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Web Process Consulting | Recurring
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Chris demoed the new Local Jungle coupon management plugin he built with ACF (custom coupon post types, category filtering, column layouts, location-based email routing) to Gavin, replacing their old manual per-page coupon process. They discussed hosting/performance concerns (moving from SiteGround to Rocket.net, possibly Astro/headless WordPress) and Gavin's team's push toward ACF skepticism from their old developer. Chris agreed to record a Loom pitching the plugin's benefits for Gavin to send to Craig, and they reviewed Gavin's QA checklist for developer handoffs, which Chris signed off on as roughly 85% complete and ready to ship.
Distilled from the transcript by claude-sonnet-5 · Jul 25
What came out of it
Decisions3
- Chris will ship the QA checklist as-is rather than continuing to refine it further
- Local Jungle team decided to move hosting to Rocket.net
- Chris will not build a style/layout dropdown variant system for the coupon block, keeping it simple with CSS overrides instead
Risks and blockers4
- Craig is hesitant about ACF and may push back once he reviews the plugin
- Site currently lacks page-level caching, contributing to inconsistent page speed
- AI-assisted code conversion (e.g. having Claude convert the theme to headless/Astro) was flagged as risky without a developer reviewing it
- Gavin's QA checklist relies on generic checkboxes that developers may check off without real verification
Open questions3
- Will Local Jungle fully convert to Astro or go headless WordPress with Astro on top?
- Does Astro/headless conversion introduce compatibility issues with ACF-based plugins?
- How will Gavin communicate developer standards/do's-and-don'ts without overwhelming future developers?
Next steps7
- MeRecord a 10-minute Loom pitching the coupon plugin's features and ACF benefits for Craig
- MeSend the coupon plugin Loom video to Gavin same day before his trip
- MeShare repository/documentation organization approach as a video for Gavin's team
- ClientTest the previously shared image/cloud code organizer tool
- ClientFind and share the old do's-and-don'ts developer handoff sheet
- ClientTest and iterate on the QA checklist in practice, editing if gaps are found
- ClientHold internal team meeting (Gavin, Natalie, Craig, Dan) to start building their knowledge repository
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