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You’ve uploaded your theme, written your content and maybe tweaked the layout to perfectly reflect your personality and style. Since no website is complete without a least a few appropriate images, you head off to Media Library. Thinking this process will only take a few minutes, you casually locate your image files and press upload.…
Whenever an error occurs with your DNS, it’s often met with frustration. This frustration isn’t only because accessing your site, or even connecting to the internet, is impossible, but mainly because debugging your DNS configuration can be time-consuming. If you have a solid DNS troubleshooting method, identifying the root culprit of an issue is faster…
When you think about web performance, do you imagine a data center buzzing with the hum of endless rows of blinking servers? Do you feel the foundation of optimum performance rests on the shoulders of servers rather than in the creative hands of designers? Unless you’re well-versed in website infrastructure and operation, it’s easy to…
Identifying the root cause of a sluggish website is much easier said than done. With everything from server errors to improperly optimized HTML capable to slow your website, sometimes figuring out the culprit is more frustrating than waiting for pages to load. While the majority of slowdowns are the result of back-end, or internal infrastructure,…
Regardless of your target audience, or website purpose, every webmaster shares a universal goal: to create a fast and responsive website. You would think, given the proliferation of our digital lives, website performance and speed wouldn’t be an issue. However, for countless websites, the biggest contributing factor for limited success boils down to website speed.…
You’re likely familiar with the saying, “An image is worth a thousand words.” When it comes to website content, this phrase rings exceptionally true. As internet technology, and network power, increased throughout the past several years, the importance and value of images rose simultaneously. Now, images are considered a pillar in website content and user-engagement…
504 Error – HTTP Bad Gateway Timeout Technology. When it’s good, it’s great, but when it’s bad, it’s a pain in the you-know-what. There’s nothing as frustrating and confusing as a fully functioning website one minute, followed by a completely inaccessible site the next. As you sit in disbelief trying to recount your previous front…
As many of you may already know, DNS is an integral aspect of the internet. While you may be aware this system is responsible for not only streamlining access to websites, but thwarting malicious cyberattacks, this system also plays a direct role in the overall performance and reliability of online enterprises. When your network experiences…
If you’ve spent any time researching website best practices, then you’ve likely come across the topic of compression. Within the realm of web performance, few topics are as important and valuable as taking a standard file size and reducing it for streamlined performance. While there are many reasons why you should focus on file compression,…
Typically when you think of website performance optimization, it has something to do with increasing visibility via SEO techniques. Although search engine optimization is an essential component of a healthy an active website, it’s not the only type of performance optimization website owners should consider. Instead of optimizing a site for greater visibility, you should…
Throughout the past several years, our digital landscape has evolved from an easy going, calm pace to one that’s faster than shoppers bursting into department stores on Black Friday. And there’s no sign the need for website speed will be slowing anytime soon. Not only are internet users expecting faster website page load times, but…
Are you a professional coder? Do you know how to handwrite dynamic and responsive websites? If so, then why are your reading this article? If you’re like the millions of other webmasters who aren’t fluent in programming code, then your website is likely built upon a front-end framework. Essentially, framework is just as it sounds.…
Understanding the security weaknesses of every component within your digital infrastructure is paramount for true protection. While you may find yourself focusing more on the actual website and server security, one of the biggest threats to the health and performance of your digital platform is also the least discussed. DNS, which stands for Domain Name…
To say website availability, also known as website uptime, is important is an extreme understatement. Regardless of its purpose, every second your website is unavailable you’re not only hurting your reputation among internet users, but if this problem continues, organic traffic via search engines will dramatically fall. While important for any type of business, website…
Perhaps the most costly mistake you can make as a WordPress website owner is avoiding routine maintenance. One of the most common misconceptions about this platform is its actual level of automation. While WordPress is extremely easy to install and visually configure, this level of ease has convinced many owners that WordPress is a hands-off…
