Rocket.net vs Kinsta: why Rocket.net works out much cheaper
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Rocket.net vs Kinsta: why Rocket.net works out much cheaper

This isn’t a typical speed comparison of Rocket.net and Kinsta – you’ll find plenty of those with a quick search and you’ll also find out that they are both very fast. This is a comparison from a financial point of view – why Rocket.net works out much cheaper compared to Kinsta, yet still as fast…

WPBakery vs Gutenberg speed comparison
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WPBakery vs Gutenberg speed comparison

If you’ve ever wondered how much of an improvement Gutenberg would bring in terms of speed and performance rating, if you are switching from WPBakery Page Builder, I have you covered. Recently, I rebuilt a client’s website from WPBakery to Gutenberg and compared their homepages. The difference is quite big – everything else being equal.

My fastest WordPress theme picks after 7 years of building websites – for developers and also beginners. Free & Premium
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My fastest WordPress theme picks after 7 years of building websites – for developers and also beginners. Free & Premium

Read on if you want to find out which themes I use after 7 years of trial and error for speed and reliability and to streamline my work and achieve a great work/life balance, whilst working with many happy clients.

Crowdtamers Gutenberg redesign + Speed optimisation: 31/100 to 80/100 on mobile
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Crowdtamers Gutenberg redesign + Speed optimisation: 31/100 to 80/100 on mobile

switched from WP Azure to Kadence theme switched from Elementor PRO to Gutenberg + Kadence blocks + Gutenberg Addons converted all images to webp + optimised them tested 3 different optimisation / caching plugins and set up the best performing one (Autoptimize) hosted on Siteground (which I don’t recommend – here’s why)

WPX hosting review: When speed optimisation alone isn’t enough – you need a fast WordPress host

WPX hosting review: When speed optimisation alone isn’t enough – you need a fast WordPress host

This post will explain why speed optimisation alone might not be enough – if your website is running on an average or slow hosting provider. And you’ll find out why I recommend WPX hosting and why I have switched to Cloudways after two years with WPX.

Identify & fix Google CLS: cumulative layout shift (core web vitals)
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Identify & fix Google CLS: cumulative layout shift (core web vitals)

Just when we all got up to speed with Google PageSpeed optimisation tricks, there’s a new set of metrics to worry about. Nevertheless, it’s a good thing – having specific metrics and rating calculations helps us narrow down the areas of improvement to focus on. One such metric is Google CLS – cumulative layout shift….

Is Acabado theme worth it? Free and premium alternatives (Nov 2021)
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Is Acabado theme worth it? Free and premium alternatives (Nov 2021)

This is an analysis of Acabado from the outside (using all possible sources and tools without actually owning the theme) – but an honest one, not trying to sell you the theme, regardless of its good/bad fit. I didn’t buy the theme to test it – but I did a thorough analysis of all the…

Agency website speed optimisation – 1,8s page load speed

Agency website speed optimisation – 1,8s page load speed

Google is recommending a page load speed of max 3 seconds (that is the threshold above which you start losing a high percentage of visitors, who are not prepared to wait). But the lower, the better. So we made sure, that our clients marsiveagency.sk loads in 1,8 seconds :) How did we achieve such a…

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