Archive for January, 2011

Caching a Dynamic Website. Does it Make a Difference for Loading Speed?

Did you know!

  1. You can significantly speed up a dynamic Website´s load time with caching.
  2. For a static Website, browsers cache the content on the client´s computer, in memory and on disk. Wikipedia…

What is Web Caching?

Web caching is caching of Web documents to improve performance, reduce bandwidth consumption and server load. Web cache stores copies of documents passing through it; subsequent requests may be satisfied from the cache if certain conditions are met. Continue Reading »

HTTP Compression. Does it Make a Difference for Website Speed?

HTTP Compression?

HTTP compression is a capability that can be built into Web servers and browsers to make better use of available bandwidth, and provide faster transmission speeds between both. The most common compression are gzip and deflate. More from Wikipedia…

HTTP Compression saves bandwidth usage and may speed up a Website loading time by reducing the amount of data sent. Continue Reading »

How to Delete and Limit Post Revisions in WordPress

WordPress Revisions?

WordPress 2.6 and above has a new feature which is the posts and page revision. WordPress automatically creates revisions of your posts or pages. Whenever you save a post or a page, the old version is retained so you can revert back at any time. Older revisions are never deleted so you always have a full history of all changes. Continue Reading »