by Ernie St Gelais | Apr 10, 2026 | Blog, Articles, Divi
The Gist Divi 5 is a ground-up rebuild of the most popular premium WordPress theme, launched officially on February 26, 2026 by Elegant Themes after three years of development. Performance is dramatically better: JavaScript reduced by 84% (276kb to 45kb), CSS reduced...
by Ernie St Gelais | Mar 26, 2026 | Articles, Divi
Divi 5 launched in February, and if you’re running a WordPress site built on Divi, you’re probably wondering whether it’s time to make the jump. I’ve been migrating client sites from Divi 4 to Divi 5 over the past several weeks, and I want to share what I’ve learned —...
by Ernie St Gelais | Feb 6, 2026 | Articles, Tools
And Saved $300/Year in the Process Here’s how this started: I wanted AI assistance in my workflow and was about to drop $240/year on Gemini Pro. Then I made a spreadsheet. That spreadsheet revealed I was basically an idiot (okay, that’s a bit...
by Ernie St Gelais | Jan 16, 2026 | Articles
Why privacy compliance lawsuits are exploding and what you need to know about cookies, consent, and privacy laws Sephora paid $1.2 million to settle privacy violations in 2022. The beauty retailer wasn’t hacked. They didn’t lose customer credit cards. They...
by Ernie St Gelais | Jan 8, 2026 | Articles, AI, Case Studies, WooCommerce
A real-world case study in collaborative problem-solving When a client came to me with an intermittent WooCommerce checkout problem that had stumped WP Engine support twice, I knew I needed to bring out the big guns. What followed was a fascinating example of how...