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Build a New Site on WP Engine
Learn how to build a new WordPress site on the WP Engine platform. This guide will show how to create a site, log into WordPress, add content, and go live.
Performance
WebP for Image Optimization
Large images can slow down your site. Learn how implementing WebP compression can make your website on WordPress faster.
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ElasticSearch Powered by ElasticPress.io
Offloading your site's search functionality can help improve performance. Learn how to connect ElasticPress with ElasticPress.io.
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WP Engine Monthly Report
Learn about the Monthly Report WP Engine provides for our Premium and Premium-Plus customers.
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Core, Plugin, and Theme Update Source
WP Engine has added an option to select a preference for the source of your plugin, theme, and core updates.
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Leverage Browser Cache with Cache Headers
In this article we explain how cache-control headers work, and how to tell if your page or file is hitting cache in the WP Engine environment.
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Personalization with User Cache Segmentation
We explore how to develop page variations for different users on your website with User Segmentation, and how this ties into our page caching system.
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Troubleshoot High Time to First Byte (TTFB)
Learn about the prime causes of high Time to First Byte (TTFB) and our recommendations on optimizations to improve your site's TTFB.
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Object Cache in WordPress
Learn about WP Engine's optional Object Caching layer, what it does, and how it's beneficial to your site's performance.
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Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Learn what a CDN is and how to enable it for your WordPress website. We'll also cover FAQs, such as custom CDN URLs and securing the CDN zone with SSL.
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7 Steps for Front End Optimization (Video)
In this 45 minute video, we share 7 steps that will allow you to be better prepared to handle peak capacity by optimizing the front end of your WordPress site.
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Improve Page Cacheability to Optimize Speed
Learn how page cache works to improve site speed, what a cacheability score is, and how to improve cacheability on a WP Engine website.
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