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Even after configuring HTTPS to encrypt connections between the browser and server, sites are still open to other areas of attack such as XSS, Clickjacking and MIME sniffing. We’ll take a look at each of those and how to deal with them. You’ll learn what a referrer policy is and how it can be useful.
Ashley Rich
Apr 04, 2023
We’ll start this chapter with a benchmark of site speed without caching and end it with a benchmark with caching enabled. We’ll install Redis and a companion WordPress plugin that will work together to enable object caching. Next we’ll return to our Nginx config files and add a batch of directives to enable FastCGI Cache and tell it what not to cache, including some directives for WooCommerce.
Configuring aggressive page caching rules for your WordPress site gives you most of the benefits of a static site without the downsides.
Brad Touesnard
Jan 27, 2022
Learn how WordPress page caching plugins work, why they perform poorly in Nginx and how to serve cached pages directly from Nginx.
Sep 30, 2021
We go over the two major roles of caching, the various caching layers and some common gotchas you may run into.
Mar 09, 2021
We go over the differences between Varnish and Nginx FastCGI cache, why we chose them and share some benchmarks to show which performs better.
Feb 24, 2021
We use Easy Digital Downloads to build a fictitious online store and configure page caching to improve load times.
Jan 02, 2018
In this article, we demonstrate how to configure WordPress and bbPress with microcaching in Nginx.
Apr 25, 2017
We cover what’s new in HTTP/2, some best practices and what you’ll need to change from HTTP/1.1.
Jan 17, 2017
We explain the major steps to optimizing your site for speed and explain when it’s appropriate to implement a CDN.
Aug 09, 2016
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