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Websites explained: notes on building things properly

Design, accessibility, performance, security, SEO and AI search, written for the people who run a website rather than the people who build it.

A website editor with heading, text, image and button blocks on the left, building a page on the right.
Featured · WordPress

Why build your website on WordPress

Why build your website on WordPress? You own it, your team can edit it, and it can grow with the firm. Here is what makes it the safe choice.

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An ageing browser window marked with seven numbered warning points
WordPress

Seven signs your WordPress site is overdue a rebuild

Slow on a phone, impossible to edit, a plugin list nobody reviews. The seven signs that decide between a WordPress rebuild and a few targeted fixes.

2 min read
Tangled nested boxes becoming one clean page layout
WordPress

Why WebRen does not build sites in Elementor

Elementor and other page builders mean four times the markup, an accessibility ceiling you cannot raise, and a license you cannot leave.

2 min read