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Website updates: I accidentally deleted all of my progress

The call is coming from inside the house. Since my last post, I’ve committed to the Wordpress switch. I wasn’t sure how that would go, given it’s been years (since my editor-in-chief days at The Mirada) since I’ve used it seriously. Even that was just posts, considering it was journalism-focused. But, ChatGPT let me know about “Elementor” which offered a lot of the same amenities I’m used to with the $167/two-year service. Of course, that pays for hosting too, but we’ll get to that. I’ve since cancelled the hosting plan for nalvarez.net , which now hosts a “Coming Soon!” page for whenever I get to that. Parallel to this, I wanted to rebrand my DJ website, from “me” to “Nightclub me” and “Private events me”, which of course requires a separate website. Naturally, I spun up another Wordpress container for the DJ website and began a faithful recreation. Over the last couple weeks, I slaved away, carefully replicating every element, text box, and photo. Now, with the 4th of July weekend,