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Automating content creation with AI: method, tools, safeguards
How to build a reliable AI content automation (Claude, GPT): trigger, orchestration (n8n/Make), precise prompts for relevant text with no filler, and human review. Advanced level.
Showcase siteBuild a showcase site in 7 steps
A step-by-step path to launch an effective showcase site: from domain name to local SEO, without getting lost in the technical details.
AIAI that codes: Claude, Codex and Copilot explained
How artificial intelligence assists development: writing, explaining and fixing code. What Claude, Codex and Copilot are, what they can do and their limits.
Traditional webTraditional web: PHP, Apache and MySQL (the LAMP stack)
How a classic dynamic website works: Apache (web server), PHP (language), MySQL (database). The LAMP stack that powers WordPress and a large part of the web.
RGPDGDPR for Your Website, Without the Legal Jargon
What the GDPR requires from any site that collects data (a form, an email, statistics), the core principles, people's rights, and a practical checklist to stay compliant.
SecuritySecuring a website: the basics that really matter
The essential web security measures, in order of importance: HTTPS, passwords and 2FA, updates, backups, and the most common attacks (phishing, injection, brute force) explained simply.
SEOLocal SEO: being found right near you
How to show up when a customer searches 'near me': the Google Business Profile, name-address-phone consistency, reviews, and the on-site basics. The number-one source of customers for a local business.
DevelopmentStatic, dynamic or application: how the web works today
The three main families of sites — static, dynamic (PHP/Apache), application (Node.js) — and where AI (Claude, Codex) and automations fit in. For all levels.
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HTML, CSS and JavaScript: the in-depth guide
The web's core trio, in depth: structure with HTML, style with CSS (box model, Flexbox, Grid), make it interactive with JavaScript (DOM, events, fetch). From beginner to intermediate, with examples.
Web frameworks explained: React, Vue, Laravel, Django…
A framework is not a language: it's a toolbox for building faster. An overview of front-end frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) and back-end frameworks (Laravel, Django, Rails), and how to choose.
The major cloud providers: AWS, Azure, Google… and where Meta fits in
An overview of the cloud giants: the three hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), the European players (OVHcloud, Scaleway) and a useful clarification — why Meta is not a cloud provider like the others.
Web programming languages: a clear overview
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, SQL… What each web language is for, where it runs (browser or server) and when you use it. The big-picture tour to finally make sense of it all.
Web accessibility: making your site usable by everyone (RGAA, WCAG)
What digital accessibility is, why it matters (and is sometimes mandatory), the WCAG/RGAA principles, and simple habits that improve comfort for all your visitors.
Automating content creation with AI: method, tools, safeguards
How to build a reliable AI content automation (Claude, GPT): trigger, orchestration (n8n/Make), precise prompts for relevant text with no filler, and human review. Advanced level.
Cookies and consent: what the rules say (CNIL)
What a cookie is, the difference between essential and non-essential cookies, when consent is mandatory, and how to put up a compliant cookie banner without annoying your visitors.
Build a showcase site in 7 steps
A step-by-step path to launch an effective showcase site: from domain name to local SEO, without getting lost in the technical details.
What Is a Website Made Of? HTML, CSS and JavaScript
The three languages behind every web page — HTML (structure), CSS (style), JavaScript (interactivity) — explained simply, with an analogy. Beginner level.
Hosting: shared, VPS or cloud — which one should you choose?
The main types of web hosting explained: shared, dedicated server, VPS, cloud. Pros, limits, indicative prices and how to choose based on your project.
AI that codes: Claude, Codex and Copilot explained
How artificial intelligence assists development: writing, explaining and fixing code. What Claude, Codex and Copilot are, what they can do and their limits.
What exactly is the cloud?
The cloud demystified: what 'in the cloud' really means, the IaaS/PaaS/SaaS models, elasticity and pay-as-you-go, and the questions to ask (cost, lock-in, data).
DNS explained: the directory of the Internet
How DNS translates a domain name into a server address, what the A, CNAME, MX and TXT records are for, and why a change takes a little time to propagate.
APIs: how software programs talk to each other
What an API is, what it does in everyday life (payment, maps, weather, AI) and how it connects websites, applications and services. With a simple analogy.
Legal notice: what is mandatory on your website
What French law requires you to display on a website (publisher identity, host, contact), depending on your status — company, freelancer or association. With a ready-to-adapt template.
Node.js explained: the JavaScript that runs server-side
What Node.js is, why it changed web development, how its non-blocking model works, and when to choose it (or not) over PHP.
A fast website: performance and Core Web Vitals
Why speed matters for visitors and for Google, what the Core Web Vitals measure (LCP, INP, CLS), and the concrete levers to speed up a site: images, hosting, caching, scripts.
Traditional web: PHP, Apache and MySQL (the LAMP stack)
How a classic dynamic website works: Apache (web server), PHP (language), MySQL (database). The LAMP stack that powers WordPress and a large part of the web.
GDPR for Your Website, Without the Legal Jargon
What the GDPR requires from any site that collects data (a form, an email, statistics), the core principles, people's rights, and a practical checklist to stay compliant.
Securing a website: the basics that really matter
The essential web security measures, in order of importance: HTTPS, passwords and 2FA, updates, backups, and the most common attacks (phishing, injection, brute force) explained simply.
Local SEO: being found right near you
How to show up when a customer searches 'near me': the Google Business Profile, name-address-phone consistency, reviews, and the on-site basics. The number-one source of customers for a local business.
Static, dynamic or application: how the web works today
The three main families of sites — static, dynamic (PHP/Apache), application (Node.js) — and where AI (Claude, Codex) and automations fit in. For all levels.
The showcase site: everything to understand before you start
What a showcase site is, what it must contain, what it costs and the pitfalls to avoid — for a craftsperson, a shop, a guesthouse or a nonprofit.