Peakhour.IO - Web Performance

How To Exclude Query String Parameters from Search Engine crawling

Dan — Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +1000

Double crawling of pages by search engines due to filtering options and query strings can be a massive drain on server resources. Learn how to control it using robots.txt.

RFC 9460

AC — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +1100

Introducing SVCB and HTTPS records in DNS and their impact on web connectivity.

Enterprise-Level Caching for All

Dan — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +1100

Elevate your e-commerce with our newly released Magento 2 plugin. Experience enterprise-level caching features accessible to all Peakhour customers.

Useful tips to accelerate your Magento store

Dan — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +1100

There are many things you can do to speed up your Magento store, here are just a few.

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Attack Deepdive

AC — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +1100

The technicalities of the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset vulnerability and steps to fortify against DDoS threats.

Interaction to Next Paint (INP)

Dan — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +1000

Google is introducing a new Core Web Vital to replace First Input Delay, read on to learn all about it.

Cache Tags/Surrogate Keys

Dan — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +1000

Surrogate Keys, or cache tags, are a powerful mechanism for targeted flushing of content from a cache, not all CDNs support them though.

Maximising Website Speed

AC — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:31:00 +1000

How can maximising website speed boost your company's revenue, especially during an impending economic recession?

Understanding HTTP Link Headers

Dan — Wed, 24 May 2023 13:00:00 +1000

HTTP Link headers are a relatively unknown but powerful way to improve page load times.

When Bots Break Bad

Dan — Tue, 16 May 2023 13:00:00 +1000

Even 'good' bots can end up abusing your site and impacting performance, learn why and how to stop it.

Multi-Origin Load Balancing

Dan — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +1000

Websites with a global audience need more than just a traditional CDN. They need geographic multi origin load balancing.

Automatic Image Optimisation

AC — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +1100

Image optimisation saves you bandwidth and designer effort while reduces page load time.

Prestashop 1.6/1.7 full page caching plugin released!

Dan — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +1000

Prestashop is the latest shopping cart we've made a plugin for, read on for more details.

CDN Cache Keys

AC — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:00 +1000

Cache keys allows the segmenting of the Peakhour.IO cache by elements of both the request and response, enabling effective and flexible caching of content.

Rate limiting

AC — Mon, 16 May 2022 13:00:00 +1000

How can rate limiting protect your web application and the key items to consider when enabling.

Opencart 3 Full Page Caching Plugin Released

Dan — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +1100

Elevate your Opencart 3 store's performance with Peakhour's full page caching plugin. Learn how our features outperform LiteSpeed and Varnish Cache.

Cdn-Cache-Control

AC — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +1100

CDN-Cache-Control is a proposed new header to augment the venerable Cache-Control. Its aim is to make controlling caching easier as CDNs become ubiquitous.

Cache-Status

AC — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +1100

Cache-Status is a proposed standard header to provide visibility into how caching providers interact and handle a request.

Website Optimisation

Dan — Mon, 17 May 2021 13:00:00 +1000

Even if you have the fastest server in the world, your website might still seem very slow to end users if you have lots of render blocking resources, learn how to deal with them.

What is the Chrome UX Report (CrUX), and why should you care?

Dan — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +1100

Learn what the Chrome UX Report is, how CrUX field data feeds Core Web Vitals reporting, and how to use it alongside lab tools.

The CDN is Dead, Long Live the CDN!

Dan — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +1100

Firefox and Chrome are introducing cache partitioning to improve your privacy, from everyone except Google.

Secure Dynamic Content Caching

Dan — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +1100

Comprehensive guide to secure dynamic content caching that improves server performance whilst maintaining security controls. Learn how modern application security platforms integrate caching with threat protection for optimal performance-security balance.

Common Issues That Affect Website Performance

Dan — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +1100

After covering testing we're going to get an overview of the common issues that impact website load times and how to check for them.

Are Australian Magento Stores Ready For Web Vitals?

AC — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +1100

Are Australian Magento stores prepared for the introduction of Core Web Vitals as a search signal? Read on to find out.

Test Your Website Performance With Google Lighthouse

Dan — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +1000

This installment on website performance introduces Google Lighthouse as a measuring tool. Read on to see how we use it here at Peakhour.

Website Performance testing with WebPageTest.org

Dan — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +1000

In this installment of our website performance series we're taking a look at webpagetest.org, one of the best tools you can use to analyse real world performance of your website.

Core Web Vitals Optimisation

Dan — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +1000

Comprehensive guide to Core Web Vitals optimisation with integrated security. Learn how modern application security platforms improve both performance metrics and protection whilst boosting search rankings and user experience.

Is your website obese?

Dan — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +1100

An introduction to page weight, what it is and how you can reduce it.

Instant Alerts

Dan — Fri, 31 May 2019 13:00:00 +1000

Introducing Instant Alerts, a new feature for receiving emails or SMS alerts when events happen on your site.

WordPress Performance Optimisation

Dan — Mon, 27 May 2019 13:00:00 +1000

How to speed up WordPress by separating public cacheable pages from private, expensive, and abused request paths.

Boost Your Website Speed with Full Page Caching

Dan — Fri, 10 May 2019 13:00:00 +1000

Our Magento 1 plugin is now available in the Magento Store. Discover how it improves website performance and capability.

Boost Your Website Speed with Peakhour's Full Page Caching

Dan — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +1100

Experience a significant boost in website speed and performance with Peakhour's Full Page Caching feature, now easily accessible through our Wordpress plugin.