{"id":20412,"date":"2016-05-23T14:50:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T14:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.simple-talk.com\/?page_id=20412"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:12:00","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Talk FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-simple-talk\">What is Simple Talk?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Simple Talk<\/a>\u00a0is a technical journal and community hub brought to you by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Redgate Software<\/a>.\u00a0<span class=\"TextRun SCXW81067522 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81067522 BCX0\">It is free to read and<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81067522 BCX0\">features\u00a0a vast array of\u00a0educational\u00a0material,\u00a0opinion\u00a0pieces\u00a0and\u00a0other content<\/span>\u00a0for<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81067522 BCX0\">\u00a0professional developers, administrators,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW81067522 BCX0\">architects, IT professionals, hobbyists and more. See <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Us<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-i-log-in\">How do I log in?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <em>Register<\/em> or <em>Log in,<\/em> located at the top-right of any page. We want to cut out all unnecessary sign-ins so we have decided to aim for just one. The first time you log in you&#8217;ll be asked to use your Redgate ID, or create one if you don&#8217;t have one already. If the email address matches your existing account, we&#8217;ll link the Redgate ID and the account &#8211; you&#8217;ll use the Redgate ID to log in from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If they don&#8217;t match, we&#8217;ll set up a new account for you, or you can match your account manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not already opted in to emails from Redgate, you won&#8217;t start receiving them now &#8211; RGID is just used as an authentication method for your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you use two different addresses, any emails you receive will continue to go to the address you originally signed up with, unless you change it on your account page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-have-a-newsletter-i-can-subscribe-to\">Do you have a newsletter I can subscribe to?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Please head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> page to learn more and sign up for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-do-i-leave-a-comment\">How do I leave a comment?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can leave a comment at the end of an article. If you&#8217;re not already logged in to Simple Talk, you can also log in to comment with Twitter, Facebook, Disqus or Google.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-i-receive-notifications-for-replies-to-my-comments\">Can I receive notifications for replies to my comments?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes \u2013 just click the \u201cSubscribe\u201d icon underneath the comments field, and any further comments will send a notification to the email address associated with your login details. You can also unsubscribe from here, or from within the emails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-isn-t-my-comment-appearing\">Why isn&#8217;t my comment appearing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s probably gone into our moderation system. You might have used a saltier word than we&#8217;re keen on, or advertised medication for gentlemanly complaints. If there&#8217;s technical content in there, we&#8217;ll put it on the site just as soon as we&#8217;ve looked it over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-i-contribute-to-simple-talk\">Can I contribute to Simple Talk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! We are always on the lookout for new contributors to Simple Talk. Learn more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About Us<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-can-i-give-feedback-on-simple-talk\">Can I give feedback on Simple Talk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! We always love to receive feedback from our readers. Please send any comments to editor@simple-talk.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Simple Talk? Simple Talk\u00a0is a technical journal and community hub brought to you by\u00a0Redgate Software.\u00a0It is free to read and\u00a0features\u00a0a vast array of\u00a0educational\u00a0material,\u00a0opinion\u00a0pieces\u00a0and\u00a0other content\u00a0for\u00a0professional developers, administrators,\u00a0architects, IT professionals, hobbyists and more. See About Us for more information. How do I log in? 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