Tag: CMS

7 posts

• Redirects are documentation your future self will need

  Every redirect you set up is a tiny piece of institutional memory. Treat them like the load-bearing infrastructure they are, not cleanup tasks.

• Metadata inheritance saves hours you're currently wasting

  Stop filling the same fields on every page. Let parent pages pass values down and override only what changes.

• Taxonomy before taxonomy: name your buckets once

  Most sites drown in overlapping categories because no one sat down first. Define your buckets before you file a single page.

• URL structure you can maintain for ten years

  Good URL patterns survive redesigns and organizational changes. Plan them with durability, not cleverness.

• Alt text audit in fifteen minutes

  A systematic sweep through image descriptions that actually helps search and screen readers, without overthinking or AI slop.

• CMS guardrails for staff who should not design

  Editors need power over words and images — not over the gravity of the layout.

• Information architecture before voice

  Personality is paint. IA is the load-bearing walls. Paint the walls after they stand.