WordPress portfolio site · peakcore.dev
Built and optimized by Maia Del Basso · PeakCore · 2026
Security Headers A+ · PageSpeed Mobile 99 · PageSpeed Desktop 99 · GTmetrix Grade A · LCP 1.6s · CLS 0 · SSL Grade A
PeakCore.dev is my own portfolio site — built from scratch on WordPress to demonstrate the standards I apply to every client project. No demo imports, no pre-built templates. Every decision made with performance, security, and SEO in mind from day one.
The site needed to pass the same technical checks I run on client sites. A portfolio for a technical SEO specialist that scores poorly on PageSpeed or security headers is a credibility problem.
Stack selected for performance before design: Astra Pro as the theme base for its minimal footprint, Elementor Pro for layout control, WP Rocket configured before any content was published, Cloudflare proxy active from day one.
No demo imports. Every section built from a blank canvas. Plugin count kept to the functional minimum. Images optimized before upload. Fonts self-hosted and loaded with font-display: swap. No render-blocking scripts.
Security headers implemented via .htaccess at the server level — the correct approach for a LiteSpeed server on Hostinger where Cloudflare proxy is active. All four critical headers configured with production-ready values including HSTS with preload and includeSubDomains.
Rank Math configured end-to-end: sitemap submitted to GSC, Organization schema, homepage title and meta description written to spec.
WP Rocket's built-in CDN was left inactive deliberately. Cloudflare already handles CDN delivery at the network layer — activating WP Rocket's CDN on top creates redundant URL rewriting and potential cache conflicts. Two CDN layers is a common misconfiguration; one is correct.
Combine JavaScript was left off. On an Elementor site, combining JS files can break widget interactions. Defer + delay achieves the performance gain without the compatibility risk.