Tidy up the layout

You can feel when a page is untidy — things slightly misaligned, gaps too big in one place and too small in another — even if you can't name the problem. On a bernard-hosted site, naming it is the AI's job, not yours.

How it works

  1. Get your access prompt. Log in to bernard, open your site, and copy the prompt from Edit with AI (it contains a key that works for 12 hours).
  2. Paste it into your AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, whichever you already use — then ask in your own words, or use the prompt below.
  3. Approve. The AI sends back a preview link. Compare it with the live page, press Approve, and it's live.

Spacing and alignment are pure CSS, which the AI edits directly — and because it follows your site's existing styles rather than inventing new ones, a tidy-up makes the page more itself, not different.

The prompt

Tidy up the layout of [the page that bothers you, or 'the whole site'] — fix uneven spacing, line things up, and make it feel calmer and easier to scan. Tell me what you plan to change before you edit anything.

The [bracketed] parts are yours to fill in. First time? Log in to bernard → your site → Edit with AI → copy your access prompt, paste that into your AI first, then ask the above.

Questions people ask

How do I fix a messy-looking website page?
If your site is hosted with bernard, you don't have to diagnose what's wrong — just tell your AI (ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini) the page feels cluttered or cramped. It reads the page, adjusts spacing and alignment, and sends a preview for you to approve before anything goes live.
Can the AI tell me what looks off before changing anything?
Yes — ask it to look at the page and list what it would improve, then choose what to go ahead with. It only changes what you agree to.
What if the tidy-up changes something I liked?
Nothing is published until you check the preview and press Approve. If you preferred how a section was before, reject the change and say so — and bernard keeps a full year of history, so even an approved change can be rolled back.

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