When I first started Action With AI, I wrote about subjects that interested me. Artificial intelligence was developing quickly, so there was no shortage of possibilities. I wrote about large language models, individual AI tools and AI more generally. The site grew, but it did not have a properly planned structure. I eventually narrowed the … Read more
The worst time to investigate your website backups is immediately after something has gone wrong. I learned that lesson after using FileZilla to access the files on one of my websites. I was following a tutorial about removing old plugin folders that had not been deleted correctly. Unfortunately, I deleted essential plugin files and other … Read more
Privacy compliance can feel disproportionately complicated when you are building a relatively simple hobby website. You may only want to publish helpful articles, allow occasional comments and see whether anyone visits. Yet you soon encounter privacy policies, cookie policies, consent categories, regional legislation and plugins offering different levels of protection. It is tempting to install … Read more
I once installed a WordPress plugin to add concertina-style sections to my articles. It did what I wanted: readers could click a heading to expand or hide the text beneath it. Unfortunately, the website also became noticeably slower. When I removed the plugin, the speed improved significantly. I never established whether it conflicted with something … Read more
A beginner does not need to find the perfect WordPress theme. You need a maintained theme that makes your content easy to read, works properly on a phone and provides the few layouts your website will actually use. Once a theme reaches that standard, the productive next step is usually to stop comparing designs and … Read more
Once WordPress is installed, it is tempting to open every settings screen and start changing things. That is not necessary. Some choices matter immediately because they affect your website’s name, URLs, search visibility and visitor interaction. Others can safely remain at their defaults. A few technical fields are worth recognising mainly so that you know … Read more
Website owners have traditionally tested Google’s understanding of their content by searching for keywords and seeing whether their pages appeared. If you published an article about choosing a domain name, you might search for: how to choose a domain name for a hobby website Finding your page would show that Google considered it relevant to … Read more
Installing WordPress is often described as a one-click job. It can be—but only after you find the correct button for the hosting product you actually bought. One company may sell managed WordPress hosting, ordinary web hosting, a separate website builder and a virtual private server. Each can have a different setup process. It is therefore … Read more
One of my earlier websites was called WhatIsSprayPaintArt.com. The site was intended to promote spray-paint affiliate products while showcasing artists’ work and giving visitors ideas. The name described the general subject, but it was also constructed around something I imagined people might search for. Looking back, the “what is” part feels clumsy. It makes the … Read more
I once broke one of my own websites while using FileZilla. FileZilla allowed me to access the website files stored on the hosting server. I was following a tutorial about removing folders left behind by plugins that had not deleted properly. The idea was to remove a few unwanted folders. Instead, I deleted important plugin … Read more