XWP Core Performance Dev Notes for WordPress 6.0

WordPress 6.0 is on the horizon, and we couldn’t be more excited! Not only because of the massive performance opportunities this release will bring, but because a number of our fantastic XWPeople were directly involved in its creation. Here’s your one-stop guide for the features our team helped bring to life, with some top tips […]

3 Foundational Steps for Setting a Web Performance Budget

Setting a performance budget is the best way to ensure your website remains fast, accessible, and competitive—but knowing where to start can be tricky. Here are 3 foundational steps that will help you understand where you are, where you should be, and how to improve your web performance metrics. What is a Web Performance Budget? […]

What Are Google Core Web Vitals?

Page performance is a key aspect of maintaining a successful website. But what exactly does performance mean in this context, why is it important, and what benchmarks can you use to measure it? Luckily, we have Google to help us out. In one of their earlier Lighthouse updates, Google released Core Web Vitals, a system […]

The WordPress Performance Lab Plugin Goes Live

Over the past six months, a number of our performance specialists at XWP have been supporting teams at Google and Yoast to build and launch the WordPress Performance Lab plugin and work on WordPress Core Performance.  Performance Lab plugin is a collection of modules designed to monitor and enhance the performance of your WordPress site, […]

Myles Lagolago-Craig Joins XWP as CEO

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Myles Lagolago-Craig as our new Chief Executive Officer.  Myles will guide us in the next phase of our mission to tackle the biggest technological challenges in digital publishing, onboarding digital and engineering talent from around the globe, and enabling our industry-leading clients to tell their stories in new […]

A Local’s Guide to Porto for WordCamp Europe 2022

If you’re anything like us, you’re counting down the days to WordCamp Europe 2022. We’re so excited for an in-person weekend of learning, sharing, and fun this June, and we look forward to seeing you all in the beautiful city of Porto! WordCamps are a really big deal here at XWP. Despite our team being […]

How We Create Memorable Remote Onboarding Experiences

Remote onboarding can be daunting. A lot of the time new people are presented with a million things to do before they’ve settled into their role, and face unrealistic expectations that they’re going to be up and running within a couple of days—all while balancing time zones and preparing for work. At XWP we’ve specifically […]

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024

The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #InspireInclusion. Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that’s diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women’s equality. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions, but when […]