★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Recently I had to include star rating on my client’s website. The goal was to offer easier and faster way to rate the client on several websites, and direct unhappy customers to a feedback form. I know this might not always be ... Read More →
Make WordPress website faster in 3 steps
In this post I want to share an easy and simple process that will give the biggest win when it comes to website speed. The Goal: Achieve faster website speed with minimal effort. There are many speed optimization techniques you can do, but this post is aimed at getting the biggest speed ... Read More →
Migrate WordPress to HTTPS
Slides from my talk at WordPress Orlando Meetup on how to migrate WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS. As more sites transition to HTTPS and Google giving preferred ranking to secure sites, it became important to properly install a TLS/SSL Certificate. Why you should move your site to HTTPS. The ... Read More →
Why you should migrate to HTTPS
*Update: Last week Google's Security blog announced that new versions of Google Chrome browser, starting in July 2018 will be marking websites without HTTPS connection as NON-SECURE. HTTPS (HTTP Secure), as the name shows is a secure version of HTTP protocol. When you browse the web, I hope you ... Read More →
WordCamp Jacksonville 2016
I was happy to have the opportunity to present at WordCamp Jacksonville. It was held for the first time at Florida State College of Jacksonville on April 16th and 17th. My talk was for the User track about Improving Website Speed. Direct link to the slides from this presentation: We ... Read More →
How to disable Emojis in WordPress
Emojis were first introduced in WordPress 4.2. They are tiny icons or smileys used on the Internet. If you don't use it, Emojis script (wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.3.1) in WordPress creates an extra HTTP request, which adds to total page load time, and slows down your WordPress site. Many ... Read More →
WordCamp Miami 2016
I was delighted to speak at WordCamp Miami 2016. This event was on February 19-21, 2016 at Florida International University. Here are the slides from my presentation "Improving Website Performance". We discussed why should you care about page load time, different methods of testing page speed, ... Read More →
How to remove query strings from static resources
If you test your website speed with tools, such as GTMetrix.com, or on Pingdom Tools, you'll see a suggestion: Remove Query strings from static resources. Resources, containing query strings cannot be cached. You'll get an improved speed score if you remove those query strings. Files that ... Read More →