What I check before I launch a website
Before a site goes live I run a short list: forms, languages, phones, 404s, and whether a stranger can understand the page without knowing the project.
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Articles about work, technology and my journey.
From Metin2 private servers to real web systems
Metin2 is not filler on a CV. That is where I learned databases, quests, PHP and why a bad admin panel spreads chaos around it.
Read articleWhy I built tools.ionelnistor.com
The online tools are not filler for a portfolio. They are utilities I use and publish when they deserve to exist outside a private project.
Read articleTechnical SEO I put in from day one, not at the end
SEO is not a plugin glued on after launch. It is structure: URLs, titles, languages, sitemap and pages that load without pointless theatre.
Read articleWhen a project actually needs Laravel
I do not put Laravel on every page. I use it when there are users, rules, data and an admin that still has to be clear a year later.
Read articleWhy I build custom websites instead of generic templates
A template looks fine in a demo. The problems show up later: structure, SEO, admin, languages, data. That is why I work custom in PHP and Laravel.
Read articleFrom Piatra Olt to Stafford, via Spain
I started in Piatra Olt, lived in Spain from 2010 to 2016, and have lived in the United Kingdom since 2016. This is not a success story. It is work, moves and adaptation.
Read articleWhat HGV work at Culina Logistics actually taught me
I have driven for Culina Logistics since 2019. The job is not slogans. It is punctuality, safety and a daily rhythm you either respect or you do not.
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