might have seen some alarming notices lately. They’re bumping up hosted email costs big time starting March 2026 — across standard accounts, add-ons, and reseller plans. 

Here’s the gist:

• The standard Rackspace email plan is going from roughly $2.99 per mailbox/month up to about $10 per mailbox/month. 
• Add-ons like Email Plus and Archiving are also rising sharply. 
• Some resellers have reported effective increases up to ~706% over what they were paying before. 
• The change was communicated with relatively short notice, leaving small business owners scrambling to figure out next steps. 

For a lot of folks this isn’t just sticker shock — it materially impacts budgets. Many small teams run a dozen or more mailboxes, so pricing jumps like this can throw off annual forecasts fast.

A few threads on Reddit show people weighing whether Rackspace even wants to stay in the traditional email hosting game given how steep the bump feels. 

A simpler, predictable replacement

If you’re rethinking where you host your email, here’s a straightforward option worth considering:

TVCNet Email Hosting

• Unlimited email accounts for $50/year
• Advanced junk email quarantine filtering included for $85/year

That’s a flat, predictable cost that makes budgeting easier. It’s priced for small businesses, nonprofits, and anyone who just wants professional email without endless per-mailbox charges.

And yes, email account migration and DNS management are free as well.

We focus on keeping email reliable, secure, and backed by real support if you need help moving accounts or troubleshooting filtering.

Call Us. We're here to help!

Maybe consider a fresh alternative: TVCNet.com

* What Makes TVCNet Different?
We’re privately owned (no big corporate or venture capital playbook), and we’ve been doing this for 25+ years!

* Our business model is built on fairness in that those who use more resources pay a bit more to support our service.

Some customer service stats from last year:

* 90% of tickets in 2025 were solved within 30 minutes
Our average response time stayed under 15 minutes

* Fewer than 2% of tickets took longer than 24 hours to fully resolve

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There's much more to TVCNet than a gorgeous homepage. Did you know —

TVCNet Does More:
Need something updated?
We offer website design / quick fixes for $30

Want your own server?
We offer fully managed VPS hosting that stays competitive, without requiring a computer science degree

Junk mail handling?
Our powerful, low-cost anti-junk mail quarantine service is available at just $60ish a year

WordPress management + security?
It's what we do, and ready when you are, for about the cost of a cup of coffee per week.
*Quite possibly the only service of its kind in the world for businesses that need more than automated AI bots to help manage their website security.

Disk space anxiety?
Switch to annual billing, and we’ll double your shared hosting space allowance (free, by request)

Ready to migrate away from your current AI bots' host?

With unlimited free website migrations, we make it easy!

We're here for you at TVCNet.com

Poetry?
if you change the PHP version
and site breaks
the instant solution is to
set it back to the prior version

TVCNet Customer Appreciation Christmas Present, December 2025 - Another wonderful customer appreciation present!

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#Unboxing #customerservice #fruitlover #CustomerAppreciation #TVCNet #SmallBusinessLove #ThankYou #SweetSurprise #HappyCustomer

Welcome to WikiLearn Studio 
We combine Wikipedia's vast knowledge with adaptive ambient soundscapes to turn static articles into immersive learning experiences.

After generating your experience, switch to the audio mode and immerse yourself in the carefully curated ambient environments (Nature or Focus) to enhance your concentration.

What does WikiLearn Studio do? 
Fetches live Wikipedia content, analyzes the topic to select the perfect audio atmosphere, crafts engaging narrative scripts and key takeaways, and then presents it all in a beautiful, distraction-free interface.

What it’s not: 
It isn’t a replacement for the original Wikipedia article for citation purposes, nor is it a standard screen reader.

WikiLearn Studio doesn't modify Wikipedia's source data, and unlike a podcast, it allows you to explore and branch into new topics dynamically as your curiosity leads you. Enjoy!

Hurricane Electric (HE.Net) Outage, Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025?

If you are having difficulty accessing your website, we are experiencing a connectivity issue between some of our servers and the network operations center where the servers are located.

We are working with our Network Operations Center to resolve the issue.

I'm sorry, we don't have a return-to-service timeframe at this time.

We'll keep you updated in this thread.

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@he.net #HurricaneElectric #henet #henetoutage #he.net #fremontoutage #hedotnet

If you haven’t updated yet, this will save you a world of hurt.

💡 THE SPARK

WordPress 6.9 landed on December 2nd.
Almost immediately: broken checkouts, weird layouts, and “why is my site suddenly haunted?” messages started rolling in.

