by Ernie St Gelais | Sep 4, 2026 | WordPress, Freelance, Reviews
The Short Version LiteSpeed Cache wins on LiteSpeed hosting. The page cache lives in the web server, so a cache hit never touches PHP or the database. It is an ordinary optimization plugin everywhere else. Without LiteSpeed hosting or QUIC.cloud, the page caching...
by Ernie St Gelais | Sep 2, 2026 | Case Studies, Code Snippets, Freelance
The site was a hand-built stock photo storefront. Login, admin area, bulk image importer, basket, checkout, and client download accounts. About 4,500 lines of PHP across 28 files, written and extended over roughly two decades, running in production and taking real...
by Ernie St Gelais | Sep 1, 2026 | AI, Freelance
The Short Version It starts with one file. A single playbook at the root of my client folder holds the rules I used to retype at the start of every session. Memory is the piece people skip. Every client folder keeps a written log, so today’s session opens...
by Ernie St Gelais | Aug 27, 2026 | Case Studies, Code Snippets
COVESA had a member directory problem most growing organizations eventually hit. The Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance lists every member company on its About page, and that list had grown past 80 organizations. Automakers like BMW, Ford, and Honda. Suppliers like...
by Ernie St Gelais | Aug 26, 2026 | Divi, Divi 5
I upgraded sitezinc.com to Divi 5 and my header lost its dropdowns. Hover over Services, nothing. Hover over Products, nothing. If your Divi 5 dropdown menu not showing problem started right after an upgrade, I can save you the two afternoons I spent on mine, because...
