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How to Reduce the Number of HTTP Requests of Your WordPress Blog

One of the biggest factors of site performance is the number of HTTP requests that your pages are making to the server. Each request for a CSS file, JavaScript file, image, or any other external file requires a separate call to the server, which then must acknowledge, process, and return the requested file. When you [...]

How to Optimize CSS and JavaScript of Your WordPress Blog

by Shivendu Madhava 18 January 2010 Wordpress

A significant amount of optimization can be accomplished by focusing on the code and content used to create the user interface. By optimizing the content of JavaScript, CSS, and even HTML files, you can reduce file size, save bandwidth, and reduce loading times for visitors. Here are some key strategies that will help you to [...]

Use File Compression Methods to Improve Performance of Your WordPress Blog

by Shivendu Madhava 18 January 2010 Wordpress

An excellent way to improve performance while also saving bandwidth is to compress your web pages and other site content. Compression does exactly what you would expect: files and content are compressed by the server in order to reduce their overall size. Once the content is received by the browser, it is immediately uncompressed and [...]

How to Choose the Perfect Plugin for Your WordPress Blog

by Shivendu Madhava 18 January 2010 Wordpress

The key to finding the perfect plugin is research. Taking the time to investigate potential plugins ensures somooth implementation and prevents unnecessary headaches in the future. Of course, many of the more popular plugins (such as Akismet, XML Sitemaps, Database Manager) may be on your list before you even install WordPress, but even so, you [...]

10 Recommended WordPress Plugins For Every WordPress User

by Shivendu Madhava 18 January 2010 Wordpress

The nature of plugins is that they provide WordPress with supplemental functionality that may not be needed by every site. Rather than try to squeeze a million features into the WordPress core, application-specific functionality is left to the awesome developers within the thriving WordPress community. Developers see a need (or an opportunity), create a plugin, [...]

6 Essential WordPress Plugins for Every WordPress Blog

by Shivendu Madhava 17 January 2010 Wordpress

Here is a quick guide to 6 essential plugins for every wordpress blog These plugins greatly increase the power of WordPress in several important areas. • Akismet – Provides superior anti-spam protection with customizable moderation functionality. Akismet is included with all selfhosted installations of Word- Press, but you need to sign up for a free account [...]

Stable Version of WordPress 2.9.1 Now Available for Download

by Shivendu Madhava 5 January 2010 Wordpress

Finally WordPress has released the stable version of wordpress 2.9.1 with many bug fixes which were very annoying for every wordpress 2.9 user.Wordpress 2.9.1 is now ready for download and you can also upgrade automatically from the Tools->Upgrade menu in your blog’s admin area.This release addresses a handful of minor issues as well as a rather [...]

WordPress 2.9.1 RC1 Available for Download

by Shivendu Madhava 30 December 2009 Wordpress

Developers at WordPress are always working to ffix the little glitches in the current version of wordpress 2.9 which was finally release for download on wordpress official download page.After releasing 2.9 the users and wordpress development team found some glitches in wordpress 2.9 and started working to fix the glitches.Few days back wodpress released wordpress 2.9.1 [...]

WordPress 2.9.1 Beta 1 Released

by Shivendu Madhava 24 December 2009 Wordpress

Unfortunately the WordPress 2.9 got some bugs which were reported by many of the wordpress users, developers at wordpress worked to fix these glitches and they released WordPress 2.9.1 Beta 1 in this beta version 14 bugs have been fixed.The new version is not immediately available for downloads through the automatic upgrade, however you can [...]

Thesis Settings Export WordPress Plugin Review

by Shivendu Madhava 22 December 2009 Plugins

As you might have noticed, we use Thesis for this site. We also use Thesis for a lot of client work. And while we dig Thesis, one of the things that becomes a pain in the ass when using it, (or any theme that provides admin control of layout and design) is having to manually [...]