@@ -39,6 +39,37 @@
 
 ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------- compression --
+#
+# Every page is real HTML now rather than an empty <div id="root">, which is
+# what made the site readable before its JavaScript arrives -- and it made the
+# home page 74 KB instead of 3 KB. Compressed it is about 12 KB, so this is
+# most of that cost handed back, on the one file that has to arrive before
+# anything at all can be drawn.
+#
+# Brotli first where the host has it: it beats gzip by roughly 15% on markup
+# and every browser this site sees supports it. gzip is the fallback, and one
+# of the two is on every Apache install worth deploying to.
+#
+# Images and fonts are left alone deliberately. WebP, AVIF, JPEG and WOFF2 are
+# already compressed; running them through again spends CPU on every request to
+# make the file very slightly larger.
+<IfModule mod_brotli.c>
+  AddOutputFilterByType BROTLI_COMPRESS text/html text/plain text/xml text/css
+  AddOutputFilterByType BROTLI_COMPRESS application/javascript application/json
+  AddOutputFilterByType BROTLI_COMPRESS image/svg+xml application/xml
+</IfModule>
+
+<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
+  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html text/plain text/xml text/css
+  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/javascript application/json
+  AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE image/svg+xml application/xml
+  # Proxies must not hand a compressed copy to a client that cannot read it.
+  <IfModule mod_headers.c>
+    Header append Vary Accept-Encoding
+  </IfModule>
+</IfModule>
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- caching --
 <IfModule mod_expires.c>
   ExpiresActive On
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <!-- Local search: tells Google this is a car rental business, what it is
          called, and how to reach it. -->
-    <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"AutoRental","name":"NiteSha Cars & Bikes","description":"Self-drive car rental across Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.","url":"https://niteshacars.in","telephone":"+916374942976","email":"niteshacars045@gmail.com","image":["https://niteshacars.in/hero-car.webp","https://niteshacars.in/photos/home-hero.webp"],"priceRange":"₹₹","currenciesAccepted":"INR","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Nagercoil","addressRegion":"Tamil Nadu","addressCountry":"IN"},"areaServed":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district","containedInPlace":{"@type":"State","name":"Tamil Nadu"}},"serviceArea":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu"}}</script>
+    <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"AutoRental","name":"NiteSha Cars & Bikes","description":"Self-drive car rental across Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.","url":"https://niteshacars.in","telephone":"+916374942976","email":"niteshacars045@gmail.com","image":["https://niteshacars.in/hero-car.webp","https://niteshacars.in/photos/home-hero.webp"],"priceRange":"₹₹","currenciesAccepted":"INR","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Nagercoil","addressRegion":"Tamil Nadu","addressCountry":"IN","postalCode":"629001"},"areaServed":[{"@type":"City","name":"Nagercoil","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Kanyakumari","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Marthandam","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Colachel","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Thuckalay","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Kuzhithurai","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Padmanabhapuram","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Suchindram","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Thiruvattar","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Eraniel","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Boothapandi","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}},{"@type":"City","name":"Azhagiapandipuram","containedInPlace":{"@type":"AdministrativeArea","name":"Kanyakumari district"}}],"@id":"https://niteshacars.in#business","hasMap":"https://www.google.com/maps?q=Nagercoil%2C%20Kanyakumari%20district%2C%20Tamil%20Nadu"}</script>
 
     <!-- Poppins is served from this site now (the @font-face rules are in
          index.css), so there is no third-party stylesheet to wait on and no
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
          moment after it. The rest of the weights are discovered normally. -->
     <link rel="preload" href="/fonts/poppins-latin-400.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin />
     <link rel="preload" href="/fonts/poppins-latin-700.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin />
-    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-CM9Y3lMR.js"></script>
-    <link rel="modulepreload" crossorigin href="/assets/SectionArt-qkFgxD0U.js">
+    <script type="module" crossorigin src="/assets/index-Bs50ILuu.js"></script>
+    <link rel="modulepreload" crossorigin href="/assets/SectionArt-MLBNVipt.js">
     <link rel="stylesheet" crossorigin href="/assets/index-BUll9_CM.css">
   </head>
   <body>
 
