WP-CLI is an indispensable tool for WordPress power users. Hosts, developers, system administrators probably use WP-CLI every day. It can help you automate tedious tasks like bulk plugin updates for multiple sites. I saw a post on the facebook group Advanced WordPress of a gist that installed a list of plugins in one list. This is … Learn more…
I have helped many users speed up their sites by implementing server-side security to prevent XMLRPC and wp-login.php attacks. CloudFlare have blogged about XMLRPC.php as an attack vector. Basically, hacker bots scan for WordPress or WooCommerce sites and will try a senseless amount of password attempts over and over again. This can lead to your system … Learn more…
EWWW Image Optimizer is what I use for compressing the PNG files on WP Bullet on the fly. It uses free software like pngquant to reduce the image size of the banners after I upload them. For some reason pngquant is pretty outdated in the Debian and Ubuntu repository. This guide will show you how to … Learn more…
Object cache is a way to cache transients set by plugins and themes. Default WordPress object cache uses the MySQL database which we all know can get bogged down. This led developers to seek out alternatives to store these transients elsewhere to speed up the WordPress backend experience. Redis and Memcached are two popular options … Learn more…
Keeping your WordPress sites clean from malware infection is critical. Having an infected WordPress site can impair the user experience and consume unnecessary resources, slowing your site down. Many users will use WordPress plugins for scanning for malware. While this is great for shared hosting users who do not have shell access to their server, … Learn more…