How to See Your AI Overviews Data in Search Console
Find the Generative AI performance report in Search Console, read impressions from AI Overviews and AI Mode by page, and check your site is included.
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Build, launch and run your site
Practical guides to building, launching and running a website: hosting, domains, contact forms, WordPress, Tailwind CSS and choosing a stack.
How-to
How to Set Up a Black Friday Sale on Your Website
Build a Black Friday page on a URL you can reuse, add an honest sale banner, mark sale prices for Google and take it all down cleanly when the offer ends.
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How to Update Astro on Your Website Safely
Check your Astro version, update with @astrojs/upgrade, fix what Astro 7 changed, then build, compare and redeploy. Plus how to read security advisories.
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How to Add Holiday Opening Hours to Your Website
Show Christmas and New Year opening hours on your site, Google Business Profile and structured data, so customers and Google see the same times.
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How to Update Next.js on Your Website Safely
Check your Next.js version, apply security patches with pnpm or the upgrade codemod, test the build and redeploy, plus what Next.js 15's end of support means.
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How to Add a Contact Form to a Static Website
Make a static site's contact form send real emails with Formspree, Netlify Forms, Basin or a serverless function. Markup, spam protection and testing.
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How to Connect a Custom Domain to Your Website
Point your own domain at Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages. DNS records explained, apex vs www, HTTPS and fixes for common problems.
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How to Customise a Tailwind CSS Template
Change brand colours in the @theme block, swap fonts, logo and favicon, rebuild the CSS with the Tailwind v4 CLI and set up dark mode, step by step.
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How to Install a WordPress Block Theme (Step by Step)
Upload and activate a WordPress block theme, learn the Site Editor (templates, patterns, styles and menus) and update the theme without losing your work.
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How to Make a Website for Your Small Business
Plan your pages, pick a template, write the words, add a contact form or booking, buy a domain and go live. A practical guide you can finish in a weekend.
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Guides
How to Host a Static Website for Free (4 Ways)
Put a static site online free with Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages. Step-by-step setup, what each free tier allows and how to choose.
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Website Launch Checklist: What to Check Before Going Live
A launch checklist covering content, links, forms, 404 page, social images, SEO tags, sitemap, Search Console, analytics, speed, accessibility and backups.
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Comparisons
Next.js vs Astro vs HTML for a Small Website
An honest comparison of Next.js, Astro and plain HTML for a small site, covering setup, speed, editing and hosting, plus a table to help you choose.
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