Ideas
webdevlegacyautomation

Legacy HTML modernization

Create tools to safely update antique web code. For agencies maintaining old sites.

Why now

The web's history means many businesses sit on fragile legacy markup.

Who for
Web maintenance teams
Business model
Per-project licensing
Effort
A few weeks

Old HTML breaks in modern browsers but manual updates risk breaking functionality. A guided modernizer could help.

Build a CLI tool that analyzes pages, suggests safe updates, and creates backup versions.

Charge agencies per-project or offer enterprise licenses for internal teams.

Start with just table-based layout conversion.

Risk: Every legacy site has unique quirks.

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