WordPress Updates WordPress updates. Where do these come from? What are they? Why do they exist? Do you need them? What do they do? There can be a lot of updates that become available for WordPress. It can be very tempting to not to apply updates in your WordPress installation, especially if you’re a bit […]
DMARC explained, how to add DMARC to your domain. In this post I’ll be explaining what DMARC is, what it’s used for, and how you set up DMARC. Lots of people are asking about this at the moment, so it made sense to provide some information around this. What is DMARC? DMARC stands for Domain-based
Preload, preconnect and prefetch with WordPress. Preload preconnect and prefetch with WordPress. How to use these resource hints, why you’d want to preload, preconnect and prefetch resources, how to go about adding these to your site, and the benefits of doing so. These preload, preconnect and prefetch directives all come under the umbrella term of
Avoid an excessive DOM size WordPress. Avoid andexcessive DOM size WordPress. In this post I’ll be talking about how to avoid an excessive DOM size when using WordPress, what to do if you have an excessive DOM size and why it’s a good idea to address an excessive DOM size. This post covers: For this
Reduce Initial Server Response Time for WordPress (TTFB). In this post I’ll be talking about how to reduce initial server response times for WordPress. Why reducing server response times is advisabled and the benefit of doing so. There’s quite a lot of explanation on this post to start with, which aims to give you a
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Reduce Unused JavaScript Google Analytics. Reduce Unused JavaScript Google Analytics. In this post I’ll be talking about how to reduce unused JavaScript when using Google Analytics with your WordPress site, why you’d want to do this, and the benefit you’ll see by doing so. This post details how to host Google Analytics or Google Tag
WordPress Litespeed Cache Configuration. WordPress Litespeed Cache configuration. In this post I’ll be talking about the configuration options available in the Litespeed Cache plugin and how you can use these to improve the performance of your website. Hopefully this will help you arrive at the best WordPress Litespeed cache configuration to improve your site’s performance.
WordPress Reduce Unused Javascript In this post I’ll be talking about how to reduce unused javascript in when using WordPress, why you might want to do this, how you’d do this and the benefits you’ll if you reduce unused javascript. If you’re trying to get good pagespeed results, this is one of the more annoying/frustrating
WordPress Eliminate render blocking resources. WordPress eliminate render blocking resources. In this post I’ll be talking about browser rendering, render blocking resources, what these are, why they’re a problem and how to eliminate render blocking resources in WordPress. Before you can address render blocking resources, you’ll need to know what browser rendering is, what resources
WordPress W3 Total Cache Configuration. WordPress W3 Total Cache Configuration. In this post I’ll be covering how to configure the W3 Total Cache plugin in a WordPress installation, this post follows on from this post about WordPress and caching plugins. W3 Total Cache is also a good alternative to the Litespeed Caching Plugin if you
WordPress Use a Persistent Object Cache In WordPress under Tools > Site health you will sometimes see a message saying “you should use a persistent object cache”. In this post I’ll be talking about what a persistent object cache is, what it does, how you make use of a persistent object cache when using WordPress
WordPress ensure text remains visible during webfont load WordPress ensure text remains visible during webfont load. In this article I’ll be discussing what the WordPress “ensure text remains visible during webfont load” issue is, why it’s a problem, what you can do to address this issue, and the benefits you’ll see after doing so. If
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Elementor and Fontawesome ensure text remains visible during webfont load. In this post I’ll be talking about why sites made using Elementor and Font Awesome are flagged with the “ensure text remains visible during webfont load” issue by toold such as https://pagespeed.web.dev/ . I’ll voer what the issue is, why it’s a problem and how
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How to disable public access to your WordPress. WordPress, both the site and it’s back end (or admin area) are both accessed via a web browser. Consequently they’re both publicly available, as are the pages you use to complete the installation process. This means anyone in the world can access the site, the admin area
create a child theme in WordPress – A step by Step, how to guide. How to create a child theme in WordPress. In this post I’ll be talking about why you might want to make a child theme, the benefit of doing so, and I’ll also cover how to make a child theme. The hosting