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I used to use zola hosted on Github Pages, but I wanted to improve the publishing workflow, and WordPress was a good fit for that. (Notes on the migration here

by tjwds 4y ago

I used to use zola hosted on Github Pages, but I wanted to improve the publishing workflow, and WordPress was a good fit for that. (Notes on the migration here: https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migrating-from-zola-to-wordpress/ https://blog.joewoods.dev/technology/technical-notes-on-migr...)

eatonphil 4y ago
Check out this thread for recommendations on static site generator plugins on top of Wordpress. Best of both worlds for folks who want high-level publishing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961
- ushakov 4y ago
  you don't even need those a cache with long-enough TTL will do the magic for you https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/ https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/
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  - iampims 4y ago
    A (local) cache is mostly useful for repeat visitors, not for thousands of unique visitors unless you use a CDN.
ushakov 4y ago
funny to hear that i actually migrated from Wordpress to Zola
tedmiston 4y ago
Putting the Cloudflare CDN free plan in front should solve the hug of death problem. https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-availability/ https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-av...
freedomben 4y ago
I run a few big sites on WordPress, and would totally recommend you use the simply static plugin, and configure nginx to serve those cached files directly so it never hits php. I also usually put cloudflare in front as well, but you can have a screaming fast wordpress site that scales really far by itself without it just with that trick. If you need some dynamism, w3 total cache is also a great choice. If you're not an nginx hacker, there are some great examples around the internet. This page is pretty helpful: https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/ https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/

by tjwds 4y ago

eatonphil 4y ago

Check out this thread for recommendations on static site generator plugins on top of Wordpress. Best of both worlds for folks who want high-level publishing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31396961

ushakov 4y ago
you don't even need those a cache with long-enough TTL will do the magic for you https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/ https://mish.co/posts/always-cache-your-website/
- deleted 4y ago
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- iampims 4y ago
  A (local) cache is mostly useful for repeat visitors, not for thousands of unique visitors unless you use a CDN.

ushakov 4y ago

funny to hear that i actually migrated from Wordpress to Zola

tedmiston 4y ago

Putting the Cloudflare CDN free plan in front should solve the hug of death problem. https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-availability/ https://www.cloudflare.com/performance/ensure-application-av...

freedomben 4y ago

I run a few big sites on WordPress, and would totally recommend you use the simply static plugin, and configure nginx to serve those cached files directly so it never hits php. I also usually put cloudflare in front as well, but you can have a screaming fast wordpress site that scales really far by itself without it just with that trick. If you need some dynamism, w3 total cache is also a great choice. If you're not an nginx hacker, there are some great examples around the internet. This page is pretty helpful: https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/ https://wordpress.org/support/article/nginx/