Performance

What actually makes a website fast, and which hosting features deliver real speed gains.

Module 1

What actually makes WordPress slow (and which hosts help)

TTFB, plugin bloat, render-blocking JS, and the four hosting features that fix the most pain.

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Module 2

LiteSpeed vs Nginx vs Apache — does it matter for you?

When the web server choice actually affects your speed, and when it's marketing theatre.

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Module 3

What is TTFB and why it matters more than GTmetrix score

GTmetrix scores can be gamed; TTFB is the floor. Here's what good and bad numbers look like.

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Module 4

CDN explained — when you need one and when you don't

Why a CDN can hurt small sites, and when adding one is the single biggest speed win.

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Module 5

PHP versions — why staying on PHP 8.x matters for speed

How PHP 8 doubles WordPress throughput on shared hosting, and how to check your version.

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