Content delivery network guides, CDN optimisation, and edge caching for faster websites.
A CDN puts cached copies of your site on edge servers around the world. Your visitors load pages from whichever node is closest to them, which cuts latency and takes pressure off your origin server. For sites with international traffic, it's not optional.
Our CDN articles explain how content delivery networks work in practice: cache invalidation, optimisation filters like image compression and minification, pre-caching strategies, and how we've integrated CDN technology into our own hosting platform.
Some managed WordPress hosts now block AI crawlers by default, silently, and that can quietly cut your site out of AI search. Here is the case against blanket blocking, our own 19-day crawler log showing which AI bots actually read a real site, and how to set it up properly at the infrastructure layer.
A real UK locksmith client. Brand-new site, hosted on 365i, designed by sister company Press Forge. Perfect 100/100/100/100 mobile PageSpeed from day one, then #1 on Google, ChatGPT, and Gemini for "Brewood Locksmith" within 12 days. Zero backlinks at launch.
mcneece.com scores 97 on mobile PageSpeed Insights. The number isn't a plugin trick. It's a layered stack: PHP 8.5, the 365i Web Optimisation panel, the 365i CDN with 180-day edge caching, and one tuned plugin. Real screenshots of the actual settings.
Half your visitors leave if your site takes more than 3 seconds to load. This guide covers what makes WordPress fast, how Google measures it with Core Web Vitals, and the practical steps UK small businesses can take right now.
