Write up
Things we’ve noticed

Development · 5 min read
Your CMS Is a Staffing Decision
Choosing a CMS isn't a feature comparison — it's a bet on who edits the site in year three, after the launch team has moved on, and whether they can do it without calling a developer.

Development · 5 min read
Your Site Will Fail Its Security Review
Institutional security audits come every year — and a site bolted together on the cheap was never built to survive one.

Development · 5 min read
A Theme You Own Outlives the Trend That Sold It
A premade theme rents you someone else's structure. A custom ACF theme hands your editors an editorial system they can run for a decade.

Development · 3 min read
The accessibility deadline nobody mailed you
May 11, 2026 is the Section 504 deadline for WCAG 2.1 AA. The panic in the meeting is almost always aimed at the wrong thing.

SEO · 3 min read
Why your site isn’t in the AI answer (and it’s not what you think)
A bigger site loses to a smaller one in the AI answer every day, and the reason is rarely the one people guess.
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