The old "Why Choose EZSCALE VPS?" grid was duplicating the
Included With All Plans card right below it (RAID 10, ZFS Snapshots,
VirtFusion Panel, Full Root Access appeared in both). Replaced with
6 actual differentiators that answer "why us, not Linode/Hetzner/
Vultr": real US humans, ZFS-backed reliability, predictable billing,
optional Pilot tier, 14-day money-back, owner-operated.
Other improvements bundled in this pass:
- Hero subtitle rewritten from feature dump to identity-first one-liner.
- Plans table → responsive PlanCard grid with a "Most popular" badge
on VPS-4 and a separate "Storage-focused" subgrid for stor-500/1tb.
Each card carries Order Now + Estimate-this-plan link to the
estimator (still wired to the prefillEstimator handler).
- Added a 5-row "EZSCALE vs typical big-cloud" comparison table —
honest differences only, no specific competitor names to avoid
liability.
- Added an 8-question FAQ section (provisioning time, OS list,
upgrades, refunds, DDoS roadmap, rDNS, location, migrations) using
a new reusable Faq accordion component.
- Bottom CTA copy fixed (it was still mentioning DDoS protection as
current; it's coming-soon upstream): now reads "Real humans on
support. 14-day money-back if it's not the right fit." Heading
flipped to "Ready to spin one up?" / "Talk to a Human."
New shared components: Components/Marketing/PlanCard.vue,
Components/Marketing/Faq.vue, Components/Marketing/ComparisonTable.vue.
All three are reusable for the dedicated/web/game pages later.
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Windows BYOL is free and doesn't change the price, so the toggle
was UI clutter. The Included With All Plans card already
communicates the BYOL requirement (line updated to read
"Linux included; Windows supported (bring your own license)" for
clarity), and OS template selection at checkout still lets users
pick a Windows image when they're ready to deploy.
- AddOnsPanel.vue: removed the Windows License switch
- EstimatorSection.vue: removed onWindowsChange handler
- stores/estimator.ts: removed windowsLicense state, dropped from
share/checkout URL params and hydration
- ConfigOptionSeeder.php: dropped the legacy 'Windows License'
option from the VPS Add-ons group (deletes existing row)
- CheckoutController.php: removed ?windows=1 query-param handling
from buildPrefilledSelections
- VpsHosting.vue: tightened the BYOL line in the Included card
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Implements the design captured in
docs/superpowers/specs/2026-04-26-vps-hosting-estimator-design.md.
Estimator (after the hero on /vps-hosting):
- Workload picker (9 chips) recommends a plan; "Not sure" opens a
mini-quiz with a 12-app catalog and a traffic+priority follow-up.
- Recommended-plan card with "or pick another" alternates dropdown.
- Add-ons panel: IPv4 stepper (1-8, $8/extra), Windows BYOL toggle,
4-tier Managed Support radio (Self/Basic/Pro/Pilot @ $0/29/79/99),
5-tier Off-site Backup radio (None/Lite/Standard/Extended/Vault @
$0/5/12/25/59).
- Pilot tier gated to VPS-8+ via plan.features.tier; auto-fallback to
Pro on plan downgrade with snackbar warning.
- Billing cycle toggle (Monthly / Quarterly / Annual) reuses
per-cycle prices already on plan_prices and plan_config_values.
- Sticky footer with live total, "Order this configuration"
(deep-links to /checkout/{plan} with all params), and "Copy share
link" (history.replaceState debounced 300ms).
- Plans-table rows get an "Estimate →" link that pre-fills the
estimator with that plan and scrolls up.
Backend:
- PlanSeeder: each VPS plan gets features.tier (1-32) for gating.
- ConfigOptionSeeder: scope existing Server Management group to
dedicated only; add VPS Managed Support and Off-site Backup
groups with full per-cycle prices.
- routes/marketing.php /vps-hosting: pass addOns + workloadMap +
appExamples Inertia props.
- CheckoutController::show: build prefilledSelections from
?ipv4&windows&managed&backup query params; Vue page hydrates
configSelections from this prop.
Included With All Plans: rewritten to 13 accurate items with
per-line wording (10 Gbps fair-use uplink, ZFS snapshots free,
KVM virtualization, rDNS/PTR control, OOB console/VNC, 99.9%
SLA, etc.) plus a "Coming soon" badge for DDoS protection.
Tests: 10 Pest feature tests in tests/Feature/Marketing/
VpsHostingEstimatorTest.php cover the page props, both new
seeded groups, plan-tier metadata, Server Management dedicated
scope, configGroups attachment, and checkout query-param
pre-fill round-trip. All 10 pass.
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Includes all work from phases 6-9+ and frontend polish rounds 1 & 2:
- Login history with device trust, new device notifications, session management
- Churn prevention: cancellation surveys, winback campaigns with email sequences
- Financial reports: revenue, P&L, tax, aging, refund, subscription reports with PDF/CSV/JSON export
- Configurable checkout: plan config groups/options, build-your-own VPS
- Frontend polish: fix broken legal links, add SEO meta tags, favicon, font display=swap,
Head titles on all 14 marketing pages, mobile responsive fixes, AuthLayout legal footer,
remove false 24/7 claims, hide empty stats, correct uptime SLA to 99.9%,
GameServers notify buttons linked to /contact, 301 redirects for /terms and /privacy
- WHMCS migration scripts
- Update legal page effective dates to March 16, 2026
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- Replace gradient hero sections with HeroSection + animated SVG components
(NetworkHero, VpsHero, DedicatedHero, WebHostingHero, GameServerHero)
- Add ScrollReveal wrappers for scroll animations on Home.vue sections
- Replace AppTextField/AppSelect/AppTextarea with VTextField/VSelect/VTextarea in Contact.vue
- Merge BattlefieldAcp content into GameServers.vue as a featured section
- Delete redundant Products.vue and BattlefieldAcp.vue pages
- Add 301 redirects in routes for /products -> / and /battlefield-acp -> /game-servers
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- Web Hosting & Game Servers now pull plans from database (same pattern as VPS/Dedicated)
- Add 6 game server plans to PlanSeeder (Minecraft, Rust, ARK, Valheim, CS2, Palworld)
- Create Battlefield ACP marketing page with ProCon replacement hero, 6 feature cards,
ML analytics, ban appeals, PunkBuster screenshots, Discord integration sections
- Add Battlefield ACP to Products dropdown navigation
- Marketing pages use SectionHeader component, fade-in animations, Vuexy design patterns
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
