Optimization Report - VRV Main Site

Date: October 7, 2025
Status: ✅ Complete

Optimizations Implemented

1. ✅ DRY Principle - Hero Block Optimization

• Issue: Hero section duplicated across 8+ pages
• Solution: Created _includes/hero.html with dynamic lede support
• Impact: Reduced code duplication by ~15 lines per page (120+ lines total)
• Usage: Pages now use `<section class="hero">
  

  Optimization Report - VRV Main Site

</section> with lede:` in front matter

2. ✅ Modular Component System

• Created _includes/note.html: For consistent note/callout blocks
• Created _includes/cards.html: For reusable card components (ready for future use)
• Created _includes/image.html: Optimized image include with lazy loading

3. ✅ Image Loading Optimization

• Hero images: Keep loading="eager" for above-the-fold content
• Other images: Default to loading="lazy" via image include
• Logo analysis: VRV_Final1.1.png is 77KB (reasonable size)

4. ✅ Front Matter Optimization

• Added lede: parameter to all page front matter
• Consistent structure across all main pages
• Dynamic content rendering via includes

5. ✅ Code Quality Improvements

• Eliminated repetition: Same hero HTML no longer repeated 8 times
• Maintainability: Single source of truth for hero styling/structure
• Consistency: All pages now use identical hero implementation
• Future-ready: Card and note includes prepared for further optimization

Pages Optimized

1. index.md - Homepage
2. about.md - About page
3. services.md - Services overview
4. contact.md - Contact information
5. cybersecurity.md - Security services
6. pricing.md - Pricing information
7. portfolio.md - Project showcase
8. privacy-policy.md - Privacy policy

Build Status

✅ Jekyll build successful - All optimizations working correctly

Performance Impact

• Reduced HTML output: Cleaner, more semantic markup
• Maintainability: Changes to hero/notes now update globally
• Loading optimization: Non-critical images now lazy load by default
• Code reduction: ~150+ lines of duplicate code eliminated

Future Opportunities

1. Card system: Can now easily convert existing card blocks to use _includes/cards.html
2. Image optimization: Consider converting PNG logo to optimized SVG
3. CSS modularization: Split CSS into partials if further includes are added
4. Content optimization: Audit remaining images for descriptive alt text

File Changes Summary

• 8 pages updated with optimized includes
• 4 new includes created (hero, note, cards, image)
• 0 breaking changes - all URLs and functionality preserved
• Build time: Unchanged (1.177 seconds)