Rose Newell | codewordcreativeMar 3, 2025

If you’re making a website, think #sustainability!

Say no to Wix, SquareSpace, Elementor, Divi, WP Bakery, and so on. Ban JPEG from your vocabulary!

I know not everyone has the budget for a pro, so I made this guide.

Now you can DIY a website with sustainability best practices baked in. It won't be as efficient as the work of a full-timer, but still pretty good.

#webdev #sustainablewebdev #greenwebdev #WordPress #plugins #webdesign #webdevelopment #sustainable

https://codewordcreative.com/free-can-beat-crappy-how-to-diy-a-basic-website/

Free can beat crappy web design: how to DIY a basic website

Doing it yourself can be better than hiring the wrong professional. On Economic Blackout Day, learn some DIY web design for sustainablity and reliability.

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Show threadMichael BoelenMar 3, 2025

@rose Awesome tips and great that more and more people focus on #sustainability for websites. Thank you!

When I gave my blog an overhaul, I added a dedicated page for it: https://linux-audit.com/sustainable-web-design/

Hope people will point visitors to the aspect of sustainability, so that those who need a new website will ask/demand for less energy-hungry websites.

Sustainable web design

Learn more about the sustainable web design and underlying principles that we applied to this blog to make it fast, secure, and more eco-friendly.

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Show threadMarylene Smeets 🦋✨
@mboelen @rose Thanks for these great tips - since I’ve long found it contradictory to have a website on sustainability that eats energy, I’ll share this with my webmaster. 🙏💚
Mar 3, 2025 at 1:56pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadRose Newell | codewordcreativeMar 3, 2025

@hoppp @mboelen I had a quick look at your site, and it's already not too bad. TBH if you have a webmaster, then most of what I mentioned will be covered. This is more for people with no idea about tech to make it easy for them.

See here. You're already doing better than many...

https://ecograder.com/report/eeqG8EJwkZIRNalVe1OCZj6n

Ecograder

Reduce emissions, improve performance, meet your website goals faster.

Show threadMarylene Smeets 🦋✨Mar 3, 2025
@rose @mboelen Your message brought a big smile to my face - thank you for letting me know I have quite a green website! You heighten my fandom of Mastodon, which I just joined. Have a great day - Marylene
Show threadRose Newell | codewordcreativeMar 3, 2025

@hoppp @mboelen Ahh to be honest I don't use it enough myself, since I got onto Bluesky. Bluesky is nice, too!

But there are advantages here, like the character restriction. I kinda like the federated nature of it, but it does make it a bit less accessible to many.

And yeah, your site is pretty good to start with. Checkout the plugin advice (including things that can be removed), and the image stuff, and you'll already be a lot better than most.