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Hosting WordPress sites on IPFS using Fleek

Posted in Tutorials on November 16, 2023

Adopting the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for web hosting introduces a practical shift to a decentralized and robust internet framework. IPFS distributes data across a global network, improving efficiency, security, and the longevity of hosted content. Notably, even WordPress sites can be hosted on this innovative protocol, thanks to tools like Staatic, which enable the transformation of dynamic WordPress content into a static format suitable for IPFS. The tutorial focuses on this transformation process and the subsequent hosting using Fleek.

Enabling Disqus comments

Posted in Tutorials on November 14, 2023

Static WordPress sites can’t use native comments due to their static nature. This tutorial details integrating the Disqus Comment System to enable interactive comments. Disqus is chosen for its ease of use, social integration, and spam filtering. The tutorial covers installing the Disqus plugin in WordPress, setting up a Disqus account, configuring the plugin, and finalizing the setup. The conclusion emphasizes Disqus’s benefits in enhancing user engagement and interactivity on static WordPress sites.

Using Smush to optimize images on your site

Posted in Tutorials on August 16, 2022

Discover how the Smush plugin can enhance your WordPress site’s performance by optimizing images for faster loading times without sacrificing quality. This tutorial covers installation, setup, and how to use the freemium features to reduce image file sizes, remove metadata, and implement lazy loading. For sites with higher demands, learn about Smush Pro’s advanced capabilities including unlimited image sizes and WebP conversion.

Using EWWW Image Optimizer to optimize images on your site

Posted in Tutorials on August 4, 2022

Enhance your WordPress site with EWWW Image Optimizer by automatically compressing images for improved load times and performance. This guide takes you through the setup and usage of the plugin’s features, such as local compression, EXIF data removal, and lazy loading.

Using Cloudinary to optimize images on your site

Posted in Tutorials on August 3, 2022

Cloudinary offers various image and video optimization, transformation and delivery solutions that make it possible to optimize the performance of your static site even further. In this article we will be installing and configuring the Cloudinary plugin.

Optimizing WP-Cron performance using cron or Task Scheduler

Posted in Tutorials on July 29, 2022

WP-Cron is an important component of WordPress which is responsible for the processing of scheduled tasks within WordPress core as well as plugins. It does come with a couple of limitations that can be circumvented by following the steps mentioned in this article.

Using WordPress as a static site generator

Posted in Tutorials on March 22, 2022

WordPress, once started as a simple tool for bloggers, has become one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) in the world. This is mainly due to its flexibility, easy of use and massive community. Staatic provides a plugin for WordPress, enabling webmasters to convert their dynamic WordPress site into an extremely fast and secure static site, without having to give up all of the advantages of using WordPress.