diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5665fdc..8ec30b5 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD=wordpress
 WORDPRESS_TABLE_PREFIX=wp_
 WORDPRESS_DEBUG=1
 WORDPRESS_OFFLINE_MODE=1
-WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db
+WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db,backend-web
 
 MYSQL_DATABASE=wordpress
 MYSQL_USER=wordpress
diff --git a/Archive.zip b/Archive.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2241902
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diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index e6d56d2..346a87b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-FROM mirror-docker.runflare.com/wordpress:php8.2-apache  
+FROM mirror-docker.runflare.com/wordpress:php8.2-apache
+
+COPY ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz /tmp/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
+
+RUN set -eux; \
+    php_ext_dir="$(php -r 'echo ini_get("extension_dir");')"; \
+    php_version="$(php -r 'echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION . "." . PHP_MINOR_VERSION;')"; \
+    tar -xzf /tmp/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz -C /tmp; \
+    cp "/tmp/ioncube/ioncube_loader_lin_${php_version}.so" "${php_ext_dir}/"; \
+    echo "zend_extension=${php_ext_dir}/ioncube_loader_lin_${php_version}.so" > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/00-ioncube.ini; \
+    rm -rf /tmp/ioncube /tmp/ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz
 
 # Enable common WordPress-friendly Apache and PHP defaults.
 RUN a2enmod rewrite \
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 796aa6f..8a031a1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ services:
       WORDPRESS_TABLE_PREFIX: ${WORDPRESS_TABLE_PREFIX}
       WORDPRESS_DEBUG: ${WORDPRESS_DEBUG}
       WORDPRESS_OFFLINE_MODE: ${WORDPRESS_OFFLINE_MODE:-1}
-      WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS: ${WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS:-localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db}
+      WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS: ${WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS:-localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db,backend-web}
     ports:
       - "${WORDPRESS_PORT}:80"
     volumes:
-      - ./:/var/www/html
+      - ./wp-content:/var/www/html/wp-content
+      - ./wp-config.php:/var/www/html/wp-config.php
     networks:
       - wp_internal
       - wp_public
diff --git a/scripts/download-ioncube.sh b/scripts/download-ioncube.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e2116ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/download-ioncube.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -eu
+
+ROOT_DIR=$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/.." && pwd)
+ARCHIVE_NAME="ioncube_loaders_lin_x86-64.tar.gz"
+ARCHIVE_PATH="${ROOT_DIR}/${ARCHIVE_NAME}"
+IONCUBE_URL="${IONCUBE_URL:-https://downloads.ioncube.com/loader_downloads/${ARCHIVE_NAME}}"
+
+if [ -s "${ARCHIVE_PATH}" ]; then
+    echo "ionCube archive already exists: ${ARCHIVE_PATH}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+TMP_PATH="${ARCHIVE_PATH}.tmp"
+trap 'rm -f "${TMP_PATH}"' INT TERM EXIT
+
+echo "Downloading ionCube archive to ${ARCHIVE_PATH}"
+curl -fL --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 120 "${IONCUBE_URL}" -o "${TMP_PATH}"
+mv "${TMP_PATH}" "${ARCHIVE_PATH}"
+trap - INT TERM EXIT
+
+echo "ionCube archive saved: ${ARCHIVE_PATH}"
diff --git a/wp-config.php b/wp-config.php
index 9b81f41..8fd98b7 100644
--- a/wp-config.php
+++ b/wp-config.php
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ $wordpress_offline_mode = filter_var(
 
 if ( $wordpress_offline_mode ) {
 	define( 'WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL', true );
-	define(
-		'WP_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS',
-		getenv_docker('WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS', 'localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db')
-	);
-	define( 'AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', true );
-	define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );
-}
+	define(
+		'WP_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS',
+		getenv_docker('WORDPRESS_ACCESSIBLE_HOSTS', 'localhost,127.0.0.1,::1,wordpress,db,backend-web')
+	);
+	define( 'AUTOMATIC_UPDATER_DISABLED', true );
+	define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', false );
+}
 
 // If we're behind a proxy server and using HTTPS, we need to alert WordPress of that fact
 // see also https://wordpress.org/support/article/administration-over-ssl/#using-a-reverse-proxy
diff --git a/wp-content/mu-plugins/croplogic-performance-guards.php b/wp-content/mu-plugins/croplogic-performance-guards.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a63d5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wp-content/mu-plugins/croplogic-performance-guards.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Plugin Name: CropLogic Performance Guards
+ * Description: Reduces delays caused by blocked external services on this WordPress install.
+ */
+
+if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
+	exit;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert env values like 1/true/on/yes into booleans.
+ */
+function croplogic_env_flag( $name, $default = false ) {
+	$value = getenv( $name );
+
+	if ( false === $value || '' === $value ) {
+		return $default;
+	}
+
+	return filter_var( $value, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the theme from waiting on Google Fonts when external traffic is blocked.
+ */
+function croplogic_disable_upstudy_google_fonts() {
+	wp_dequeue_style( 'upstudy-main-fonts' );
+	wp_deregister_style( 'upstudy-main-fonts' );
+}
+add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'croplogic_disable_upstudy_google_fonts', 100 );
+
+/**
+ * Short-circuit login/admin notification emails that can hang on blocked SMTP calls.
+ */
+function croplogic_skip_slow_wp_mail( $pre, $atts ) {
+	if ( ! croplogic_env_flag( 'WORDPRESS_DISABLE_SLOW_MAIL', true ) ) {
+		return $pre;
+	}
+
+	$request_uri = isset( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) ? (string) wp_unslash( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] ) : '';
+	$is_login    = false !== strpos( $request_uri, 'wp-login.php' );
+	$is_admin    = is_admin();
+	$action      = isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) ? sanitize_key( wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['action'] ) ) : '';
+
+	if ( in_array( $action, array( 'lostpassword', 'retrievepassword', 'rp', 'resetpass' ), true ) ) {
+		return $pre;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! $is_login && ! $is_admin ) {
+		return $pre;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+add_filter( 'pre_wp_mail', 'croplogic_skip_slow_wp_mail', 10, 2 );
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deleted file mode 100644
index 9ffd6cd..0000000
--- a/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-11.css
+++ /dev/null
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deleted file mode 100644
index b21a9b7..0000000
--- a/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-13.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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deleted file mode 100644
index 67e2bba..0000000
--- a/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-20.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-.elementor-20 .elementor-element.elementor-element-0bf8074{--display:flex;}.elementor-20 .elementor-element.elementor-element-105d04b .crop-logic-chat{--cl-primary:#2b8a3e;--cl-accent:#2d9cdb;--cl-bg:#f5f7f1;--cl-surface:#ffffff;--cl-border:rgba(43, 138, 62, 0.15);--cl-text:#16331b;--cl-muted:#5f6f62;--cl-user-bubble:rgba(43, 138, 62, 0.12);--cl-assistant-bubble:#ffffff;--cl-input-bg:#ffffff;}
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index 55a763a..0000000
--- a/wp-content/uploads/elementor/css/post-5.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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