Back-end development

  • How we created the University's first digital prospectus

    Introduction In September 2025, we launched a new digital prospectus for master’s courses at Bath. This was a collaborative effort between the Digital Content and Development teams. In the spirit of that collaboration, Rebecca Stewart, our Front-end Developer, and I...

  • Rebuilding the URL shortener

    Written by Sam Street (UX Designer) and Daniel Matongo (Back-end Developer).   What is the URL shortener? The URL shortener is an in-house app that the Digital Development team built some time ago. The name sums its purpose up pretty...

  • Maintaining your WordPress website

    About WordPress You may be wondering what WordPress even is. I'll give you a clue... you're looking at it right now (unless you've received this post to your inbox of course). In their own words: "WordPress is open source software...

  • Fear the Walking Devs

    Intro Picture the scene. You find yourself in a room with a handful of fellow human beings, waiting. You’ve all been through this before and you’ll go through it all again many more times - if you’re lucky. The other...