The web, the internet and all that
The web is a fascinating place and what an age to live in. This collection is a mess of things I have loosely tagged as web and cover a lot of different wb based topics such as websites, email and even operating systems, which technically are not the web as such but hey - it's my site.
Posts about The web, the internet and all that
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Creating Cloudflare redirects
on Wed, Oct 8, 2025 ~ Shorticles | Web | Eleventy
Notes on optimal ways to pull together a redirects file suitable for a Cloudflare hosted website. -
Apple OSX Messages full stops emoticon bug
on Sun, Jun 15, 2025 ~ Shorticles | Web
When macOS Messages throws a wobbly—what broke, how to spot it, and the quick fixes that calm the chaos, with a wink for sufferers of Apple’s little quirks. -
Recovery from a Bing de-indexing
on Mon, Apr 7, 2025 ~ Post | Web | SEO
My personal site vanished from Bings index and it took quite a while to get it back in - here is what I found and did. -
Creating a blogroll page from Mastodon bookmarks
on Fri, Apr 4, 2025 ~ Post | Web | Eleventy
How I built a page with a list of the toots I have bookmarked in Mastodon. -
Marketing URLs - when and how to use them
on Fri, Feb 7, 2025 ~ Post | SEO | Web
Discover why URL shorteners like Bitly may not be ideal for SEO and how to implement your own memorable, branded redirects for better marketing results. -
The 2025 blog question challenge answers
on Mon, Jan 20, 2025 ~ Post | Web
I reflect on my blogging journey, platforms like 11ty, my writing process, favorite posts, and Ava’s Bear Blog Challenge. -
Newspaper style layout for my content
on Sat, Sep 14, 2024 ~ Shorticles | Web
Simon Cox experiments with a newspaper-style layout using CSS columns, grayscale filters, and a custom design to replicate the feel of vintage newsprint. -
The cobbles of Mousehole
on Sat, Jul 13, 2024 ~ Shorticles | Web
Simon Cox shares a scenic view of the charming mythical cobbles of Mousehole, capturing the essence of this picturesque Cornish village in a brief snapshot. -
Tracking 404 broken links with Fathom Analytics
on Sun, Feb 11, 2024 ~ Shorticles | Web
How I set up Fathom Analytics to track 404 broken URLs so that I could redirect those links to the correct page. -
Build your own 11ty starter
on Sat, Aug 5, 2023 ~ Post | Web
If you want to build a website quickly then 11ty is a great tool. Here is how I set up my starter pack to get me up and running in a few minutes. -
How I set up lastmod date in my 11ty xml sitemap
on Thu, Jul 6, 2023 ~ Post | Web
Google now want an accurate lastmod date in the xml sitemap. Here is how I set it up in my 11ty site. -
Netlify prerender cache
on Sun, Jun 4, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Crawling a newly changed website on Netlify can bring you incorrect cached results! -
Cloudflare Pages error with 11ty build
on Mon, May 15, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Troubleshoot Cloudflare Pages errors with 11ty. Set Node version in Environment Variables to resolve build failures and deploy successfully now today. -
Interaction to Next Paint, the new Core Web Vital
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
INP, Interaction to Next Paint is no longer experimental and is due to be included as part of the Core Web Vitals by March 2024. -
Alternative to Google Analytics
on Wed, May 10, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Is there a viable alternative to Google Analytics - yes it's Fathom Analytics. -
html neck tag
on Tue, May 9, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Poking fun at the mythical HTMLtag—where semantics meet silliness, standards collide with satire, and web nerds nod knowingly at a cheeky non-element. -
AI making some astonishing leaps
on Thu, Mar 23, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
AI technologies have been making huge leaps over the last week. -
Webmentions
on Sun, Feb 5, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
I have added webmentions to this 11ty build. -
Netlify CMS
on Sat, Feb 4, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Somehow I have managed to add the Netlify CMS to the site. -
11ty inline minified css
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Shorticles | Web
Minifying css for 11ty sites. -
Website re-platform and a light redesign for 2023
on Fri, Feb 3, 2023 ~ Post | Web
Website rebuild using Eleventy for a faster, flat-file setup. Improved SEO, performance, and design while optimizing hosting with Netlify and Cloudflare Pages. -
How to get your Wix website verified on Mastodon
on Tue, Nov 8, 2022 ~ Post | Web
Simon Cox explains how to verify a Wix website on Mastodon by embedding a proper link rel=me tag in the site's header for successful identity confirmation. -
How to find insecure pages in your site before Google start penalising
on Sat, Feb 10, 2018 ~ Post | Web
From July 2018, Google flagged non-secure sites. Learn how to use Screaming Frog’s Insecure Content Report to fix your site. -
How I add canonicals into Perch CMS sites
on Wed, Nov 29, 2017 ~ Post | Web
Canonical links tell search engines where the original page is. Google favors the oldest version and flags others as duplicates. -
