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        position: fixed;
        z-index: 1000;
        box-shadow: 0 -2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) !important;
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    .bannerAdOuterContainer {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-direction: column;
        vertical-align: middle;
        align-items: center;
        bottom: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        /* height: 50px; */
        background-color: #ccecff;
        color: #485c77;
        font-weight: 600;
        box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
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    .bannerAdInnerContainer {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-direction: column;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 10px 20px 5px;
    }

    .message {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-direction: column;
        padding-bottom: 3px;
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    .secondLine {
        display: none;
    }

    .contentTitle {
        flex-direction: column;
        display: flex;
        margin: 0;
        text-align: center;
        color: #041D33 !important;
        letter-spacing: 0px;
        text-decoration: none !important;
        transition: ease-in-out 1s;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-family: 'Montserrat';
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    .contentsubTitle {
        display: flex;
        margin: 0;
        text-align: center;
        color: #485c77 !important;
        letter-spacing: 3px;
        text-decoration: none !important;
        transition: ease-in-out 1s;
        font-weight: 600;
        font-size: 10px;
        font-family: 'Montserrat';
    }

    .dark {
        color: #161616;
    }

    .highlight {
        background: #fad64a;
        color: #1d2a3b;
    }

    .brand {
        color: #196BDE;
        font-weight: 700;
    }

    .ctaContainer {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: center;
    }

    .cta {
        display: inline-block;
        background-color: #196CDF;
        border-color: #196CDF;
        color: #fff;
        border-radius: 2.56px;
        text-decoration: none;
        width: 120px;
        height: 30px;
        margin: 2px 0;
        text-align: center;
        text-decoration: none;
        opacity: initial;
        border: 0;
        transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
    }

    .cta:hover {
        color: #161616;
        box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%), 0px 4px 5px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 14%), 0px 1px 10px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
    }

    .cta>a {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        font-family: 'Montserrat';
        text-decoration: none;
        color: #FFFFFF;
        transition: all .25s ease-in-out;
        font-size: 1rem;
        font-weight: 700;
    }

    .cta:hover>a {
        color: #161616;

    }

    .hMed {
        display: block;
    }

    @media (min-width: 992px) {
        .hideOnDesktop {
            display: none;
        }

        .bannerAdOuterContainer {
            width: 100%;
            height: 90px;
        }

        .bannerAdInnerContainer {
            flex-direction: row;
            padding: 10px 20px;
        }

        .message {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .contentTitle {
            display: block;
            font-size: 20px;
            line-height: 37px;
        }

        .contentsubitle {
            display: block;
            font-size: 10px;
            line-height: 15px;
        }

        .cta {
            height: 64px;
            width: 240px;
            margin: 0 0 0 30px;
        }

        .cta:hover {
            color: #161616;
            box-shadow: 0px 2px 4px -1px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%), 0px 4px 5px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 14%), 0px 1px 10px 0px rgb(0 0 0 / 12%);
        }

        .cta>a {
            font-size: 18px;
        }

        .hMed {
            display: none;
        }
    }
</style>

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    <div class="bannerAdInnerContainer">
        <div class="message">
            <div class="contentTitle">Up to 75% off on hosting for WordPress websites and
                online stores
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        </div>
        <div class="ctaContainer"><button class="cta"><a target="_top" href="https://www.bluehost.com/wordpress/wordpress-hosting?channelid=P99C46097236S1N0B2A151D320E0000V100#pricing-cards" data-element-location="sticky-footer" data-element-type="cta" data-element-label="seventy-off-sticky-footer">Get started</a></button></div>
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<p>You must enable <a href="https://www.bluehost.com/blog/protect-your-website-with-sitelock/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">SiteLock</a> SMART PATCH, a feature scan that runs alongside your normal SMART/Database&nbsp;scanner and can patch any vulnerabilities within your files, themes, and plugins, allowing you more time to go in and seamlessly make the needed updates yourself. It is still highly recommended that you make the needed updates to your website when the newer versions are released.</p>

<h2>Enable SiteLock SMART PATCH</h2>

<ol>
	<li>Launch SiteLock Dashboard.
	<ul>
		<li>If you purchased the SiteLock services through us, you could launch the dashboard by signing into your hosting control panel;&nbsp;refer to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/sitelock-getting-started" rel="noopener" target="_blank">How to Access SiteLock</a>&nbsp;for further instructions.</li>
		<li>If you purchased the service directly from SiteLock, you can go to sitelock.com and click&nbsp;the <strong>LOGIN</strong> button at the top right-hand corner.
		<ul>
			<li>The username is&nbsp;the email address that you have used to sign up for the service.</li>
			<li>You may need to request a password reset if you are unable to sign in.</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Once logged into your dashboard, click the <strong>Site&nbsp;Settings</strong> tab.<br />
	<img alt="BH SiteLock Site Settings
" src="https://content.bluehost.com/bluehost/img/bluehost/addon-tools/bh-sitelock-site-settings.png" style="width: 100%; max-width: 600px; margin: 15px 0px; border: 1px solid #b4b4b4;" /></li>
	<li>Click the&nbsp;<strong>Scanning Preferences</strong>&nbsp;drop-down from the left navigation menu and&nbsp;select <strong>SMART Patch</strong>.<br />
	<img alt="BH SiteLock Site Settings - Smart Patch
" src="https://content.bluehost.com/bluehost/img/bluehost/addon-tools/bh-sitelock-site-settings-scanning-preferences-smart-patch.png " style="width: 100%; max-width: 600px; margin: 15px 0px; border: 1px solid #b4b4b4;" /></li>
	<li>We recommend you select <strong>Scan automatically but do not patch</strong>.<br />
	<img alt="BH SiteLock Site Settings - Smart Patch Settings
" src="https://content.bluehost.com/bluehost/img/bluehost/addon-tools/bh-sitelock-site-settings-scanning-preferences-smart-patch-settings.png" style="width: 100%; max-width: 600px; margin: 15px 0px; border: 1px solid #b4b4b4;" /></li>
	<li>Click <strong>Save Changes</strong>.</li>
</ol>

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<p>If you have any additional questions or need further assistance, please contact us at&nbsp;<strong>SiteLockSupportPhone</strong> and select <strong>option 2</strong> for support. Our team of professional security specialists will be more than happy to help you.</p>
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<h2>Summary</h2>

<p>You may greatly improve the <a href="https://www.bluehost.com/blog/website-security-how-to-keep-your-site-safe-from-digital-threats/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">security of your website</a> and expedite the updating process by following these easy steps to enable SiteLock SMART PATCH. You can concentrate on managing your website when your SMART PATCH settings are set up correctly. SiteLock handles automatically fixing vulnerabilities at the same time.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>If you need further assistance, feel free to contact us via Chat or Phone:</p>

<ul>
	<li><b>Chat Support -</b> While on our <a href="https://www.bluehost.com" target="_blank">website</a>, you should see a <strong>CHAT</strong> bubble in the bottom right-hand corner of the page. Click anywhere on the bubble to begin a chat session.</li>
	<li><b>Phone Support -</b>
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		<li>US: 888-401-4678</li>
		<li>International: +1 801-765-9400</li>
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<p>You may also refer to our <a href="https://www.bluehost.com/help" target="_blank">Knowledge Base</a> articles to help answer common questions and guide you through various setup, configuration, and troubleshooting steps.</p>
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How to Enable SiteLock SMART PATCH

Enable SiteLock SMART PATCH

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