Switching to PHP 7 didn’t make my site 3x faster–but it did shave 1.2 seconds off my page load time, and I was able to improve that further with WP Rocket. Continue Reading So how much faster IS PHP 7?
Hosting and Servers
Adventures in SSL, CloudFlare, and WooCommerce
Enabling CloudFlare SSL on a site that has an SSL certificate can lead to redirect loops on shop pages–and not enabling it can lead to redirect loops on ALL pages. Here’s what worked for me. Continue Reading Adventures in SSL, CloudFlare, and WooCommerce
Setting Up DNS and Email on Page.ly
Page.ly has changed more than its hosting panel lately: they have a new policy on e-mail, which is to say, they no longer provide email service to their clients. This makes things considerably more confusing for the non-technical, so I’m providing a tutorial for my MediaBistro students and anyone else interested on how to get things set up. Continue Reading Setting Up DNS and Email on Page.ly
PreviewDNS Can Bork Your WordPress Install—But There’s a Fix
A couple of weeks ago a client decided to move her website and blog from Earthlink, and there was much rejoicing. Earthlink is a terrible place to have a WordPress install. You have to do manual upgrades. The new host, GoDaddy (not my first choice for hosting, in all honesty, though I have some of… Continue Reading PreviewDNS Can Bork Your WordPress Install—But There’s a Fix
