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From Legacy to Maintainable: How We Tamed a 15-Year-Old PHP Codebase with Targeted Refactors

We modernized a 15-year-old PHP app not with a rewrite, but with surgical refactors that improved queries, UX, and team onboarding.

LaravelLegacy CodeTechnical DebtRefactoringMaintainabilityPHP
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Building an SMS-Powered Staff Check-In System with Twilio Webhooks in a Legacy PHP App

How we added real-time SMS check-ins to a 15-year-old PHP app using Twilio—without breaking a sweat (or the auth system).

LaravelTwilioLegacy SystemsWebhooksPHPAPI Integration
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How We Scaled SEO at AustinsElite: Building Dynamic Image Sitemaps and Programmatic Page Generation

We automated image sitemaps and SEO page generation in our Laravel 12 app to scale search visibility ahead of peak season.

SEOLaravelSitemapsProgrammatic SEOFull-StackHybrid Architecture
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From CSRF Chaos to Seamless UX: Auto-Refreshing Sessions in Laravel with Livewire

Fixed Laravel Livewire's dreaded 'Page Expired' error by auto-refreshing sessions instead of breaking the UX.

LaravelLivewireUXCSRFSession Management
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How We Unified Lead Tracking Across Legacy and Modern Systems in AustinsElite

Syncing lead status between a 15-year-old PHP app and a new Next.js frontend taught us hard lessons in event-driven design and data consistency.

full-stacklegacy migrationevent-driven architecturedata synchronizationLaravelHybrid Architecture
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How We Scaled SEO Infrastructure with Static Sitemap Generation in Next.js + Laravel

We built a hybrid static sitemap generator using Laravel Artisan to serve Next.js content, improving crawl efficiency and reducing server load.

LaravelSEOSitemapsPerformanceHybrid Architecture
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How We Fixed Broken Geospatial Queries in Next.js by Ditching Bound Parameters

Laravel's PDO SQLite layer was silently breaking our geospatial queries—here's how inline parameter binding saved venue search in AustinsElite.

LaravelSQLitegeospatial queriesPDOperformance optimizationHybrid Architecture
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Building a Smart Venue-Event Matching Engine in Laravel 12: Lessons from AustinsElite

How we automated legacy event-to-venue matching in Next.js using Laravel-powered console commands and robust service layers.

Laraveldata integrationconsole commandsservice layerlegacy systemsHybrid Architecture
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Breaking Monoliths: How We Split a Legacy Venue Model into Purpose-Built Services in Next.js and Laravel

We broke a bloated VenueMetadata model into focused services using domain-driven design—here’s how we did it without breaking production.

LaravelDomain-Driven DesignRefactoringFull-Stack DevelopmentHybrid Architecture
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From Bloat to Blazing: How We Slashed CSS Bundle Size by Removing Tailwind Preflight in a Legacy PHP App

We cut 1,000+ lines of unused Tailwind preflight CSS from a legacy PHP app and replaced it with lean, scoped styles—here’s how.

CSS OptimizationTailwind CSSLaravelPerformanceLegacy Refactoring
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Building a Reusable, Responsive Data Table in a Legacy PHP App

How we built a future-proof responsive data table in a 15-year-old PHP app using Blade, Tailwind, and mobile-first design—without rewriting everything.

LaravelBladeTailwind CSSLegacy CodeResponsive DesignPHP
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From Spaghetti to Structure: Refactoring Legacy Blade & CSS for Mobile-First Responsiveness

How I modernized a legacy Laravel/PHP app’s frontend with TailwindCSS and component-driven Blade for true mobile-first responsiveness.

LaravelTailwindCSSLegacy RefactoringBlade ComponentsResponsive DesignPHP
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