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Andrew Fairlie
Technical Director · 13+ years with Craft CMS
Andrew is Technical Director at Mutual, a Craft CMS Partner agency. He has been building with Craft CMS since its public beta in 2012 — working through every major version from Craft 1 to Craft 5 — and has delivered over 100 sites for clients including Apple, Transparency International, and Arts University Bournemouth.
He writes about Craft CMS on the Mutual blog and has contributed to net Magazine. At Mutual, he leads development of Mutual One, a marketing platform built on Craft CMS as its foundation.
He has spoken about Craft CMS to undergraduate students at the University of Brighton and Canterbury Christ Church University, and appeared on the Devmode.fm podcast. He has also trained development teams at other agencies in working with the platform.
24 posts
Do llms.txt Files Actually Matter?
A few months ago we recommended putting an llms.txt file on your site as a low-cost head start for AI search. Google has since published guidance that says, in as many words, that the file does nothing for Google Search.
Craft CMS 5.10: Safer Deletes, Time Zones, and an Important Security Fix
Craft CMS 5.10 makes deleting content safer, adds time zone support, and patches a high-severity security vulnerability. Here's what site owners need to know.
Why use Craft CMS instead of WordPress?
An honest comparison of Craft CMS and WordPress from a UK Craft agency. Content modelling, accessibility, security, performance, SEO, headless, and total cost of ownership.
Can You See Which AI Bots Are Reading Your Site?
AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot are reading your website right now. Here's how to see them in your analytics — and how to make your site easy for AI search to understand.
Privacy-First Analytics, Built Into Your CMS
Why we build privacy-first analytics into the Craft sites we manage — no cookie banner, real Core Web Vitals from actual visitors, and AI crawler tracking, all inside the CMS.
Craft CMS 5.9: Bulk Content Actions, Spreadsheet Exports, and a Big Security Update
Craft CMS 5.9 adds bulk actions for content blocks, Excel and YAML exports, and patches a large set of security vulnerabilities. Here's what site owners need to know.
When is Craft CMS 6 Out?
Craft CMS 6 is expected in late 2026 with content releases, scheduled drafts, approval workflows, and a migration to Laravel framework.
Craft CMS 5.8: Content Blocks, Generated Fields, and Content Validation
Craft CMS 5.8 introduces Content Block fields for reusable content structures, Generated Fields for auto-populated values, and content validation tools for better quality control.
Craft CMS 5.7: Content Duplication, Concurrent Editing Alerts, and Design Refresh
Craft CMS 5.7 adds duplicate and copy actions for entries, shows concurrent editing alerts, refreshes the design of cards and blocks, and includes undo for asset moves.
Do I Need to Upgrade Craft 5?
Craft 5 is the latest major version and will become LTS when Craft 6 releases. Keep it updated with patches, but no major upgrade needed.
