John Loper II
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LoperBoys — Progress
Foundation: WilliamsPressureWashingServices.com UI/UX Content: LoperBoys (Javen's lawn care & seasonal services)
Repo Consolidation (2026-06-15)
- Consolidated two separate repos (
LoperBoys+LoperBoys2.com) into singleLoperBoysrepo - All print collateral (business cards, flyers, yard sign) now in
print/folder - Legacy website files archived in
legacy-site/folder - Gitea repo:
Sage_Software/LoperBoys(oldLoperBoys2.comrepo deleted)
Completed
- Initial website build (WilliamsPW codebase adapted)
- Responsive multi-section design (hero, services, about, why-us, contact)
- Professional blue/cyan gradient theme
- Contact form with validation (PHP → SMTP relay)
- Mobile nav toggle + floating CTA button
- Phone number formatting + clickable tel: links
- Git repo created and pushed to Gitea
- SEO fundamentals — OG tags, Twitter cards, structured data (LocalBusiness), canonical URL, robots meta, favicon, description/keywords meta
- How It Works section — 3-step visual process (Contact → Quote → Get It Done)
- Before & After Gallery — 3 comparison cards (hidden, placeholder) with hover reveal effect
- Placeholder images — WilliamsPW stock images (replace with LoperBoys job photos)
- Service area — Warsaw, Coshocton, and surrounding areas
- Privacy-respecting analytics — Script placeholder commented in
<head>, ready for Plausible/Umami - Site deployed to 10.10.9.230 (hostname:
dotnet), nginx serving, PHP 8.2 FPM installed - Gitea repo —
Sage_Software/LoperBoys(consolidated from LoperBoys2.com) - Site live on IP — http://10.10.9.230 serving full site with all assets (200 OK)
Pending
🚨 SEO (HIGH PRIORITY — must be done before going live)
- Real OG banner image — replace placeholder
img/og-banner.jpgwith a proper 1200×630 branded image - Real favicon — generate a proper
.ico/.pngfavicon with LoperBoys branding - Google Search Console verification — add meta tag or HTML file after John purchases the domain
- Google Business Profile — set up once domain is live
- Alt text review — ensure all real images have descriptive, keyword-rich alt text
- Page load optimization — compress real images, minify CSS/JS
- Content review — Javen to review all copy for accuracy before going live
Contact Form / Email
- SMTP relay configuration — PHPMailer connected to hMailserver on 10.10.9.31:25 (no auth, no TLS) — relay handled by hMailserver/Mailjet
- From address —
noreply@loperboys.com - To address —
contact@loperboys.com - Reply-to — customer's form email (auto-populated)
- Form spam protection — honeypot field included
- Test email delivery — confirmed via hMailserver logs on 10.10.9.31 ✅ (2026-05-16)
- Test form end-to-end — POST returns
{"success":true}✅ (2026-05-16)
Hosting & Domain
- Purchase domain — loperboys.com ✅ (purchased, DNS configured)
- DNS setup — pointing to OpenResty on .230 ✅
- SSL certificate — Let's Encrypt, valid (issued Apr 8, expires Jul 7) ✅
- HTTP→HTTPS redirect — 301 working ✅
- Mail relay — hMailserver → Mailjet, tested and working ✅ (2026-05-16)
Content & Branding
- LoperBoys job photos — replace placeholder images with real LoperBoys job photos
- Testimonials — add real customer quotes when Javen has them
- LoperBoys logo — if Javen has one, add to nav and footer
- Service area specifics — confirm which towns/counties to list
- Hours of operation — verify accuracy with Javen
- Gallery photos — get 3+ more before/after pairs if Javen has them
Analytics
- Choose analytics provider — see options below
- Add tracking script — uncomment and configure Plausible or Umami
- Privacy policy page — add if required by analytics terms of service
Open Questions
- Hosting? ✅ WE ARE PROVIDING (10.10.9.230)
- Domain purchased? ⏳ John to purchase (next)
- Specific images/branding from Javen? ⏳ Javen to collect
- Service area confirmed? ✅ Warsaw, Coshocton, and surrounding areas
- Hours of operation? ⏳ TBD (confirm with Javen)
Hosting Details
- Target server: 10.10.9.230 (hostname:
dotnet) - SSH:
sage@10.10.9.230using~/.ssh/id_ed25519✅ AUTHORIZED - OS: Debian 12, bare metal, nginx 1.22.1, PHP 8.2 FPM, Postfix
- Site files:
/var/www/loperboys2/(pending deployment) - Nginx config:
/etc/nginx/sites-available/LoperBoys2.com(pending creation) - Currently serving: AssetTrackr.co (proxy to :5000), loperboys.com, WilliamsPressureWashingServices.com
- LoperBoys2 deployment target: Replace loperboys.com Nginx config to proxy to new site files
- Access:
http://10.10.9.230(serving correctly, all assets 200 OK) - Disk: 50GB total, ~655MB used — plenty of space
- Existing services: AssetTrackr.co, loperboys.com (both nginx static/proxy)
Analytics Options (Privacy-Respecting)
Plausible (recommended)
- https://plausible.io (self-hostable free)
- Lightweight JS (~1KB), no cookie consent required
- Self-host:
docker run -d --name plausible -p 8000:8000 ghcr.io/plausible/community-edition - Data stays on John's server — fully private
Umami
- https://umami.is (self-hostable free, open source)
- Clean dashboard, privacy-focused, no cookies
- Self-host:
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 ghcr.io/umami-software/umami:postgresql-latest - Slightly more features than Plausible (user accounts, team sharing)
Fathom (paid, but simple)
- https://usefathom.com — $14/mo, no self-host option
- Very clean, minimal JS, GDPR compliant
- Good if John wants to avoid managing another server
Recommendation: Plausible self-hosted — same philosophy as everything else (self-hosted, private, no tracking cookies). Can run on 10.10.9.230 alongside the site.