More Than Just a Blog: The State of WordPress (2024)

A lot has changed in the past 20 years. Some of the world’s biggest brands are now using WordPress instances with features unimaginable when WordPress was founded. So why do people still think that WordPress is ‘Just for blogs?’ We’re here to put that rumor to rest once and for all. At a Glance: What is […]

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WP 6.2: Opt-In Change Boosts Caching Performance up to 70%

Recent improvements to caching in WordPress core made by our Senior Engineer Jonny Harris can provide a serious boost to your website performance—but for now, they’re opt-in only. Here’s everything you need to know: In this article, we’ll learn: What is Object Caching and How Does it Work? In WordPress, posts, images, users, and all […]

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5 Reasons WordPress 6.1 is a Release Like No Other

WordPress 6.1 is finally here—and it packs a punch! The latest release contains all new publishing features, powerful performance enhancements, and extended flexibility for developers. Here’s our run-down of why 6.1 might just be the most exciting WordPress release yet. 1. A Refined Publishing Experience Improved Blocks & Design Tools WordPress 6.1 brings a bunch […]

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, […]

How to Build a Rocket: Best Practices for Better Web Performance

When it comes to building high-performance websites, small changes to the way your site functions, the content within it, or even the way you work can have a huge effect on user experience. It’s often thought that performance is all about speed—and that’s definitely a big part of it. But at XWP, we believe that […]