The journal
Lessons from the last build.
Every project teaches us something — what worked, what cost more than it should have, and what we’d do differently next time. We write it down here, for the person paying for the website rather than the person building it.
Everything we’ve worked out on a real project.
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The archive
Everything we’ve written down.
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AI can write a plugin. It can’t secure one.
Plugin vulnerabilities are up 42%, and 91% of them are in plugins, not WordPress. Here is what is driving it.
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Shopify vs WooCommerce: Which Is Best in 2025?
Choosing between Shopify vs WooCommerce in the UK can feel like a coin toss. Both are powerful, proven e-commerce platforms. The “best” choice in 2025 depends on your budget, launch speed, payment fees, VAT requirements, and how much control you want over your tech stack. Pick by scenario: Shopify vs WooCommerce Complex custom features or
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Static or WordPress — and who actually needs which
Both, usually. We edit in WordPress and serve a static copy when speed and security are non-negotiable.
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The handover, and why it is the last thing we do
A click-through guide to your own site, on the day it launches, shareable with whoever joins later.
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What WordPress looks like in 2026
Still the right answer for most of our clients, for reasons that have nothing to do with plugins.
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How we actually use AI in a build
Not copy generated in another tab. It works inside the editor, on real templates, while we build.
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That’s what we learned. If any of it applies to what you’re building, tell us about it or go and look at the work first.
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