Plain English guides on domains, static sites vs WordPress, Cloudflare, bot traffic, security, logging, governance, plus a free WordPress age verification function. Written for SMEs, charities, food banks, and community projects in the UK.
These pieces come from real work and disputes, not theory. Each one is designed so a manager, trustee, or founder can read it once, understand the risk, and decide what to do next.
If your WordPress site covers medical cannabis, alcohol, gambling, or other age restricted topics, you need an age gate that does its job without turning into an analytics widget.
Ki-Ki provides a free, copy and paste age verification function for WordPress. It adds an 18 plus overlay with clear wording, stores consent in localStorage with an optional cookie toggle, and skips the prompt for logged in editors and admins.
If you want to focus on one area at a time, these hubs group related guides together.
Domain strategy, common website mistakes, and simple checks that make a small organisation look as solid online as it is in person.
When a static site is a better fit than another heavy WordPress build, and what that means for cost, speed, security, and compliance pieces such as age verification.
Core Cloudflare setup, avoiding the switches that quietly break things, and using logs to defend your version of events.
Robots.txt, search crawlers, noisy bots, and how to spot patterns without spending your life in dashboards.
Secure contact routes, encryption, and evidence grade logging for when complaints, FOIs, or regulators start asking hard questions.
A short selection of recent or high impact pieces. Start with whichever matches the problem on your desk today.
A lightweight age gate you can drop into WordPress instead of installing another heavy plugin. LocalStorage by default, optional cookie, and wording that fits sites covering medical cannabis, alcohol, gambling, or other sensitive topics.
How a simple browser based PGP form lets people send you encrypted messages, reduces what can leak in a breach, and gives whistleblowers a safer way to reach you.
What makes logs usable as evidence, how they support you in complaints and investigations, and why small organisations can get most of the benefit with simple tools.
What Cloudflare actually does, which controls matter for small sites, and how to set it up so you gain protection without breaking logins, forms, or emails.
A structure for privacy wording that matches what you actually do in practice, avoids empty claims, and gives you less to fix when someone reads it closely.
Common problems that block enquiries or damage trust, from broken contact routes to odd security warnings, with a checklist you can work through in an hour.
How a small text file shapes what search engines and other crawlers see, the mistakes that hide whole sections of a site, and a safe starting template.
Each theme collects short, focused pieces. You can dip into one area, fix the obvious problems, and move on without turning it into a full project.
Core checks that keep your site findable, contactable, and trustworthy once the homepage is live.
Using Cloudflare to add a sensible layer of protection around your site without turning it into something only a specialist can change.
Practical steps that reduce what can leak in a breach and give you better evidence when a complaint or investigation reaches your door.
Wording, policies, and simple data handling decisions that lower your risk when someone reads what you publish or exercises their rights.
Quiet adjustments that help people and search engines reach the right content without flooding your site with extra tools.
Use these guides to sense check what you already have. You do not need to understand every technical term. If something sounds off for your setup, make a note and ask whoever looks after your site, email, or Cloudflare.
Treat this as a way to get up to speed on web foundations without sitting through a sales pitch. If you are responsible for risk, safeguarding, or oversight, these articles are written with you in mind.
If you read something here and realise your current setup is fragile or confusing, you can hand over the messy list and let me map it properly.