| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| SEO | 100 |
| Accessibility | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Performance | 94 |
| Structured data | 92 |
| Content | 63 |
Web developer, UK
Websites and web apps that stay fast.
I build in Laravel and WordPress, and add AI where it actually earns its place. One developer from the first call to handover. No account managers, no junior hand-offs, and nothing locked to me when it is done.
In this issue
Proof, not promises
Cached page response
4.4ms
This site, served from disk by nginx
Server memory
1GB
All it needs to run cg-cms
URLs kept in the move
79/79
Moving onto cg-cms broke none of them
Accessibility score
100/100
Kritano audit, desktop and mobile
What I build
All services →
Where most work starts
Laravel development
Web applications, admin panels and APIs built in Laravel, with tests from day one, so the tenth change is as easy as the first.
- A written scope, so we both know what done looks like
- Automated tests, because you will want to change it
- Fast by design: caching, queues and sensible database work
WordPress development
Custom WordPress themes and plugins, speed and security work, and rescues for sites that have become slow or fragile.
Find out more →AI implementation
One manual process, turned into an AI-assisted one. Built into your systems, tested on your real data, and handed over with the documentation.
Find out more →Software development
Internal tools, integrations and the unglamorous systems a business actually runs on, built in Laravel, PHP and TypeScript.
Find out more →Website building
Fast, accessible websites you can edit yourself. No page-builder bloat, and no monthly platform fee to keep it online.
Find out more →How I work
Projects typically take 4 weeks and up- 01
A proper look
The code, the hosting, and how the public side performs, before anything is promised.
- 02
A written scope
So we both know what done looks like, and what it will take to get there.
- 03
Small releases
The build lands in releases you can try as they go, every one covered by automated tests.
- 04
Handed over
The code, the documentation and the accounts. Nothing is locked to me, and support if you want it.
Featured work
Kritano, a website auditing platform
A SaaS I founded, built and run. It audits a website across SEO, accessibility, security, performance, content quality and structured data in under two minutes.
Read the storyMore than 500 checks in under two minutes, across SEO, accessibility, security and performance.
Rules per audit
500+
Typical audit
<2min
Categories
6
This site, audited
Audit your site →I run my own site through Kritano, the auditing platform I built, on a schedule. Five of the six categories score 90 or more; content is where the work is.
- Pages audited
- 39
- Last audit
- Mobile performance
- 94
- Mobile accessibility
- 100
63 / 100
More of my work
All work →cg-cms, a lightweight CMS for Laravel
A Laravel CMS I designed and built to run this site. Content in Postgres, HTML rendered on save and served from disk by nginx, with an admin built in Inertia and React.
chrisgarlick.com, rebuilt on Laravel
This site, moved from Astro and a Bun CMS to Laravel and cg-cms, with every URL kept, faster pages and lead capture built in.
From the articles
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How law firms automate client intake with AI, from the first enquiry to an open matter, with a fee-earner approving every step that matters.
AI vs Hiring: The Real Cost for UK Accountancy Firms
AI vs hiring for UK accountancy firms: a real cost comparison. What a new hire actually costs, what automation costs, and which one to pick.
AI Client Onboarding Automation for UK Accountancy Firms
Manual client onboarding eats 110 minutes per client. How UK accountancy firms automate it with AI, and what still needs a human.
Questions people ask
Anything else, just ask.
Who will I actually work with?
Me. One developer from the first call to handover. No account managers, and no junior hand-offs.
How does a project start?
With a proper look at what is there: the code, the hosting, and how the public side performs. Then a written scope, so we both know what done looks like.
How long does it take?
Laravel projects typically take 4 weeks and up. The build lands in small releases you can try as they go.
What do I get at the end?
The code, the documentation and the accounts. Nothing is locked to me when it is done, and ongoing support is there if you want it.
Where does AI fit in?
Where it actually earns its place: one manual process turned into an AI-assisted one, built into your systems, tested on your real data, and handed over with the documentation.
Got something to build, or fix?
Tell me where it is now and where you want it to be. I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person for it.
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