Page speed and caching
Which is the Fastest Social Sharing Plugin For WordPress? 2019 Edition
We compare 10 popular WordPress social sharing plugins to find the fastest option for your site. Based on real test data.
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Page speed and caching
What is Redis Object Caching and How to Use It for Your WordPress Site
Redis object caching can vastly speed up your WordPress page load times. It’s an incredibly popular option: here’s how to use it and set it up.
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Page speed and caching
Browser Cache vs Cookies: What’s the Difference?
Unsure about the difference between the browser cache vs cookies? We explain the similarities and differences, as well as what you use each of them for.
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Page speed and caching
Cloudflare vs CloudFront: How They Work, Plus Which is Best For You
Struggling to choose between Cloudflare vs CloudFront? In this post we'll explain how both of them work and help you choose the best CDN for your WordPress site.
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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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Page speed and caching
Which are the Best Free CSS and JavaScript Minification Tools?
If you’re not using any CSS, or JavaScript minification tools, you’re missing out on a faster website. Ditch the FOMO and get these top minification tools.
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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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