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Security Enhancements to Optimize Your WordPress Website
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Sebastian Moran

Bridging the Gap: Security Enhancements that Optimize WordPress

In the age of high-speed internet, we’ve become accustomed to websites that load in the blink of an eye. However, the challenge of achieving that light-speed performance often becomes the central focus, overshadowing another equally crucial aspect: security. But what if enhancing your website’s security could simultaneously boost its performance? In WordPress, security and optimization are more intertwined than you might think. Fewer Bots, Faster Speeds Every day, countless bots scour the internet, seeking vulnerabilities in websites to exploit. WordPress sites, given their popularity, are prime targets. These malicious bots use up valuable server resources, slowing down your site for

Sebastian Moran September 14, 2023 No Comments
WP Cron - Optimize Scheduling - WordPress
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Sebastian Moran

A Deep Dive into WP-Cron: Enhancing Scheduler Efficiency in WordPress

WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system, is loved for its flexibility and ease of use. Yet, there are specific components within its architecture that, if left unchecked, can become performance bottlenecks. One such component is the WP-Cron, a pseudo-cron system for scheduling tasks in WordPress. What is WP-Cron? WP-Cron is WordPress’s task scheduler, ensuring scheduled events like publishing posts, checking for theme and plugin updates, or sending out email notifications occur on time. Unlike a traditional cron job, which runs at fixed times or intervals set by the system, WP-Cron triggers whenever a page is loaded. While this

Sebastian Moran September 6, 2023 No Comments
Popular WordPress Cache Plugins
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Sebastian Moran

Elevate Your WordPress Performance: Top 9 Caching Plugins

A fast-loading website improves user experience and is also a key determinant in search engine rankings. When using WordPress, one of the most effective ways to boost site speed is through cache plugins. These tools store a static version of your website, enabling faster loading times. Here’s a rundown of the top 10 caching plugins to supercharge your WordPress site: W3 Total Cache: Regarded by many as the gold standard of caching plugins, W3 Total Cache offers many features. It supports content delivery networks (CDNs), minifies files, and allows object caching. This is an excellent option if you’re looking for

Sebastian Moran August 30, 2023 No Comments
WordPress 6.3 - Performance Improvements
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Sebastian Moran

A Closer Look at the WordPress 6.3 Performance Improvements

WordPress 6.3, released on August 8, 2023, includes many performance improvements. These improvements are designed to make WordPress websites load faster and more efficiently. One of the most significant performance improvements in WordPress 6.3 is around client-side performance (TTFB). Client-side performance improved for block themes and classic themes. Another performance improvement in WordPress 6.3 is the optimization of the way that images are loaded. WordPress 6.3 now adds a fetchpriority attribute to images; this helps with the client-side loading of images. In addition to these specific performance improvements, WordPress 6.3 includes many other changes that can help improve the performance of

Sebastian Moran August 23, 2023 No Comments
Tips Speedup WordPress Website
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Sebastian Moran

Rev Up Your WordPress: Top Techniques for Speed Optimization

WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that powers millions of websites worldwide. However, even the best-designed WordPress site can need faster loading times. This can be frustrating for users and impact your search engine ranking. If you’re concerned that your WordPress site is slow, there are a few things you can do to identify and fix the problem. Use a performance testing tool: Many performance testing tools are available that can help you identify the areas of your site that are slowing it down. Google’s PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix are free tools that you can use to test

Sebastian Moran August 16, 2023 No Comments
Delete iThemes Security Log Database Table
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Sebastian Moran

Optimizing the iThemes Security Plugin Log Database Table

The iThemes Security plugin is a powerful plugin for protecting your WordPress website. However, the plugin’s log database table can grow over time, slowing your website. There are a few things you can do to optimize the iThemes Security plugin log database table: Delete old logs. By default, the iThemes Security plugin keeps logs for 30 days. You can delete older logs to free up space in your database. Reduce the log retention period. You can reduce the number of days that the iThemes Security plugin keeps logs by going to Security > Settings > Configure > Global Settings and

Sebastian Moran August 9, 2023 No Comments
WordPress Under Attack - Identify and Security Tips
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Sebastian Moran

Unmasking the Intruder: Uncovering Hacks in Your WordPress Site

WordPress is a popular content management system (CMS) that powers millions of websites worldwide. Unfortunately, its popularity also makes it a target for hackers. If you think your WordPress site has been hacked, there are a few things you can do to check. Here are some of the signs that your WordPress site might have been hacked: Your site is redirecting to another site. If you try to access your site and it redirects you to a different site, it indicates that your site has been hacked. You see strange content on your site. If you see any content you

Sebastian Moran August 3, 2023 No Comments
WordPress Database Optimization Tips
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Sebastian Moran

Streamline Your WordPress Site’s Database for Improved Performance

As your WordPress site grows and evolves, so does its database. This can lead to performance issues as the database becomes more cluttered and inefficient. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to streamline your WordPress database and improve its performance. This article discusses the most effective ways to optimize your WordPress database. We’ll cover everything from removing unnecessary data to optimizing database queries. By following these tips, you can ensure that your WordPress site remains fast and responsive even as it grows in size and complexity. Importance of Database Optimization The database is the backbone of a WordPress

Sebastian Moran July 27, 2023 No Comments
Remove Smush Plugin Data - WordPress
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Sebastian Moran

How to Remove the Smush Plugin Data on Your WordPress

If you’re using the Smush image optimization plugin for WordPress but want to switch to another plugin, you can remove the previous Smush plugin data from your website’s database. To ensure the deletion of Smush plugin data upon uninstallation, from your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to: Smush > Settings > Data & Settings Here’s the custom database table that the Smush plugin uses; wp_smush_dir_images If you want to manually delete the Smush database table, you can use the WP-Optimize plugin to search for the Smush database table and remove it. Furthermore, many hosting providers offer a user-friendly database management application,

Sebastian Moran July 19, 2023 No Comments
ShortPixel - Remove Data Completely
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Sebastian Moran

How to Remove ShortPixel Image Optimizer Plugin Data on Your WordPress Site

If you’re using the ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin and want to switch to a different plugin, you should first delete all of the data that ShortPixel is currently using. This will help ensure your new plugin works correctly without conflicting with the old data. To quickly delete all of the ShortPixel data, you will need to be in wp-admin of the site with the ShortPixel plugin still active; Settings > ShortPixel > Tools Original images before optimization are stored in the following folder on your website’s server; wp-content/uploads/shortpixelBackups You can delete the original image backups from the plugin’s settings screen

Sebastian Moran July 14, 2023 No Comments

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