Why I Wrote a Pixel-by-Pixel Multiply Blend in PHP-GD to Beat Dompdf

A real estate broker came to me with a familiar problem. Every property exposé — the glossy multi-page PDF that goes to potential buyers — was being assembled by hand in an Adobe layout tool. Address typed in. Prices typed in. Photos imported one by one. Floor plans appended. Logo placed. Disclaimer pasted. PDF exported. Filed somewhere. Sent. That's 45 minutes per listing. And the moment a price changes, you're starting over. The agency was already on WordPress. JetEngine was already managing p