Optimizing WordPress on the (gs) Grid-Service

(mt) Media Temple has a unique solution for shared hosting, which is a clustered environment that is called (gs) Grid-Service. In this presentation, we see how we can make improvements so that WordPress can run faster in this environment with the help of several applications.

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1. Suzette Franck @mt_Suzette WordPress Evangelist Lead Media Temple Optimizing WordPress on the (gs) Grid-Service January 28, 2013 Sites on Site 2013
2. Who I Am • Suzette Franck WordPress Evangelist Lead at Media Temple • Twitter: @mt_Suzette • Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/ suzettefranck
3. Faster Website??? Why? • Google Analytics / SEO • Better User Experience • Improve Mobile Loading • Lower Abandonment Rates • Increase Conversions • Save GPU’s (2,000 GPUs)
4. Website Performance Tuning 80% Front-end 20% Back-end (gs) Grid-Service
5. Where To Start?
6. Monitoring Page Speed (Net Tab)
7. FireBug’s Net Tab runs on
8. Troubleshoot Theme Slowness
9. Troubleshoot Plugin Slowness P3 is a Free Plugin Located in WordPress Repository
10. Avoid Plugin(s) Alternative(s) Broken Link Checker www.brokenlinkcheck.com Yet Another Related Posts Plugin nrelate Plugin Newsletter Management Plugins Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Aweber All Caching Plugins (Except for use with CDN) Plugins To Avoid
11. WordPress Tweaks Settings > Discussion wp-config.php
12. WordPress Discussion Settings Change default Gravatar to blank Turn off pingbacks, trackbacks & blog notifications
13. Use External Commenting Systems
14. wp-config.php edits
15. Optimize & Combine Images spritecow.com smushit.com
16. Using Sprite Cow Generates the CSS from image coordinates
17. Database Optimization Optimize Database Tables
18. Add-on MySql GridContainer Upgrade to an Isolated MySQL GridContainer starting at $20/month •Check Container Status •Reboot Container •Repair DB •Query Analyzer •MySQL Report •MySQL Configuration Manage/Upgrade from AccountCenter
19. Content Delivery Networks ProCDN starts at $20/month (images only)
20. 4 Steps to Optimization 1. Baseline Your Performance 2. Troubleshoot Slowness 3. Make Modifications 4. Repeat
21. Suzette Franck sfranck@mediatemple.net Questions? @mt_Suzette