Topher DeRosia: Site Caching, From Nothing to Everything
We’ll discuss how to speed up your site using caching via easy plugins like WP Super Cache and W3 Total Cache, transients, and server site options like Memcache, APC, and Batcache.
This talk covers the theories and functions dealing with validating input and sanitizing output. It starts at the very basic, and wind up with some discussion of the trickier parts of how different kinds of data should be filtered.
The WordPress HTTP API allows you to gather data from other parts of the web and present it however you wish. We’ll take a look at how it’s done, while taking into consideration performance issues. We’ll look at both examples of what can be done as well as code samples to accomplish specific goals.
In this presentation to the WordPress Grand Rapids (WPGR) Meetup group, Topher DeRosia explains what an API is, how it works, and provides some example APIs to help spark creativity. This video is also available with full video. youtu.be/kwn1MXUufBU
WordPress SEO quality can vary based on what theme you use, but the Yoast SEO plugin can both help a poor theme plus help you customize the SEO for each and every Post and Page you have on your site. We’ll go over how to install it, configure it, and connect it directly to Google….
WordPress.org officially recommends several WordPress hosting companies. In this video we’ll review each one of them, and help you understand their strengths and weaknesses – with a mind to helping you choose the right host for your site. – Interested in learning even more about WordPress. Check out winningwp.com for all kinds of tips, tricks,…
Web servers make the entire web work, but what are they really? We’ll go over what it is, how it works, and how you can safely experiment with one. – Interested in learning even more about WordPress. Check out winningwp.com for all kinds of tips, tricks, beginner guides, deals and resources! – Guide to Choosing…