# Credit Score Assistance (Oahu) — Remodel Notes

**URL:** https://www.debtfreehawaii.com/services/credit-score-assistance/  ·  **Page ID:** 780 (Oahu; Maui twin = 844)
**Platform:** WordPress + Elementor (template `page-practice-area-ind.php`) · SEO plugin **Yoast** · Classic editor for post/ACF
**Applied live:** 2026-06-17. The audit's "hero case": best GA4 converter (0.96) but thin, city-less, nav-orphaned.

## Stored state before (verified REST context=edit + classic editor)
- H1/title `Credit Score Assistance` (no city) · **Yoast title BLANK** · generic meta · ACF hero had "expert" + "specialized" (claim-discipline)
- Body = one big text-editor widget (`fad4883`) + an empty trailing container (section 1); **named no city** (Honolulu 0, Oahu 0)
- **No byline, no Person schema, no reviews, no FAQ, zero internal service links**; "2 Years to a 720" buried in one sentence
- No TOC (ez-toc absent) → no post_content sync needed

## Applied (additive + targeted; client-approved, FAQ = content only, NO schema)
1. **H1 (post title):** `Credit Score Assistance Attorneys in Honolulu, Hawaii`
2. **Yoast title (was blank):** `Honolulu Credit Repair After Bankruptcy | Blake Goodman, PC`
3. **Yoast meta:** names Honolulu + the 2 Years to a 720 program + phone 808-517-5446
4. **ACF hero:** rewritten to name Honolulu/Oahu + lead with the 720 program; removed "expert"/"specialized", "P.C,"→"PC"
5. **Body H2** localized `…in Hawaii` → `…in Honolulu, Hawaii`
6. **Byline + Person JSON-LD** at top of body column (section 0)
7. **"2 Years to a 720" program** promoted into its own headed callout (Honolulu/Oahu; framed "designed to help you work toward," never guaranteed)
8. **Visible FAQ** (3 Q&A) — CONTENT ONLY, **no FAQPage schema** (client-confirmed; deprecated for non-gov/health)
9. **Related Services** internal links: Chapter 7, Chapter 13, Debt Settlement, + the "buy a house after bankruptcy" blog
10. **Two reviews:** Rosheilla Macugay (idx 955, credit-report fix) + Steven Stewart (idx 60, 780 score post-discharge)

Result at origin (anonymous fetch, cf MISS): byline, 1 Person, 2 reviews, 720 + FAQ + related all render; **0 FAQPage**; Honolulu 0→ many.

## STRUCTURAL nav fix (the audit's #1 lever) — DONE
The global nav "Credit Score Assistance" pointed to the **Maui** page (844). Re-pointed the **Main Menu (#2, primary)** item **#998** → Oahu **780** (object_id 844→780, url `/maui/services/credit-score-assistance/`→`/services/credit-score-assistance/`). Verified on the homepage nav. **Left untouched:** AMP Main Menu item #4119 (still →844; part of AMP retirement), and all Maui menus (Main Menu-Maui #28, Practice Area Maui #40, Footer Maui #29 — none had a Credit Score item).

## Gotcha hit + fixed
- The trailing **empty container (section 1) does NOT render its child widgets** on this template. First PUT put the 720/FAQ/reviews there → didn't render. Fix: moved those widgets into **section 0 col0** (after the body widget), which renders (the byline is there). Backups: `_780_backup_elementor` (original), `_780_backup_prefix2` (post-additive).

## Open / flags
- **H1 == first body H2** (both `…in Honolulu, Hawaii`) — minor repetition; offered to differentiate the H2.
- **AMP Main Menu** still points Credit Score to Maui — fold into the AMP-retirement ticket.
- Caches cleared (Elementor Files & Data; WP Rocket Clear+Preload). **Pending: Cloudflare "Purge Everything"** to go public.

## Reviews used
Rosheilla Macugay (955) + Steven Stewart (60) → marked `live` in `content/reviews/REVIEW_USAGE.md`.