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.

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Community Catalysts

Community Catalysts are a not-for-profit organisation centred around a small collective of highly skilled professionals. The organisation’s aim is to help local people help other local people. They offer bespoke solutions in people-led social care and health and bring their values, creativity, and passion to everything they do.  Their work has local impact and national influence.

The brief

Having had a website that stood in place for 10 years, the team at Community Catalysts felt it was time to update the appearance of their website to reflect their position as experts within their field. It was important that the new design retained some key style elements of the organisation, but had a more modern feel and a more intuitive user journey. Accessibility was key during the initial phase of the project, and a constant consideration throughout the design process.

The website

The site we built for Community Catalysts retains many of the visual elements from the old site – bright colours and incorporation of the rings from their logo – but embeds them into a more contemporary overall design. Information is clearly laid out on the homepage, and site navigation is aided through the use of icons and clear calls to action. To ensure the highest level of accessibility, we incorporated contrast and text-size controls for the user.

The result

The eye-catching new website reflects Community Catalysts’ status as a progressive, professional and influential organisation in the not-for-profit sector. Building the site on the WordPress platform means that the Community Catalysts team can easily update it, while clear signposting and a considered site layout ensures that the public and affiliated organisations can quickly and easily access the information they need.

Read more about our websites for non-profit organisations.

Visit: www.communitycatalysts.co.uk

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