How to Redesign a Website Without Losing Google Rankings
A practical UK rebuild checklist: keep the URLs that earn, redirect the rest, don’t noindex the live site, and treat launch as a crawl event — not a vibe.
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Notes on coding, design & the web
PHP, JavaScript, CSS, performance, AI-assisted builds, security, Git, WordPress and building websites that last — written for people who build and buy sites.
- Code-firstNot only CMS tips
- Plain EnglishNo conference waffle
- UK studioReal project lessons
What to Send a Web Designer Before You Ask for a Quote
A short checklist for UK business owners: pages, examples, logins, deadline and the one paragraph that makes a quote accurate instead of a guess.
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WordPress vs Wix for UK Trades (2026)
A practical comparison for UK trades and local services: when Wix is enough, when WordPress is the grown-up move, and what you actually own either way.
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How Much Should a Small UK Business Website Cost in 2026?
Plain numbers for UK small-business sites in 2026: what £500, £1,200 and £2,400 actually buy, what pushes the price up, and how to brief so the quote stays honest.
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Laravel AI: Trace Agent Runs With Lifecycle Events
Laravel AI 0.11 gives every agent run one invocation ID plus step and tool events with wall timings, so you can trace, log and time a run end to end — including failures.
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Modern CSS Navigation Menus (Navbar, Dropdown & Mega Menu Examples)
Practical CSS navigation patterns for 2026: responsive navbar, sticky header, dropdown, mega menu, hamburger, drawer, sidebar, tabs, breadcrumbs and footer menus — with copy-paste HTML, CSS and JS.
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How to Use the .htaccess File (With Practical Examples)
A clear, practical guide to Apache .htaccess: enable it, create it, and use real examples for HTTPS, redirects, rewrites, password protection, error pages and troubleshooting.
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WordPress Security Checklist for UK Small Businesses (2026)
A practical WordPress security checklist for UK small businesses: updates, logins, plugins, backups, firewalls, file permissions and what to do after a scare — without the scare tactics.
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CSS Grid and Modern Layouts That Actually Ship
Ship real page layouts with CSS Grid, Flexbox, gap, minmax and container queries — practical patterns for marketing sites and client builds without a design-system team.
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Vanilla JavaScript Forms, Fetch and UX That Feels Instant
Build snappy forms and UI interactions with vanilla JavaScript: validation, fetch, loading states, error handling and accessibility — without dragging in a framework.
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Python Scripts Every Web Developer Should Keep Handy
Practical Python for web developers: HTTP checks, sitemap diffs, log skimming, bulk image renames, CSV clean-ups and small APIs — automation that saves real hours.
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PHP 8 Features Worth Using on Real Projects
A practical tour of PHP 8.x features that improve real business code: typed properties, named arguments, match, attributes, readonly, enums, nullsafe operator and more — with examples.
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