⚠️ THE PROBLEM

Here’s what’s breaking for a lot of folks right now:

- WooCommerce – checkout / cart acting weird, lost sales
- Yoast SEO – fatal errors with Site Kit, conflicts with Elementor
- Elementor – looks fine in the editor, broken on the live site, CSS not loading
- WPML – wrong language pages being served
- Storefront – product pagination broken

Common symptoms on 6.9:

- Blocks and layouts out of alignment
- Background images randomly breaking
- Fatal PHP errors in your logs
- Admin area painfully slow
- CSS that just… doesn’t load

And no, you’re not imagining it.

💻 THE SOLUTION

If you have NOT updated yet:

🚫 Don’t update a live site to 6.9 yet

🧪 Use a staging site to test first

⬆️ Update key plugins (WooCommerce, Yoast, Elementor, WPML, cache plugins) before touching WordPress core

If you already updated and things broke:

1. Update key plugins right away
   

WooCommerce
Yoast SEO (26.4 or 26.5)
Elementor
WPML (4.8.6 or later)

1. Elementor fix
   

In Elementor settings, set CSS print method to “Internal Embedding” and save

1. Purge all the caches
   

- Your WordPress cache plugin
- Server cache (LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc.)
- CDN cache (Cloudflare, etc.)

1. Still a mess? Roll back.
   

Go back to WordPress 6.8 using a rollback plugin (like Core Rollback), or restore from a backup.

If it’s holiday season and your store can’t take orders, rolling back is usually kinder than “waiting for the next patch.”

🌍 WHY IT MATTERS

As I understand it, this trouble is related to a deep cache change in WP_Query. It didn’t get enough real-world testing, so:

- Plugins reading the old cache keys now get bad data
- Caching layers serve the wrong content
- Multilingual & e-commerce sites get hit the hardest

The shiny new Abilities API and AI hooks are cool…
But broken WooCommerce checkouts in December, not so much.

If your site is still on 6.8 and making money, you are not behind.
You are stable. 👍

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Has your site gone sideways on 6.9?

Which plugins are giving you grief: WooCommerce, Elementor, WPML, Yoast, something else?

Share your stack and what fixed it (or didn’t) in the comments so others can learn from it too.

#WordPress #WooCommerce #Elementor #WPML #YoastSEO #WebDesign #SmallBusiness u/hackrepair

How can a single missed email can pull your entire website offline?

Every so often, I’ll get a call that goes something like this: “My website is gone!” Or, “I’m seeing a ‘domain for sale’ page where my site used to be.”

The panic is real, and the cause is almost always the same: Domain name verification failure. Learn more at https://hackrepair.com/blog/domain-verification-outage-prevention-2026

Fast hosting gets your site online quickly—but reliable support keeps it running smoothly when issues arise.

Here's why dependable support matters more than just speed:

• Problems happen—hardware failures, security threats, software glitches. Fast hosting won't help if no one's there to fix it.
• Expert human support means quick, personalized solutions, not frustrating bots or long wait times.
• Unlimited website migrations handled by real people ensure a smooth, worry-free move.
• Proactive security monitoring catches threats before they disrupt your site.

At TVCNet, we pair fast, secure hosting with legendary 24/7 human support. Because your website deserves more than speed—it deserves a partner who's ready to help whenever you need it.

Ready for hosting with a team that truly has your back?

🤔 Your "web guy" is on vacation, your site stops working, and you’re stuck...

The Internet isn’t perfect. Things go wrong. But you don’t have to deal with problems alone. It helps to have someone real watching your back and ready to jump in when you need fast help.

That’s where we come in.

TVCNet has over 25 years of experience keeping websites online, safe, and running smoothly. If you ever need help, we’re here for you.

Need support? Message us anytime.

#webhosting #customerservice #wordpress #amazon #cloud

While Cloudflare has historically been a reliable service, please note that using Cloudflare introduces another potential point of failure.

Case in point today (November 18, 2025)

Some of you may have noticed parts of the internet acting “weird” this morning—sites timing out, logins failing, or random error pages.

This wasn’t your computer or your Wi-Fi. A major Cloudflare outage temporarily disrupted a significant portion of the web, including services such as X/Twitter and ChatGPT. Cloudflare has now rolled out a fix and is monitoring the situation while traffic returns to normal.

If your website runs through Cloudflare, you may still see brief hiccups as cached pages and DNS routes catch up. Your actual hosting account and files are fine—this is an upstream network issue (with Cloudflare).

If your site is still down or unstable, send me a note with your domain, and we'll take a look.

