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Choosing a Tech Stack: WordPress, Astro, or Next.js

The stack question every client asks, answered honestly. What WordPress, Astro, and Next.js are each genuinely good at, the questions that actually decide it, and where we land.

June 13, 2026

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Controlling AI Crawlers: robots.txt, llms.txt, and Who's Scraping You

GPTBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, and a dozen others are reading your site right now. A practical guide to which bots to allow, which to block, and why llms.txt probably won't do what you hoped.

June 10, 2026

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HTTP Caching Explained: Cache-Control, ETags, and CDNs

Caching is the cheapest performance win you have, and most sites get it half-right. A practical guide to Cache-Control, validators, and CDN behavior, with defaults you can copy.

June 4, 2026

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The European Accessibility Act: What It Means for Your Site

The EAA has been in force since June 2025, and it reaches more businesses than most owners assume. Who it covers, what "accessible" actually means in code, and a practical path to compliance.

May 29, 2026

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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

SEO isn't dead, but AI answers are eating part of the search funnel. A practical look at GEO and how to make your content quotable in ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and AI Overviews.

May 17, 2026

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Cookie Consent Banners Done Right

A practical guide to cookie banners in 2026. What GDPR and CCPA actually require, how to design consent that doesn't ruin your site, and the dark patterns to avoid.

May 4, 2026

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Image Formats: WebP, AVIF, and What to Use

A practical guide to image formats on the modern web. When AVIF is worth it, when WebP wins, and why JPEG and PNG aren't going anywhere.

April 19, 2026

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Core Web Vitals in 2026: LCP, INP, CLS

A practical guide to Google's three Core Web Vitals. What each one measures, what counts as "good," and how to fix them without rewriting your site.

April 6, 2026

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AI Coding IDEs and Extensions in 2026: The Full Picture

Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Cline, Roo Code, Kilo Code, Augment Code, and the rest of the VS Code AI extension ecosystem compared. Pricing, features, and honest takes.

March 29, 2026

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CLI Coding Agents in 2026: What Actually Works

An honest look at terminal-based AI coding agents. Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Aider, and T3 Code compared with real pricing, real limitations, and real usage patterns.

March 26, 2026