Performance & Security
Cloudflare for WordPress: Setup and Settings
Cloudflare's free plan can make a WordPress site faster and safer, but the wrong settings cause redirect loops and broken admin pages.…
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Performance & Security
PHP 7 Speed Gains: What Upgrading Does for Your Site
PHP 7 is the biggest speed improvement PHP has had in years. Here is what it changes, what it means for your…
Performance & Security
WordPress Two-Factor Authentication: How to Set It Up
A strong password is no longer enough on its own. Here is how to add two-factor authentication to WordPress logins without locking…
Performance & Security
HTTP/2: What It Means for Website Speed
HTTP/2 changes how browsers and servers talk to each other. Here is what it does for speed, what you need to switch…
Performance & Security
WordPress Firewall Plugins: Wordfence vs Sucuri
A plain comparison of Wordfence and Sucuri for WordPress security, covering how their firewalls work, scanning, speed and which to choose.
Performance & Security
SSLv3 and POODLE: Checking Your Server Is Not Exposed
What POODLE is, why SSLv3 should be switched off on every server, and how to check and fix your own site in…
Performance & Security
Let’s Encrypt: Free SSL Certificates for Business Websites
What Let's Encrypt is, how its free certificates compare with paid SSL, and whether it is ready for your business website.
Performance & Security
WordPress Security Checklist for Business Sites
A plain checklist for keeping a business WordPress site safe, from updates and logins to backups, hosting and a clean recovery plan.
Performance & Security
WordPress Speed Optimization: A Step-by-Step Guide
A practical, step-by-step guide to making a slow WordPress site load faster, starting with the fixes that make the biggest difference.
Performance & Security
HTTPS Migration: Moving Your Site to SSL Without Losing Rankings
Moving from HTTP to HTTPS is mostly safe for rankings if you treat it as a site move: one redirect per URL,…