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Articles by Salman Ravoof

Salman Ravoof is a self-taught web developer, writer, creator, and a huge admirer of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Besides tech, he's excited by science, philosophy, photography, arts, cats, and food. Learn more about him on his website, and connect with Salman on Twitter.

Why You Need An Application Performance Monitoring Tool

Learn why you need an application performance monitoring tool to manage your website’s performance. Fix performance issues faster with APM.
Reading time
24 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Web Development Tools
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Diagnose High Admin-Ajax Usage on Your WordPress Site

Learn how to diagnose high admin-ajax.php usage in WordPress sites and fix it for good. Tame the WordPress Heartbeat API and speed up.
Reading time
10 min read
Updated date
January 8, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Fix the 504 Gateway Timeout Error on Your Site

Learn how to fix the 504 Gateway Timeout error code on your site. Simple, easy to follow solutions to bring your site back online.
Reading time
28 min read
Updated date
September 24, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
HTTP Status Codes
Topic
Website Errors

How to Enable GZIP Compression to Speed Up WordPress Sites

Learn how to enable GZIP compression to speed up your WordPress site on various web servers like Apache, Nginx, and IIS.
Reading time
26 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Website Speed
Topic
WordPress Performance

How To Set Up a Reverse Proxy (Step-By-Steps for Nginx and Apache)

Comprehensive Reverse Proxy guide for WordPress. Learn how to load a different WordPress site from a subdirectory via reverse proxy.
Reading time
29 min read
Updated date
September 24, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Tips

The Ultimate Guide to WordPress User Roles and Capabilities

Explore WordPress user roles and capabilities in depth. Learn how to edit and create custom user roles & capabilities with plugins or code.
Reading time
63 min read
Updated date
August 2, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
PHP Function
Topic
WordPress Development

The WordPress Hooks Bootcamp: How to Use Actions, Filters, and Custom Hooks

Learn WordPress Hooks. Master Actions, Filters, and Custom Hooks by creating your own extensible plugin. Level up your WordPress dev skills now!
Reading time
63 min read
Updated date
September 18, 2023
Post type
Blog
Topic
PHP Function
Topic
WordPress Development

Understanding the HTTP 307 Temporary Redirect Status Code in Depth

The 307 status code indicates that the target resource resides temporarily under a different URI. Find out more with this in-depth guide.
Reading time
11 min read
Updated date
September 19, 2024
Post type
Knowledge Base
Topic
HTTP Status Codes
Topic
Website Errors

18 Powerful Ways To Speed Up Your WooCommerce Store (Ultimate Guide)

Looking for ways to make your WooCommerce faster? Learn 18 powerful ways to speed up your WooCommerce store (frontend + backend) with this in-depth…
Reading time
43 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Website Speed
Topic
WooCommerce

Sucuri vs Wordfence: WordPress Security Plugins Showdown

Lock down your site against all malicious attacks. Pick between Sucuri vs Wordfence for your WordPress security needs in this hands-on review.
Reading time
28 min read
Updated date
September 19, 2023
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Plugins
Topic
WordPress Security

The Ultimate Guide to WordPress Shortcodes (With Examples to Create Your Own)

WordPress shortcodes make your life easier. Learn what they are and how to create your custom WordPress shortcodes with this guide (and code examples)
Reading time
23 min read
Updated date
August 20, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development