Förra veckan lyckades vi få till ett avtal med ett av de största Content Delivery Networks, MaxCDN, för att snabba upp WPBeginners laddningstid. Tidigare i veckan gjorde vi några ändringar på WPBeginner i termer av optimering av webbplatsen. Först och främst bytte vi från att använda WP Super C ache till W3 Total Cache Plugin. Detta betyder ej att WP Super Cache är ett dåligt plugin. Det betyder bara att i det här skedet av vår sites liv behövde vi något mer mångsidigt och kraftfullt.
En av de främsta anledningarna till bytet var att W3 Total Cache är fullt kompatibel med MaxCDN. Det kommer snart att finnas en fullständig tutorial som visar dig steg för steg hur du använder och konfigurerar W3 Total Cache tillägg i conjunction with Content Delivery Networks. Installationen för W3 Total Cache är inte lika lätt för nybörjare jämfört med WP Super Cache. Så vi kommer att rekommendera att du väntar till nästa vecka när vår tutorial är ute.
Så varför valde vi MaxCDN?
Detta måste vara frågan som alla funderar på. Vi visste att när vår site når en viss mängd användare, måste vi göra detta för att bibehålla vår sites höga prestanda. MaxCDN är det företag som driver webbplatser högst upp, inklusive Mashable, Template Monster, BuySellAds etc. Så vi visste att företaget har ett gott rykte och att det går att lita på.
Varför använda Content Delivery Network på din site?
Ett Content Delivery Network eller Content Distribution Network (CDN) är ett system med datorer som innehåller kopior av data, placerade på olika platser i ett nätverk för att maximera bandbredden för åtkomst till data från klienter i hela nätverket. En klient får tillgång till en kopia av data nära klienten, i motsats till att alla klienter får tillgång till samma centrala server, för att undvika flaskhalsar nära den servern [Wikipedia]. Kort sagt, Content Delivery Network påskyndar laddningstiden för pages samtidigt som belastningen på vår server minskar (och därmed kostnaden för bandbredd). Alla våra images, theme-filer och andra JavaScripts är hosted på MaxCDN-servrar medan databasen är hosted på vår egen server.
Genom att ha ett nätverk för leverans av content som MaxCDN minskar vi risken för att vår site saktas ner när vi upplever tung trafik från sociala media.
Så varför är webbplatsens laddningstid så viktig för you?
Din sites laddningstid har stor betydelse för dina positioner i Search Engine Ranking Positions (SERPs). Den spelar också en viktig roll när det gäller att minska avvisningsfrekvensen och öka den genomsnittliga tid som användaren tillbringar på en site.
MaxCDN Priser och Coupon
Just nu runar MaxCDN ett specialerbjudande på LIMITED time där de erbjuder 1000 GB (1 TB) bandbredd för endast $39,95. Det här är en riktigt bra deal jämfört med andra CDN-tjänster. Högst upp på det kunde vi utarbeta en coupon för er att använda. Om du använder kupongkoden”wpbeginner” får du 25% rabatt på det totala priset.
Slutligen vill vi tacka MaxCDN för att de samarbetar med WPBeginner och accelererar vår site för oss och våra användare.
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wpbeginner says
@sibtiger33 At the time when we moved, Super Cache didn’t have CDN support. It also didn’t have db caching, browser caching, and other methods that are offered in Total cache.
sibtiger33 says
I’m confused why did you move from Super Cache – what does Total Cache do which is better than Super Cache? I currently use Super Cache without any issue with MaxCDN – just want to know more about the reason behind the move
Jay says
Just used your coupon code and it worked fine. Thanks
DJ NightLife says
Not sure I fully understand what MaxCDN does… does it fully replace any webhosting service like Knownhost ? And besides 40$ per month, is there any other extra fee? Is this compatible with cPanel?
