Simon Harper

@srhdesign.co.uk

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Freelancer - Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress & Email Marketing Email Marketing Newsletter: newsletter.allabout.email | WordPress & WooCommerce Newsletter: newsletter.loopwp.com | Technical SEO Geek | Connect with me: https://simonharper.link ❤️ ☕

Google Ads email notifying advertisers that passkeys will be required from 19 August to perform sensitive account actions, with a button to create a passkey.

Beehiiv “Review and publish” screen showing the publish timing modal, with “Publish now” selected and options for next usual send time, peak opens time, or a specific scheduled time.

Illustration of an email-cart envelope on a couch. A therapist asks, “Tell me about your abandonment issues.” Posters read “Consent is cool” and “Inbox placement is a relationship, not a right,” reinforcing email consent and engagement.

Screenshot showing Lighthouse audit scores: Performance 43, Accessibility 79, Best Practices 100, SEO 100, and Agentic Browsing 0 out of 2.

Google Postmaster Tools Deliverability Analysis dashboard showing a completed checkmark next to “Users signal that they want to get your email messages.” The dashboard reports positive user signals, stating that messages are delivered to the inbox with few user complaints and that users consistently mark misclassified messages as not spam.

Beehiiv streak badge showing a 100-week publishing streak for the Loop WP newsletter, with the message “Congrats, you’re on a roll” and “Keep it going!”

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Popup in Gmail’s Gemini interface announcing “Introducing conversation history,” with options to learn more or dismiss the message.

A meme featuring a young woman with glasses and a "NERD" hoodie, smiling triumphantly and pumping her fist while sitting at a desk with a laptop. In the background, a computer monitor shows a split-screen view: the left side displays Markdown code (with headers and bullet points), and the right side shows the Beehiiv editor perfectly rendering that code into a formatted newsletter. The top text reads, "WHEN YOU’RE A TOTAL GEEK AND WRITE YOUR EMAILS IN MARKDOWN," and the bottom text reads, "AND THEY JUST WORK PERFECTLY IN BEEHIIV," accompanied by a bee emoji.

Beehiiv Connector badge showing achievement for driving over 100 subscriber recommendations to other newsletters, highlighting community impact and increased discoverability for publishers.

Gmail Studio interface open to the “Discover” tab displaying “Email boosters” templates including “Notify me about emails from key people,” “Label emails with action items,” “Notify me about urgent emails,” and “Auto-add email attachments to Drive,” with Gmail and Google Drive icons shown.

Screenshot of a Do the Woo YouTube video embed featuring Beau Lebens, with hosts Katie Keith and James Kemp, titled “Your Questions, Answered by the People Shaping WooCommerce,” promoting a live broadcast on January 28, 2026.

Screenshot of the Email Love Figma plugin showing an HTML email design preview side-by-side with the Figma canvas, including dark mode preview, mobile viewport selection, and export options.

Screenshot of a Yahoo Mail email announcing upcoming changes to the service. The email features a purple “yahoo! mail” header and informs members that Yahoo Mail storage limits are changing, with a new limit of 15 GB taking effect on 05/05/2026. It explains that accounts exceeding the limit will be unable to send or receive emails until space is freed or additional storage is added.

“Screenshot of a document summarising key updates effective Friday, February 27, 2026. It highlights the launch of agentic commerce with expanded definitions in terms and partner roles, and outlines protections for merchant and customer data, including prohibitions on excessive data collection and using merchant or customer data for AI or machine learning training.”

Slack email notice announcing that content older than one year will be deleted from free Slack workspaces starting March 28, 2026, explaining that messages and files older than one year will be removed unless the workspace upgrades to a paid plan, with a brief summary of the free workspace message and file storage policy.

A glossy 3D trophy featuring a transparent email envelope topped with a gold “@” symbol, surrounded by floating icons like a paper plane, heart, and envelope, titled “The Inbox Alchemist”.

“Colourful gradient background in pink, purple, blue, and red with bold white text reading ‘2025 Beehiiv Rewind’.”

Beehiiv Rewind title slide with large text reading “2025 Beehiiv Rewind” on a colourful pink, purple, and blue gradient background.

“Email from beehiiv informing Simon that a 20% Black Friday discount will automatically apply to his upcoming annual renewal. The message explains no action is needed, links to the help page and subscription management, and is signed by Tyler Denk, CEO of beehiiv, with small social media icons below.”

“Screenshot showing a changelog entry for version 3.2.18 dated 03.11.2025, noting the addition of Black Friday upsells and notification updates.”

A bright purple and red One Signal postcard rests beside several sheets of colourful stickers on a wooden surface. The stickers include cheerful illustrations of email-related characters, speech bubbles, and slogans such as “BIMI Up, Scotty” and “Confirmed Delivery Club.”

A young girl smirks at the camera while a house burns in the background, overlaid with the caption: “YOUR WEBSITE WITHOUT PLANNING & STRATEGY.”

Animated characters Rumi, Zoey, and Mira from K-pop: Demon Hunters cheer excitedly at a table full of snacks, celebrating together. The meme text reads: “THAT FEELING – EVERY TIME WE SLAY THE WEBSITE DEMONS.”

Actor Pedro Pascal lying on the ground smiling at his phone, with caption text saying “I just booked my ticket to see Simon Harper live!

Beehiiv achievement badge showing Starter level. The badge has a green hexagon with a leaf icon, indicating that recommendations have driven 10+ subscribers to other newsletters.