@@ -19,12 +19,36 @@
     "services": {
       "heading": "What we hire",
       "items": [
-        { "to": "/cars", "title": "Self drive cars", "body": "Hatchbacks, sedans and SUVs by the day, week or month. You drive." },
-        { "to": "/bikes", "title": "Bike rental", "body": "Scooters and motorcycles by the hour, day or week. Helmets included." },
-        { "to": "/wedding-cars", "title": "Wedding cars", "body": "Decorated cars reserved for your date, and vehicles for the family." },
-        { "to": "/tourist-vehicles", "title": "Tourist vehicles", "body": "Cars and vans with a driver who knows the district and its roads." },
-        { "to": "/monthly", "title": "Monthly rental", "body": "Weeks rather than days, at a rate that drops the longer you keep it." },
-        { "to": "/nri", "title": "Coming from abroad?", "body": "Book before you land. Airport pickup and long-stay rates for visiting families." }
+        {
+          "to": "/cars",
+          "title": "Self drive cars",
+          "body": "Hatchbacks, sedans and SUVs by the day, week or month. You drive."
+        },
+        {
+          "to": "/bikes",
+          "title": "Bike rental",
+          "body": "Scooters and motorcycles by the hour, day or week. Helmets included."
+        },
+        {
+          "to": "/wedding-cars",
+          "title": "Wedding cars",
+          "body": "Decorated cars reserved for your date, and vehicles for the family."
+        },
+        {
+          "to": "/tourist-vehicles",
+          "title": "Tourist vehicles",
+          "body": "Cars and vans with a driver who knows the district and its roads."
+        },
+        {
+          "to": "/monthly",
+          "title": "Monthly rental",
+          "body": "Weeks rather than days, at a rate that drops the longer you keep it."
+        },
+        {
+          "to": "/nri",
+          "title": "Coming from abroad?",
+          "body": "Book before you land. Airport pickup and long-stay rates for visiting families."
+        }
       ]
     },
     "highlights": {
@@ -98,9 +122,21 @@
     "howItWorks": {
       "heading": "How it works",
       "steps": [
-        { "n": "01", "title": "Pick your car", "body": "Browse the fleet and choose what suits the trip — a hatchback for the city, an SUV for the highway." },
-        { "n": "02", "title": "Send an enquiry", "body": "Tell us your dates. We'll call back to confirm the car is free and agree the rate." },
-        { "n": "03", "title": "Collect and drive", "body": "Bring a valid licence and ID. Pay the deposit, take the keys, and the car is yours." }
+        {
+          "n": "01",
+          "title": "Pick your car",
+          "body": "Browse the fleet and choose what suits the trip — a hatchback for the city, an SUV for the highway."
+        },
+        {
+          "n": "02",
+          "title": "Send an enquiry",
+          "body": "Tell us your dates. We'll call back to confirm the car is free and agree the rate."
+        },
+        {
+          "n": "03",
+          "title": "Collect and drive",
+          "body": "Bring a valid licence and ID. Pay the deposit, take the keys, and the car is yours."
+        }
       ],
       "noteLead": "Deposits are refundable.",
       "noteBody": "It is returned after the car comes back, less any extra-KM charges or damage. KM limits and extra-KM rates are listed on every car above, so there is nothing to discover later."
@@ -138,6 +174,7 @@
         "Kanyakumari district",
         "Tamil Nadu 629001"
       ],
+      "hours": "",
       "mapQuery": "Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu",
       "directionsLabel": "Get directions"
     },
 
@@ -104,22 +104,29 @@ function field_input(string $name, array $spec, mixed $value): void
 
     echo '<label class="c-label" for="' . e($id) . '">' . e($spec['label']) . '</label>';
 
+    // A note under the box, for a field where the shape of the answer matters
+    // and the label cannot carry it -- opening hours being the case that
+    // prompted it, where "Mo-Su 07:00-21:00" is the only form Google reads.
+    $hint = (string) ($spec['hint'] ?? '');
+
     if ($spec['type'] === 'textarea') {
         echo '<textarea class="c-input" id="' . e($id) . '" name="' . e($name) . '" rows="3">'
            . e((string) $value) . '</textarea>';
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if ($spec['type'] === 'list') {
+    } elseif ($spec['type'] === 'list') {
         $lines = is_array($value) ? implode("\n", $value) : (string) $value;
         echo '<textarea class="c-input" id="' . e($id) . '" name="' . e($name) . '" rows="4"'
            . ' placeholder="One per line">' . e($lines) . '</textarea>';
-        echo '<p class="c-hint">One per line.</p>';
-        return;
+        if ($hint === '') {
+            $hint = 'One per line.';
+        }
+    } else {
+        echo '<input class="c-input" type="text" id="' . e($id) . '" name="' . e($name) . '"'
+           . ' value="' . e((string) $value) . '">';
     }
 
-    echo '<input class="c-input" type="text" id="' . e($id) . '" name="' . e($name) . '"'
-       . ' value="' . e((string) $value) . '">';
+    if ($hint !== '') {
+        echo '<p class="c-hint">' . e($hint) . '</p>';
+    }
 }
 
 admin_shell_open($me, 'content.php', 'Website content');
 
@@ -153,11 +153,18 @@ function content_schema(): array
                 ],
                 'footer' => [
                     'label'  => 'Footer',
-                    'note'   => 'The band at the bottom of every page. The map is built from what you type in "Where the map should point" -- a place name or an address is enough, the same thing you would type into Google Maps.',
+                    'note'   => 'The band at the bottom of every page. The map is built from what you type in "Where the map should point" -- a place name or an address is enough, the same thing you would type into Google Maps. The address and the opening hours are also what Google reads to build the panel it shows beside a local search result, so the more exact they are the better that panel is.',
                     'fields' => [
                         'blurb'           => ['label' => 'Line under the business name', 'type' => 'textarea'],
                         'locationHeading' => ['label' => 'Heading above the map', 'type' => 'text'],
                         'address'         => ['label' => 'Address', 'type' => 'list'],
+                        'hours'           => [
+                            'label' => 'Opening hours',
+                            'type'  => 'text',
+                            'hint'  => 'Written the way Google expects: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00. '
+                                . 'Two ranges go in one line separated by a comma, '
+                                . 'like Mo-Sa 08:00-20:00, Su 09:00-18:00. Leave it empty if the hours vary.',
+                        ],
                         'mapQuery'        => ['label' => 'Where the map should point', 'type' => 'text'],
                         'directionsLabel' => ['label' => 'Directions link text', 'type' => 'text'],
                     ],