Do wordpress cache plugin give same result as static html?
I want my wordpress to have the best result on google lightroom.
Is static html always better than caching and optimizing plugin if my VPS is not too fast.
Static HTML pages are typically faster than dynamic WordPress pages, even with cache and optimization plug-ins installed.
This is just because of static pages do not require any server-side processing (Like PHP, Java, etc..), whereas dynamic pages (Like PHP, Java, etc..) require the server to generate the page content before it can be served to the user.
That's why static HTML pages are the best option instead of installing plugins inside WordPress like CMS.
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I'm working on a WP project where the live site can't use WP (for security reasons). My solution was to build the site on a local server using WP, then export a static snapshot of the site (using WP Super Cache) that can be uploaded to the live server.
I have a gulp script to package the entire site:
Get the static files generated by WP Super Cache
Copy all assets (images, uploads, etc).
Copy other necessary files like .htaccess.
Problem
When using WP Super Cache I've noticed pages are missing from Super Cache. For example, my site has 82 pages but my cache contains only 65.
What are the settings in WP Super Cache so the entire site is cached into the WP Super Cache directory?
Or, is there another plugin better suited for caching all the pages?
I wouldn't use a caching plugin (or any other plugin) for this as they are not made for this purpose and would need (extensive) modification not only now, but also down the road when the plugin gets updates.
I did exactly what you are planning, on a larger scale of a couple of thousand Wordpress sites. I deployed those sites statically - also for security reasons - with a PHP script that does essentially this:
Get a static version with wget (you will need some parameters for recursion, attachment rewriting etc.)
Modify anything you need in the html files (you could use sed for this).
Copy assets (depending on your needs and on the wget configuration)
With a tool like grunt you could even run more tasks, like minification, uglification and image compression once you finished creating the static copy.
I know that the question seems weird but i am really not sure about it.
I am running a bunch of Joomla, Wordpress and Magento websites and i am not sure if there is a need to enable build-in CMS cache while they run on varnish.
Yes , Of course that is needed
varnish and other caching tools just cache the static part of your website
but Joomla cache system is more powerful and doing the backed cache part of your website , for example some components force Joomla to dont cache their content as they are depending on users action or user status or ...
so Joomla will cache the pages that are same for all users and will show to them this pages from cache without many database query and ACL check and ...
I have a static HTML site (about ten years old) which I am going to migrate to a Wordpress site.
I have used Wordpress before but never as a migration target. From some initial background reading I have come up with the following process to perform the migration:
Check hosting provider/package for Wordpress suitability
Generate complete current site map
Make a complete backup of current site
Install Wordpress in subdirectory
Install Maintenance mode plugin and activate
Migrate content to Wordpress instance (looks like this could be
painstaking..)
Install suitable theme
Customise selected theme with Logo/fonts/colours etc.
Deactivate maintenance mode
Make Wordpress site available from domain root
Delete old static html site files
(The migration may take place over several weeks/months so I need the static HTML site to be available until step 10 is completed)
In my naivety are there any pitfalls in the above process, or additional issues I have failed to consider?
Are there any other accepted 'best practices' when performing this kind of migration?
Here's a good tutorial:
http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/creating-a-wordpress-theme-from-static-html-creating-template-files--wp-33939
For developers who want the theme converted from HTML in easy way (but no guarantee if it can produce the output as expected):
http://www.htmltowordpressconverter.com/
Hope this was helpful!!!!
WordPress theme styles come in all shapes and sizes. Converting from a static HTML site to something database driven like WordPress can be as easy or complicated as you want.
If you just want to integrate WordPress into an existing HTML theme it's as easy as installing WP, setup the database and config, then building in the old HTML structure using WP. This way everything will be the same but managed within WordPress i.e. Pages, Menus, Sidebars.
Here's are some useful links:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes
https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development
https://codex.wordpress.org/Stepping_Into_Templates
And here's a "Start from Scratch" theme that would be simple to start from. Just install it, activate it, then begin migrating the main content i.e. copy and images etc, and building the theme itself.
http://adopttheweb.com/start-from-scratch.zip
I want to create a static website and use wordpress only to "compose" the website. I want to create a template that only use the same header and footer and change the content of the page (home, contact ecc dcc). My site is not a blog or any other type of site that needs CMS I only want to use Wordpress to have only one header and footer and don' t want to change it in all pages when I need some customization to it. I hope I was clear enough! Thanks!
You can create a site in WordPress (or any other CMS) on your own local computer, then save a copy using an offline browser such as HTTrack. Then upload the HTTrack saved HTML to your webhost.
This will make your site faster, as there will be no need to execute PHP on page requests, and the webserver will use its default caching headers. (Also, you get the option of using a cheaper hosting without support for PHP and MySQL.)
Any time you change the site, you'll need to edit the live WordPress version, save it again, and reupload the files.
Disclaimer: I'm dev of the WP Static HTML Output project.
It's been around for a few years and still has 5k+ active installs, but jazzing it up with some more features now and its whole purpose is to allow you to use WordPress for your site development and export to a static HTML version for speed, security and portability.
For the OP, the basic FTP publishing option may be of use. For more advanced cases, there are services like Netlify which can auto build/deploy your static site from a Git branch.
In the Settings | Reading admin page, choose a static page for your front page display. Build your site out using Pages instead of Posts. Each Page will inherit your site's standard header and footer. Create your Main Menu from the Appearance | Menu admin page to hook together your Pages. Use widgets and standard HTML links as needed. Then dress up your site with one of the many available themes.
A bit late to the table on this one but it seems that Wordpress is totally overkill for a static site. Wordpress pages can be cached with cache plugins but when any Wordpress site loads there are a number of scripts and custom php functions that run each time a page loads.
Why not just build a flat file website and simply include your header and footer with PHP? Far quicker to set up and based on your question it seems that this is simply what you need.
Added to this, you won't have an admin area for your site or a database, just the files on the server - surely this makes your site less hackable too. An added bonus is a really easy site to version control with Git or SVN.
If there's someone else out there wanting to use a static site generator over Wordpress, here's a script called WP Static which does just this: http://mossiso.com/code/make-wordpress-static
Another great solution to this problem is to use a specific software that is created exactly to do that. For Mac, for example, there's a software called Hammer that "compile" your site every time you save and includes your header and footer to the page. Is really useful.
Just finished reading the latest stackoverflow blog post about moving static content to a separate domain.
https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/08/a-few-speed-improvements/
However my website makes extensive use of Themes for rebranding for our customers. Is there a way of moving this data to a static domain?
Without any more information i dont see why not. Basicly you can offload all static content like pictures,css or any other files that not generated to a seperate domain.
If your wondering about spesfic files please provide details.