Making Your WordPress Site Blazing Fast

Speed is key. Every person dealing with web performance optimization cannot overlook this (apparently) simple concept.

If you want your website to be loved by Google, rank high on the SERP, and convert your readers, you need to know how to define and measure web page speed, what’s behind a fast website and what are the benefits of using a cache plugin.

Our tutorials about web page speed and caching for WordPress will guide you on your way to a fast and efficient website.

August 26, 2020

Why Self-Hosting Google Fonts Isn’t Recommended

Self-hosting Google Fonts seem like a good way to speed up your website. Is that really so? Find out with this in-depth article.

July 15, 2020

How to Take Your Online Business to the Next Level: Cache Your Site and Make It Faster

Taking care of your website's performance is a key point to take your online business to the next level. To do so, you need a cache and performance optimization plugin like WP Rocket.

Last updated on July 13, 2020

What Are The Best PHP Accelerators?

PHP accelerators substantially improve the performance of PHP-based software such as WordPress. In this article you’ll learn how PHP accelerators work, why you need them, which PHP accelerators are the best for your WordPress site, and how you can install and configure them.

July 7, 2020

What Are Cache-Control HTTP Headers? An Intro for WordPress Users

Confused by what cache-control HTTP headers are? In this post, we'll explain what they are, how they work, and how they connect to WordPress.

Last updated on June 22, 2020

How to Set a Performance Budget for Your Website

Do you want to get started with setting a performance budget for your site? Our tutorial will tell you how to do that in 4 steps and achieve your business goals efficiently.

June 9, 2020

Redis Full-Page Cache vs NGINX FastCGI Cache for WordPress

Redis Full-Page Cace vs NGINX FastCGI Cache: Which is faster? They both have their pros and cons, but there’s only one winner. Find it out with now!

Last updated on May 22, 2020

How to Cache Dynamic Content in WordPress

Caching isn’t just for static sites anymore. There are many options to cache highly dynamic WordPress sites. While it requires some configuration and tweaks initially, the final result is worth the effort. Check our guide to learn how to do it.

Last updated on May 4, 2020

Third-Party Scripts and How They Affect Performance

Third-party scripts are one of the leading causes of performance slowdowns on websites. They’re usually the costliest resource during page load. Learn why they affect website performance and how to mitigate their negative effects.

how to improve first contentful paint in WordPress

April 21, 2020

10 Proven Ways To Improve First Contentful Paint (FCP) in WordPress

Improving First Contentful Paint (FCP) is key: Google has recentl started ranking websites based on their FCP scores. With this guide you can learn how to improve FCP on your WordPress site.

Last updated on April 9, 2020

Best Practices for Web Font Preloading + How It Works

What is font preloading and how does it help you? Read to learn how it works and how best to use font preloading on your website.

April 7, 2020

6 Tips for Preventing Website Downtime

Knowing how to prevent website downtime can help you avoid serious problems on your site. We put up six tips to help you get started.

February 10, 2020

Critical CSS: What Is It and How to Manage It?

Seeing “eliminate render-blocking JavaScript and CSS” when benchmarking WordPress or “eliminate render-blocking resources?” WP Rocket can fix it. Here’s how.