With page load speed being a key ranking factor, it is critical that your website is as fast as possible. This is where browser caching has an important role.<\/p>\n

By telling the user’s browser to ‘remember’ certain files (such as images, which once uploaded will rarely be updated), your website’s pages will load faster.<\/p>\n

W3 Total Cache is, in my opinion, the best WordPress caching plugin available, with an extensive number of options available.<\/p>\n

In addition to being able to cache the resources, you can also connect the plugin to MaxCDN, which will cache your website’s static resources in many locations across the world. This means that if your web server is located in the US, but a UK visitor lands on your site, they will only need to connect to MaxCDN’s UK location, rather than having to connect right across the pond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WordPress is a great platform for managing a website or blog, and whilst the standard installation might work great for many, a wide range of plugins (both free and paid) are available to extend the existing functionality if you are needing something extra. Here’s a selection of my top 3 WordPress plugins for WordPress webmasters. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[354],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n