Do you remember the early days of the internet? It seems as if it was several lifetimes ago, but in reality, the era of dial-up network connections and extremely slow navigation was only a couple of decades ago. My, how times have changed. As we push into the second decade of the 21st Century, our…
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…
The initial attraction to WordPress is not only the ease of installation and customization, but the ease and endless possibilities offered by plugins. Traditionally, achieving the level of user-engagement and dynamic content designs required significant HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP coding knowledge. As you can imagine, this caused countless aspiring website owners to either develop…
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,…
It’s never been easier to build a dynamic, content-rich website. Thanks to builders and hosting providers as WIX website creator, those with no previous coding or design experience can enjoy the rush of owning a vibrant slice of internet real estate. While CMS platforms, such as WordPress and Joomla, have been around for many years,…
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.…
It should come as no surprise that a website’s speed directly influences not only organic traffic, but revenue and conversion rates. The importance of a website’s speed and functionality should never be understated. Aren’t convinced? Simply ask the millions of websites who fail each year due to sluggish speeds and underwhelming traffic rates. While we…
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…
In the world of WordPress hosting, there are literally hundreds of different options. Everything from the type of server, to the level of service, you really can find the best WordPress hosting option for your unique requirements. If you’re looking for the ultimate in power, stability and performance, then you’ll probably find your way to…
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…
There are few situations a website owner will encounter that are as frustrating as a slow website. While the situation can be frustrating within itself being unable to identify the calls of slow page loading is an entirely different story. Because page load times are easily influenced by a myriad of on page and backend…
Perhaps one of the most frequently asked WordPress question is whether or not inactive plugins affect site performance? Since the quest for the fastest and most reliable website is shared by almost every WordPress enterprise, many newcomers are questioning the performance impact of any WordPress element – active or not. It’s not uncommon to download…
In the battle of web performance, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the various weapons in your arsenal. From on-page optimization techniques, to server-side manipulation, winning the war of sluggish website performance can feel like a never-ending battle. Thankfully, some of the most successful optimization techniques are also some of the easiest to implement.…
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,…