{"id":6551,"date":"2016-10-27T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T11:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/?p=6551"},"modified":"2021-07-30T16:59:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T14:59:53","slug":"thijs-feryn-wordpress-scaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/blog\/thijs-feryn-wordpress-scaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Thijs Feryn about WordPress scaling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress remains the world\u2019s most popular Content Management System \u2013 it powers more than 27% of large and small websites, and this percentage continues to rise. Therefore, the WordPress community is very active: info sessions and workshops are regularly organised, as well as meetups and WordCamps, in order to present the latest developments and share knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>On 5 and 6 June 2016, the first <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.antwerp.wordcamp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordCamp Antwerp<\/a> was held in the Karel de Grote Hogeschool in Antwerp. Combell was one of the gold sponsors of this very successful event. Among the many speakers was Combell\u2019s tech evangelist Thijs Feryn, who gave a fascinating <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2016\/10\/18\/thijs-feryn-scaling-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presentation<\/a> about the importance of having a good caching strategy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/GLRgee6v\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Smart caching<\/h2>\n<p>Under the motto \u201cDon\u2019t recompute if the data hasn\u2019t changed\u201d, he explained how the performance of a WordPress website can be optimised by caching static data using Varnish.<\/p>\n<p>Through practical examples, he explained how <a href=\"https:\/\/varnish-cache.org\/docs\/trunk\/users-guide\/vcl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Varnish Configuration Language<\/a> can help you determine which elements should be (or should not be) cached and how Varnish must deal with SSL\/TLS and cookies. The importance of a good 'Time to Live' was also discussed.<br \/>\nYou can watch this captivating <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2016\/10\/18\/thijs-feryn-scaling-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presentation<\/a> supported by a set of <a href=\"https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/thijsferyn\/scaling-wordpress-wordcamp-antwerp-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playful illustrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know more about Varnish? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/hosting\/wordpress-webhosting\">WordPress Performance<\/a> packages, as well as the other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.combell.com\/en\/hosting\/web-hosting\">Performance Hosting<\/a> options with Varnish and Redis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress remains the world\u2019s most popular Content Management System \u2013 it powers more than 27% of large and small websites, and this percentage continues to rise. 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