WordPress Maintenance: What I Actually Do Every Month
Most maintenance invoices do not say what they bought. Here is the real monthly list for a WordPress site, in the order I do it, and what breaks when you skip each one.
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Thoughts on PWAs, JavaScript, and building things for the web. Real experiences from a developer in Hull.
Why You Cannot Edit Your Own WordPress Site
Most small business owners cannot change a line of text on the site they paid for. Here is why that happens, and how I set WordPress up so you can.
ReadWhat Working With a Freelance Web Developer Actually Looks Like
No account manager, no ticket queue, and you own everything. An honest account of what hiring one developer in East Yorkshire is like day to day, including where I am the wrong choice.
ReadThe Web Tools I Actually Use in 2026
The real list, not the aspirational one. What I build client sites with, what I dropped, and why the boring tools are the ones I would fight to keep.
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Do You Actually Need a Web App, or Just a Website?
Half the Hull businesses who ask me for an app need a website with a good form. The other half were quoted for a website and needed a system. Five questions that settle which one you are.
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Backups and Staging: The WordPress Setup I Put on Every Site
The two boring things that turn a broken WordPress site from a bad week into a twenty minute job. What a real backup looks like, why staging matters, and the monthly routine I run.
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Supabase for People Who've Only Used WordPress Hosting
Supabase explained against the thing you already know. What it gives you, what it deliberately does not, and how I decide whether a project needs it or is fine staying on WordPress.
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Fast Websites Sell: The Speed Numbers That Actually Matter
The score out of 100 is the least useful number on a speed report. Here are the three Core Web Vitals that count, what good looks like, and when speed work is genuinely worth paying for.
ReadLooking for a WordPress Developer in Yorkshire?
I build WordPress from Hull for businesses across Yorkshire. What being local actually buys you, the questions to ask anyone you are considering, and how I work.
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