Case Studies

Projects where others said no.
We said yes. And delivered.

Every case study here starts the same way — a client who had been told "it can't be done" or "you need to replatform" or "your budget is too small." We don't pick the easy projects. We go where other teams walk away.

20+
Years delivering
0
Projects called impossible
100%
Delivered on commitment
40%
White-label for agencies

Projects Others Refused

SocialEngine 5.x · Crowdfunding
Full Stripe Connect Crowdfunding Platform — 3 Agencies Said Impossible
Travel crowdfunding with escrow, multi-tier affiliate commissions, 19 automated emails, map-based discovery
3 agencies refused White-label delivery 11 weeks
The Problem
"3 agencies said it was impossible. We need full Stripe Connect crowdfunding with escrow, multi-tier affiliate commissions, 19 automated emails and map-based discovery. Every developer quoted $200K+."
What We Built
  • sescrowdfunding module with full campaign lifecycle
  • Stripe Connect setup-mode checkout with card expiry validation
  • Off-session cron charging at campaign milestones
  • Multi-tier affiliate engine with per-transaction entries
  • 19-template mail queue via SE task scheduler
  • MarkerClustererPlus map-based campaign discovery
Outcome
$35K
Delivered vs $200K+ quoted
11wk
On-time delivery
0
Payment escrow failures
3
Prior agencies refused
SocialEngine 5.xStripe ConnectEscrowAffiliate EngineTask SchedulerMail QueueMap Discovery
Magento 2 · Multi-Vendor Marketplace
Multi-Vendor Marketplace with Split Payouts — $22K vs $80K+ Quotes
Vendor commission engine, automated Stripe Connect payouts, dispute resolution workflow
All agencies overpriced White-label delivery 10 weeks
The Problem
"We need a multi-vendor Magento 2 marketplace with automated split payouts, vendor commission engine, dispute resolution. Every agency quoted $80K–$150K. We have $22K."
What We Built
  • Full multi-vendor module within Magento 2 DI architecture
  • Automated Stripe Connect split payouts with commission deductions
  • Vendor-scoped shipping rule engine overriding native methods
  • Dispute workflow: Raised → Under Review → Resolved with email triggers
  • Vendor dashboard with earnings, product management, order tracking
Outcome
$22K
vs $80K–$150K quotes
10wk
Full delivery
100%
Automated payout accuracy
0
Manual payout interventions
Magento 2Multi-VendorStripe ConnectCommission EngineDI Architecture
PHPfox 4.x · Crowdfunding
Full Crowdfunding System on PHPfox — Every Developer Turned It Down
Escrow payment system, reward tiers, backer pledge tracking, admin fraud detection
Every developer refused 8 weeks
The Problem
"Full crowdfunding with escrow on PHPfox. Campaign reward tiers, backer pledge tracking, admin fraud detection. Our budget is $18K. Every other dev turned us down flat."
What We Built
  • Full crowdfunding module natively inside PHPfox architecture
  • Escrow payment system with milestone release triggers
  • Campaign reward tiers with backer pledge tracking
  • Admin fraud detection dashboard with automated flagging
  • Campaign creator and backer dashboards
Outcome
$18K
vs $120K industry standard
8wk
On-budget delivery
0
Escrow failures at launch
100%
PHPfox architecture compliance
PHPfox 4.xEscrowCrowdfundingFraud DetectionReward Tiers

Performance Engineering

Magento 2 · 180K SKUs
12-Second Page Load Killing Conversions — Three Agencies Said Replatform
Elasticsearch misconfiguration, FPC bypass, reindexer conflicts causing catastrophic performance
Agencies said replatform 3 weeks
The Problem
"Our Magento 2 store with 180K SKUs loads in 12 seconds. Conversion rate dropped 40% over 6 months. Three performance agencies said we need to replatform to Shopify."
What We Fixed
  • Reindex schedule moved to async — storefront queries unblocked
  • Elasticsearch properly configured — search: 4.2s → 0.3s
  • Category page FPC implemented with correct cache tags
  • All 8 custom modules refactored to respect full-page cache
  • DB queries per page reduced: 340 → 18
Outcome
12s→0.8s
Page load improvement
340→18
DB queries per page
10x
Traffic spike survived
4.2s→0.3s
Search response time
Magento 2ElasticsearchFull-Page CacheIndexerPerformance
SocialEngine 4.x · 5K Concurrent Users
Platform Crashing at 5K Users — Three Developers Said Migrate Away
Memory leak, Memcached misconfiguration, missing pagination cache, bot traffic causing MySQL CPU spikes
Told to abandon platform 4 weeks
The Problem
"Our SocialEngine events platform worked fine at 1,000 users. Now at 5,000 concurrent it times out constantly. Three developers said we need to migrate to a new platform entirely."
What We Fixed
  • getEventPaginatorCached() with CachedRow implementation
  • Memcached disabled, replaced with optimized file-based caching
  • Bot traffic identified and blocked at Apache level
  • Composite indexes added to core query patterns
  • 4GB RAM memory leak traced and eliminated
Outcome
3.9x
Throughput improvement
4GB
Memory leak eliminated
0
Timeouts post-fix
$0
Migration cost avoided
SocialEngine 4.xPerformanceMemcachedCachingMySQL
WordPress · 40K Daily Visitors
$600/Month Server Still Crashing on Traffic Spikes
23 active plugins, 340+ DB queries per page, WooCommerce fragments firing site-wide
3 agencies couldn't fix it 2 weeks
The Problem
"Our WordPress media site has 40K daily visitors. Every time we get featured anywhere the site crashes. We're on a $600/month dedicated server. Three performance agencies couldn't fix it."
What We Fixed
  • Redis object cache — DB queries: 340 → 18 per page
  • WooCommerce cart fragments disabled on non-shop pages
  • Image lazy loading + CDN pipeline — TTFB: 8s → 0.4s
  • 23-plugin audit — 8 removed, 6 replaced with native code
  • Apache config tuned for traffic spike handling
Outcome
8s→0.4s
TTFB improvement
340→18
DB queries per page
10x
Traffic spike handled
0
Downtime post-fix
WordPressRedisPerformanceWooCommerceCDN

