Want to set some browser cache headers for static assets (like images) on your site the right way to get some tight scores on the likes of GTMetrix and WebPageTest? The Nginx Method You’ll want to add any extensions you want to include within the ( ). You may also want to tinker with the […]
If you see something like this error in your logs it means your WordPress site is calling a deprecated function: According to the PHP Manual: WarningThis extension was deprecated in PHP 5.5.0, and it was removed in PHP 7.0.0. Instead, the MySQLi or PDO_MySQL extension should be used. See also MySQL: choosing an API guide and related FAQ for more information. Alternatives to […]
If you’re on WP Engine and are not routing through Cloudflare or a similar proxy that can force static files to HTTPS://, you may notice that a request to http://domain.com/robots.txt or http://domain.com/sitemap.xml won’t redirect to HTTPS:// (or many other static files). They will both still load with HTTPS:// if specifically requested with that protocol – […]
Online Certificate Status Protocol, or OCSP for short, is a standard validating the whether an X.509 certificate has been revoked or not. OCSP Stapling removes the need for clients to query the Certificate Authority (CA) on lookup which improves performance and security at the SSL level. If you’re already routing through Cloudflare and are using […]
You may have heard that serving Google Fonts on your website can constitute a GDPR violation. The issue was first popularized on the Google Fonts Github Repo. Asad Khan who originally asked the question added a note that can’t be restated enough: IMPORTANT Please refrain from adding opinions that may further add to the already […]
First off, your Bounce Rate is not a factor for your Google page ranking and has no effect on SEO in general. In fact, a high Bounce Rate might mean that you’re doing your online marketing really well. Google defines Bounce Rate this way: A bounce is a single-page session on your site. In Analytics, a […]
