WordPress Speed Tips & Tricks

LAST UPDATED June 16, 2020

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How To Lazy Load Images + Videos In WordPress (And Replace YouTube iFrames With A Preview Image) For Better GTmetrix Results

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How To Disable Plugins On Specific Pages + Posts In WordPress

How To Disable The WordPress Heartbeat API (The Easy Way)

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How To Update PHP Versions In WordPress (Ideally PHP 7.4)

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