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Whenever a host doesn’t have WP-CLI installed by default, I get sad 🙁 this powerful WordPress management tool isn’t available! Luckily it is easy to install WP-CLI without root or sudo access via SSH.Following this method you will still be able to use WP-CLI just like you can when it is installed the more traditional … Learn more…
Sometimes you may want to set dynamic cache times for different URLs on your web site. For example if your blog content rarely changes you may want the cache expiration to be a day but if you have a page that is constantly updated, you may want a microcache where you only cache it for … Learn more…
From time to time on Codeable I need to clone a site to a VPS with root access in order to diagnose WordPress/WooCommerce performance issues. My internet connection is fast but it’s not as fast as most VPS providers’ network pipes!When SSH isn’t available so you can use rsync to copy over large files, SFTP … Learn more…
On Windows you have a GUI where you can identify large folders taking up space. On most Linux servers, which are headless (i.e. no GUI desktop), these helpful graphical interfaces are not present because they take up precious resources which should be used for your web server software. You can still have large folders with … Learn more…
Using Google Analytics to gain traffic insights for your WordPress or WooCommerce site can track visitors and conversion rates. If you use tracking for email blasts when you publish new posts or product deals, you may find visitors get a slower experience. Google Analytics adds a query string that looks something like ?utm_source=mailchimp which bypasses any caching you … Learn more…