Tag: performance
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Cloudways Lightning vs Hybrid Stack Benchmarks
This report benchmarks the performance of the Cloudways new Lightning stack against the older Hybrid stack across a variety of real-world WordPress use cases, including WooCommerce and LearnDash. Optimized for Speed & Response TimeThe Lightning stack consistently delivers faster response times across most test cases. In uncached and write-heavy workloads, where requests bypass full-page caching…
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WordPress Backend Performance Benchmarks: Cloudways Autonomous, Kinsta, WP Engine
The WordPress Backend Performance Benchmarks compared three prominent hosting providers – Cloudways Autonomous, Kinsta, and WP Engine – using a rigorous methodology. The study aimed to assess the platforms’ capabilities in handling an extensive e-commerce workload with WooCommerce. The testing environment, server configuration, and test cases were meticulously designed to simulate real-world scenarios. The focus…
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Exploring wp_cache_* functions in WordPress
In our previous post, we explored the concept of object caching in WordPress, discussing how WordPress caches data and the benefits of using object caching. In this post, we’ll dive deeper into the wp_cache_* functions, which provide developers with a powerful toolset for working with object caching in WordPress. What are wp_cache_* functions? The wp_cache_*…
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The WordPress Object Cache Explained
Object Cache is a mechanism in WordPress that stores frequently accessed data in memory for faster retrieval. It reduces the number of database queries needed to load a page, resulting in faster page load times and a better user experience. In this post, we’ll explore how Object Cache works in WordPress, its benefits and drawbacks,…