Celebrating 27 years with a site update

We’re celebrating our 27th year with a new site design! As always we’re still writing code! Site speed is becoming more of a metric for websites, and it’s super important for both SEO and for your visitors. Our last major site redesign was four years ago, and like many sites over the years this has … Read more

UK Gov sites hijacked by Cryptominer, and Subresource Integrity

Over the weekend, thousands of websites around the world, including the UK’s NHS and ICO and the US Government Court system, were compromised, and caused visitors to mine crypto-coins – generating money for the miscreants. These sites were using a popular plugin called Browsealoud. Their support software “adds speech, reading, and translation to websites facilitating … Read more

WordPress 4.9 – “Tipton”

WordPress 4.9 was released a few days ago, with some new features which are likely to cause panic amongst developers and designers, and provide some fantastic new features to users and administrators. The new version, named “Tipton” in honour of jazz musician and band leader Billy Tipton, is available for download from the WordPress site, … Read more

Google +1 Effects on SERPS

As previously discussed, what effect does Google +1 have on your site? How does it affect your Search Engine Results Page position? Google most recently confirmed again to Wired that “Google will study the clicks on +1 buttons as a signal that influences the ranking and appearance of websites in search results. The purpose of any … Read more