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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
Publish date
November 16, 2017
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
Publish date
September 27, 2017
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
Publish date
August 21, 2017
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…
Reading time
13 min read
Publish date
July 25, 2017
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
Publish date
June 14, 2017
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
Publish date
May 25, 2017
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
Publish date
May 16, 2017
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
Publish date
February 24, 2017
Topic
WordPress Fonts
Topic
WordPress Website Design

7 Lesser-Known (But Useful) WordPress Performance Plugins

Check out these 7 lesser-known WordPress performance plugins that can help you troubleshoot bad plugins or code and increase the speed of your site.
Reading time
15 min read
Publish date
February 2, 2017
Topic
WordPress Performance
Topic
WordPress Plugins

How to Reduce TTFB to Improve Page Load Times

Check out some of these easy ways to reduce TTFB on your site. Fast hosting, utilizing a CDN, caching, and DNS all come into play.
Reading time
12 min read
Publish date
January 26, 2017
Topic
CDN
Topic
Website Speed
Topic
WordPress Performance

How to Install and Optimize the Total WordPress Theme

Sometimes WordPress multipurpose themes get a bad rap. With some optimization and a fast host, we got the Total WordPress theme to load in 1.15 sec…
Reading time
11 min read
Publish date
November 21, 2016
Topic
WordPress Themes

Why Premium DNS is No Longer Optional

Due to the uprise of DDoS attacks companies should be rethinking their DNS. This includes using a premium DNS provider and implementing a failover…
Reading time
9 min read
Publish date
November 1, 2016
Topic
Domain Name System
Topic
WordPress Security