I had serious issues with CPU overages on my WordPress site. All this means is we need to reduce the amount of resources consumed by high CPU plugins, images, wp-cron, databases, external requests (usually generated by plugins), comment spam, and prevent spammy bots from crawling your website using the Blackhole For Bad Bots plugin. We […]
The Ideal WP Rocket Settings With Cloudflare/StackPath CDN Instructions (Updated 1/9/2020, Latest Version 3.4.4)
If you chose WP Rocket as your cache plugin, you made the best choice considering it was rated #1 in numerous Facebook polls. WP Rocket comes with many features most cache plugins don’t (see below). That means if you were to use other cache plugins, you would need to install about 6 extra plugins to […]
How To Optimize Images In WordPress: The Art Of Creating Perfectly Optimized Images (20 Image Optimizations, 2020)
When it comes to image optimization, you’ve probably heard enough about alt text. There are actually 20 different ways to optimize images (if you include both SEO and speed optimization). These will give you better scores in GTmetrix/Pingdom, potentially rank you higher in search, and make your content load much faster. I’ve managed to get […]
The Ideal Swift Performance Settings With Cloudflare + StackPath CDN Setup Instructions (2019, Version 2.0.5)
Swift Performance is the new cache plugin on the block, which has been getting raving reviews in the WordPress Speed Up Facebook Group. I’ve been using WP Rocket and already had 100% GTmetrix scores with a 1s load time (hard to beat), but Swift gave me near identical results. I stuck with WP Rocket, but […]
The Ideal Autoptimize Settings With StackPath CDN + Cloudflare Setup Instructions (2020, Latest Version 2.6.1)
Autoptimize is a great plugin, but for caching, WP Rocket is usually #1 in Facebook polls. So why would you use it? Because some hosts like GoDaddy and WP Engine blacklist most cache plugins (since they have their own built-in caching system) but they don’t do things like optimize HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Fonts, or […]
How To Reduce Server Response Time (TTFB) In WordPress To Under 200ms – The Item From Google PageSpeed Insights
So you ran your website through Google PageSpeed Insights and need to keep server response times (ttfb) low in WordPress. Let’s get this out of the way. Servers are controlled by your hosting: Bluehost, HostGator, GoDaddy, and EIG brands are infamously slow and rated poorly in 40+ Facebook polls because of their overcrowded servers. SiteGround […]
How To Fix Slow WordPress Hosting On GoDaddy (Using An Array Of Tools/Plugins) And How To Check For A Slow Server
WordPress site running slow on GoDaddy? You and everyone else. GoDaddy is known for domain registration, not hosting. iThemes called them out for packing too many people on the same server (which is how they cut costs). They’re also slow to release newer PHP versions, and of course, the CEO kills elephants and was boycotted […]