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Practical guides and notes on Laravel, content management, performance, SEO and building web applications that last, from our team in Edinburgh.
Why Laravel Cashier Makes Subscription Billing Simple
Recurring payments are full of fiddly, risky edge cases. How Laravel Cashier handles them, so billing is reliable and you can get on with selling.
White-Label Laravel Development: A Guide for Agencies
When a client asks for more than your agency builds, a white-label Laravel partner lets you say yes. How it works, what to check, and the risks to manage.
Managed Hosting vs Ongoing Support: What You Actually Need
Managed hosting looks after the server, ongoing support the site. What each covers, where updates fall through the gaps, and what to ask before you pay.
Your Developer Has Disappeared: Taking Back Your Website
Your developer or agency has gone quiet, closed or retired. How to take back control of your domain, hosting and code, and decide whether to keep or rebuild.
Is Your Old CMS Now a Security Risk? When to Move On
October's critical fixes hit WordPress, MODX, Joomla and Drupal sites hardest. How to tell if your CMS has become a liability, and when to move to Laravel.
Legacy PHP Application to Laravel: A Safe Rebuild Guide
Stuck with an old bespoke PHP site or web app and no developer? Here is how a careful, phased move to Laravel cuts risk, cost and stress over time.
Three Critical Fixes in a Week: Is Your Website Up to Date?
PHP, Node.js and Laravel all shipped critical security fixes this week. What they mean if your business depends on a website, and why updates matter.
PHP2Shell: Why Laravel Is Safer Than WordPress
A critical PHP flaw patched on 21 October 2026 hits every PHP site, but not equally. Why plugin-heavy CMS sites are hardest to protect, and Laravel is safer.