When a client wants to add “holiday magic” with high-res winter desktop wallpapers, it often turns into a performance nightmare. Senior developer Ahmad Wael shares his trenches-tested approach to optimizing seasonal site assets without destroying your Core Web Vitals or LCP scores. Learn why 4K PNGs are the enemy of fast sites.
Reducing your website’s carbon footprint isn’t just about the planet—it’s about performance. Senior dev Ahmad Wael explains why minimizing page weights and stripping bloat is the ultimate win-win for users and the environment. Learn the 5-step masterplan to decarbonize your user journeys and write leaner, greener WordPress code today.
A client came to me last week with a classic high-traffic nightmare. They’d launched a “monthly inspiration” gallery—essentially a collection of high-resolution image assets from…
I once took over a project for a boutique design agency that had a massive “inspiration” gallery. We are talking about 14 years of high-resolution…
Stop reacting to server fires and start preventing them. Senior dev Ahmad Wael explains how AI-driven server management and automation tools like Cloudways Copilot transform technical chaos into clarity. Learn how to move from manual log-digging to one-click resolutions that protect your site’s performance and your valuable time.
I once had a lead—let’s call him Mike—who was genuinely offended by a project estimate I sent over. He spent twenty minutes on Zoom explaining…
Last month, a client came to me with a classic emergency. Their WooCommerce site was taking nearly six seconds to load, and they were bleeding…
I once had a client—a high-traffic membership site—call me at 2:00 AM because their renewals were failing. They had just pushed a “minor” update to…
I had a client last week—big WooCommerce store, about 15k products—complaining that their Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores were “in the red” despite using every…
I recently worked with a client who was ecstatic because their latest product launch was finally gaining traction on Reddit. But that joy lasted about…