Have you updated your WordPress sites to PHP 8.1 yet?
In case you haven't heard. PHP 7.4 and all PHP 7.x versions are no longer supported. That means less secure and less functionality. You can still use them in the meanwhile if you don't mind security vulnerabilities, decreased functionality and potentially compatibility issues. Over time they won't be supported by WordPress core, themes and
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Performance
Best 3rd-party Email Service
Want the best email service, in terms of deliverability and spam-filtering?
Here are your options:
G-Suite - gold standard, also includes many Google cloud services, integrates nicely with Gmail mobile app, but expensive ($5/user)
MXroute - cheap and awesome service, unlimited domains and emails but limited space.
Rackspace/Zoho - like Google's but cheaper (~$2-3/user) and lots of
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Don’t Use IMAGIFY Image Compression Plugin – slows your site!
#publicserviceannouncment
Guys, stop using IMAGIFY image compression plugin. It lags the frontend AND backend. Already had 2 people this week having problems with it.
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Brotli compression coming to JohnnyVPS
This is something I've been thinking about for a while. GZIP has been king of the compression world for nearly 2 decades but Brotli is now finally being adopted by more updated hosts. I've been testing it on several servers to see which compression levels would be most suitable (basically anywhere from 4-6) and will soon launch it live on our US West server....this weekend probably.
What does
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