Year: 2026

WordPress 7.0 Has Launched: What Small Business Website Owners Need To Know

Chris Grant (he/him) May 21, 2026 0 Comments
WordPress 7.0, named “Armstrong”, was officially released on 20 May 2026. It is a major release for the platform, bringing a refreshed admin experience, new design tools, stronger AI foundations, performance improvements, accessibility updates, and a wider set of tools for developers and website teams. As with any major WordPress update, the headline is not simply “update now and forget...
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Has cPanel Had Its Day? Why Website Hosting Needs a Rethink

Chris Grant (he/him) May 20, 2026 0 Comments
We should start with a clear reassurance: O’Brien Media does not use cPanel for customer hosting. That matters because cPanel has been in the news recently for some fairly serious security reasons. For many years, cPanel has been one of the most recognisable names in website hosting. For lots of people, it is simply “the hosting control panel”. It gives customers access to email accounts,...
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Why One Website Design Quote Is £800 And Another Is £8,000

Chris Grant (he/him) May 18, 2026 0 Comments
If you've ever asked a few web design companies for a quote and wondered why the prices came back wildly different, you're definitely not alone. One business might quote a few hundred pounds. Another might come back with several thousand. A third might ask questions you hadn’t even considered before giving you a price at all. The confusing part is that all of them might genuinely believe...
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Google Says “Build for AI Agents” – What That Actually Means for Your Website

Chris Grant (he/him) May 05, 2026 0 Comments
You might have seen a few headlines doing the rounds saying that Google is now telling developers to build websites for AI agents, not just people. And if your first thought was “here we go, another thing to keep up with”, that’s completely fair. But this one isn’t about ripping everything up and starting again. It’s more about tweaking how your website communicates, so it works just as...
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Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): What It Is and What You Should Do

Chris Grant (he/him) May 01, 2026 0 Comments
A new Linux kernel vulnerability has been making headlines across the security world. Named "Copy Fail" and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, it affects virtually every major Linux distribution released since 2017 and lets an unprivileged user gain full root access using a tiny script. If your business runs Linux servers, cloud infrastructure, or any Linux-based systems, here is what you need to know....
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How We Helped a Swindon Catering Business Finally Get Online

Chris Grant (he/him) April 27, 2026 0 Comments
Business owner Purity has 25 years of catering experience behind her. She runs two brands out of Swindon: Purity Mobile Pizza, a pizza and burger trailer for events, and Purity Catering Services, covering everything from weddings to festivals. What she didn't have was a website. When she got in touch, she put it simply. "I've been procrastinating for years." It's something we're familiar with. A...
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