Three-part walkthrough on making a WordPress site actually load fast. Part 1 covers the layout-and-caching fundamentals you need to understand before turning any knobs; Part 2 tunes WP Super Cache to your specific site; Part 3 pairs it with a CDN via the CDN Sync Tool plugin.
In Wordpress Responsiveness Part 2 I wrote about WP Supercache (WPSC) and how to tune it to your site. In this part I’ll talk about a separate plugin which works well with WPSC, CDN Sync Tool, and how it can improve your TTFB and load times dramatically.
In Wordpress Responsiveness Part 1 I introduced you to the basic concepts behind one aspect of your website’s performance: how fast it responds. In part two I will go into more details of using WP Super Cache to improve your site’s speed and responsiveness.
How Fast Does Your Site Load? It is a question that matters to your readers, to Google (and other search engines), and thus should matter to you. This is likely obvious to you. What you may not realize is there are a few fundamental types of site/page speed and how you handle …