Mitigating bots and unwanted traffic
Use a Content Delivery Network (CDN). Cloudflare is the most popular and offers a free plan.
Website “hits” vs. “views”
This comes up a lot, because “hits” is often misused in casual conversation about web traffic. Here’s a breakdown of…
Cloudflare managed challenges
Cloudflare’s Managed Challenge is a security feature designed to automatically decide how to challenge a visitor that might be a…
Safe shopping list of budget SSDs
Stick to Samsung, Crucial (Micron), WD/SanDisk, or Kingston for consumer drives.
How to spot a weak/no-name SSD
Boot / main system drive → Buy TLC NAND + DRAM (Samsung 970/980 EVO, Crucial MX500, WD Black/Blue SN570, Kingston…
Why cheap SSDs suck
Bottom line: The “headline” spec (like SATA 6 Gb/s, 550 MB/s) only shows the maximum possible speed under ideal conditions.…
WordPress + LiteSpeed + Cloudflare + QUIC.cloud CDN
How to configure LiteSpeed + Cloudflare + QUIC.cloud CDN to avoid conflicts.
What’s new in PHP 8.4
Released: November 21, 2024 • Active support: 2 years • Security support: +2 years • EOL: December 31, 2028 Key…
How rare Is a perfect Lighthouse score?
On average, most developers aim for scores above 90, but a perfect 100 is extremely challenging, as incremental improvements from…