This is a serious challenge for legitimate website owners who may experience a problem with their websites on their servers hosted via GreenGeeks. Websites disappearing due to website failures, DDOS attacks, etc. However; it’s always a good idea to check if your websites are displaying correctly,–or check if your site has been deleted by mistake.
My Website Disappeared! Tell Me What Happened
There are various reasons why your website has disappeared. That can range from usual site issues, and violations of a hosting platform’s TOS.
If you think your website disappeared in error, always contact support to get your issue resolved. Before you request a review of your website, and request an appeal of their decision, please read the articles, and check the following factors below:
[Faq] Why Did A “404” Page Appeared On My Website After I Registered A New Domain And Created My Hosting Account Via GreenGeeks?
You got to have content on your server. This is common if you have a blank website. When you first sign up with GreenGeeks, you have an empty server. Content isn’t pre-produced, and there’s no editor displayed. There are no files to display your website. It’s just a 404 error page! If this is the case; follow these steps:
- Log into your GreenGeeks account.
- Open CPanel, or use an FTP client to access your public_html folder.
- Create an html file with your desired content, or install WordPress with a manual method.
- Test if your website will appear.
- If the problem goes away, you are done!
If your website is blank; don’t assume you have a built-in editor for your website. Instead; you must create your own content from scratch. Your blank site doesn’t appear like magic… you must build it yourself, and provide your own content.
Blank websites don’t have built-in editors,–unless you installed a CMS for your website. If you want a CMS; install it yourself. codex.wordpress.org has documentation for installing and configuring WordPress. These documents can also also help you run WordPress like a pro!
If you are making an html website, you start with an index.html file for your root directory for your website. You create content by uploading these files with an FTP client.
This problem can be fixed without any intervention of a hosting platform.
Let’s go to the next difficult experience!
[FAQ Why Is My Website Not Appearing What I’ve Expected To?
If you have a slow internet connection; it may take some time for your website to appear, or your server may experienced some problems when loading your website via CMS, you may need to check if your CMS is up to date when using WordPress. Websites do slow down overtime because, you have lots of content being published each 30 minutes. And this is common when you have lots of visitors visiting your website each minute. If This is a case, you may need to upgrade to a stronger hosting package, or find other ways to speed up your website.
If you have a fast internet connection, it may take some time for your website to render. SQL databases are bulky, and it takes server’s energy to process your content for your browser to display content.
If you have an extremely slow internet connection; your site will not load at all. This is common for some people who use a dialup connection.
If your site is packed with content that uses SQL, and your server is processing heavy posts with 12,000 words in it; it takes time to load. The larger the site, the slower the server runs.
Difficult part coming up!
[FAQ] My Website Is Not Appearing… What To Do?
Check your WordPress Theme! An update needs to be installed. Themes that are coded incorrectly can cause your site to disappear. At least this problem can be fixed by changing a theme, or updating to a new one.
You should always be careful when choosing a theme from external sources. The WordPress themes directory is the safer route for choosing a theme for your site.
What’s mentioned earlier; you may have a slow internet connection. If this is a case, check with your ISP for help.
The extremely difficult.
[FAQ] Does GreenGeeks’s Anti-Porn Policy Violate The Rights Of The Porn Website Owners?
If you were a pornstar who owns a website and host it via GreenGeeks, pornography is not supported because, it violates their TOS. If you were about to publish porn on your site, and your content is flagged by customers, you site may go away. If it’s a CMS; you can lose your content altogether. Although; porn site owners may be upset because, their site is deleted.
However; if you have an experienced lawyer, and you can get it back via an order of a court. It’s strongly recommended to host your erotic content on the other server who supports pornography.
[FAQ] Does GreenGeeks’s Anti-Gun Policy Violate The Rights Of Website Owners?
Some people who run website and blogs that promote gun ownership, and gun rights often have their websites taken down, or have their website forwarded to law enforcement. This is not limited to the following:
- Illegal sales of firearms
- Videos that promote gun violence
- Poaching of endangered animals for illegal products via illegal hunting of illegal firearms
- Websites condoning minors who should own firearms
- Gun websites that aren’t licensed by any licensing agencies/departments
- Gun sites that protect suspects who were involved in mass shootings, and other gun violence
- Gun sites providing material to terrorists designated by nations who protect our community against terrorism
[FAQ] Does GreenGeeks’s Policy Against Meat Production Violate The Rights Of Website Owners?
Although; GreenGeeks doesn’t support the meat industry what so ever. They support renewable energy, and ways to save our planet. If you have website where you raise animals for meat; your site may be taken down.
Conclusion
Always think before you post content on your website, you should always. Always read policies when relying on a hosting platform, GreenGeeks. If you are a meat-eating person who is about to quit eating meat, this host is right for you. If you continue to be a meat-eater, this platform isn’t a suitable for you.