In the video below, I show an example of performance analysis of a WordPress plugin. Performance optimisation is firstly performance analysis – you need to find out where your performance bottlenecks are. Performance bottlenecks in WordPress are most commonly found in the database, so a plugin tool like Query Monitor can help a great deal. If […]
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I’ve just been sent the link to my filmed talk down in Brighton at the WordCamp there. I hate seeing myself recorded, but if you want to watch my talk made on the day this site launched then here it is. I don’t get into too many technical details, but I do sort of talk a […]
There are a multitude of profilers available for WordPress but they all fail in some way to provide the real results you need. Query Monitor, for example, is fantastic for profiling database queries, which is normally where performance problems come from, but it lets you down a little when it comes to finding out which […]
Edit your /etc/mysql/my.cnf file – the default file comes with a bug for setting up this slow query log, but find the line which starts log_slow_queries (it’ll be commented out probably). Don’t uncomment it, instead use something like these values: slow-query-log = 1slow-query-log-file = /var/log/mysql/slow.loglong_query_time = 1log-queries-not-using-indexes long_query_time can be a decimal if you wish – […]
The Mercury stack is the fastest single-server stack possible so far for WordPress. It makes WordPress VERY fast. Transcription: So I’m going to tell you about the mercury stack, it is good for wordpress, it makes it really fast. So what is it? Normally if you are on a normal host it’ll host your wordpress […]
Here it is people – the complete guide to WordPress security. In this guide I’m going to cover everything you need to know to keep your WordPress site secure. Security requirements will vary – if you’re running a large store, the last thing you need is someone gaining access to your site, gaining access to […]
I’ve just released a new service to set up, migrate and configure your WordPress site for you on Digital Ocean using the latest and greatest Mercury Install. BUT, maybe you want to set this up yourself? If so, read on for the full guide. This includes: Nginx – web server (far faster than Apache) Memcached […]