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Recently, you may have noticed that your website is showing a “Not Secure” warning in the browser bar next to your website address. On a tablet or smartphone, visitors may even be told “This connec...

You might think that hackers wouldn’t be interested in the website of an amdram society; after all, you’re not likely to be storing credit card information or anything else worth stealing, are you?...

When I first started building websites, I learned how to code with HTML and CSS. Later I added to my knowledge with a bit of PHP to automate certain tasks and then investigated JavaScript and JQuer...

Every amdram society will be aware that since 25 May 2018, you have certain legal responsibilities in respect of data protection and privacy. In most cases, this will cover your members and anyone ...

It’s a great idea for your amdram society’s website to have a member’s page which is only visible to members when they log in. This will usually mean that each of your members are set up in the “ba...

Your website is great for advertising your shows, social events and keeping your audience and members informed of important news, but they have to visit your website to see this information. You ca...

So, you’ve decided your society needs a website, or your current website looks old and is difficult to update (so no one bothers and your content is out of date): what do you do?

There are ...

There are plenty of books out there on the subject of web design, all offering great advice, but here are some basic ideas to keep in mind if you’re planning a new or revamped website for your soci...

If your society has a website (and if not, why not – see my earlier blog!), there are certain features it really needs if you want it to show how great your society is. Let's face it, we all want t...

(...and why you need to keep it up-to-date!)

These days most amdram societies have their own website. And why not? The majority of the population spend hours every day looking at their sm...