Are you still using admin as your WordPress user name?

To protect against hackers, make sure your WordPress username isn't "admin".

The launch of The Web Guild

5 years ago, Lisa Freeman, a Director here at 18a, came up with the idea of a Guild for web professionals.The idea was to help businesses choose a web developer who would suit their project - a trustworthy, experienced, professional company who would give them a good service.Meanwhile, the Guild…

How do you leave a mailing list?

Next time you want to stop receiving emails from a company, look for an unsubscribe link.

Re-branding for Mapp Media

We recently helped Mapp Media rebrand their website, changing all of their previous purple into green! We made the changes to their blog site and holding page for their new brochure site which we're currently developing on WordPress. The blog site is fully responsive and kept up to date with…

A helping hand for Bristol based web companies

Host a UWE graduate project group in exchange for consultancy work.

Helping your customers get more from your products

We've just set up a new page for Beyond The Bean's WordPress website so that they can easily add their How To videos.Their professionally produced videos talk their visitors through how to get the best from their products - such as creating a flavoured latte from their Sweetbird range.It's always…

Anna Richardson highlights how people may think about images online

Watching a channel 4 documentary last night I realised how people may misunderstand images on the Internet.

Could your 404 page be doing more to help?

There are lots of great blog posts out there showing imaginative 404 pages (the page that is shown when a broken link on your website means it doesn’t go to a real page).

A new look for Magnetic North Travel

We built Magnetic North Travel's site back in 2010 and now 5 years on they needed a glossy make over and to go responsive!Now an established luxury holiday brand, Magnetic North needed a site which emphasises how special their holidays really are. Powerful photography is key, as are memorable design…

A shiny new look for Muddy Boots

Muddy Boots Software needed a website refresh to showcase the latest in their product offerings, and we're very proud of the results!The fully responsive site suits large screens through to mobiles, with colour coded product landing pages making a real splash about each piece of their software.CSS3 animations on the…

New CMS for Bristol architects noma

Bristol architects noma wanted to be able to update their website themselves.After years of needing a developer to update their static HTML website, noma came to us to help them create an easy to use site they can update in house to keep potential clients informed of their latest work,…

We’ve gone open plan!

We've opened up some space in our cottage offices and gone open plan.It was a scary Friday afternoon when builders started to take a wall down in our office - but we're very glad we braved it! Our building is a 200 year old cottage, with a cafe and an…