Legacy websites

What's Actually Changed in Web Standards Since 2015

A site built a decade ago was built to a genuinely different set of expectations — knowing what's changed helps prioritise what to fix.

Mobile-first is now the baseline, not an extra

A site not properly designed for mobile first is now working against the majority of its own traffic, not just missing a nice-to-have.

HTTPS is expected, not optional

Browsers now actively flag non-secure sites to visitors — a real trust and technical issue if not yet addressed.

Page speed expectations have risen significantly

What counted as acceptable load time years ago now reads as slow against modern visitor expectations and competing sites.

Accessibility has moved from niche to expected

Growing awareness and, in some regions, regulatory requirements mean accessibility gaps that were once overlooked are now a real commercial and compliance issue.

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