Page speed and caching
The 10 Fastest Free WordPress Themes in 2019 (Tested)
What are the fastest free WordPress themes? We busted out our testing tool to find 10 free themes that load lightning fast.
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Inside WP Rocket
A New More Powerful LazyLoad 🚀 Introducing WP Rocket 3.3
We’re introducing the latest major version of WP Rocket: 3.3 is here, and it includes magic features and new enhanced compatibilities!
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Page speed and caching
How Fast is My Mobile Site? Tips and Tools to Measure Mobile Website Speed
If you want to measure mobile website speed, you need tools that will let you mimic real-world mobile conditions. Here are 3 of the best such tools.
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Page speed and caching
How to Reduce DNS Lookups to Speed Up Your WordPress Site
It’s often overlooked, but you can speed up your WordPress page load times to appease almighty Google by reducing DNS lookups. Here’s how to do it.
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Page speed and caching
Slow WordPress Admin? Why It Happens, Plus How to Fix It
How to fix a slow WordPress admin dashboard? In this post, we'll cover 8 tips to help you speed up the WordPress admin area.
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Code optimization
WordPress Permalinks: What They Are, Plus How to Use Them
Learn what WordPress permalinks are, how to change permalinks in WordPress, and how to troubleshoot common issues.
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Inside WP Rocket
International Women’s Day at WP Rocket: Accelerating Gender Parity (Not Just Websites)
It’s certainly no news that the number of women in tech still has a lot of ground to cover. According to the latest data gathered by Girls Who Code, women […]
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Hosting
How to Set Up WP Rocket on Trellis and Bedrock
This is a guest post. Opinions and recommendations are the author’s own and not necessarily those of WP Rocket. The team at Roots developed two distinct products that simplify managing […]
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Page speed and caching
Best AMP Plugins For WordPress? 5 Options Compared
AMP is a Google-backed project aimed at speeding up the mobile web. If you want to add AMP functionality to your WordPress website, you’ll need a WordPress AMP plugin, which […]
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Inside WP Rocket
How We Started 2019 By Talking With Our Customers: WP Rocket Yearly Survey
The new year started with one simple but exciting resolution, here at WP Rocket headquarters: getting to know our customers even better. Our plugin grew at an incredible rate over […]
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Hosting
How to Set up a Chrome Proxy Server
Setting up a proxy server in Chrome offers added security and privacy when you’re browsing the web. A proxy server (or proxy for short) acts as an intermediary between your […]
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Page speed and caching
5 Best Live Chat Plugins For WordPress Compared (Plus Performance Data)
Searching for the best live chat plugins for WordPress? In this post, I’ve gone hands-on with 5 great options to help you find the best tool for your needs. For […]
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Page speed and caching
How to Test DNS Server Response Time to Troubleshoot Site Speed
When it comes to decreasing your website’s load times, one aspect that’s often overlooked is your DNS and how quickly it responds. DNS (Domain Name System) is the part of […]
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Code optimization
What Is Facebook Pixel And How To Add It To WordPress?
Confused by what Facebook Pixel is and whether or not you need to add it to your WordPress site? In this post, we’ll demystify the issue by telling you exactly […]
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Images
What is WebP and How to Use This Image Format in WordPress
Last update: June 2019. With images typically accounting for 50% of an average webpage’s weight, anything you can do to optimize your images not only saves you space on your […]
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Inside WP Rocket
WP Rocket Year in Review: 2018, It’s A Wrap!
Today we are releasing our 2018 Year In Review, highlighting the top moments of a successful and lively year at WP Rocket. WP Rocket’s 2018 in numbers 2018 was a […]
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