API Rate Limiting and Caching Strategies for the WordPress REST API
The WordPress REST API ships enabled by default on every installation since WordPress 4.7, yet most developers only stress-test it when something...
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Articles and guides about Performance. Read all 11 articles in the Performance category.
SVG vs PNG vs WebP vs AVIF: Choosing the Right Image Format
Every image you ship to a browser is a performance decision. Pick the wrong format and you are either sending bloated files that slow page load, or...
Page Speed Matters: How Core Web Vitals Affect Your Conversion Rate
You are probably spending more time optimising your Google Ads bid strategy than you are thinking about what happens the moment someone clicks your...
WordPress Performance Optimization: From 4 Seconds to Under 1
Installing a caching plugin is not a performance strategy. It is a band-aid on a system that was never configured to be fast. Yet most WordPress...
Lazy Loading Images, Videos, and Iframes: The Complete Guide
Every byte a browser downloads before it needs to costs the user time. On a page with 40 images, a video embed, and three iframes, the browser will -...
Image Optimization for the Web: Formats, Compression, and Performance
On a typical WordPress site, images account for 50 to 75 percent of total page weight. Not JavaScript, not fonts, not third-party scripts - images. A...
Debunked: Common Misconceptions About PHP and WordPress Plugins
When it comes to optimizing WordPress websites, there are many misunderstandings, especially around PHP and plugin file sizes. It is a common belief...
Why IndexNow is important for fast indexing of websites
In the modern digital world, it can have major consequences for a company's visibility to wait days or weeks for search engines to discover updates...
How HTTP/3 and QUIC Improve Speed and Performance on Websites
The Internet is constantly evolving, and one of the most exciting developments in web technology in recent years is the introduction of HTTP/3 and...
Interaction to Next Paint (INP): How to Improve Your Responsiveness Score
Google has for years used Core Web Vitals (CWV) to assess how well websites perform in terms of user experience (UX). Interaction to Next Paint (INP)...
Core Web Vitals: Improving User Experience and SEO
In the SEO world, Core Web Vitals have become a central topic. These performance metrics - Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint...
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