Sprouts of Wisdom Tips
We understand that running a website comes with many jobs and responsibilities, which means as a small business owner you can find you have many hats to wear.
So with the help of Sproutius (as he likes dressing up!) we're going to take you through a growing collection of short articles, covering a range of topics ideal for you and also those new to website building.
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Thank you to everyone that has taken the time to provide us feedback about the tips. Please keep the feedback flowing, we are all ears thank you.
Expectations and The Unknown of the web
When running a website how do you know whats good or bad about it, and how & where to go to find this out...
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Oh Glitch.. Now What?
As Glitch has made an announcement about closing down project hosting, along with Glitch Pro subscriptions, we explore some of the available migration paths...
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Cost effective website
Whatever the size of your business or the sector you are in, todays common trend seems to be rising costs...
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Comparing overview
An overview of how to compare "diff to that" using VS Code, VS Code addin, Beyond Compare and the command line
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Oh its Open Source
Have you every thought about how much of the software you use is Open Source?
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Redesign in Mind
Do you have the enviable task of getting your company website redesigned?...
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Working with WordPress
Have a WordPress website, feeling a little overwhelmed? Or looking to find a safe place for you to learn and try out changes?...
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Planning to step onto the web?
When building a new website the biggest choices you probably have to make are How & Where...
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Going from display:none to height:auto in CSS seconds!
2024 has seen some exciting new CSS features become Baseline Newly Available...
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Bringing Documentation to life
The challenge to many companies is how to keep up to date & accessible Documentation in front of their customers...
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Housekeeping tasks for websites
A website is great when everything is working ok, but the moment it has problems it unwinds fast causing much larger issues...
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Continually Enhancing
Continually enhancing your website with even the smallest of code changes can have a big impact...
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Will AI take over the world rule from Sprouts?
Does AI add value to everything & everywhere we see it these days? Or is it just here for world domination...
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Container Style & Size Queries
What are Container Queries & are they really the new modern approach to responsive design...
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Accessibility on the Web
The how & why it's important to think about when designing and creating a website...
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Getting started with Playwright
Playwright is a powerful tool for website testing, here's why might you choose it...
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Evergreen Browsers vs Published Websites
What does a three weekly browser update cycle mean for a website?
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"Oh that's what one does" view into the world of CMS's
Other than it some how manages my content, do I really need to know much more?...
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An Intro to Learning & Asking Questions
In Web Design & Development there's just so much to learn...
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Planning for unplanned tasks
Handle unexpected website tasks effectively and have a plan in place to keep your site running smoothly when surprises pop up....
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Future planning
Tips on managing updates, improving user experience, updating content, technical performance, and ensuring security....
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WordPress your tasks
Understand a little bit of background on WordPress to achieve better results...
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Edit files in the Browser
Explore editing web pages directly in your browser with Design Mode, workspaces and vscode.dev...
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A Browsing Good Year
A focus into making the web more reliable and accessible, exploring ever green web browsers and the Interop 2023 initiative...
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Image File Formats and converting
Explores the different image file formats available and converting them, to help you choose the best one for website performance...
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Image sizing & optimising
Tips for optimizing images to make them load faster on websites by reducing their file sizes without losing quality...
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Sitemaps for your users and for search engines
Explore the importance of XML & HTML sitemaps for websites, plus tips on creating and submitting them...
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Common lighthouse errors explained
Covering performance, accessibility, and SEO issues, plus tips on how to fix them...
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Use lighthouse to performance and Accessibility test
A guide to using Google's Lighthouse tool to evaluate and improve your website's performance, accessibility, and SEO through Chrome DevTools...
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Accessibility what it is and why its important
With tips and best practices for designing websites that are accessible to everyone including people with disabilities...
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Use your own website from your customers shoes
Learn how you can improve your website by using it as if you were a customer to find and fix any issues....
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Business owners website Checklist
A business owners guide to ensuring their website is properly set up & maintained. Covering domain details, hosting, content management, and website analytics!...
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We hope you have enjoyed reading our current Sprouts of Wisdoms and we hope to have new tips sprouting for you soon.
But in the meantime should you have any questions or want more details on any of the subjects covered, please feel free to reach out to us via our Contact form.