Sustainability matters, both online and offline. This category shares ways to reduce your digital footprint, with a strong focus on WordPress Sustainability. Learn how website sustainability can help reduce your carbon footprint while improving SEO.
2025 brought a busy year in the digital world, spanning AI, SEO, sustainability and the WordPress project. In this post, I look back at what happened in 2025, share what I worked on, and hope for a more humane 2026. Volunteering at WordCamp Europe in Basel, Switzerland In June, I attended WordCamp Europe in Basel. […]
Read more about WordPress 2025 roundup and looking forward to a more humane 2026The Cloudflare 2025 Year in Review provides an informative snapshot of how the web is used today. It highlights how widespread WordPress remains, how PHP underpins a large portion of websites, and other trends in website traffic. For business owners, these insights show the environment their websites operate in and why ongoing maintenance matters. WordPress […]
Read more about What the Cloudflare 2025 Year in Review Tells Us About WordPress WebsitesThe busy season grows each year and shoppers search for strong deals across Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas. Many shops chase higher sales and unfortunately ignore wider impact. I understand the need for as much sales as possible, however, I support growth that still respects the planet. Good preparation helps your WooCommerce store perform […]
Read more about Optimise your WooCommerce store for a busy and sustainable festive seasonWe are in a climate emergency and human rights stand at the centre of this crisis. COP30 in Brazil in November 2025 brings this connection into sharp focus. Leaders will meet in Belém within the United Nations climate process and push for stronger global action. The planet now warms beyond 1.5 degrees above pre industrial […]
Read more about Website Sustainability: COP30 highlights the urgencyFrom over a decade of offering WordPress support in both the UK and globally, I have seen Gravity Forms data retention overlooked far too often. Gravity Forms is a trusted plugin for collecting enquiries, bookings, and feedback. However, many site owners forget to plan how long form data should stay stored. By default, Gravity Forms […]
Read more about Gravity Forms Data Retention: Why Every WordPress Site Needs a PolicyIt’s great to switch off from the online world, but I prefer doing that while supporting sustainability. This weekend, I joined the amazing Norfolk Beach Cleans group. It wasn’t my first beach clean, but my first with them. Norfolk Beach Cleans is a volunteer-led group promoting local action for a sustainable environment. We removed 21kg […]
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