All of our websites are built using WordPress, a “content management system” (CMS) which was originally created as a tool to publish blogs but has evolved to support publishing other web content, including more traditional websites. WordPress is among the most popular content management systems – it is estimated that half (or more) of the world’s websites run on WordPress!

WordPress is “open source” – and therefore freely available – and is supported by many thousands of developers and third-parties, making it one of the most powerful and cost effective platforms.

We have recently begun migrating all of our sites – and setting up new sites – with Chemicloud, which provides web hosting services – in other words, they provide the computers which actually run the software for websites .

Chemicloud provides one of the fastest, most robust and most secure hosting platforms available.

One of WordPress’ key features is the ability to preconfigure it using presets known as a “Theme”. Whilst we are happy to work with any WordPress Theme you may choose, we use and recommend WP Astra.

Astra is a fast, lightweight, and highly customisable WordPress Theme which enables us to set up new websites rapidly and deliver unparalleled speed and fantastic looking sites!

We proudly use Migadu.com for all of our email needs. Migadu provides Swiss stability and security and high levels of reliability, as well as an industry standard email service.

Every website we create is protected by Sucuri, providing the highest level of security possible for our own sites and that of our partners.

Because we know that things can go wrong, every site is backed up daily using UpdraftPlus to ensure we can recover your website quickly and completely in the case of a major issue.

Today, more than ever, the performance of your website matters! Slow websites annoy potential customers and hurt your rankings with search engines such as Google.

That’s why we use WP Rocket to optimise and cache your website, and Imagify to compress images to deliver the fastest possible response depending on the device being used by the visitor.

If you need e-Commerce capabilities such as an online shop, we have you covered with WooCommerce, the very best solution for creating your online store and selling your products and services.

WooCommerce is an extremely rich platform for selling almost anything online, and with a myriad of their own and third-party plugins available you can have advanced e-commerce capabilities with minimal cost and setup time.

Generative AI tools are a new addition to the small business toolbox.

At Lyaeus we are constantly experimenting with and learning about how this new technology can be harnessed to foster growth, streamline processes, and boost sales.