Articles by Abigail Opiah, B2B Editor - Web hosting & Website builders

Abigail is a B2B Editor that specializes in web hosting and website builder news features and reviews at TechRadar Pro. She has been a B2B journalist for more than five years covering a wide range of topics in the technology sector from colocation and cloud to data centers and telecommunications. As a B2B web hosting and website builder editor, Abigail also writes how-to guides and deals for the sector, keeping up to date with the latest trends in the hosting industry. Abigail is also extremely keen on commissioning contributed content from experts in the web hosting and website builder field.

Prior to her current role, Abigail travelled around Europe and Asia as a senior reporter for B2B publications Data Economy and Capacity Media, attending cloud computing and data center conferences, and covering news in the sector. She also has experience writing long form features on topics including 5G, open-source systems such as kubernetes, and fiber optic subsea cables.

Abigail holds a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism from City, University of London.

Articles by: Abigail Opiah

You can now test WordPress 5.9 before its official release

By Abigail Opiah published 3 December 21

WordPress launches version 5.9 Beta 1 to polish the new software ahead of its release.

KKR and GIP to spend $15bn on CyrusOne

By Abigail Opiah published 15 November 21

Private equity firms acquire data center REIT CyrusOne in landmark deal.

GoDaddy now owns the company that invented Managed WordPress

By Abigail Opiah published 12 November 21

Both companies will look to leverage open-source GoDaddy invests in Pagely in a landmark deal.

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IONOS launches new virtual private server for faster application response

By Abigail Opiah published 10 November 21

A new VPS from IONOS to be used as independent computing capacity for workloads such as test environments.

Wix is giving fitness firms the chance to flex

By Abigail Opiah published 4 November 21

Wix Fit platform provides a complete solution to manage and grow fitness businesses.

Ecommerce demand ahead of Black Friday helps boost GoDaddy revenues

By Abigail Opiah published 4 November 21

GoDaddy’s Q3 results show ecommerce boost ahead of Black Friday period.

Namecheap deal lets bloggers boost their image making game

By Abigail Opiah published 2 November 21

Namecheap snaps up graphic design tool Stencil to boost content creation offerings.

Zenfolio is now offering its website builder service to UK photographers

By Abigail Opiah published 22 October 21

Zenfolio adds new website builder solution exclusively for photographers in the UK.

GoDaddy launches eBay integration for microbusinesses

By Abigail Opiah published 14 October 21

New eBay integration will allow GoDaddy SMB customers in the UK to grow their online presence organically.

The mega Facebook outage won't be the last of its kind - here's why

By Abigail Opiah published 12 October 21

Outage caused by a faulty configuration change left many wondering if it will happen again.

How two wedding dress companies sued a top security firm for copyright infringement and lost

By Abigail Opiah published 10 October 21

Yet another website builder startup wants to take on Wix and Squarespace

By Abigail Opiah published 8 October 21

Universe adds new features to its mobile app website builder GRID including new themes and templates.

GoDaddy adds Vimeo video creation for SMBs

By Abigail Opiah published 8 October 21

Video creation is about to get a whole lot easier for SMBs with GoDaddy and Vimeo.

Hostinger unlocks cross-border payments with Credorax

By Abigail Opiah last updated 7 October 21

Hostinger wants to expand its payment process with the help of Credorax.

Descript audio and podcast platform review

By Abigail Opiah published 7 October 21

Updated Descript is a transcription and editing application that aims to ease the complexities of working with audio.

Supreme Court asks US government to step in on Amazon cloud case

By Abigail Opiah published 6 October 21

Amazon's cloud hosting patent case to get US government intervention.

Why do all the biggest websites keep falling apart?

By Abigail Opiah published 5 October 21

UPDATED The chances are this will not the the last major website outage this year.

Internet Archive: Forget the Wayback Machine, there's now a Wayforward Machine too

By Abigail Opiah published 4 October 21

Internet Archive launches Wayforward Machine to mark its 25th anniversary.

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Top websites see outages as Let's Encrypt's CA certificate expires

By Abigail Opiah last updated 4 October 21

Websites and apps go down following expiration of root CA certificates provided by Let's Encrypt.

Checkout issues are costing European businesses billions in lost revenue

By Abigail Opiah published 29 September 21

Although European ecommerce is booming, shoppers often experience issues with top sites.

Cloudflare is launching into the cloud storage market

By Abigail Opiah published 29 September 21

Cloudflare says its new cloud storage offers a reduced cost to draw in more customers.

GoDaddy launches two new POS devices for SMBs

By Abigail Opiah published 28 September 21

New POS hardware from GoDaddy look to target bricks-and-mortar stores as well as outdoor markets.

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Treston TED electric height adjustable workbench review

By Abigail Opiah published 27 September 21

Treston's height adjustable workbench is great for those who need some variety in comfort while working from home.

Scammers turn to Facebook Marketplace as it hits a billion users

By Abigail Opiah published 24 September 21

Facebook lets scammers slip through the cracks, report claims.

Squarespace launches a whole bunch of new features for ecommerce websites

By Abigail Opiah published 22 September 21

New product features should help Squarespace customers sell more online.

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