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Notes from the Riksi studio in Melbourne. Plain guides on WordPress, Shopify, front-end code, speed and the tools I use every day.

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Guide Site upgrades Mobile app or PWA: does your business need an app? Know whether your site, shop or service needs a native app, or whether a fast, mobile-friendly progressive web app (PWA) does the job for less. October 1, 2026 4 min read

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Diary Smart home Build a personal media centre with a Raspberry Pi 5 Build your own mini Netflix at home with a Raspberry Pi 5 and Jellyfin, then watch it on your phone from anywhere with Tailscale or port forwarding. September 30, 2026 9 min read

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Lesson Explainers When you need a cloud server, and why Vultr is a smart pick Need a server for a week, in another country or with more power? A Vultr cloud server starts in seconds, from 32 cities, billed by the hour. September 29, 2026 4 min read

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Guide Marketing Why SEO matters, and 5 fixes you can start this week Know why SEO matters for your business and have five fixes to start this week, from Search Console to your Google Business Profile. Most are free. September 29, 2026 4 min read

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Lesson Explainers WordPress, Shopify or Webflow: which one do you need? Shopify if selling is the main job. WordPress with WooCommerce if content and control matter. Webflow if design comes first and your range is small. September 28, 2026 3 min read

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Guide Site upgrades Which Shopify plan do I need? Basic, Grow, Advanced or Plus Know which Shopify plan fits your shop today, and the sales level where Grow or Advanced starts to pay for itself. Five quick questions, in Australian dollars. September 28, 2026 4 min read

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Guide Site upgrades How to speed up a slow WordPress site A faster site in an afternoon: fewer plugins, smaller images, page caching, a CDN and minified files. Most of it is free, and WP Rocket covers the rest. September 28, 2026 5 min read

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Guide Site upgrades Add SMS appointment reminders to your WordPress site Automatic text reminders before every booking, sent from WordPress. The plugins that do it, what a text costs, and Australia's new sender name rules. September 26, 2026 3 min read

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Guide Marketing Win back abandoned carts with automatic emails Automatic emails that bring shoppers back to the cart they left, set up in Shopify or WooCommerce, and sent the way Australia's Spam Act expects. September 26, 2026 4 min read

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Guide Site upgrades Is your website out of date? A 10-minute check A 10-minute check you can do yourself: your WordPress, PHP and plugin versions, or your Shopify theme and checkout, and what to fix first. September 26, 2026 4 min read

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Trick Terminal Check redirects and headers from the terminal with curl Follow a redirect chain, check a status code, time a page and test a whole list of old URLs with curl. Each one takes a single line. September 25, 2026 3 min read