Articles directly relating to Huyton Web Services. These Articles may be about new projects, website updates, changes to how we work or anything else that might be interesting to a visitor.Thursday, 6 March 2025 | Dave SlackAlmost scammed, here’s our storyA scammer contacted Huyton Web Services via our contact form and we were able to see though the scam because of the wording, domain, quickly changing information and the worst issue, files not what they should have beenRead more →Tuesday, 25 February 2025 | Dave SlackMicrosoft Office price increase is actually a change in planHad an email from Microsoft, the cost of Office 365 package will change from £79.99 to £104.99, but it doesn't, that is a change in planRead more →Thursday, 13 February 2025 | Dave SlackCI/CD or Continuous Integration / Continuous Development Workflow of a Web AppCI/CD or Continuous Integration & Continuous Development - How do we allow the people working towards a better a system, to do just that, without unnecessary blocks? I'll try to answer this question in this CI/CD article.Read more →Thursday, 9 January 2025 | Dave SlackCards, Tickets and Stories – Oh my! How to create tickets to work fromFor anyone creating or working from tickets, this article is about how a ticket is created, worked on, and completed. It has come from my experience and reading many Scrum and Agile guides. Everything in this article has been tried and tested.Read more →Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | Dave SlackUsing Git Version Control in a Team & Branching StrategiesGit is a Decentralised Version Control System (VCS) that teams can and should use to manage the versions of a system, but there is so much more to it than just the version control. Let's look at how we might use Git as part of a team.Read more →Friday, 1 November 2024 | Dave SlackNew Huyton Web Services home page is liveThe home page of Huyton Web Services has been upgraded with new blocks and sections for the content and 2 brand new sections while still achieving over 90% on Google Lighthouse. The home page we had was temporary, awaiting new content and a little time to create the new design.Read more →Thursday, 5 September 2024 | Dave SlackGoing Headless: A CMS Story, what and why go headless – Part 1What does it mean to go headless? In this article I’ll explain what it means, why you might want to go down this route and why you might not. In Part 2 I’ll show 1 way to do go headless.Read more →Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Dave SlackWhat makes a great Content Management System (CMS)?In this article I’ll look at what makes a great content management system (CMS) and why you might choose one over another. If you’re creating your own, this article will help you choose the features you will want to add.Read more →Thursday, 15 August 2024 | Dave SlackAbove the foldA phrase we hear often is “will it be above the fold?” and the answer is usually the same “it depends”. In this article I’ll explain where ‘the fold’ comes from, why it is such a difficult question to answer, and it’s use in the web today.See more Above the fold →«12»Loading...
Thursday, 6 March 2025 | Dave SlackAlmost scammed, here’s our storyA scammer contacted Huyton Web Services via our contact form and we were able to see though the scam because of the wording, domain, quickly changing information and the worst issue, files not what they should have beenRead more →
Tuesday, 25 February 2025 | Dave SlackMicrosoft Office price increase is actually a change in planHad an email from Microsoft, the cost of Office 365 package will change from £79.99 to £104.99, but it doesn't, that is a change in planRead more →
Thursday, 13 February 2025 | Dave SlackCI/CD or Continuous Integration / Continuous Development Workflow of a Web AppCI/CD or Continuous Integration & Continuous Development - How do we allow the people working towards a better a system, to do just that, without unnecessary blocks? I'll try to answer this question in this CI/CD article.Read more →
Thursday, 9 January 2025 | Dave SlackCards, Tickets and Stories – Oh my! How to create tickets to work fromFor anyone creating or working from tickets, this article is about how a ticket is created, worked on, and completed. It has come from my experience and reading many Scrum and Agile guides. Everything in this article has been tried and tested.Read more →
Tuesday, 26 November 2024 | Dave SlackUsing Git Version Control in a Team & Branching StrategiesGit is a Decentralised Version Control System (VCS) that teams can and should use to manage the versions of a system, but there is so much more to it than just the version control. Let's look at how we might use Git as part of a team.Read more →
Friday, 1 November 2024 | Dave SlackNew Huyton Web Services home page is liveThe home page of Huyton Web Services has been upgraded with new blocks and sections for the content and 2 brand new sections while still achieving over 90% on Google Lighthouse. The home page we had was temporary, awaiting new content and a little time to create the new design.Read more →
Thursday, 5 September 2024 | Dave SlackGoing Headless: A CMS Story, what and why go headless – Part 1What does it mean to go headless? In this article I’ll explain what it means, why you might want to go down this route and why you might not. In Part 2 I’ll show 1 way to do go headless.Read more →
Thursday, 29 August 2024 | Dave SlackWhat makes a great Content Management System (CMS)?In this article I’ll look at what makes a great content management system (CMS) and why you might choose one over another. If you’re creating your own, this article will help you choose the features you will want to add.Read more →
Thursday, 15 August 2024 | Dave SlackAbove the foldA phrase we hear often is “will it be above the fold?” and the answer is usually the same “it depends”. In this article I’ll explain where ‘the fold’ comes from, why it is such a difficult question to answer, and it’s use in the web today.See more Above the fold →