Session Overview

This session started as a compliance audit of the /practice-areas/ page (page ID 48, a specialty/protected page). Sam wanted it audited against site rules and proposed changes presented before any edits. The session evolved significantly: the audit led to a full page redesign involving a new embedded trust bar, section restructuring, new cards, removal of old components, and ultimately a live deployment. The session ended with Sam directing a sitewide rollout of the embedded trust bar pattern to non-specialty pages and posts, with a full spec written.

What Was Accomplished

1. Compliance Audit of /practice-areas/

A full audit was run against website-rules, sa-template-reference, and firm-briefing. The page used a .pa- prefix CSS system (custom, not the SA template) and had several violations:

• Critical: Broken premises liability URL (/practice-areas/practice-areas/premises-liability/ — double path, 404s)
• Critical: Missing wp:html wrapper (confirmed already present after REST API fetch with context=edit)
• Medium: Hero overlay used old rgba(11,33,45,...) gradient instead of Visible Depth
• Medium: Hero subheader text was present and Sam wanted it deleted
• Trust strip: Deprecated two-line format with sub-text, wrong content, ALL CAPS
• Card borders: #e5e9ec not in palette
• Results ticker: Used deprecated rgba overlay instead of Visible Depth solid
• Testimonial: Bottom testimonial needed repurposing as sa-review-break

2. Four Changes Deployed (Live)

Sam approved these four changes. They were deployed via WP REST API to page ID 48 (published, not draft — WordPress preserved the published status):

1. Fixed premises liability URL: /practice-areas/practice-areas/premises-liability/ → /practice-areas/premises-liability/
2. Updated hero overlay gradient: Old rgba(11,33,45,...) → Visible Depth hero gradient linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,1) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,1) 40%, rgba(6,17,25,.70) 70%, rgba(11,33,45,.40) 100%)
3. Deleted hero subheader: Removed the <p class="pa-hero-sub">Injured through no fault of your own?...</p> element and its CSS
4. wp:html wrapper: Already present — confirmed intact, no change needed