June 16, 2026
Why Elementor Sites Become Slow After Six Months
Elementor sites rarely launch slow — they get slow. Here's what accumulates over six months, and how to undo it without ripping…
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Notes on web design, WordPress, speed, and getting found on Google.
June 10, 2026
Fix Cumulative Layout Shift in WordPress Without a Plugin
CLS is the jump you feel when a page loads. Most of the causes live in your theme — and you can…
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June 3, 2026
Why Your WordPress Contact Form Stops Sending Emails
A form that worked for months suddenly goes quiet. Nine times out of ten it isn't a plugin bug — it's email…
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May 26, 2026
How to Reduce TTFB on Cheap Shared Hosting
A TTFB over 800ms makes every other optimization feel pointless. On shared hosting you can't change the hardware — but most slow…
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May 19, 2026
Stop Render-Blocking CSS From Tanking Your WordPress Score
"Eliminate render-blocking resources" almost always shows up in Lighthouse. The fix isn't deleting CSS — it's stopping CSS the page doesn't need…
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May 11, 2026
The Real Reason Your Largest Contentful Paint Won’t Drop Below 2.5s
You've compressed images and added caching, but LCP is stuck at 3 seconds. It's rarely a file-size problem — it's the order…
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May 2, 2026
How to Fix a Slow Time to First Byte Before Blaming Your Host
When a site is slow, the host gets blamed first. Before you migrate, measure where the time actually goes — only one…
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April 23, 2026
Why Lazy Loading Made Your Site Feel Slower
Lazy loading is supposed to speed things up. When it makes a site feel worse, it wasn't a failure — it was…
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April 13, 2026
WebP vs AVIF: Compressing Images Without Wrecking Quality
Both beat JPEG and PNG, but they're not interchangeable. Pick wrong and you either waste bytes or waste your time.
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April 1, 2026
Why Your New Pages Take Months to Get Indexed
You publish a page and weeks later it's still not in Google. Slow indexing isn't bad luck — it's Google deciding your…
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