Full case studies

Build Logs

What was built, for whom, what broke, and the result — 3–10 min reads.

AEO & GEOFailed → Fixed

WordPress to Next.js: Why We Migrated Anyway

The WordPress site's problems could all have been fixed in place. Here's the real PageSpeed data and the honest reasoning for migrating to Next.js anyway.

Failures & FixesFailed → Fixed

Lorem Ipsum Live on a Brother's Site: Full Audit

A paid, "completed" WordPress build was still showing lorem ipsum on its Privacy Policy, Contact Us, and footer. Here's the full audit and the custom admin panel that came out of it.

AEO & GEOLive

How we built the Half Dev report

The decisions behind our printable scan report: why it stays in your browser, how its text is written and tested, how it prints, what it leaves out, and what we would do differently.

AEO & GEOLive

Half Dev Report: What You Get From Free Page Scan

We scanned our own home page and walk through every section of the report, from the three scores to the fixes, with unedited screenshots and the limits stated plainly.

AEO & GEOLive

How We Built a Free AI Visibility Checker

A look at how Half Dev's free SEO, AEO and GEO checkers work, from scan rules to signed share links, plus the known limits of version 1.0 and what we deliberately left out.

Failures & FixesFailed → Fixed

WP Site Not Indexed? 1 Checkbox Cost Us 7 Months

A WordPress site with 40+ articles got zero clicks and zero impressions for seven months. The cause was one checkbox under Settings → Reading.