Technical Insights from the Makedoers
Our latest thinking on WordPress, web applications, technical RevOps, platform reliability, migrations, rescue work and the practical realities of running complex digital systems.
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How to Tell if a WordPress Agency Really Knows What It Is Doing
Most agencies sound confident. Most have good-looking case studies. Most can talk about design, development, hosting, support, SEO and performance. Most can tell you they have plenty of experience.
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Your Website Is Online. But Are Its Most Important Functions Actually Working?
Uptime monitoring confirms that your website is available, but not that its most important functions are working. Learn how functional monitoring can detect broken forms, payments, CRM integrations, account journeys and automated data flows before they cause serious commercial or operational damage.
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WordPress 7 and AI: What Business-Critical Website Owners Need to Know
WordPress 7 provides new foundations for AI-assisted features, provider connections and controlled automation. Learn what the release actually introduced, what it does not do automatically and how business-critical website owners should approach adoption.
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Three Questions to Ask Any WordPress Agency Before Letting Them Near Your Production Environment
Most agencies say they’re reliable. These three questions will tell you if that’s actually true before you find out the hard way.
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Before You Rebuild Your WordPress Site, Check These Reliability Problems First
I sometimes have to stop myself when I say this out loud, but we have been working with WordPress for well over 20 years now. Even writing that feels slightly ridiculous. When Make Do started working with WordPress, it was still very much seen as a blogging platform by a lot of people. Now it…
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Why WordPress Reliability Matters More Than Another Redesign
A redesign can make a WordPress site look better, but it may not fix the deeper problems slowing your team down. This post explains why reliability, stability and long-term support often matter the most.
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AI Is Changing How Websites Are Read and WordPress 7 Makes That Harder to Ignore
AI is changing how websites are discovered, read and understood. WordPress 7 is another sign that websites need to work for both humans and AI with clearer structure, content and better technical foundations.
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WordPress Reliability Sprint: What to Check Before you Rebuild your site
Before you commit to a full WordPress rebuild, it is worth understanding what has actually become slow, fragile or hard to manage. This post explains what to check first, from plugins and hosting to updates, support and technical risk.
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Why you should start thinking of WordPress as your “Business Operating System”
Calling WordPress a CMS is like calling a smartphone a calculator. See why we’ve spent 6 years treating it as the ultimate “Business Operating System” for our clients.
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Architecting Websites for Two Audiences (AI + Humans)
I spoke at the Agency Hackers SEO Leaders event in London about how the role of websites is changing. For the first time we are no longer designing purely for human visitors.
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Why Strong Client Relationships Still Matter as We Pivot as an Agency
The best work comes from strong client relationships. In this post, we explore why trust, transparency, and flexible WordPress support retainers still matter, especially when projects involve unknowns, evolving scope, and long-term digital growth.
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SLAs, Retainers and Projects: Choosing the Right Way to Work With a WordPress Agency
Is a fixed-price project better than a monthly retainer? What does an SLA actually guarantee? We break down the three ways to work with a WordPress agency so you can choose the right model for your operations.
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Rebuilding Confidence After a Bad Agency Experience
Many of our best clients came to us after a bad experience elsewhere. We aren’t perfect, but we are transparent. Discover our process for rescuing WordPress sites and rebuilding professional trust.
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Beyond “Support” as an Agency. What even is it? Our 2026 pivot to Systems & Consultancy
It’s 6 weeks into the year, Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and our agency is just done getting organised for the year. The tinsel is long gone and we’ve spent this time looking hard at where we actually provide the most value to our clients.
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Modern Systems Need Professional Support, Not Just a Quick Favour
In 2026, “support” is a weak word for what modern WordPress systems actually need. Discover why Make Do is pivoting to a Systems & Support model and why a formal SLA is the only way to protect your business-critical portals and integrations.
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Build. Support. Grow: The Three Ways We Help Teams Do More With WordPress
Discover the “Build, Support, Grow” model which is our simple three-pillar approach to agency services. Flexible enough a large enterprise build, a robust 24/7 SLA, or a small quick project we will help you do more with WordPress.
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What You Can Learn From Hitting “End of Life” On Your Website or WordPress Platform
When your website platform calls time, you need a plan. From “Frank in IT” legacy systems to bloated, un-updatable WordPress builds, we share the commercial and technical lessons of hitting the “End of Life” wall.
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How To Brief a Web Agency So You Actually Get What You Need
Most “failed” web projects don’t start with bad code! They start with a poor brief. When expectations are left to the imagination, you end up with a site that looks great but fails to solve your actual business problems. At Make Do, we’ve seen thousands of briefs. Some are 50-page technical documents, and some are…
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How To Make Your WordPress Agency Feel Like Part Of Your Team
Stop treating your WordPress agency like a supplier and start working with a co-pilot like Make Do to deliver better project outcomes and expert WordPress growth, stability and support.
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Why WordPress Sites Break
A CMS-driven site is a privilege, not a shortcut. It offers flexibility and power, but that comes with responsibility. Static sites can work for small projects, yet most businesses soon outgrow them because once your website drives content, customers, or revenue, staying still isn’t an option.
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Why Hosting Can Make or Break Your WordPress Website
Hosting is the foundation of every WordPress website. Cheap options might look tempting, but poor performance and downtime can quickly cost you more than you save.
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The True Cost of a Cheap WordPress Website (and How to Avoid It)
Cheap WordPress websites may look good at first, but hidden costs soon pile up. Here’s why cutting corners on hosting, plugins, and planning leads to expensive problems later.
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Rescuing a WordPress Site: What to Do When Everything is Broken
When your WordPress website breaks completely, don’t panic. Learn how to assess, fix, and stabilise your site with insights from over a decade of real-world WordPress rescues.
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How to Choose the Right WordPress Agency for Your Business
Choosing a WordPress agency is about finding a trusted partner who understands your goals and supports your site long after launch. Here’s what to look for.
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When to Build a Custom WordPress Web Application (and When Not To)
Sometimes a regular website just won’t cut it. Maybe your team is juggling spreadsheets, online forms, and three different bits of software that all refuse to talk to each other. You start to think: “What if we just built our own system?”
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Our Featured Work & Projects
Our projects include new builds and the adoption of existing websites, seamlessly integrated with hands-on support scaled for enterprise to small business clients.
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Custom Lead Generation Web Application for a Global Networking Powerhouse
The Connect system is far from a simple WordPress module. It’s a custom and robust standalone React application designed to streamline lead capture and accelerate customer onboarding.
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The ‘Ben’ System A Custom Virtual Learning Environment for NHS Student Doctors
BEN is a tailored Virtual Learning Environment for NHS student doctors, designed as a standalone web application to enhance learning and support thousands of users.
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Full Website Rebuild and Property Platform Integration for Pickard Properties
Read how Make Do transformed Pickard Properties with a complete WordPress website rebuild and seamless property platform integration for enhanced user experience.
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Global WordPress Multisite and Geo-Redirect System for Palram
We rebuilt Palram’s fragmented WordPress presence into a unified multisite network, delivering a custom geo-location redirection system with multilingual support.
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