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Better questions. Clearer decisions.
What is a static website?
Understand how a static website delivers prepared pages, where it fits and what still needs a separate service or update process.
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Static vs dynamic websites: choose by workflow
Compare prepared public pages with websites that assemble content around live data, accounts and transactions.
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When a static website is not the right fit
Recognise the account, publishing, live data and transaction requirements that may need an application or a different editorial setup.
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WordPress to static migration checklist
Work through feature discovery, content selection, URL mapping and update ownership before rebuilding a WordPress website.
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Website migration redirect checklist
Create a purposeful URL map and test redirect responses, destinations and internal links before a website move.
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Content audit before a website redesign
Decide what to retain, revise, combine and retire so a redesign improves information rather than repackaging the same clutter.
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How to update a static website
Choose an update workflow that covers content requests, review, delivery and recovery without assuming a dashboard is always necessary.
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What affects the cost of a business website?
Understand the content, design, integration and ownership decisions that shape a website quotation and its ongoing costs.
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Website project brief checklist
Prepare a useful website brief with business priorities, audiences, content, functions and a workable approval process.
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Understanding Core Web Vitals for a business website
Learn what LCP, INP and CLS measure, how field data differs from a lab test and how to use performance evidence responsibly.
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Website security beyond the platform
Review the domain, accounts, integrations and operational habits that still matter when a public website becomes simpler.
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Product catalogue vs online store
Choose between an enquiry-led product catalogue and a transactional store by looking at pricing, stock and order fulfilment.
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Planning a multilingual business website
Plan language ownership, translation scope, navigation and accurate regional information before creating multiple website versions.
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Business website launch checklist
Review content, contact journeys, indexing settings, release recovery and post-launch checks before publishing a website.
Read the guidePHP vs static: speed, security and care
Compare typical PHP application requests with prepared static pages: caching, attack surface, updates, hosting and the limits of speed or security claims.
Read the guideWeb briefing · Reviewed 22 October 2026
Critical updates.
A reason to review your website.
On 21–22 October 2026, international reporting described critical PHP updates and precautionary website shutdowns. Sky News reported that organisations took services offline while applying fixes. A precautionary shutdown is not, by itself, proof that a website was compromised.
For business owners, the first step is to ask whoever maintains the website whether its software is affected and which current vendor guidance applies. A redesign or migration is a separate decision, based on the website’s content, features and business needs.
A static public website can reduce exposure by avoiding a publicly executing application for suitable pages. It does not make hosting, third-party services or the wider organisation immune to security risks.
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The international coverage.
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Our editorial approach
Useful answers. Explicit limitations.
The guide library covers planning, migration, performance and ongoing care. Each article addresses a defined decision, with practical preparation steps and explicit limits. Overlapping draft topics are held back rather than published as repetitive pages.
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