Fix Apple Mail ’Unable to Verify Account Name or Password’ Error
on Thu, Oct 5, 2017 ~ Post | Web | Featured
Struggling with Apple Mail login issues? I found a fix for keychain-related errors affecting LinkedIn, Google, Flickr, and more. -
Using a CDN to help migrate your sites hosting
on Sun, Sep 18, 2016 ~ Post | Web
Moving a site to new hosting can be fraught with issues. Here is one technique that I find useful when moving to a website to a new hosting server. -
EU cookie consent law largely ignored
on Mon, May 28, 2012 ~ Post | Web
The UK had until May 28, 2012, to comply with the EU cookie law. How many organizations met the ICO's deadline? -
Uploading images outside of Perch CMS default resource directory
on Fri, May 11, 2012 ~ Shorticles | Web
Moving images outside of Perch default folder - how I did it… -
ExpressionEngine custom log-in page
on Wed, Oct 12, 2011 ~ Shorticles | Web
How I customised the ExpressionEngine log-in page for a more on-brand experience. -
EEUK11 report from the 2011 ExpressionEngine conference in Manchester
on Sat, Aug 27, 2011 ~ Post | Web | Trips
The UK's first ExpressionEngine conference took place in Manchester in 2011—I share a report on the event and surrounding activities. -
Assets for ExpressionEngine
on Sun, Jul 3, 2011 ~ Post | Web
Assets for ExpressionEngine improves file management. I installed it and built a simple image gallery to test its capabilities. -
Responsive web design
on Tue, May 31, 2011 ~ Post | Web
Inspired by Simon Collison, I implemented Responsive Web Design on my site as the approach gained momentum over two years. -
Preventing deep linking
on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 ~ Shorticles | Web
Why would anyone want to prevent incoming links? Lots of sites terms and conditions don't allow it! -
WebFonts
on Wed, Jul 28, 2010 ~ Post | Web
With HTML5 evolving, I explore modern web fonts, current techniques, and the latest in digital typography. -
Nibbler
on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 ~ Post | Web
Online testing suites are a very useful way of checking your website to see if it's up to scratch. I take you through Nibbler from Silktide. -
New look for 2010
on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 ~ Post | Web
A fresh new look for the site having moved it to ExpressionEngine. -
Content stealing
on Wed, Jun 14, 2006 ~ Shorticles | Web
TIs someone stealing your content? You probably don't know. I just read a piece over on Learning Movable Type that sparked this post off. -
Dashes vs Underscores
on Thu, Jun 1, 2006 ~ Shorticles | Web
An ongoing debate about whether it is better to use a dash, or hyphen, in a file name or to use an underscore instead. I used the underscore for many years. -
Boogle
on Wed, Apr 23, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Web
Very disappointed today to open Google UK to find no St George's Day banner. -
Web site undergoing more changes
on Sun, Apr 20, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Web
I am moving the cms over to Moveable Type. -
Movable Type moves to Simoncox.com!
on Wed, Apr 16, 2003 ~ Shorticles | Web
I have installed MoveableType personal Publishing System onto the site -
New look new server
on Tue, Jul 9, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
I have got my act together at last and started shifting content to a dedicated web space. -
Upgrade to The Gallery
on Fri, May 17, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
I upgraded my photo gallery with new slideshow features to match the site's design, but sadly had to remove it in 2010. My images are now available on Flickr -
Accessibility links with css
on Tue, May 14, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
Lots of sites use short catchy 'action' terms to entice people into further sections of thier sites. Here is an alternative method. Accessibility links with css -
Mac Classic OS windows with css!
on Mon, May 13, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
A couple of Mac sites have complicated tables forming Mac like windows for showing stories. I tried this in css alone and reduce the number of graphics as well. -
It's a start with CSS
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
Over the past few years I have become more and more engrossed with Cascading Style Sheets and the benefits they offer to the web. -
CSS rollovers - no javascript!
on Sat, May 11, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
I wanted stylish CSS rollover buttons—not just color blocks—so I explored techniques beyond basic JavaScript effects. -
New look site!
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
The up side of being unwell is that I have spent this week delving into CSS. -
Microsoft - Hotmail pain...
on Fri, May 3, 2002 ~ Shorticles | Web
Just checked my hotmail account - which I only have so that I can use MSN Messenger because certain friends use it rather than ICQ. -
The latest webcam images
on Sun, Jul 9, 2000 ~ Shorticles | Web
OK Big changes to this page in July 2007! We now have a timelapse webcam picture for you. -
The web, the internet and all that
on Sat, Jan 1, 2000 ~ Web
All sorts of interesting things found on our journeys on the web