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How to Choose a WordPress Theme: Free, Premium or Custom
Your theme shapes how your site looks, how fast it loads and how easy it is to edit for years.…
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WordPress Development7 min read
The WordPress Transients API: Caching Data the Right Way
Transients let plugins and themes store expensive results temporarily, from API responses to complex query results. Used well, they speed…
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WooCommerce7 min read
Managing WooCommerce Product Variations at Scale
Variable products are essential for sizes, colours and options, but they get unwieldy fast. Here's how to plan attributes, manage…
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Performance7 min read
The WordPress Heartbeat API and admin-ajax.php: Taming Hidden Server Load
Many WordPress sites have a hidden source of server load: repeated background requests to admin-ajax.php. Here's what the Heartbeat API…
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Server Administration8 min read
Nginx FastCGI Page Caching for WordPress: Fast Pages Without a Plugin
Nginx can cache full WordPress pages and serve them without touching PHP or the database. Here's how FastCGI caching works,…
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Performance7 min read
Redis Object Caching for WordPress: Setup, Tuning and Troubleshooting
A persistent object cache is one of the biggest speed boosts for dynamic WordPress pages. Here's how Redis works with…
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Performance7 min read
Adding Video to WordPress Without Slowing Your Site Down
Video can explain, persuade and engage like nothing else, but careless embeds and self-hosted files can cripple page speed. Here's…
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Performance7 min read
Taming Third-Party Scripts: Analytics, Pixels and Tag Managers on WordPress
Marketing tags and widgets are often the heaviest thing on a WordPress page, and nobody owns them. Here's how to…
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WordPress Development7 min read
WP-Cron Explained: Why Scheduled Tasks Fail and How to Fix Them
Missed scheduled posts, delayed emails and subscription renewals that never run usually trace back to WP-Cron. Here's how WordPress scheduling…
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Server Administration8 min read
PHP-FPM Tuning for WordPress: Getting the Most from Your Server
The wrong PHP-FPM settings can make a powerful server feel slow or crash under load. Here's how to calculate the…
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Server Administration8 min read
The Nginx Configuration I Use for WordPress, Explained Line by Line
Nginx is fast and flexible, but the default configuration isn't tuned for WordPress. Here's a production-ready server block for WordPress,…
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