Platform Rescue & Migration

PHPfox 3.x → PHP 7.4
PHP 5.6 → 7.4 Upgrade in 60 Days — Original Developer Unavailable
6 years of undocumented custom modules, zero documentation, forced host upgrade deadline
No developer would help 7 weeks
The Problem
"PHPfox 3.6 on PHP 5.6. Host forcing PHP 7.4 in 60 days. 6 years of custom modules. No documentation. Original developer unavailable. Nobody else will help."
What We Did
  • Full PHP 5.6 → 7.4 compatibility audit across core and all modules
  • Systematic remediation of deprecated functions across 47 files
  • MySQL query modernization for newer MySQL compatibility
  • All 11 custom modules documented as part of engagement
  • Platform stable on PHP 7.4 before deadline
Outcome
60day
Deadline met with margin
11
Modules documented
0
Data loss
100%
Feature parity maintained
PHPfox 3.xPHP UpgradeRescueLegacy Migration
Drupal 7 → Drupal 10
Government Portal Migration — $60K Budget vs $300K Quotes
22 custom modules, compliance deadline, daily security warnings, EOL platform
Competitors quoted $300K+ 5 months
The Problem
"Drupal 7 EOL with daily security warnings. 22 custom modules. Migration quotes at $300K+. Our budget is $60K. 6-month compliance deadline. We have no options."
What We Did
  • Prioritized security patches on D7 to safely extend timeline
  • Phased content and user migration to D10
  • 14 critical custom modules rebuilt natively in D10
  • 8 modules replaced with D10 equivalents
  • Full migration within budget and compliance deadline
Outcome
$60K
vs $300K+ quoted
14
Modules rebuilt for D10
0
Compliance violations
100%
Data integrity maintained
Drupal 7→10MigrationCustom ModulesGovernmentCompliance
Magento 1.9 · EOL Rescue
Magento 1 Payment Gateway Discontinued — No Developer Would Help
8 years custom development, payment gateway v1 API deprecated, 90-day deadline, no M1 developers available
All M1 devs refused 6 weeks
The Problem
"We're on Magento 1.9 with 8 years of custom development. Payment gateway discontinuing M1 support in 90 days. No developer will help because they all say M1 is dead."
What We Did
  • Integrated new payment gateway API v2 within Magento 1 architecture
  • All 14 custom modules audited and documented
  • Store continued operating securely through deadline
  • Provided detailed M2 migration roadmap for following year
  • Zero transaction interruption during transition
Outcome
90day
Deadline met
0
Transaction failures
14
Modules documented
100%
Business continuity
Magento 1.9Legacy RescuePayment GatewayEOL Maintenance

Complex Payment Engineering

WordPress · Crowdfunding Payments
8% Chargeback Rate — Wrong Payment Architecture from Day One
Immediate charge instead of escrow causing mass chargebacks on failed campaigns
Stripe account at risk 3 weeks
The Problem
"Our crowdfunding platform charges cards immediately instead of holding in escrow. When campaigns fail, we manually refund hundreds of backers. Our chargeback rate is 8% and Stripe threatened to close our account."
What We Rebuilt
  • Replaced immediate charge with Stripe PaymentIntent + manual capture
  • Automated capture triggered on goal reached
  • Automated cancel triggered on campaign expiry
  • Full refund flow automated — zero manual intervention
  • Webhook architecture for all Stripe payment events
Outcome
8%→0.3%
Chargeback rate
0
Manual refunds needed
60day
To Stripe account saved
100%
Automated payout accuracy
WordPressStripe EscrowPaymentIntentChargeback FixWebhooks

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