Free · 4 CLEAR STEPS
Tools and services guide
Understand which outside services your website may need.
Reading this guide is free. Check any separate account or provider requirements before continuing.
READ IT. TRY IT. MAKE IT YOURS.
One useful step at a time.
Follow the numbered instructions below. Use “Watch this part” where a related clip is available; it pauses so you can try the step.
STEP 1 OF 4
Choose the job
Open Tools and services and start with the task you need to solve, such as hosting or enquiries.
Watch this part 5 secSTEP 2 OF 4
Read the provider guide
Check what the service does, what it does not do and any separate account or charges.
Watch this part 10 secSTEP 3 OF 4
Prepare your own connection
Use the provider’s current instructions in your own account. A guide link does not create an account or activate a service.
Follow the written instructions for this step.STEP 4 OF 4
Test the real result
Complete the relevant launch checklist after checking the published site. Record form delivery, domain and HTTPS checks separately.
Watch this part 8 sec
HOW YOU KNOW IT WORKED
Check your result.
You know who provides the service and which account controls it.
If it doesn’t feel right yet.
If a provider screen has changed, use its current official help rather than guessing. Keep credentials out of shared notes.
Ask for a helping hand ↗Include the step and what happened. Leave passwords, keys and private customer information out.
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WATCH WHEN IT HELPS
Tools and services guide
22 sec · silent, captioned screen walkthrough · recorded 12 October 2026 in a local workspace with fictional content. Pauses edited for reading. Clips show related controls; follow every written step, including any checks outside PorridgeWeb.
Read the video transcript
- 0:00 Step 1 Choose the job first, then read what a service includes and excludes.
- 0:04 Step 2 Open the hosting guide and its launch checklist.
- 0:09 Step 2 Read the complete cost and setup considerations before choosing a provider.
- 0:14 Step 4 Use the launch checklist after doing each check. A tick is your record, not a scan.
Keep going at your own pace.
← All tutorialsGuide checked against the working tools on 12 October 2026. External service screens and requirements may change.