14/7/2022

Site update.

Check site, forms, to make sure all was working (it was, whilst logged in).

15/7/2022

Start going through optimisation options.

Discover issue with site when logged out (via Shane).

Revert site to pre update status during higher traffic hours.

Add Elementor kit to J4C site for Stan.

Research update issue

*This involved a lot of research on forums etc. so billed at 1/2 to 1/3rd usual rate. 

Solution: clash between Avada’s new caching system/ performance enhancements and related changes and Siteground’s ‘Dynamic caching’.

Redo the site update.

Test on various browsers, logged in and out – everything as expected.

Complete forms and check received emails correctly.

15(late)-16/7/2022

Other issues appear as a result of changes after the update.

No quick fix available so revert site to backup and recommend use of staging environment.

Research what has been changed in the theme to cause these problems.

*This involved a lot of research on forums etc. so billed at 1/2 to 1/3rd usual rate. 

18/7/2022

Set up staging website.

Remove all alterations to the theme regarding the header/menu area.

Start rebuilding the basic branding animations using only JS/JQuery (no use of child theme modifications).

Strip out some of the plugins which were causing the site to load slowly, including the pre-load animation of the brand cross and logo.

19-20/7/2022

Continue rebuilding header in JS. (Saved in “Insert Headers” plugin). 

Fix broken double headers after update. 

Fix Google Maps. 

Manually insert header code back into Child Theme to ensure header loads quickly on first view. 

Check on various browsers including iPhone/Firefox/Safari etc.

Confirm update with Shane. 

Deploy to main site.