Editorial Staff says
MaxCDN does not replace your current web hosting. This is an additional layer. CDN = Content delivery network. It takes your media files and template files and mirrors them on several cloud servers. So if your user is located in Florida, then they will load the files from Orlando’s datacenter. Which not only makes the site load faster, but by dividing the server load, you are increasing performance and reducing the risks of crashes. MaxCDN is perfectly compatible with WordPress and any other cPanel web host.
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Dhillon says
40$ for 1TB is just for the trial first month after that its 99$ per month for 1TB ( or PAYG 10cent per GB )
Still cheap IMO.
Also for the first month trial you can avail 25% discount by using coupon code “wpbeginner“.
Mouad says
What if I use less than 1TB ? I got a small website which utilizes much less traffic than 1 TB. WIll I still pay for 1 TB , or the actual traffic I use ?
Editorial Staff says
You can buy 1 TB, but that lasts until you have used it all… you pay as you go.
Mouad says
I see, thanx. But what do you mean by saying ”after that its 99$ per month for 1TB”??
After the first 1 TB, do you pay 99$ for the second TB, or do you pay 99$ for the second month?
Please clarify that, as I am willing to join MAxCDN
Justin Germino says
I was considering MaxCDN or Amazon S3 when I convert to a CDN network to improve load times and reduce load on my shared hosting provider. I think if you use Shared Hosting, CDN networks allow you to handle more traffic without putting extra load on your hosting provider which allows you a greater # of visits.
I like W3 Total Cache, do you set it to FTP your images/content to the MaxCDN or URL redirect?
I just don’t know if I want to commit to an extra $30 per month yet, since that is around 15% of my blog earnings just to cover my CDN costs.
Editorial Staff says
It is a redirect. All URLs are automatically taken care of with MaxCDN. We highly recommend their service.
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Omri says
Hi Adam,
Can you clarify, is it 1TB of bandwidth every month for $39/month? In other words, does the bandwidth allocation reset each month, giving you a new 1TB allotment?
Thanks,
Omri
Editorial Staff says
Yes, it is 1 TB of B/w per month.
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xAquatics says
I’ve used Amazon’s S3 service before. It certainly helped with the price of bandwidth but it didn’t do much to speed up content delivery. I was disappointed with how slow content delivery was on Amazon S3. I’m sure it would be difficult to compare MaxCDN to Amazon S3, but does anyone know of a benchmark test between the two or even between any other CDN services?
Editorial Staff says
Hey Adam,
This does speed up the site even when you don’t think it is doing it. When we were all based on one central server, upon every traffic hit, the entire site would slow down. For example, hitting the Front Page of Digg would cause the site to slow down for other users due to increase server load. Most articles that go viral, don’t just go viral in one network. Now you have Stumbleupon, Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Reddit and others sending you heavy traffic all at once, impact those users who come from search engines looking for something else. In that term, CDN help a lot. Normally, you can achieve almost similar page load time with just having the right caching and .htaccess settings, but with CDN and correct .htaccess / caching setting (you are pretty much assured a faster site)
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Adam W. Warner says
@Editorial Staff,
Thank you for the additional information, but I think my original question may have been misunderstood. Maybe I was asking too simple a question…
…does a CDN replace one’s current hosting or is it a service you use in addition to a current hosting plan?
Editorial Staff says
CDN does not replace an existing hosting account. This is a layer on top of your current hosting account giving it extra stability, so your site loads fast at all times.
Adam W. Warner says
Great, thank you for clearing that up for me:)
Bryce says
Good timing! I’m looking into using MaxCDN for my sites. Looking forward to the W3 Total Cache tutorial.
Adam W. Warner says
Can you clarify for those user who may not be familiar…how does using a CDN Network work with your existing hosting?
More to the point, is a CDN the same as a hosting account and would require moving an existing site? Or is a CDN a service that can be layered onto an existing site with no need to change hosts?
Ashish Kulkarni says
So you begun paid post ha…
Editorial Staff says
Not a Paid POST… more of an announcement. It was telling users what is going on with WPBeginner. Paid Posts are when we start recommending products that have no use / value for our users.
This is telling our users that we made these changes in the site within the last few days. More so of a press release.
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