[ad_1] Today we’re going to take a look at the wp_options table in your WordPress database. This is one area which often gets overlooked when it comes to overall WordPress and database performance. Especially on older and large sites, this can be the culprit for slow query times on your site due to autoloaded data that
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[ad_1] Did you just run your WordPress site through a speed test tool only to be told that you need to “Add Expires headers” to your WordPress site? Expires headers help you leverage browser caching, which lets you speed up your site’s load times. Beyond that, they’re also part of YSlow’s performance recommendations, which means
[ad_1] Are you seeing the “Specify a cache validator” warning in Pingdom, GTmetrix, or Google PageSpeed Insights on your WordPress site? This is due to missing HTTP caching headers which should be included on every origin server response, as they both validate and set the length of the cache. If the headers aren’t found, it
[ad_1] CRON jobs are used to schedule tasks at periodic fixed times, dates, or intervals on your WordPress site. Some examples of a WordPress cron job might involve scheduling a post to publish, checking for updates, or a backup plugin running on a predefined schedule. In WordPress, this is handled by WP-Cron, which is used to simulate a
[ad_1] One of the biggest reasons that large-scale WordPress sites slow down is because their database hasn’t been optimized. A lot of older sites are still using the MyISAM storage engine in their database. Over recent years, InnoDB has shown to perform better and be more reliable. A big reason to use InnoDB over MyISAM,
[ad_1] Are you seeing the “Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header” warning in Pingdom, GTmetrix, or Google PageSpeed Insights on your WordPress site? This is an HTTP header and should be included on every origin server response, as it tells the browser whether or not the client can handle compressed versions of the content. For example, let’s say