The Web For Actors blog

Announcements, tips and the occasional argument about what an actor website is for.

A letterpress printing plate on a wooden block
From the blog · Jul 11, 2026
Web Fonts Served From a CDN

Web fonts are now served from our own delivery network rather than requested from a third-party font service.

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From the blog · Jul 8, 2026
Uploading iPhone Photos

An iPhone shoots in HEIC by default. It is a good format, it produces smaller files at better quality than JPEG, and no web browser will display it.

An overhead view of a thumb reaching across a phone screen
From the blog · Jul 4, 2026
Mobile Menus, Improved

The mobile menu on every design has been rebuilt. It is smaller, it opens faster, and the last item is no longer below the bottom of the screen.

A projector and film reels in front of a blank screen
From the blog · Jul 1, 2026
Where Your Credit Posters Are Hosted

The poster artwork on your credits page is stored here and served from our own delivery network, rather than being pulled from IMDb's servers each time somebody looks at your site.

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From the blog · Jun 27, 2026
Canonical URLs for Every Page

Every page on your actor website now declares its own preferred address. It is a single line in the page's header and it resolves a problem most site owners never know they have.

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From the blog · Jun 24, 2026
Toast Notifications in the Admin

Cards now appear in the bottom right of the admin, each carrying a design worth a look and a button that takes you to it.

Light trails from traffic on a city road at night
From the blog · Jun 20, 2026
Faster Page Loads Across All Designs

A pass over every design in the catalog for weight and request count. The typical page is now around a fifth of what it was.

A card being used at a payment terminal on a desk
From the blog · Jun 17, 2026
Your Billing Tab and Checkout

The Billing tab holds everything about what you pay: which plan you are on, the card on file, your invoice history, and a checkout if you want to change any of it.

A wall of dials and switches on a control panel
From the blog · Jun 13, 2026
Link Monitoring Across Your Site

Every request for an address that does not exist is recorded: what was asked for, where the visitor came from, and how often it happens. Patterns raise an alert.

Sheets of colored felt layered in a row
From the blog · Jun 10, 2026
Signature Icons: Sizes, Order and Color

The icons in your email signature are the part people actually click, so they get their own set of controls rather than being whatever the layout decided. Five things are yours to set.

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From the blog · Jun 6, 2026
How Your Page URLs Are Built

Every page on your website has its own address, and the shape of it is deliberately plain: your account name, then the name of the page.

Dozens of carved wooden printing blocks, each a different pattern
From the blog · Jun 3, 2026
Pick the Social Icon Set Your Site Wears

Your social links are drawn in one of several artwork sets, and until now the set was decided entirely by whichever design you were on.