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  1. Ascent Employment Law Launches Their New Website

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    We do of course love redesigns and updates, but it’s still a total thrill when we get to design a completely new website for a completely new business!

    Ascent Employment Law is a novel law firm that opened its doors in late 2020. They focus on serving those who need assistance with…

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  2. We’re Revealing… Hop Reveal!

    Hop Reveal: A Visual ENV Cue with an image of a duck peeking through the Hop Studios logo

    Many of Hop’s software add-ons come into existence because we have a problem ourselves that needs solving.

    In our business, we look at many different websites each and every day. And frequently, we work on multiple versions of the same website at the same time—sites with separate servers…

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  3. The Problem with Shared Hosting and Email

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    One of our clients recently experienced a massive disruption to their business—the title of this article really is a spoiler here—when their email service suddenly became non-functional. Email is arguably one of the single-most important services a business uses, both internally and…

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  4. Hellloooooo EE6! Hop Studios Has Add-ons for You!

    EE6 Control Panel screenshot

    EE6 Control Panel screenshot

    We’ve been waiting for the release of ExpressionEngine 6 with a great sense of anticipation, like many others in the #EECMS community. Seeing so many cool new features demoed at EEConf 2020 in October really whetted our appetites, especially the reimagined control panel.

    We’re planning…

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  5. Does a PHP version requirement mean you have to update your EE or Craft content management system?

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    (updated Jan 19, 2022; updated Dec 18, 2023)

    Here’s the situation: The version of PHP installed on your server is about to sunset*, and you’re panicking. You already know that you can upgrade your PHP version by flipping a toggle or sending an email to support, but what effect will…

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