Now that Google Analytics is reaching its end of life, we're all being asked to transition to Google Analytics 4 (GA4). But I think GA4 is a step backward, mainly because of the hours-long delay in reporting data. Finding an alternative to Google Analytics is hard. There are so many features in … [Read more...]
Cloudflare cPanel will Stop Working on Nov 1st 2022
The Cloudflare cPanel plugin so many of us use to connect our domains to Cloudflare will officially stop working on the 1st of November, 2022. Here's a screenshot of the e-mail that Cloudflare sent out to all its hosting and reseller partners: Cloudflare cPanel Plugin End-of-Life … [Read more...]
How to Fix cPanel AutoSSL Errors Under a Cloudflare Proxy
One day, I woke up to find that all my Let's Encrypt SSL certificates had expired. How was this possible? I had been using AutoSSL or Let's Encrypt for years and they were renewing without any issues. So I went into my web hosting panel and tried to renew them manually, but they all failed. … [Read more...]
Cheap CDN Hosting: QUIC.cloud and Cloudflare
A CDN traditionally hosted only static files like images, JavaScript and CSS. But new technologies from QUIC.cloud and Cloudflare, allow for full site hosting on POPs around the world. Finally, cheap CDN hosting is within reach, and it'll change web hosting forever. Welcome to a new world, where … [Read more...]
Cloudflare’s “Cache Everything” + Cheap Hosting? Nope!
Update: This opinion piece is outdated. Since I wrote it, Cloudflare has introduced dynamic caching, and with the WP Cloudflare Super Page Cache plugin, you can achieve amazing performance by caching everything. Here's an updated article on how dynamic CDN caching can compensate for cheap … [Read more...]
Enabling Cloudflare Server Push with .htaccess
In mid-2016, Cloudflare announced that they were adding support for "Server Push". This is a very cool technology that can dramatically reduce the time a browser spends downloading resources. Basically it means that the server can send some files to the browser even before the browser actively … [Read more...]
Every CDN Ignores Your Cache Retention Preferences
Update: The new Cloudflare Reserve feature stores your files in cache indefinitely, thereby solving this problem. It's a paid service but small to medium-sized sites will barely see any cost. This puts Cloudflare way above all other CDN providers. After years of working with different CDN … [Read more...]
Why the Cloudflare Free Tier is the Best CDN
I've been experimenting with a lot of different CDNs lately, and I've come to a realization. The Cloudflare free tier has the best CDN out of all the others in the market. It's easy to take it for granted because it's free. All web hosts allow you to integrate directly with Cloudflare for free as … [Read more...]