PHP 7 and the improvements to PHP 5
PHP is a website programming language. It’s the World Wide Web's most popular code, estimated to power over 80% of websites, including the likes of…
Read moreA look at Drupal 8
Drupal 8 was released at the end of 2015. This is a major new version of Drupal, the second most popular website CMS (Content Management System).
Read moreWhich unions are the most influential in social media in 2015?
Every November I look at how influential the TUC-affiliated unions are in social media (see results for 2012, 2013 and
Read moreShould your website be encrypted?
When Google announced in August 2014 that it is now favouring sites that are entirely encrypted in search results, websites started switching, using…
Read moreHow big is your union website (2015)?
Recently, I’ve been looking at the sizes of union websites as a benchmarking exercise to inform a union website redesign project. I thought I’d share…
Read moreTrade Union Website League Table 2015
Every year in June I look at a number of industry metrics for all the TUC-affiliated trade union websites. To help unions see how their site has…
Read moreHow to improve your website navigation
As well as designing and building websites, I'm often asked to review existing sites to help improve them. One common problem I come across is poor…
Read moreSocial media and the election
With the UK general election campaign in full swing, what effect will social media have on the outcome?
Read moreWhat is responsive design?
Every website I've built over the last few years have been developed using a technique called ‘Responsive Design’. I'm often asked what this is and…
Read moreExtra security and speed with CloudFlare
Anyone running a website will be aware of a growing threat from malicious software, usually powered by networks of infected computers known as…
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