Performance & Security

WooCommerce Speed: Fixing a Slow Online Store

Slow WooCommerce stores lose sales. Here is a practical order of fixes: hosting, caching, images, scripts, database bloat and checkout performance.

By Imran M
August 31, 2019 · 6 min read

Performance & Security

Redis Object Caching for WordPress Sites

Redis object caching stores WordPress data in memory so pages hit the database less. Here is when it helps, how it fits…

By Imran M
May 31, 2018 · 5 min read

Performance & Security

Browser, Page and Object Caching Explained

Caching speeds up websites by reusing work already done. Here is how browser, page and object caching differ, and how to use…

By Imran M
May 16, 2018 · 6 min read

Performance & Security

Lazy Loading Images: How It Speeds Up Pages

Lazy loading delays off-screen images until a visitor scrolls near them, which makes pages lighter and faster. Here is how it works…

By Imran M
April 14, 2018 · 7 min read

Performance & Security

WordPress Hosting: Shared vs VPS vs Managed

The hosting you pick shapes how fast, secure and reliable your WordPress site is. Here is how shared, VPS and managed WordPress…

By Imran M
April 9, 2018 · 7 min read

Performance & Security

WebP Images: Should Your Website Switch?

WebP offers smaller images in supporting browsers, but in early 2018 you still need JPEG/PNG fallbacks for Safari, Firefox and others.

By Imran M
March 31, 2018 · 6 min read