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If you are using the FluentSMTP plugin for sending site emails using a transactional email provider such as AWS SES, Postmark, Sendinblue, SendGrid, or SparkPost then the logs database table could cause a lot of bloat on your site. The below database table for FluentSMTP logs could increase to 5-12 GB in size: wp_fsmpt_email_logs You can use the WP-Optimize plugin or phpMyAdmin to check how large the email logs database table is. With the WP-Optimize plugin installed and activated, go Continue reading the post...

The EWWW Image Optimizer plugin is a commonly used plugin and service for optimizing images on your WordPress website. The plugin includes a large number of constants that can be defined in your site’s wp-config.php file. EWWW Image Optimizer Plugin If you want to enable the native lazy loading in the EWWW Image Optimizer plugin, then you can use this constant; define( 'EIO_ENABLE_NATIVE_LAZY', true ); To disable the lazy loader auto-scaler, you can use this constant; define( 'EIO_LL_AUTOSCALE', false ); Continue reading the post...

eCommerce metrics provide insights that can make or break a WooCommerce store. But with hundreds of potential metrics to measure, you need clear objectives and data-driven reports highlighting key business performance areas–in a way your clients will easily understand. If you’re managing multiple WooCommerce sites, having suitable systems will allow you to deliver quality reports at scale consistently, grow your client list, and keep them for good. So what WooCommerce metrics should you care about, and how will you present Continue reading the post...

WordPress debug logs any errors detected on your website. This is a key to finding the source of an error or learning more details about any possible errors on your site. One issue with keeping debugging enabled on a WordPress site is that the debug.log file could grow up to 30GB or more in size resulting in eating up a lot of disk space. This is why it is always recommended to enable debugging only when needed and disable it Continue reading the post...

Email marketing is one of the most accessible and efficient ways to reach your audience, whether a small business or a giant company; developing a good email marketing strategy can help you generate more leads. According to the statistics, more than 4 billion people around the globe own at least one email address. That is why 91% of marketers declared that email marketing is essential for their business growth. As a web user, you might have multiple email addresses, one Continue reading the post...

With the massive amount of plugins available for WordPress, it can be hard to know the most useful ones if you are a WordPress developer. 1. WP Crontrol WP Crontrol is a plugin that allows you to see and control the CRON events in wp-admin that are running on your WordPress site. The cron events will be broken down from one native to WordPress core. The CRON events from active plugins on the site would show in the custom cron Continue reading the post...

Generating critical CSS on your site can help improve front-end performance and remove float issues. Being able to generate critical CSS quickly can be painful if handled manually, or the process can be slow if run locally. There is a new stand-alone plugin for critical CSS generation from ShortPixel. After the plugin has been installed and activated on your site, you will need to add the ShortPixel API, which you can grab from your ShortPixel account. The API key and Continue reading the post...

A fast loading website is an integral part of building websites nowadays as it may help site visitors stay and explore more. Lazy loading images is one of the techniques which may result in better performance. One of the easy plugins to enable lazyload of background images is called Lazyload Background Images. 1. Lazyload Background Images In the plugin settings, you can also add the selectors for elements that contain background images. By default, the plugin will lazyload background images Continue reading the post...

If you are using the Broken Link Checker plugin on your site, it may cause resource and CPU issues on the hosting server. The blc_installation_log option could get as large as 1MB with 50kb of autoloading data if you have many posts on the site. The options values that the Broken Link Checker plugin uses are; wsblc_options blc_activation_enabled blc_installation_log The Broken Link Checker plugin uses the following database tables to store the data; wp_blc_filters wp_blc_instances wp_blc_links wp_blc_synch The database tables Continue reading the post...

A high-quality website can do wonders for online businesses of all shapes, sizes, and niches. After all, your website is the main entrance through which users get acquainted with the products and services you provide. Moreover, businesses with top-notch websites generate more significant revenue and are likelier to establish good relationships with their customers. Remember that the development and maintenance of a site is a time-consuming and all-encompassing endeavor that requires high levels of technical expertise. There aren’t many people Continue reading the post...