Preconnect to Required Origins in WordPress
Preconnect to required origins is a PageSpeed recommendation that you may see if your site loads files from external domains. It can be satisfied by adding either preconnect or dns-prefetch…
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Intermediate tutorials may include code modifications, or use of tools like FTP. If you’re not a full-on developer, but you’re also not scared of getting your hands dirty, these tutorials are good for you :)
How to Serve Static Assets with an Efficient Cache Policy in WordPress
The Google PageSpeed recommendation to serve static assets with an efficient cache policy is all about browser caching. It's usually pretty straightforward to fix on WordPress sites. "Static assets" means…
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Reduce Unused CSS in WordPress
Addressing PageSpeed's recommendation to Reduce Unused CSS improves your site's overall score, along with the First Contentful Paint (FCP) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) metrics. Removing unused CSS is closely…
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What is zxcvbn.min.js in WordPress?
Whenever a user creates a password for their account in WordPress, by default you see a meter telling you how strong your password is: You may see this both on…
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How to Migrate from DesktopServer to Local
Now that DesktopServer has sadly closed down, it's time to move to another tool for working with WordPress locally. I'm going to be using Local (formerly Local by Flywheel) for…
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When you are working with a WordPress development or staging site in conjunction with a live site, there are often times when you just want to migrate a couple of…
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