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Notes on WordPress, Shopify and speed

Practical write-ups from client work — the kind of thing I'd want to have found when I hit the problem myself.

WordPress · Sep 2026

Why your Elementor site is slow (and it isn't Elementor)

The four things that actually cause slow Elementor sites, and what to do about each one.

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Shopify · Aug 2026

Replacing Shopify apps with Liquid sections

How swapping four apps for purpose-built sections cut a storefront's script weight and monthly bill.

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SEO · Aug 2026

Core Web Vitals: lab scores vs field data

Why a 98 Lighthouse score can sit alongside a failing Search Console report, and which one to trust.

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SEO · Jul 2026

Rebuilding a one-page site into something that ranks

A walkthrough of splitting single-page content into a proper page hierarchy without losing traffic.

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WooCommerce · Jul 2026

WooCommerce slowing down? Look at the database

Post meta bloat, autoloaded options and the queries that quietly get worse as your store grows.

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WordPress · Jun 2026

A WordPress maintenance routine that prevents emergencies

Staging-first updates, tested backups and the monitoring that catches problems before customers do.

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