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August 2026
2026-08 11 entries
FIG. 02
Running the site
If the festive menu goes live in December, the pre-orders are already committed.
The week beginning 8 December took 34% of festive bookings last year. Groups commit long before that, so a menu published in December misses most of them.
FIG. 03
Running the site
The afternoon gap: publish lunch and dinner as two service windows
One hours line claims continuous service from noon to close. The kitchen stops at 14:30, so the site keeps taking afternoon bookings for the wrong hour.
FIG. 04
Running the site
Could you rebuild the menu tomorrow? A restaurant recovery inventory that gets tested
The only copy of the menu, the guest records and the page content sits in one account nobody has ever tested restoring from, and nobody finds out until it is lost.
FIG. 05
Running the site
Fake Restaurant Website Brand Impersonation Takedown: A Practical UK Restaurant Response Plan
A fake restaurant site can copy a venue’s identity, divert guests from the genuine route and leave the owner preserving evidence under pressure.
FIG. 06
Running the site
Restaurant Journal CMS publish: prove the article is ready for guests
A time-sensitive restaurant update can be stale before an external publishing queue clears, and a page can be live without being ready for guests or search systems.
FIG. 07
Running the site
Restaurant custom domain and SSL setup: the first-connection checklist
A new restaurant address can look ready in the editor while a guest reaches a warning page or a different version of the site. Prove the connection before announcing it.
FIG. 08
Running the site
Restaurant contact form not working: the send-to-receipt test for lost enquiries
A guest can see a success message after sending a restaurant enquiry while nothing reaches the owner, so private-dining and group business quietly disappears.
FIG. 09
Running the site
Restaurant website analytics: track calls, directions and booking clicks
Page views can rise while a restaurant’s call, map and reservation routes fail. A weekly action check exposes faults before traffic totals hide them.
FIG. 10
Running the site
Restaurant Emergency Closure Update Checklist: The First 60 Minutes
When emergency closure updates conflict across your website, Google, bookings and ordering, guests can travel needlessly, book unavailable tables or complain.
FIG. 11
Running the site
Restaurant Website Domain Expired? The Exact .uk Recovery Timeline
A missed .uk renewal can leave a restaurant site looking normal for 30 days, then stop the domain resolving and threaten every direct guest route.
FIG. 12
Running the site
Bank Holiday Hours Don't Match: The Restaurant Opening-Time Risk
One changed bank-holiday shift can leave diners, delivery guests and booked tables following different hours. A five-surface check reduces this mismatch risk.