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07/10/2026

If you don't have WordPress auto-updates switched on, then you run an ever-larger risk of letting hackers in. Here's how to keep the door firmly closed:

By default you’ve likely already got these WordPress settings enabled, but it’s worth double-checking in case you don’t.

30/09/2026

If you have a Microsoft email account (like Hotmail, Outlook, or MSN) and 2FA codes or other emails haven't been getting through like they used to, here's what's been going on:

Microsoft email platforms have been reported to occasionally bounce emails we’ve sent.

22/09/2026

Register or renew .au domains THIS WEEK to lock in today's price of $12.50/yr. Get in ahead of October's wholesale price rise.

15/09/2026

🚨🚨 SECURITY ALERT: Magento and Adobe Commerce 🚨🚨

An urgent hotfix is available to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability known as StyleSmuggler in Magento and Adobe Commerce. Risks include card skimming and access to your store.

Update your software as soon as you can.

An urgent hotfix is available to patch a critical vulnerability in Magento and Adobe Commerce. Update your store's software as soon as you can.

26/08/2026

After five WordPress releases in five weeks, we're up to version 7.1. The latest release had a rocky first 24 hours for anyone using WP Rocket, but here's where things are at now:

The latest WordPress release builds on much of what 7.0 started. Some noteworthy new blocks like Tabs and Playlists have also been added.

05/08/2026

HostGator's reviews have taken a dive ever since they were bought out by Newfold Digital. Here's what people are saying, and why they're saying it:

HostGator has developed a reputation for its unreliable customer service, and for being unreliable when things go wrong.

11/06/2026

ACCOUNT SECURITY: This year has already set records for the number of email scams that have targeted our customers and tried to steal MyHost passwords. So we're boosting account security and making two-factor authentication (2FA) compulsory for everyone. We've also added email codes as an option alongside app-based codes.

MyHost is adding an extra layer of account security by making two-factor authentication (2FA) compulsory for every account.

25/05/2026

Just before midday Monday the 25th of May, we started experiencing a very large DDoS attack against our network. Both our teams and the teams of several of our partners have been working late into the night to restore services. We have been successful, but there is more work to do today.

Right now, we are still experiencing a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) to all parts of our infrastructure. We are actively investigating and taking measures to mitigate the impact on our services. Some customers may be experiencing intermittent connectivity issues, increased latency, or temporary service disruptions while mitigation efforts are underway. If you are, I am sorry you are being affected and we want to get you fixed ASAP.

We believe services are currently operating normally for traffic routed within New Zealand. However, international traffic continues to experience intermittent degraded performance. Websites utilising CDNs or services hosted outside New Zealand may be intermittently affected, and external monitoring systems may incorrectly report affected services as unavailable. We are working with our upstream provider to adjust DDoS protection settings and optimise mitigation measures.

Our support team are replying to support tickets as quickly as we are able to. Status updates are being posted inside the dashboard to https://myhost-clients.com/ - but we are aware some customers may not be able to login to see this, so it appears we are completely down and not communicating with you.

If you have emailed us and haven't heard back please comment below with the following information:

- If you're in New Zealand who your Internet provider (ISP) is. This can be obtained from https://www.whatismyip.com/ if you do not know.
- Whether you can see the https://myhost.nz or https://myhost-clients.com website
- Whether your email service is working.

These 3 details would be incredibly helpful in us understanding the shape of the issue for our customers.

We apologise for this service disruption and thank you for your patience with us. Getting all of our customers websites running reliably is our teams entire only priority. You can rest assured a full report of the scale of what has happened once every customers websites are stable.

Thank you for your understanding and support, Quintin - Founder.

12/05/2026

Wix has great name recognition. They also have a not-so-great track record of raising prices. Meanwhile our Website Builder doesn't charge extra for ecommerce or other features, and costs less than the cheapest Wix plan. https://myhost.nz/blog/wix-history-price-rises?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogshare

11/05/2026

If you miss your .AU domain renewal window, all is not lost. There's a 30-day period when only you can renew it. Good to know! https://my-host.au/blog/domain-expiry-process?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogshare