--- title: "5 Web Hosting New Year’s Resolutions for 2020" description: "Many New Year's resolutions are related to better performance in something. For business owners, those goals may be geared toward marketing and sales: search engine optimization (SEO), advertising,..." url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/5-web-hosting-new-years-resolutions-for-2020/ date: 2020-01-10 modified: 2024-05-03 author: "InMotion Hosting" categories: ["Web Development"] type: post lang: en --- # 5 Web Hosting New Year’s Resolutions for 2020 ![5 Web Hosting New Years Resolutions for 2020 Hero Image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5-web-hosting-new-years-resolutions-for-2020-1024x538.png) Many New Year’s resolutions are related to better performance in something. For business owners, those goals may be geared toward marketing and sales: [search engine optimization (SEO)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/seo-for-beginners/), advertising, or [branding in general](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/5-ways-to-improve-your-branding/). Maybe you’ll be creating the first website for your business with a content management system (CMS) such as [WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/what-is-wordpress/) or [Drupal](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/drupal-8-release/). Hopefully, it includes learning more about new [General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)](https://privacy.inmotionhosting.com/gdpr/), [California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)](https://privacy.inmotionhosting.com/ccpa/), and [cybersecurity practices](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/6-ways-to-secure-your-web-activity-from-your-computer/). Moving on, here are five ways to improve not only your web hosting solution, but your overall online branding in 2020 – *for free*. ## Ansible for IT Automation Do you manage multiple websites across different servers? Maybe you’re maintaining websites for clients using different hosting companies. If so, [Ansible playbooks](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/ansible/) can help you automate website updates and other changes from a central server or workstation. It doesn’t require learning a new programming language and much of the configuration is set-and-forget. Learn more with our summary: [**What is Ansible?**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/ansible/what-is-ansible/) ## Drupal 8 For Your Next Website If you’re thinking about creating a new website but don’t want to use the popular [WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/blog/what-is-wordpress-hosting/) CMS because of [hack reports](https://sucuri.net/reports/2018-hacked-website-report/), [**Drupal 8**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/drupal-8-kanban-burndown/) may be for you. What is Drupal doing that compares to WordPress? - Better security in the initial install - Modules (plugins) and themes for customization - Used by many [major organizations](https://www.drupal.com/showcases) including Red Hat, Cisco, and NBA - Large active community with [internet relay chat (IRC) channels](https://www.drupal.org/ircchat) Many warn that it’s geared more toward developers, but you can learn plenty from our [Drupal 8 Education Channel](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/drupal/drupal-8-kanban-burndown/). Want to learn more? Ask about our [Drupal Hosting Services](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/drupal-hosting). ## HTTP Headers for Security IT security and cyber crime remain hot topics as cyber criminals and cybersecurity specialists work to outdo each other. Regardless of your CMS, adding **HTTP security headers** to your .htaccess file protects your data and clients’ personally identifiable information (PII) from cross-site scripting (XSS), session hijacking, clickjacking, and other cyber attacks. - [**Content Security Policy (CSP)**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/?s=Content+Security+Policy) – Specify types of code that can be loaded within your website to mitigate damage if your website is hacked - [**Feature Policy**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/?s=Feature-Policy) – Enable or disable browser features within your website (e.g. location, camera, audio) - [**HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS**)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/?s=HSTS) – Force SSL usage (HTTPS) at the browser level to prevent downgrade attacks and similar man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks - [**X-Frames-Options**](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/?s=X-Frames-Options) – Block your website from being embedded in other websites with `frame`, `iframe`, `object`, or `embed` HTML tags We cover adding these features in WordPress, Drupal, and Zenphoto without coding in our [Support Center](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/). ## Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) **DNSSEC** protects your visitors against [DNS spoofing](https://www.keycdn.com/support/dns-spoofing). It does this by only allowing your website to display if your domain’s DNS matches the expected, authenticated network path. Configuration only requires DS records being supported by your: - [Top-level domain (TLD)](https://dnssecready.net/) (e.g. .com or .ch) - [Domain registrar](https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006660072-Understanding-and-Configuring-DNSSEC-in-Cloudflare-DNS) (our steps aren’t on this list yet) - [Web hosting server](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/dedicated-servers) (such as our Managed VPS / Dedicated server) For more information, check out our full guide on [How to Setup DNSSEC in cPanel Managed Servers for Better Security](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/vps-hosting/dnssec-managed-vps-dedicated/). Mandatory plug: Get speed, security, and 24/7 Live Support with our [Managed VPS Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/vps-hosting) ## Improve Web Accessibility You may not be familiar with [Section 508](https://section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies) accessibility compliance unless you’ve worked in federal IT where it’s mandatory. But everyone can make their online content more “**accessible**” for people with disabilities: - [Video subtitles](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/live-broadcasting/create-subtitle-files/) and transcripts for the deaf or hard-of-hearing (SDH) - Image captions and hidden descriptions in other HTML elements (e.g. forms and hyperlinks) read by screen readers for the blind or visually impaired - Higher contrast between text and background colors for easier readability - Proper heading hierarchy for easier keyboard navigation Learn more about how to [improve website accessibility](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/6-ways-to-improve-website-accessibility/). Want to talk more about web security, accessibility, and hosting goals? Check out our [Community Support Center](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/questions/).