Plugins we trust enough to document
Every listing includes PHP version notes, multisite caveats, and known conflicts with popular page builders. Use the anchors to jump.
SEO & structured data
Focus: crawl budget, schema validity, multilingual hreflang.
RankMath vs Yoast on large archives
We compared sitemap chunking, redirect modules, and schema coverage on a 120k URL magazine install.
Hreflang without duplicate thin pages
Canonical pairing patterns when you mirror categories across locales.
NewsArticle schema for breaking posts
Valid JSON-LD templates and the fields Google actually consumes in Top Stories–eligible layouts.
Performance & caching
Page cache, object cache, image pipelines, and CDN edge rules.
LiteSpeed vs WP Rocket decision tree
See the homepage comparison table — then read our “one cache layer” rule to avoid double HTML caching.
Redis object cache for WooCommerce
Session keys, transient churn, and the settings that keep cart fragments fast under load tests.
Defer below-the-fold blocks
mu-plugin pattern for hydrating carousels after requestIdleCallback where available.
Security & backups
Hardening without locking out editors; backups you can restore.
xmlrpc.php strategies
Disable vs rate-limit vs WAF — with log samples that justify each path.
Off-site verification drills
Quarterly restore to staging: checksum themes, diff uploads, validate DB collation.
Role matrix template
Request our spreadsheet template for least-privilege roles on editorial teams.
Forms, CRM, and email
Honeypots vs turnstiles
Spam curves, false positives, and screen-reader impact when you add friction.
SMTP via API providers
Why we avoid raw port 25 on cloud VMs and how to test deliverability pre-launch.