Gmail desktop interface showing three rounded buttons: Reply with a left arrow, Forward with a right arrow, and Share in chat with a speech bubble icon.

Notification banner from LinkedIn stating: “Update to our terms and data use. Starting November 3, 2025, we’ll use some of your LinkedIn data to improve the content-generating AI that enhances your experience, unless you opt out in your settings. We’re also updating our terms. See what’s new and how to manage your data. Learn more.”

Gareth Burns stands beside a podium with a laptop covered in stickers, delivering a presentation. Behind him, a large screen displays a slide titled “Introduction” with questions about an AI meetup and a colorful abstract design with a QR code.

Email notification from Sinch Mailjet stating that beginning October 6, 2025, free plans will be limited to 1,000 contacts. If a free account exceeds this limit, sending will be suspended until contacts are removed or the account is upgraded.

Screenshot of a Grammarly AI proofreading interface showing a campaign update draft with suggested edits. Blue annotations highlight tone improvements such as using warmer, friendlier, and more approachable language. A pop-up suggestion rewrites a paragraph to sound clearer and more encouraging, while an AI chat sidebar offers options like proofreading, plagiarism checking, and AI grading.

Graphic showing a green badge with a leaf icon labeled Starter, with text stating the user is now a Starter in the beehiiv recommendation network after driving 10+ subscribers to other newsletters.

Badge with the message "You’re recommended by 1+ newsletters" showing one purple heart filled out of five, with the caption "You're off and running.

Badge graphic showing the text "You’re recommended by 5+ newsletters" above a row of five heart icons, with two filled in purple and three outlined. Below is the caption "You're making a name for yourself.

"Screenshot of an email from Microsoft Clarity sent to Simon Harper, titled ‘Awareness: Cookie Consent Requirements for [redacted] Website – updated timeline & action.’ The email explains that Microsoft Clarity will enforce cookie consent requirements in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, with full enforcement starting on October 31st, 2025. It confirms no action is required since user consent signals are already being shared. Links are provided to consent documentation, FAQs, and Microsoft support."

Pop-up notification about updates to Consumer Terms and Policies from Anthropic. It explains changes effective September 28, 2025, including the option to let chats and coding sessions help improve Claude, and extending data retention to five years. Buttons at the bottom read “Accept” and “Not now.”

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Beehiiv badge displaying newsletter open rate achievement in a circular design.

Anime-style illustration of four excited people celebrating with raised fists, set against a vibrant background featuring technology icons like a cloud server, website window, and storefront symbol, representing community, hosting, and eCommerce.

Screenshot of the WordPress General Settings screen showing the Site Icon section. The Campfire Email icon—a stylized campfire with logs and a flame containing a spiral—is selected as the current site icon. The icon is displayed in a browser tab preview beside the text “Campfire Em...”. Below are buttons labeled “Change site icon” and “Remove Site Icon,” with a note stating the icon should be square and at least 512 by 512 pixels.

Pop-up message on a dark background with a warning icon stating “Feature Not Available.” The message reads: “This feature is not available in your existing package. Please contact your hosting provider for further information and upgrade options.” An "OK" button appears at the bottom right.

"Stylized blue camping tent icon representing the Campfire email community, symbolizing collaboration, creativity, and shared learning under one roof."

Illustrated campfire icon with a stylized flame in red, orange, and yellow, featuring an email “@” symbol at its center. Two crossed logs beneath the flame and two flame-shaped embers floating above suggest warmth and digital connection—representing the Campfire Email Community.

Dropdown menu in the Gmail desktop interface showing sorting options with “Most relevant” selected and “Most recent” as the alternative option.

Checklist interface showing seven completed accessibility checks with green checkmarks and dimmed text: “Is text capitalised correctly?”, “Is all spelling correct?”, “Are all images free of hairlines?”, “Is colour contrast ratio at least 4.5:1?”, “Is alt text present and correct?”, “Is all CTA text correct?”. At the bottom, bold white text with party emojis reads: “🎉 You found all the errors! 🎉”.

A white baseball cap with a small pink and yellow heart design is placed inside an open cardboard box. On the inside lid of the box, there is a handwritten note that reads: "Thank you so much for your support! ♥ Andy".

Screenshot of a tweet by Alyssa Dulin (@alyssa_dulin) posted 10 minutes ago. It says: "Heads up! It looks like emails that contain Vimeo links are being marked as spam by Gmail. I recommend excluding Vimeo links in your emails until this is resolved." The tweet has 1 retweet, 1 like, 16 views, and icons for replying, sharing, and bookmarking.

Line graph showing the number of active subscribers on Beehiv from April 11 to May 8, with a steady increase from around 510 to over 550 subscribers, followed by a sharp dip and quick recovery near the end.

Screenshot of a Slack message proposing a strategic shift toward developing canonical WordPress plugins. Listed areas of focus include WPGraphQL, two-factor authentication and passkeys, accessibility, secure custom fields, and data import/export tools. The message emphasizes enhancing openness, freedom, and improving core plugins, referencing the low star ratings and limited support for existing plugins like the WordPress importer and Substack importer.

A screenshot of a discussion thread about the WordPress 6.8 release schedule. The text mentions contributions from Automatticians, testing strategies, potential schedule modifications, and legal concerns regarding WP Engine's lawsuit against Automattic. There are discussions about delaying version 6.8 and its impact on future releases, corporate sponsor protests, and the estimated financial resources being allocated to legal matters instead of community development. The thread invites further thoughts and agenda items from participants.