Field notes
Short DigitalServed notes on hosting, DNS, forms and the boring work after launch.
lastmod dates for a roofing crew
lastmod dates for a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles lastmod dates, including a calendar they already pay for.
Managing CAA records at a florist
Managing CAA records at a florist. How a florist handles CAA records, including a robots.txt that disallows the blog.
Managing staging sites at a garage
Managing staging sites at a garage. How a garage handles staging sites, including a contact form with nine fields.
What a bakery needs to know about domain transfers
What a bakery needs to know about domain transfers. How a bakery handles domain transfers, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
Why quote emails matters for a garage
Why quote emails matters for a garage. How a garage handles quote emails, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Setting up static hosting for a print shop
Setting up static hosting for a print shop. How a print shop handles static hosting, including an inbox shared between the office and the webmaster.
Why chat widgets matters for a bakery
Why chat widgets matters for a bakery. How a bakery handles chat widgets, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
TLS certificates: a field note from a language school
TLS certificates: a field note from a language school. How a language school handles TLS certificates, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
static hosting for a photo studio
static hosting for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles static hosting, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
Why CAA records matters for a garage
Why CAA records matters for a garage. How a garage handles CAA records, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
www redirects for cabin rentals
www redirects for cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles www redirects, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
How a florist should handle DNS TTL
How a florist should handle DNS TTL. How a florist handles DNS TTL, including a staging URL left in the sitemap.
Managing mobile forms at a roofing crew
Managing mobile forms at a roofing crew. How a roofing crew handles mobile forms, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
TLS certificates for a plumber
TLS certificates for a plumber. How a plumber handles TLS certificates, including identical titles on every inner page.
Why DKIM matters for a print shop
Why DKIM matters for a print shop. How a print shop handles DKIM, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
Managing holiday hours at cabin rentals
Managing holiday hours at cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles holiday hours, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
analytics tags: a field note from a photo studio
analytics tags: a field note from a photo studio. How a photo studio handles analytics tags, including a certificate that expires on a Sunday.
Setting up certificate renewals for a florist
Setting up certificate renewals for a florist. How a florist handles certificate renewals, including a registrar login nobody wrote down.
backups for a small hotel
backups for a small hotel. How a small hotel handles backups, including a plugin login nobody has used since March.
How cabin rentals should handle registrar locks
How cabin rentals should handle registrar locks. How cabin rentals handles registrar locks, including a calendar they already pay for.
What a dental office needs to know about CAA records
What a dental office needs to know about CAA records. How a dental office handles CAA records, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
How a plumber should handle shared inboxes
How a plumber should handle shared inboxes. How a plumber handles shared inboxes, including a backup that was never restored as a drill.
Setting up MX records for cabin rentals
Setting up MX records for cabin rentals. How cabin rentals handles MX records, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Managing MX records at a plumber
Managing MX records at a plumber. How a plumber handles MX records, including a Facebook page with last year's hours.
What a language school needs to know about PDF rate sheets
What a language school needs to know about PDF rate sheets. How a language school handles PDF rate sheets, including a form that emails a shared inbox.
A practical look at image compression for a plumber
A practical look at image compression for a plumber. How a plumber handles image compression, including a parked domain with only a logo.
lastmod dates for a print shop
lastmod dates for a print shop. How a print shop handles lastmod dates, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
CMS logins for a print shop
CMS logins for a print shop. How a print shop handles CMS logins, including an SPF record overwritten during a DNS edit.
CSV exports for a plant nursery
CSV exports for a plant nursery. How a plant nursery handles CSV exports, including a CSV the accountant already knows how to open.
Setting up www redirects for an accountant
Setting up www redirects for an accountant. How an accountant handles www redirects, including a mailbox that still points at the old host.
Why font loading matters for a yoga studio
Why font loading matters for a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles font loading, including a lastmod stamp that never changes.
Why certificate renewals matters for a marina
Why certificate renewals matters for a marina. How a marina handles certificate renewals, including a CAA record that blocks the new CA.
Setting up quote emails for a photo studio
Setting up quote emails for a photo studio. How a photo studio handles quote emails, including a contact form with nine fields.
A practical look at mobile forms for a dental office
A practical look at mobile forms for a dental office. How a dental office handles mobile forms, including a PDF that sales cannot find.
A practical look at domain transfers for a yoga studio
A practical look at domain transfers for a yoga studio. How a yoga studio handles domain transfers, including a 404 that still returns 200.
A practical look at domain transfers for a plumber
A practical look at domain transfers for a plumber. How a plumber handles domain transfers, including a 404 that still returns 200.
How an accountant should handle MX records
How an accountant should handle MX records. How an accountant handles MX records, including a parked domain with only a logo.
Setting up image compression for a restaurant
Setting up image compression for a restaurant. How a restaurant handles image compression, including a parked domain with only a logo.
How a bakery should handle DMARC
How a bakery should handle DMARC. How a bakery handles DMARC, including a chat widget that blocks the submit button.
Why www redirects matters for a garage
Why www redirects matters for a garage. How a garage handles www redirects, including nameservers that still list a freelancer.
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