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It’s no secret that there are a few school website providers cornering the market in the UK with their expensive proprietary platforms designed for schools. If you’re reading this, the chances are you’ve probably realised the pitfalls of these sorts of products. Perhaps you’ve tried to make changes to your site and been hit with […]
The online people-watchers among you will have noticed a few changes here at Ultimately Better. Whilst we have always been a small team with a wonderful group of dedicated freelancers supporting us, we recently decided it was time to expand. As a first-time recruiter, the process was fascinating. Collating the responses to our advert made […]
When you think about website performance, speed and usability probably spring to mind. We talk a lot about the positive impact on users when your website performs well. But did you know that the environment benefits too? This post offers an insight into the benefits of a fast website that you might not have thought […]
The chances are, you’re here because your website was created on a different builder and you’ve realised its limitations. Somebody has probably helpfully suggested that WordPress websites are a lot more flexible and user-friendly. Leaving us with a couple of questions. Firstly, why didn’t they tell you that before you created your site? And secondly, […]
Looking for Jem’s guide to WordPress website performance auditing, and how to optimise a WordPress website?
Back at the beginning of June, in order to celebrate Pride month, raise awareness and increase visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community, we pledged on Twitter to donate 10 per cent of Ultimately Better’s gross earnings to an appropriate charity of our choosing. While nowadays it is not out of the ordinary for corporations to change […]
This post is featured in our Resources section. 1. Slider scripts are often resource-intensive Most ‘out of the box’ slider plugins for WordPress require several JavaScript and CSS files to work. While there’s nothing wrong with adding JavaScript and CSS files to a site – most of the web would be pretty boring without them […]