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Kinsta and WP Rocket: now speeding up WordPress together

We are excited to announce that Kinsta and WP Rocket 3.0 are now fully compatible. Use WP Rocket's awesome optimization features to further speed u…
Reading time
14 min read
Updated date
September 29, 2025
Post type
Blog
Topic
Kinsta Services
Topic
Website Speed
Topic
WordPress Plugins

Preparing Your WordPress Site for the Google Mobile-First Index

Check out the changes coming with Google's mobile-first index, how it will impact your site, and what you can do to ensure you see positive changes.
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17 min read
Updated date
January 19, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
SEO Strategy
Topic
WordPress SEO

Debugging WordPress Performance Issues: “Stuff Happens” Checklist

Let's be honest, diagnosing WordPress performance issues can be downright difficult sometimes. Check out our case study as we troubleshoot a unique…
Reading time
18 min read
Updated date
January 12, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Optimize the Critical Rendering Path in WordPress

The Critical Rendering Path is the sequence of tasks the browser performs to render a page to the screen. Why is it critical and how can we optimiz…
Reading time
15 min read
Updated date
August 1, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Find WordPress Performance Bottlenecks with New Relic

Check out these tips on how to use New Relic to identify performance bottlenecks from third-party plugins, services, and queries on your WordPress…
Reading time
14 min read
Updated date
January 2, 2025
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Performance

8 Tips on How to Reduce DNS Lookups and Speed Them Up

DNS speed is often overlooked. Check out these 8 recommendations on how to reduce DNS lookups and speed them up on your WordPress site.
Reading time
14 min read
Updated date
July 12, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Domain Name System
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Uninstall a WordPress Plugin (the Proper Way)

A majority of plugins leave behind tables and rows in your database after you delete them. Check out how to uninstall a WordPress plugin the proper…
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13 min read
Updated date
September 22, 2023
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Development
Topic
WordPress Plugins

Analyzing Third-Party Performance on Your WordPress Site

In today's post, we are going to show you how to better analyze third-party performance on your WordPress site, and what you can do to make it faster.
Reading time
21 min read
Updated date
October 23, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Performance

A Deep Dive Into the GTmetrix Speed Test Tool

In this post we take a deep dive into the GTmetrix speed test tool, including a waterfall analysis and tips to improve the speed of your WordPress…
Reading time
24 min read
Updated date
January 9, 2026
Post type
Blog
Topic
Web Development Tools
Topic
Website Speed

How To Optimize Images for Web and Performance

Images are often the #1 element responsible for slow page load times. Learn how to optimize images for web and your site.
Reading time
20 min read
Updated date
October 23, 2024
Post type
Blog
Topic
Image Optimization
Topic
Web Design
Topic
WordPress Website Design

In-Depth Guide on Hosting Local Fonts in WordPress

Check out this in-depth guide on hosting local fonts in WordPress. Examples include using a premium font as well as moving a Google font to your ow…
Reading time
17 min read
Updated date
December 30, 2022
Post type
Blog
Topic
WordPress Fonts
Topic
WordPress Website Design