Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide end-to-end security of data sent between applications over the Internet. It is mostly familiar to users through its use in secure web browsing, and in particular the padlock icon that appears in web browsers when a secure session is established.

TLS is the more recent version  of SSL that provides better protection than SSL, though SSL is commonly used to mean both.

What's important is that all interactions over the internet are encrypted. Websites having TLS/SSL protection begin with https:// in the browser address bar.

Browsers warn wannabe visitors of sites lacking this protection to not enter for their own protection. Websites must have this protection.

Websites can be categorized as being "domain" (aka "primary") sites, versus "subdomain" sites. Both types are full fledged independent websites. 

Each client of Visipress is implemented as a subdomain and are independent of other subdomains.

There are four important benefits to using clients being subdomain sites on Visipress.net.

(1) There is no need to purchase a domain name. That could save you between roughly $30 to $200 per year -- even higher for high-value domain names. You would also need to hunt down a domain name that's not already used somewhere across the internet.

(2) Subdomains are free.

(3) Your subdomain name selection is only constrained by prior use within Visipress, not by your subdomain name clashing with the millions of domain names "out there".

(4) The structure of subdomains under the Visipress.net domain name provides for sharing of system resources like Wordpress plugins. That's critical to our ability to offer affordable websites. 

WordPress is a content management system (CMS) that allows you to build and host websites. WordPress contains plugin architecture and a template system, so you can customize any website to fit your business, blog, portfolio, or online store.

Wordpress is used by over 44% of the websites in the world! That speaks volumes for the ability to easily design websites deploying Wordpress' many features without writing any code at all.

Wordpress is structured as...

➤ one or more "pages",
➤ each containing one or more "sections",
➤ each containing one or more "rows",
➤ each containing one or more adjustable-width "columns",
➤ each containing one or more "modules",
➤ each containing an "element" from a large selection of elements...

This means you have tremendous flexibility to lay out any arrangement of functional elements in this hierarchical structure that works best for you.

View the video by clicking the View Rows and Row Options Video button to get immersed in this important topic.

Pre-made themes take advantage of this flexibility to give you amazing website templates that are not only dazzling but also logical in terms of the relationship of parts.

You can easily custom design the layout you want based on what you think works best. Look at pre-made layouts to get ideas. You are designing your website without writing one line of code.

As powerful as Wordpress is, there are often cases where something special is needed. Wordpress plugins are the answer. See this library of over 32,000 free plugins created by Wordpress aficionados that provide unique solutions to needs of all kinds. It includes an essential search function to simplify your search.

Divi is a complete design framework that allows you to design and customize every part of your website from the ground up. You have control over everything down to the finest detail.

Without coding experience, designing a website from scratch can be tricky or downright impossible. However, with Divi's front-end builder, coding isn't necessary. Because Divi is highly visual what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editor, you can easily add and view special effects, change and view the image settings, and so on, and witness your changes as you make them.

View the  "Introduction to DIVI" video elsewhere on this page for a quick overview of the power of DIVI. Also view the library of theme/layout packs available to you at no additional cost. It loads slowly because the list is looong! https://www.elegantthemes.com/layouts/ 

A powerful Artificial Intelligence tool is now available. Auto-generate content with one click. Generate images automatically. Refine &  modify existing images. All intergated with your DIVI workflow. This means you can use AI as you create/edit your website without leaving DIVI.

Responsive web design, as is the case for Visipress generated websites, refers to designing websites to adapt to a user's device. The result is a website retaining its optimal usability and appearance regardless of the device -- desktop, tablet, smart phone -- it's displayed on, and the device's orientation.

"Elements" generally refer to the content you select for modules (and then customize). When you create a module, you are presented a pop-up from which you make your selection. Click here to open a Divi document listing elements, but please be aware that what's available to you will be limited though substantial. You will see the full list when you insert a module into your design.

When designing a Visipress website, you will likely create element designs that you would like to use in multiple places in the website. Visipress provides storage of those designs such that you can fetch them to insert into multiples places. This feature will save you time and assure you get an absolutely consistent appearance through you website. Visitors will appreciate the consistency because similarity gives confidence that wherever the element is used, it will behave the same.

VisiPress includes nightly backup of your entire website. You need not worry about losing your website. You can select any any backup copy taken over the last 30 days. If you are doing an edit session and things go awry, you can start the day over using the most recent backup. Better yet, take advantage of on-demand backups before you are about to start a substantial editing process. Then, if things get out of hand, you will have the backup of the site as it as just before you started the edit session.

Don't let spam create havoc. VisiPress includes a highly-regarded anti-spam plugin to prootect your website -- and your reputation!

Websites are constantly bombarded with attempts to insert malware into your site causing the site to malfunction and even shut it down. Malware can also steal your private information. VisiPress invested in the top level plan offered by a most respected malware detection, prevention and removal application available.

Documentation for all the components of your masterpiece website is available form the suppliers of those components. In addition, VisiPress will provide "briefs" of how the various parts work and how to set them up in the first place. Where VisiPress shines is having plugins already configured and pre-installed for your site. You will of course change text and other content that needs to be about you. You will likely customize it by just loading your images, perhaps experiment with colors, borders, sizes, spacings, shadows, and using the many other ways to make your website look and feel the way you want it to be.