Redis-server can be used for WordPress object cache to speed up transient processing. Transients are temporary data objects used by WordPress which are stored in the MySQL database by defuault. Benchmarks reveal significant performance benefits with the PHP PECL Redis extension. This guide is for Ubuntu 16.04. It provides a secure Redis installation for WordPress after telnet exploits were … Learn more…
Cloudflare Flexible SSL offers a free and simple way to add the HTTPS green lock to your WordPress site. There is a Flexible SSL plugin that will usually help resolve any problems like redirect loops. You may get broken CSS or mixed content errors when using Cloudflare’s Flexible SSL with Varnish. This guide should help … Learn more…
Redis is a high speed caching system for storing objects in RAM. It works well with WordPress and WooCommerce as an object cache for storing transients so they are not stored in the MySQL database. On WooCommerce particularly this can help a lot because of the number of transients used by plugins, orders and shoppers. Unix … Learn more…
Monit is a powerful tool for making sure your server is running smoothly. Common uses for Monit are automatically restarting your services like nginx, Apache, SSH, MySQL and more. Monit can also be used for checking folder sizes and displaying them in the web interface (learn how). This guide will show you how to monitor … Learn more…
Algolia provide awesome WordPress search functionality. It is incredibly fast similar to what you get with Elasticseach though Algolia wins in benchmarks. Not everybody wants to host their own Elasticsearch cluster (read how) but they want faster WordPress search. Algolia is the answer for a hands-off solution. Algolia’s free hacker plan allows up to 10,000 records. For … Learn more…