performance
15 articles in this category.
Static Site Generation Explained: How Astro Pre-Builds HTML
Learn how static site generation works, how Astro builds HTML before visitors arrive, and when SSG offers a simpler performance model than WordPress.
Read →Astro Lighthouse Scores Are Not Automatic
Astro Lighthouse scores are not automatic. Real production sites still need image optimization, gzip, font cleanup, delayed analytics, and accessibility fixes.
Read →Astro Lighthouse Optimization: How I Got to 100
Astro Lighthouse optimization case study: how I fixed gzip, Google Fonts, analytics, accessibility, and Sharp images to reach cleaner 98-100 Lighthouse scores.
Read →Remove Google Fonts from Astro? What I Learned
Should you remove Google Fonts from Astro? A practical font performance case study covering system fonts, CSS @import, preconnect, and display=swap tradeoffs.
Read →Serve Astro with Nginx: Production Settings
How to serve Astro with Nginx on a VPS: dist folder deploys, HTTPS redirects, try_files, gzip, cache headers, security headers, curl tests, and 404 pages.
Read →Astro Image Optimization with Sharp
Astro image optimization with Sharp: responsive WebP variants, srcset, lazy loading, hero priority, and automated build-time image generation for Lighthouse.
Read →WordPress Performance Stack: Hosting, Cache, Theme, Database, and Real Bottlenecks
WordPress speed is not one plugin. It is hosting, theme, server cache, object cache, database tuning, and image discipline — in that order. A practical layer-by-layer breakdown.
Read →WP Rocket Review: The Caching Plugin That Actually Works Out of the Box
Honest WP Rocket review for WordPress site owners. What it does well, what it cannot fix, and when a premium caching plugin is worth paying for.
Read →Installing and Configuring Redis Object Cache for WordPress
Install Redis on Rocky Linux 9, connect it to WordPress with the Redis Object Cache plugin, and understand what it actually caches and why it makes a real difference.
Read →MariaDB Configuration and Slow Query Logging
Basic MariaDB tuning for a WordPress VPS — InnoDB buffer pool sizing, query cache, and enabling slow query logging to find what's actually making your database slow.
Read →PHP-FPM Pool Tuning — Match Workers to Your Server's RAM
How to tune PHP-FPM worker processes for your VPS RAM, calculate the right pm.max_children value, and prevent the out-of-memory crashes that happen when WordPress gets unexpected traffic.
Read →Why WordPress Runs Slower Than Your VPS Is Capable Of
What actually limits WordPress performance on a VPS, why cache helps but has a ceiling, and the honest architecture decision you face when WordPress stops being enough.
Read →When WordPress Outgrows Shared Hosting
How to know when shared hosting is the bottleneck and not just the config. The signs I looked for before moving to VPS, and what to do about it.
Read →How to Speed Up WordPress: A Developer's Complete Guide
Practical steps to make WordPress faster — from hosting and caching to image optimization and Core Web Vitals. What actually works and what's just noise.
Read →GeneratePress Review for Developers: The Lightweight WordPress Theme Worth Knowing
A research-based look at GeneratePress for WordPress developers. What makes it stand out from heavier themes, who it suits, and what to verify before buying.
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