Security update: Your website is being protected

On 21 October, critical security vulnerabilities affecting PHP, the technology behind WordPress and many other websites, required urgent action across the hosting industry.

Castlegate IT worked closely with our hosting providers to prepare for the necessary security updates. Importantly, our hosting partners and Cloudflare implemented additional firewall protections before the security patches were released, helping to protect websites against attempts to exploit these vulnerabilities.

The necessary patches have now been applied across our main managed hosting environments. A small number of legacy environments remain protected by additional firewall measures while their updates are completed.

No action is required from our clients. We continue to monitor the situation and manage the necessary security measures on their behalf.

Castlegate now offers a bespoke Shopify Ecommerce service

If you’re looking to sell products and services online, then Castlegate IT’s bespoke Shopify service could be for you. As standard, Shopify is a feature-rich eCommerce platform that allows easy management of products and the ability to sell to the UK and beyond. You can add or amend products, change prices, add special offers, create discount coupon codes and more through an easy-to-use interface.

Shopify is excellent for small to medium-sized businesses that are looking for a professional, mobile-friendly online shop. We can supply our expertise and experience to add a Shopify store to your existing website, themed to match your branding, or incorporate Shopify into a responsive redesign or new website build.

You can chose how to receive payments: credit and debit cards, PayPal, or even BitCoin, using industry standard SSL encryption. You can integrate your store with Campaign Monitor or MailChimp for effective email marketing campaigns, and can feed your products directly into Facebook. You can also sell your products across multiple channels, including Amazon and Etsy.

Your customers can buy your products on their phones and you can even manage your store while on the move, thanks to Shopify’s built-in responsive administration system and shop manager apps. Arrange your products into categories of your choosing to help your customers find the product they want. Be notified by email or text when you receive an order, then update the status of orders with just one click.

Castlegate IT can help with the setup, configuration and styling of your Shopify store, as well as provide tuition on how to run your store. Shopify themselves charge just $29 (approx. £19) per month for their Basic package, plus between 0 and 2.4% + 20p per payment transaction, depending on the payment method.

If you’re interested in taking your products online with Shopify, then please get in touch.