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Which Technology is right for your charity in 2025 – Traditional vs Headless Websites
Let’s explore how headless websites differ from traditional websites, and why a headless approach may be the option when looking to build your shiny new site or looking to replace your current aging site.
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The Manchester Trams App – Making Transport More Accessible
Max Diamond, Front-End Developer talks about why he made the Manchester Trams app, making transport more accessible and using tech for good.
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Google Analytics 4 (GA4) for charities: what you need to know
With just over a year until Universal Analytics stops collecting data, having GA4 set up on your charity's website is becoming more and more pressing. Here's a rundown of everything you need to know about GA4 for charities, and why it's best to get moving ASAP.
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The Google Page Experience Update
Google updates its core algorithm a few times a year. Usually, there’s no specific advice or recommendations before or after the roll out. Website owners are unhelpfully advised to “keep making great content” and that’s often where any recommendations begin and end. The Google Page Experience Update coming in May 2021, is different.
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Simple steps to charity website security
Your charity website security and safety may not be the sexiest of reads... until now. Just kidding, BUT keeping your site and your users' information safe and secure is of paramount importance. Let's break down what your charity can actually do to keep on top of website security...
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Can AWS Wavelength help charities with AR and VR?
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) might be exciting for gamers, but charities should also be feeling the buzz.
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What Drupal 7 end of life means for your charity website
Drupal 7 will soon reach end of life. You must update your website now. If you fail to do this there’ll be no new security updates, hackers will take over your website, the pictures of your cat will be held to ransom for 8 bitcoins, which - just to top it off - you won’t be able to buy because they've nicked your credit card.
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Design for the future with a Design System
Designing for digital products is complicated.
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Drupal developer insight: What is a ‘Content Types Document’?
What is a ‘Content Types Document’ or CTD for short? First thing to know is that it’s a huge technical-looking spreadsheet. Now you’re hooked let’s break it down a bit.
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5 ways to make your charity website mobile friendly
Charities are missing out on the mobile revolution. Our research shows that smartphone users are the biggest source of traffic to charity websites (68%) – yet the vast majority (79%) navigate away from the sites after viewing only one page.*
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How to integrate google calendar with a Laravel site
We are getting to the end of work on integrating Google Calendar via the Google API into a client site (Laravel). Our developer, Tom Metcalfe thought he would share our solution to hopefully help the next person who needs to do this...
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