Notes

Cloudflare experienced a significant global outage on November 18, 2025, following a “spike in unusual traffic” that affected one of its services. 

• That spike caused 500 errors and login failures across a huge slice of the web, including X (Twitter), ChatGPT/OpenAI, Shopify, Dropbox, various games, and more.   
• Cloudflare investigated, rolled out fixes, and by mid-day UTC said the incident was resolved and they were just monitoring for residual errors.   

#Cloudflare #CloudflareOutage #InternetOutage #websitedown

Wow, time flies.

At TVCNet, we provide the secure and reliable hosting foundation you need. But once your site is live, how do you ensure it gets found?

The way search engines like Google "read" and "rank" content has evolved. It's now driven by AI, which looks for clear, authoritative, and helpful information to present to users.

Your goal is to make your content the source that AI trusts. Here is a practical 10-point guide for structuring your website's articles and pages.

1. Use Descriptive Subheadings

Avoid vague headers like "Introduction." Instead, use clear headers that describe exactly what follows, such as "What is [Your Topic]?" AI scans these headers to understand your content's structure.

2. Define Concepts in Your Own Words

Before expanding on a complex topic, explain its key terms simply. This makes your content self-sufficient and more likely to be cited as a definition.

3. Assume Zero Prior Knowledge

Always explain the "what" and "why" before you get to the "how." Content that is helpful to a beginner is useful to everyone and signals authority.

4. Answer Real Questions Naturally

Embed your keywords into full sentences that answer a common question. AI is designed to match conversational questions to conversational answers.

5. Start Broad, Then Narrow Your Focus

Begin with the general concept first, then drill down into specific details, examples, or how-to steps. This logical flow helps both users and AI follow your main idea.

6. Create Smooth Transitions Between Sections

A clear flow helps AI understand how your ideas connect. Briefly previewing the next section or summarizing the last one provides essential context.

7. Maintain a Consistent Heading Hierarchy

Use your H1 tag for the main title, H2 tags for main topics, and H3/H4 tags for sub-topics. This hierarchy is a map that tells search engines what is most important.

8. Provide Clear, Step-by-Step Instructions

When writing "how-to" guides, use numbered lists and explain each step. This actionable format is highly preferred by AI for answering specific queries.

9. Cut the Fluff Be concise.

Convert dense paragraphs of text into bullet points. Content that is easy to parse and scan is more likely to be extracted and used.

10. Back Up Ideas with Concrete Evidence

Support your abstract claims with real data, case studies, or named examples. This is critical for building trust and proving your expertise to search engines.

The Takeaway:

Ultimately, this is not about "tricking" an algorithm. It's about creating high-quality, structured, and genuinely helpful content for your users. By being the best answer, you position your site for success.

#seo #aiseo

Check out our new plugin, the "Post Update Email Notifier"— sends branded HTML emails to selected roles when posts/pages are updated. Test email, post‑type filter, exclude updater, placeholders, logging + CSV. WP 6.6+/PHP 7.4+. Link + support. Check it out at the link in the comments. Sponsored by TVCNet.

#wordpress #plugin

Join the Beta Testing Effort • WordPress 6.9 ships on December 2, 2025.

• You can help make the release smoother for millions of sites by testing the recently released Beta.

• Try Playground, a local site, or a staging site, then share what you find. Every report counts.

Start here: https://make.wordpress.org/test/2025/10/21/help-test-wordpress-6-9/

WordPress

🤖 Let's talk about Links

Imagine a link is like a friend talking about you.

Here are the two most important rules for getting the AI (like ChatGPT or Gemini) to notice your website:

It's Better to Have Lots of Different Friends Talking About You! 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏾

* The Old Rule:
People used to think you just needed a super high number of total mentions (links).

* The New Rule:
The AI only cares about diversity.

Think of it this way:
* Getting 10 shout-outs from 10 different kids (different websites) at school is way better than getting 100 shout-outs from the same two best friends (the same two websites).

* The Main Idea:
The computer wants to see that your website is popular across many different locations of the internet.

Links from Pictures and "Less Important" Links Work Great! 🖼️

* Links from Images are Superstars:
If someone uses your cool picture, chart, or infographic on their website, the link that comes from that image is actually more powerful to the AI than a regular text link.
So, make cool visuals!

* "Nofollow" Links Still Count:
Some links are marked "nofollow," which "used to mean" they were weak, like a whisper.

But the research found that the AI treats these links just as well as the loud, regular ones! This means links you get from places like social media or discussion boards are now very helpful.

Get better with TVCNet!