PHP Debugger plugin that replaces var_dump(), print_r() and debug_backtrace() debugging calls wordpress.org/plugins/kint-php-d…
WordPress Rewrite API examples daggerhart.com/wordpress-rewrite… from @daggerhart
Last talk of the day: WordPress’ Rewrite API
To me, that’s the work. That’s the fun part. Shit does happen. I love the quest for resilience. The strengths of our tiers applied with care
There’s an inconvenient truth about building the web: non-ideal browsing conditions are real & common, even if we wish to believe otherwise
WordPress 4.4 introduced responsive images by default
Code demos: github.com/ethanbutler/wordcamp2…
Up next: Using the REST API for Better Responsive (Background) Images with @squintsbutler
statuscake.com/ is like Pingdom but free
KeyCDN is half the price of Amazon CloundFront ($0.04/GB vs $0.085/GB) with lots of bells and whistles keycdn.com/?a=7826
“My site, my wife’s sites, my mother and father-in-laws sites” – Nerdy family @LewAyotte
If you don’t want to deal with server complexities yourself go with a managed WordPress host like @wpengine and @getpantheon
WP Redis Object Cache plugin from @getpantheon wordpress.org/plugins/wp-redis/
Deliver all the things from Nginx with Subs Filters in CloudFront for WordPress
Use EasyEngine
– Nginx
– PHP FPM
– Maria DB
– Redis Object Caching
– EWWW for Image Optimization
– CloudFront CDN
General causes for a Slow TTFB:
– Misconfigured server
– Bad plugins
– Bad themes
One.com offers $0.25 a month hosting. Interesting.
Nobody likes to stare at a blank screen waiting for your website to download.
Time to First Byte is the most important performance metric, how fast can the server deliver the page.
CDN
– Push service: You upload assets to the CDN
– Pull service: Pulls assets from your server as they are requested