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You can learn more about it in this tutorial: WordPress plugins: How many is too many?<\/a><\/p> \n<\/p> Outdated code or scripts in plugins and themes can cause them to stop working optimally, which may cause errors or security issues<\/b> on your website. Therefore, make sure that all the installed themes and plugins are up to date. <\/p> \n<\/p> Go to the Plugins<\/b> section on your WordPress admin page and update any plugin that indicates that an update is required:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> It can also be the case that the developer is no longer updating the plugin – it is recommended to use only regularly updated plugins. You can verify when the plugin was last updated by clicking on View Details<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Take a look at the Last Updated<\/b> section in the description:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> If it has been several months ago since it was last updated, you should look for an alternative plugin<\/b> with a better updating rate.<\/p> \n<\/p> Same as with plugins, make sure to keep all of your installed themes<\/b> up to date – not only the theme currently in use. Alternatively, you can uninstall any unused themes.<\/p> \n<\/p> Go to the Appearance<\/b> → Themes<\/b> section on your WordPress admin page and update any theme that indicates that an update is required by clicking on Update now<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> To check when the last time a theme was updated, go to the official WordPress Themes<\/a> page, hover over the theme, and click on More Info<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> NOTES<\/b><\/p> Updating themes and plugins may cause errors on your website due to version incompatibility<\/b>, so make sure to create a backup<\/a> before this process. This way, you can easily restore your website<\/a> if needed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n You can also manage your plugins and themes<\/b> on the WordPress Security<\/a> <\/b>section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> \n<\/p> Resize and compress<\/b> any image you upload to your website to make it the optimum size you need. Unnecessarily large images require more time to load.<\/p> \n<\/p> You can use any image editing tool to resize your images. For instance, if you’re using Windows, the Paint<\/b> application has a Resize<\/b> option. You will be given the option to resize by either percentage<\/b> or specify a size in pixels<\/b>. Make the adjustments and click OK<\/b> when done:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Once the image is resized<\/b>, you can compress it using any of the available online tools, such as TinyJPG<\/a>. After the compression process is completed, you can upload the image<\/b> and download the result.<\/p> \n<\/p> Installing a cache plugin can enhance the server’s performance and speed up your website. We recommend LiteSpeed Cache<\/b>, as you can easily enable it by going to Websites<\/a><\/b> → Dashboard<\/b>, searching for Overview<\/b> in the sidebar, and enabling LiteSpeed Cache<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> If your hosting plan is Business or greater<\/b>, you can enable object cache<\/a> as well 😊 <\/p> \n<\/p> Using a content delivery network<\/a> (CDN), you can handle high traffic on your website worldwide. A CDN is a network of servers located in different countries that keeps a cached copy of your website and sends it to the nearest visitor from the server.<\/p> \n<\/p> With a CDN<\/a>, servers can easily send website data to locations that are far from the original server location, preventing your website from overloading.<\/p> \n<\/p> Minification <\/b>is an action to remove unnecessary characters in the code file such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. You can do it using a plugin such as Autoptimize<\/a>. Once installed, make sure to activate<\/b> it:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Next, go to the Autoptimize<\/b> settings page from the top bar of your WordPress admin page, and enable JavaScript CSS <\/b>and HTML<\/b> optimization from the JS, CSS & HTML <\/b>tab. Just click on the checkmark for each:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Scroll down to find the option to enable CSS <\/b>and HTML<\/b>. Once done, click on Save Changes<\/b> to apply these settings.<\/p> \n<\/p> Gzip is a data compression algorithm<\/b> used to reduce the size of files, allowing them to be transmitted or stored more efficiently. You can enable gzip compression by adding the following lines of code to your website’s .htaccess<\/a> file:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Once added, click on Save <\/b>to apply the changes.<\/p> \n<\/p> The WordPress development team is always working to improve it by fixing issues and bugs, enhancing security, and adding more features, so make sure that you keep WordPress up to date<\/b>.<\/p> \n<\/p> Whenever a WordPress version is released, you can update it in a few clicks from your panel. Open Websites<\/a> <\/b>→ Dashboard<\/b> and search for Overview<\/b> in the search bar. Find the update notification on top of the WordPress Overview page and click on the button to Update<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Your WordPress core will be automatically updated to the latest version!<\/p> \n<\/p> NOTE<\/b><\/p> You may create a backup<\/a> before upgrading WordPress to restore your website<\/a> in case of any errors. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul> \n<\/p> You can also optimize your MySQL database to prevent your website from overloading. Access your website database using phpMyAdmin<\/a> and scroll down on the list of tables. Click on Check all<\/b> to select all the tables, then open the <\/b>drop-down menu next to it and select Optimize table<\/b>:<\/p> \n<\/p> \n<\/p> Post Revisions is a very useful WordPress feature that allows you to undo changes<\/b> and go back to a previous version of a post. WordPress saves all revisions by default<\/b>, making the website database heavier<\/b> as more revisions are stored. <\/p> \n<\/p>Keep plugins and themes up to date<\/h2>
Update plugins<\/h3>
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Reduce image size<\/h2>
Resize images<\/h3>
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Use a cache plugin<\/h2>
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Minify resources<\/h2>
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“application\/ld+json”
“application\/manifest+json”
“application\/rdf+xml”
“application\/rss+xml”
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“application\/xhtml+xml”
“application\/xml”
“font\/eot”
“font\/opentype”
“image\/bmp”
“image\/svg+xml”
“image\/vnd.microsoft.icon”
“image\/x-icon”
“text\/cache-manifest”
“text\/css”
“text\/html”
“text\/javascript”
“text\/plain”
“text\/vcard”
“text\/vnd.rim.location.xloc”
“text\/vtt”
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Optimize the MySQL Database<\/h2>
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